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		curi on Nov 14, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Puzzle: 100 Prisoners and a Light Bulb so, the light gets turned off 100 times in total. there are 100 different people counting. none ever reach 100 in their count.

shayan on Nov 14, 2007 [–]

I was trying to eliminate the one counter to make it faster, but I see your point ...you just saved a bunch of lives, and got yourself an up vote!...I looked at the other possible solutions and they all seem to take a while, but I am planning a escape, are you in?

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