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NeilS Inner circle 3256 Posts 
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A little while ago I read about a puzzle involving guests arriving at a hotel. Although there were, I believe, 10 guests and only 9 free rooms (or something like that) each guest ended up with the room. The puzzle could be demonstrated with the guests represented as coins.
I probably haven't got the details exactly right but if someone could point me in the direction of this puzzle, I'd be grateful. Thanks Neil |
leonard Regular user North Carolina 148 Posts
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http://brainden.com/forum/topic/19-hotel/ 13 people came into a hotel with 12 rooms and each guest wanted his own room. The bellboy solved this problem. He asked the thirteenth guest to wait a little with the first guest in room number 1. So in the first room there were two people. The bellboy took the third guest to room number 2, the fourth to number 3, ..., and the twelfth guest to room number 11. Then he returned to room number 1 and took the thirteenth guest to room number 12, still vacant. How can everybody have his own room? I hope this helps, leonard |
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KungFuMagic Regular user 167 Posts
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Well, almost everybody had a room. LOL
Nick Sasso
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NeilS Inner circle 3256 Posts
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Thanks Leonard, that's brilliant.
Neil |
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 285 Posts
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Along with the Jedi mind trick 12 coins and a shell would make it work.
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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NeilS Inner circle 3256 Posts
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I have presented the 'routine' as an impromptu interlude several times and it has really gone down well.
For a intriguing, fun piece I highly recommend. Neil |
Christo Loyal user Cyprus 231 Posts
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There's also a similar routine in Robert Neale's 'Life Death and Other card Tricks'. This will give you physical props which make it 'impossible' for the layman . Published in 2000 and difficult to find but worth the ride.
C 
"Humpty was pushed!!"
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NeilS Inner circle 3256 Posts
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Thanks Christo, I will see if I can track this down. As I mentioned before, it is such a delightful and intriguing puzzle and something different from the norm.
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Frank Yuen Elite user 460 Posts
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Another version is "The Case of the Missing Hat" from Paul Curry's Magician's Magic also reprinted in Worlds Beyond.
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docguitarman Special user Thousand Oaks, California 890 Posts
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On Mar 12, 2022, Frank Yuen wrote: Being a DIY magician, I made a set of the cards after reading it in World's Beyond. I like the effect quite a bit. |
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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3630 Posts
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On Sep 10, 2021, Christo wrote: I have this book but can not seem to find this effect in it? |
ddyment Inner circle Gibsons, BC, Canada 2501 Posts
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On Jun 10, 2022, rowdymagi5 wrote: It's actually in Neale's Tricks of the Imagination, page 137.
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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3630 Posts
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Thanks Doug! that's it! I appreciate the reference!
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Posted: Jul 17, 2021 04:21 pm 