[Here's the logic: Anemone was up at a weird hour the other night when Junpei texted her a moon pun, so she gets a break and he tries, this time, for Akechi. But he's out of moon puns and that wouldn't have context anyway, so: it's even worse.]
a father is 4 times as old as his son. in 20 years, he'll be twice as old. how old are they now?
junpei
[he signs it because he knows this is fucking weird]
a father is 4 times as old as his son. in 20 years, he'll be twice as old. how old are they now?
junpei
[he signs it because he knows this is fucking weird]
[Learned: both of his new Teen Pals don't ever sleep? Go to bed, kids.]
i'm not tired. why are you awake?
[He's always tired, but never mind that detail. Also, it's not over:]
2 days ago, suzy was 8. next year, she'll be 11. how?
i'm not tired. why are you awake?
[He's always tired, but never mind that detail. Also, it's not over:]
2 days ago, suzy was 8. next year, she'll be 11. how?
nope. leap year kids don't get an extra birthday.
seriously? you're still in high school, right? go to bed.
[He says, spamming riddles in the middle of the night.]
seriously? you're still in high school, right? go to bed.
[He says, spamming riddles in the middle of the night.]
that doesn't make it a good thing...
[Is productivity worth that much, Akechi? Is it? Take a nap.]
you gave up on the riddle already?
[Is productivity worth that much, Akechi? Is it? Take a nap.]
you gave up on the riddle already?
i guess. your roommate doesn't sleep either, apparently. maybe it's in your house water?
and no, but what animal would that even be?
and no, but what animal would that even be?
it was a joke. i'm still awake too, remember?
she's just a kid, but her birthday's december 31 and "today" is january 1.
she's just a kid, but her birthday's december 31 and "today" is january 1.
you don't have to put it in sarcasm quotes... but i'm more calendar years than you, so yeah.
[If ONLY!!! the math were right to make a sick 8/11 joke here to go with his riddle, but that'd be a stretch.]
i'm 22. 1 whole "grown up."
i'm 22. 1 whole "grown up."
[let him live.......]
yeah, yeah, laugh it up.
since we're on the subject, have you ever heard of the sleeping beauty problem?
[Junpei had a year off after Death Ship to read all the thought experiments on wikipedia. Here he goes.]
yeah, yeah, laugh it up.
since we're on the subject, have you ever heard of the sleeping beauty problem?
[Junpei had a year off after Death Ship to read all the thought experiments on wikipedia. Here he goes.]
[it begins]
no, that's the fairy tale problem.
sleeping beauty volunteers to be part of an experiment. she's told that on sunday she'll be chemically put to sleep. once or twice, she'll be woken up, asked a question, and put to sleep using an amnesia drug that will make her forget waking up at all.
meanwhile, the experimenters flip a coin: if it's heads, she wakes up on monday and is asked a question only once. if it's tails, they wake her up on monday and tuesday and ask the question. either way, she wakes up on wednesday with no question and the experiment is over.
so every time she wakes up, she doesn't know what day it is or whether she's been woken up before. the question they ask is: what is your belief right now that the coin landed on heads?
so. what does she do?
no, that's the fairy tale problem.
sleeping beauty volunteers to be part of an experiment. she's told that on sunday she'll be chemically put to sleep. once or twice, she'll be woken up, asked a question, and put to sleep using an amnesia drug that will make her forget waking up at all.
meanwhile, the experimenters flip a coin: if it's heads, she wakes up on monday and is asked a question only once. if it's tails, they wake her up on monday and tuesday and ask the question. either way, she wakes up on wednesday with no question and the experiment is over.
so every time she wakes up, she doesn't know what day it is or whether she's been woken up before. the question they ask is: what is your belief right now that the coin landed on heads?
so. what does she do?
Edited 2017-08-09 02:16 (UTC)
[glad u answered his shitty riddle now aren't u]
yeah. she knows all about the coin toss, the schedule, the drug, and the possible results. the only thing she doesn't know is what the coin toss results were.
yeah. she knows all about the coin toss, the schedule, the drug, and the possible results. the only thing she doesn't know is what the coin toss results were.
she's not allowed to ask that. come on. the experiment is about probability, not skirting the rules.
[boy.....]
[boy.....]
[ HE LIKES TO SKIRT THE RULES... ]
she will wake up monday and wednesday regardless of whether or not the coin is heads or tails. the real question is whether or not it's a tuesday. this means she only has a 50% chance of waking up on tuesday. it's more likely that it is a monday or a wedesday, given that these events occur regardless of whether the coin is heads or tails.
[... and? ]
she will wake up monday and wednesday regardless of whether or not the coin is heads or tails. the real question is whether or not it's a tuesday. this means she only has a 50% chance of waking up on tuesday. it's more likely that it is a monday or a wedesday, given that these events occur regardless of whether the coin is heads or tails.
[... and? ]
you told me to do this so clearly the bad judgment runs deep
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coolerjunpei
2017-08-09 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[FOLLOW THE RULES, TROUBLEMAKER]
good, but she doesn't get the question on wednesday, so she doesn't have to do anything that day. on wednesday she doesn't remember being asked anything at all, just that it happened either once or twice, depending on the coin toss she didn't see. so the other 50% chance has to be monday, right? it's still even.
that's assuming she didn't just sleep straight through monday and tuesday, of course.
good, but she doesn't get the question on wednesday, so she doesn't have to do anything that day. on wednesday she doesn't remember being asked anything at all, just that it happened either once or twice, depending on the coin toss she didn't see. so the other 50% chance has to be monday, right? it's still even.
that's assuming she didn't just sleep straight through monday and tuesday, of course.
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