Here's the scene:
5 guys wake up to find themselves in a darkened room, chained to their seats around a table.
They are told the following:
In front of each of them are 4 lights and 4 buttons. Each light is connected to a button in front of one of the other men. They have to hold the button down to keep the corresponding light on, and the buttons are situated so they can only hold down 2 buttons at one time. They have a certain amount of time to make alliances and decide which 2 buttons to hold down.
When the time runs out, the lights that are on determine what happens to each man:
If both lights on your left are lit, your left testicle will be removed.
If both on the right, the right one is toast.
If the inner pair are on, the penis goes poof.
Outer pair, scrotum is taken and testicles are pushed up into the body.
Any other situation and you go free unharmed.
"Let the bargaining commence!"
(I haven't decided yet what failure to press any buttons when time runs out means. Anyone got any ideas?)
What they are not told is that of the 7776 possible outcomes, only 2 result in everyone walking out intact.
If I make a series of this, I think I will have someone figure it out.
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Anyway, I figured it out for 5 people. What would you do for 6 or 7? I'm stuck.