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The Ghost Of Halloween
posted by Caprico - January 06 2012 06:06:42 AM
Ohk, I couldn't resist.. Even this is a very very nice riddle... :D Never mind the Halloween part.. :P :D

So, you've angered the spirit of Halloween by failing to revere the Great Pumpkin, and now a curse has befallen you. On the walkway home, you find a Ward of Seven Jack O' Lanterns arranged in a circle. If midnight comes and any of the seven are still lit, a dark reaper and seven dark horses with seven dark riders shall visit thy abode. They shall surround thy domicile and, while circling it, they will proceed to pelt thy dwelling with eggs and cream of shaving. And come morn there will be a great mess to be reckoned with. So you better get those lanterns out.
Unfortunately, you quickly discover something odd about these lanterns. When you blow out the first one, the lanterns on either side extinguish as well! But there is more. If you blow out a lantern adjacent to one that is extinguished, the extinguished one(s) will relight. It seems that blowing on any lantern will change the state of three - the one you blew on and its two neighbors. Finally, you can blow on an extinguished lantern and it will relight, and its neighbors will light/extinguish as applicable. Frightened by the sound of many hooves, you try to clear your mind and solve this puzzle....
Reply by pinguhash - January 09 2012 03:36:10 AM
You can blow all seven in order...
Heard this before

Reply by Caprico - January 09 2012 05:05:49 AM
You're only partly correct.. Think again.. :)

Reply by Caprico - January 09 2012 05:09:35 AM
I'm sorry, my bad, you are correct! :P Misread your answer... :/ Sorry.. :)

Reply by 21eyes - January 09 2012 05:19:37 AM
can I smash the pumpkin?

Reply by Caprico - January 10 2012 04:04:58 AM
21eyes, you could try, but do you really wanna anger the Ghost any more? :P (+you'd risk burning your hand...) :D

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