‘Impossible’ Logic Puzzle: Can You Tell How Many Liars Are at the Party?

‘Impossible’ Logic Puzzle: Can You Tell How Many Liars Are at the Party?
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Imagine you are at a party with 100 people, and those partygoers are one of either two types of people: either truth tellers who always tell the truth, or liars who always lie.

Now, imagine that before going home, some of them shake hands. Then you ask each person: “How many truth tellers did you shake hands with?” One person tells you 99, then next says 98, then 97, 96, 95 … and so on, all the way down to 0.

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