1-My friend, let me tell you about the whole story: the guy that has hidden the treasure was the Norwegian pirate Olav Frederick who was my grandpa (raised to 30) and he didn’t knew that there was a lot of world beyond the Equator. Then, in his mind, the only point where those silly movements could drive to the same point would be the North Pole. No matter if you travel 3,000Km or 3,000mm.
2-The point is: if you know a point on the Earth where this is possible, then you find the treasure. So, my grandpa (raised to 20) Gunter Frederickson, found the place, digged out the treasure, bought a beach in Portugal and became a whealthy navigator that have sailed far towards the South and they said: “I’ve got a lot of luck because if I knew what I know today, I would never find the treasure because there are infinit places where it could be.
3-So, the statement is valid only in the Northest hemisphere because it was the known world at that time. You are logically and technically right; but I’m afraid you are historically wrong. Unfortunatly, my next grandpas waste all the treasure and, today, I’ve nothing in hands to prove this story. However, you can trust me because I’m a honest liar.
lets call "you have ended at the starting point" p and "you are in the location of the treasure" r. the statement "if you reached the starting point then you are in the location of the treasure" could also be shown as p→r which would be logically equivalent to its contrapositive, ~r→~p which would meant that "If you are not in the location of the treasure then you are not in the starting position."
yes but because the statement was "if you reached the starting point then you are in the location of the treasure" then the treasure is in all of the infinite places based on the logical value of the statement.
INSTRUCTIONS
You can find a treasure if you follow the hints. But these are mysterious and you need to think a little before understand them. Don't give up too much soon, because the spot really exists on the Earth surface.
INSTRUÇÕES
Podes achar um tesouro se seguires as pistas. Mas estas são misteriosas e precisas de pensar um bocado antes de as entender. Não desistas muito depressa, porque o lugar existe mesmo sobre a superfície terrestre.
CREDITS
I would like to thank to Dr Super for reviewing this project and for giving me the idea which his friend Madhu told him some years back. This is a golden chain of friendship, indeed.
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Please give credit to my Friend Madhu for giving me this puzzle some years back!
It’s done, thank you.
(view all replies)Very very cool
Excellent presentation!
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This is excellent. Very good graphical presentation too. A Scratch highlight. I love it.
Thank you.
logically, the treasure technically could also be in places where the description does not hold true. but whatever.
1-My friend, let me tell you about the whole story: the guy that has hidden the treasure was the Norwegian pirate Olav Frederick who was my grandpa (raised to 30) and he didn’t knew that there was a lot of world beyond the Equator. Then, in his mind, the only point where those silly movements could drive to the same point would be the North Pole. No matter if you travel 3,000Km or 3,000mm.
2-The point is: if you know a point on the Earth where this is possible, then you find the treasure. So, my grandpa (raised to 20) Gunter Frederickson, found the place, digged out the treasure, bought a beach in Portugal and became a whealthy navigator that have sailed far towards the South and they said: “I’ve got a lot of luck because if I knew what I know today, I would never find the treasure because there are infinit places where it could be.
3-So, the statement is valid only in the Northest hemisphere because it was the known world at that time. You are logically and technically right; but I’m afraid you are historically wrong. Unfortunatly, my next grandpas waste all the treasure and, today, I’ve nothing in hands to prove this story. However, you can trust me because I’m a honest liar.
lets call "you have ended at the starting point" p and "you are in the location of the treasure" r. the statement "if you reached the starting point then you are in the location of the treasure" could also be shown as p→r which would be logically equivalent to its contrapositive, ~r→~p which would meant that "If you are not in the location of the treasure then you are not in the starting position."
yes but because the statement was "if you reached the starting point then you are in the location of the treasure" then the treasure is in all of the infinite places based on the logical value of the statement.
Nice presentation...
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Beautiful presentation and instructive ...
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