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You light both ends of one rope and one end of the other. As soon as one burns out, you light the other end of the other.

look at your phone

I am not smart.

Moar

I am not smart.

Same even after reading the solution Im just like huh

call the button tech to come repair the button. after all it is clearly obvious that the button is designed to get the robots to meet once it's pushed, so long as it is operative. it is clearly obvious that this one is currently inoperative

You have 2 identical robots that are separated apart by an unknown distance. You know there is a button between them (that does nothing) and the robots can only move left or right. This diagram might help:

[0.0] = robot
* = button
_ = one unit of space

____[0.0]______*_________[0.0]______

You need to command the robots in such a way that they can meet each other; however both robots will share the same instructions. If you tell them move right then both will move right at the same time and same distance.

it is clearly obvious that the button is designed to get the robots to meet once it's pushed

Tell them to both move towards the button

Once a robot reaches the button, smash it with a hammer.

Proceed by inputting the opposite direction until they meet.

Or perhaps turn one of the robots to initially face backwards.

I hate this puzzle.

if the robots can only process a command in the form "Move left until you are on the button" or similar, the puzzle becomes only conditionally possible, as giving a command like this without a max duration results in one of the robots getting stuck on this instruction forever, while including a max duration makes the solution not work if the button takes longer to reach than that duration.

Is it one of those detective rooms where the mirror is a double sided mirror? If so I guess use the table to break the mirror and escape throught it.

If not, is there anything else in the room? Like a vent so I dont die of asphyxia? How did I get into the room in the first place? What materials are the floor, ceiling, and walls?

None of that matters in the riddle.

The Answer for those curious is this:

You look in the mirror to see what you saw
You take the saw and cut the table in half
Two halves make a whole
you jump into the hole and leave the room

Added on to that by one person was this:
After jumping through the hole you scream until your voice is hoarse
You ride away on the horse

That answer is completely nonsensical. *lol*

Never would have even gotten the first step through solving for this.

1. Robots with a button in between them
2. Robots can move left or right
3. Robots can know if they are stepping on the useless button.
4. Robots must receive and follow the same instructions.

1. Physically move the robots or button
2. Robots cannot communicate with each other
3. Robots cannot use the other robot as a reference

1. Use the button as a reference to tell the robot(s) to stop moving.
2. Avoid the other robot from moving to the same direction indefinitely after the first one stops moving

Did I mention that I hate this puzzle

So you can get the robots to meet like this

New puzzle:

You are carrying 3 boxes: one with apples, one with oranges and the other with both apples and oranges. A co-worker plays a prank and labels all of the boxes incorrectly so that you dont know what is in them. For example the first box has an "apples" label, the second oranges, and the third says apples and oranges.

You cannot see inside the boxes but you can ask for a sample fruit from them. For example you could ask to get a fruit from box 1 and get an orange. What is the minimum amount of fruits you need to sample before fixing all labels?

None. You don't need to sample any fruit. You can't see inside the boxes, but that doesn't stop you from reaching inside the boxes and feeling what's inside.

New puzzle:

You are carrying 3 boxes: one with apples, one with oranges and the other with both apples and oranges. A co-worker plays a prank and labels all of the boxes incorrectly so that you dont know what is in them. For example the first box has an "apples" label, the second oranges, and the third says apples and oranges.

You cannot see inside the boxes but you can ask for a sample fruit from them. For example you could ask to get a fruit from box 1 and get an orange. What is the minimum amount of fruits you need to sample before fixing all labels?

One fruit. Take it from the one labeled "apples and oranges". Whatever you pull out is in this box.

Say you pull an apple from this box. Then "apples and oranges" contains apples. "Oranges" must contain apples and oranges, since it is mislabeled and you already know the box that contains only apples. Therefore "Apples" contains only oranges. The same logic applies if you pull an orange, just shuffling the boxes.

i lovehate topics like this, because i've almost always seen the questions and know the answers

None. You don't need to sample any fruit. You can't see inside the boxes, but that doesn't stop you from reaching inside the boxes and feeling what's inside.

You wouldn't even need to do that. Apples and oranges do not weigh the same amount, so by carrying them in the first place you would know which was in each.

One fruit

I forgot to clarify that someone else would give you the sample, so you wouldnt be able to touch the fruit so this is technically correct.

Glad to see someone (partially?) likes the puzzles.

Correct. Have you seen these puzzles before? You got them pretty easily, I'm impressed.