17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
David Sternlight wrote:
Twenty cypherpunks robbed a bank. They took 20 million bucks. Here's how they plan to split the money: they stay in line, and the first guy suggests how to split the money. Then they vote on his suggestion.
^^^^ ^^^
No. Robber 18 knows that he will be killed under those circumstances, so he proposes that Robber 20 gets all the money. 20 votes with him.
I think many are assuming that the cypherpunk making the suggestion gets a vote. My reading of the puzzle is that he does not. Gary -- pub 1024/C001D00D 1996/01/22 Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com> Key fingerprint = 0C FB 60 61 4D 3B 24 7D 1C 89 1D BE 1F EE 09 06