I was once asked the following logical problem (it does have one, correct answer);
You are in a room, sitting at a table. On the table 100 $20 bills. You are sitting opposite another person. You both have only one motivation: getting as much money as possible from any situation. You have no other motivation. You have a deal, you can suggest an amount of money you will take. If the other person agrees, you will get the money you asked for and he will get whatever money is left over. If he doesn't accept the deal, then a man will come along and take all the money. Neither you nor the other man will get any money if this is the case. How much do you ask for?
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| You both have only one motivation: getting as much money as possible from any situation. You have no other motivation. You have a deal, you can suggest an amount of money you will take. If the other person agrees, you will get the money you asked for and he will get whatever money is left over. If he doesn't accept the deal, then a man will come along and take all the money. Neither you nor the other man will get any money if this is the case. |
Well, I'd propose that I take 99 of the bills and he would have the last one. If we were both trying to get as much money as we could from the situation, then he'd have to accept. I'd make sure and point out the fact that if he doesn't accept then he gets nothing. Since 1 bill is worth more than no bills, and he is only trying to get as much money as he can (with no other motivation), he would accept my proposal.
What ho, Wolf (Geist in one month, reserve now!)
If you can suggest the amount of money and your sole goal is to get as much money as possible, break the deal and take it all. Man's tendencies don't generally lead him to be generous in 'absolute' deals.
Or settle for 50-50 and then mug him when he gets up to leave. ^_^