Braingle: 'Trapdoors' Brain Teaser

Trapdoors

Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.

Puzzle ID:	#20572
Fun:	(3.01)
Difficulty:	(1.21)
Category:	Logic
Submitted By:	Therulerofthem
Corrected By:	Therulerofthem

There are five doors, one leads to the exit, the others lead to traps. They are in a line. The clues tell you which position the doors are in the line and where the door to freedom is. All the clues are true. Each door has a clue written on it. The clues read:

The blue door: This door is two spots away from the door to freedom.
The red door: This door is at the far right, and is two spots away from the blue door.
The purple door: This door is not next to the door to freedom.
The green door: This door is left of the blue door.
The orange door: This door is not next to the red or blue doors.

Which door leads to freedom?

Answer

The orange door leads to freedom.
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Comments

humoeba Jan 24, 2005	great, but pretty easy
NewYork_101 Jan 24, 2005	I agree it was easy but it also had me thinking! gr8 teazr
nicisan Jan 25, 2005	Bit too easy but fun none the less
Therulerofthem Jan 25, 2005	Thanks guys!
Mysterious Jan 26, 2005	Great fun!! Keep up the good work
suzygirl Jan 28, 2005	Pretty easy, but fun.
tangerine16 Feb 02, 2005	gr8t! luvd it!
mosoh Feb 03, 2005
stormtrooper Feb 06, 2005	way too easy. the clue on the oj door gave it away.
short_stuff780 Feb 13, 2005	cool, but next time make it more difficult
theketchupwins Feb 13, 2005	Kinda easy, but fun still.
sosweet487 Feb 28, 2005	that was fun Good one
DerangedDragon Feb 28, 2005	I dont normally get the answers to the daily teasers correct, but this one was waaay too easy, but it was fun nevertheless, so keep up the good work!!
(user deleted) Feb 28, 2005	Very much fun, but too easy!
(user deleted) Feb 28, 2005	YAAWWN!
dbs241 Feb 28, 2005	Fun, but easy enough even for me. I loved it!
putzz7993 Feb 28, 2005	i have to agree that was pretty easy but i had to reread it because i read the last line wrong well it was still good so keep them coming
maserCrazy Feb 28, 2005	great teaser
indian_erb Feb 28, 2005	This was my first but I liked it. Thanks
ilovpurple Feb 28, 2005	eazy
morganik Feb 28, 2005	salright
Kinergy Feb 28, 2005	I think I should have tried solving this without paper and pencil. It would have made it harder.
phinest_dove Feb 28, 2005	pretty neat...
CHUCKLZ Feb 28, 2005	I think this one was very easy...none the less I feel it was harder to come up with the teaser it self... so ggod job
tuff_kookie2 Feb 28, 2005	kool teaser!
freakydoughnut1 Feb 28, 2005	good, very nice.
Rackstraw Feb 28, 2005	Please phrase more carefully. 'Two doors away' could refer to the second door in one direction or mean there are two doors between the doors in question. Also, should be precise about whether 'to the left' means directly to the left or just somewhere to the left. Thank you.
Dreaming2045 Feb 28, 2005	I read it wrong, yet i never get it right. I had the red door not orange.
kayla2795 Feb 28, 2005	im perty stupid so that was challengin. o well that was fun!
JoHnM Feb 28, 2005	that was easy
saucyangel Feb 28, 2005	nice one!
jwhite-d Feb 28, 2005	Why would a door have a clue written on it that reads" this door is not next to the blue or red doors?" That would be stupid.
jwhite-d Feb 28, 2005	Nice try Rackstraw, but you're wrong. -No, that would be impossible, as there would have to be 6 doors; not to mention the fact that nobody counts three doors and considers it to be 2 doors. Again, this cannot result in a possible outcome. If we start with the red on the far right, put the blue 2 (count 2) to the left of it, and the * 2 to the left of that, then there is ONLY one space "to the left" of BLUE. Any riddle doesn't have to specify things if it cannot result in a possible answer. There IS no ambiguity.
jwhite-d Feb 28, 2005	My quotes got taken out. It should read: Nice try Rackstraw, but you're wrong. "'Two doors away' could refer to the second door in one direction or mean there are two doors between the doors in question." -No, that would be impossible, as there would have to be 6 doors; not to mention the fact that nobody counts three doors and considers it to be 2 doors. "Also, should be precise about whether 'to the left' means directly to the left or just somewhere to the left." Again, this cannot result in a possible outcome. If we start with the red on the far right, put the blue 2 (count 2) to the left of it, and the * 2 to the left of that, then there is ONLY one space "to the left" of BLUE. Any riddle doesn't have to specify things if it cannot result in a possible answer. There IS no ambiguity.
sweetpeao4o3 Mar 01, 2005	It was okay, and pretty hard, but i wish there was an explanation with the answer.
tamjp Mar 01, 2005	Good teaser. I like this sort. I was sure I had the answer quickly (the green door) but, was mistaken! I did NOT pay attention to the words "NOT next to"
tamjp Mar 01, 2005	Just read more comments. Have to disagree with those saying "to the left" should be more precise. The fact that it wasn't precise is what made it tricky and interesting. A brain"teaser" not just a gimme
DummyisDumb Mar 01, 2005	THEY SAY THIS HAS THE MOST COMMENTS! I'VE SEEN MORE? ! ? !
mnkhoury81 Mar 01, 2005	Some people are sooo nit-picky. Jeez! I liked it. Good job.
BrenBeadSP Mar 01, 2005	I LOVED it, thanks. Everyone is different, for to me it was easy. Some days, like today, I don't want to think, but just be entertained. This puzzle fit the bill just perfect. Again, thanks.
froggygg Mar 02, 2005	I got this one pretty fast. Even though I did try (as always) to make things more difficult than they really are by trying to confuse myself with whether far right was my right as I face computer or far right if I were standing in front of doors and looking out! See what I mean!?! I tend to analize things way too much! I do, however, come up with the correct answer!
hotcalibabe3 Mar 02, 2005	gosh these r soooo HARD!!! can u pleeeeeeeeeeeez mak sum ezier teasers!!! u mak me feel stupid cuz evry1 else is lik o its e-z and im lik WAT I TOTALY DONT GET IT! so plez mak sum e0zier ones so I can look smart! thx
texashorty4ever Mar 03, 2005	This teaser was good, a little easy but fun.
poopie Mar 08, 2005	it was hecca easy and not that fun i didnt really like it
Braingirl Apr 25, 2005	i love it! it was easy, i admit, but who cares!! this is going straight to my faves keep dishing out those good ones, trot
iblondhaha Apr 25, 2005	this was fun, i really like your trapdoor teasers and i can't wait for the next one
jannie_delta May 03, 2005	I see what jwhite-d means. I makes sense. I got: R_BPGO O RSOMETHING OF THE SORT.
rainbug Jun 27, 2005	I dont know what you guys r saying. This "teaser" was all wrong... If you have the red door on the far right and the blue door 2 spots away the orang door has to be next to either the red door or the blue door. _ B _ _ R It cant work!!! If you had someting else in mind then you should watch wording or be more specific
Question_Mark Jun 27, 2005	What d'ya mean, rainbug, it do work. (Please excuse my grammar).
Therulerofthem Jun 30, 2005	Its right rain bug, if you looks at the clues you can see that it works to this OGBPR and blue is two spots from the door to freedom, but it says red isn't the door to freedom, thus. Orange.
Methlos Mar 12, 2006	oh poo i'm dead or trapped or what ever
bobfredgeorge05 May 09, 2006	honestly i thought it was the red door...it was interesting...
Therulerofthem Jul 17, 2006	Thanks for all the nice comments
ajboq Jul 05, 2008	ok lang!!
Marijah Jul 22, 2008	umm yeah... first of all.. theres no way the answer to this could be the orange door. the most obvious and logical answer would be the red door. and if this isnt a mistake and that is the answer, then it should be explained thoroughly. howeever i think it is not explained simply because there really isnt an explanation :/ thats kinda lame cuz i almost liked this one. oh well
megabreath Jul 31, 2008	I guessed orange. Read comments, looked at teaser over and over again and still say it's orange. Enjoyed it.
zxyggrhyn Jul 31, 2008	Nice one! Jeieieieie.
mrschmooshies Jul 31, 2008	Good lord, people, it's not that difficult! As the teaser states, there are 5 doors. Thus, there is one spot for each door. Now to the clues. _ _ _ _ _ "The blue door: This door is two spots away from the door to freedom." We'll hold off on this information for now, since we can't place the door yet. "The red door: This door is at the far right, and is two spots away from the blue door." From this clue, we can place the Red door on the far right, and since the blue door must be two spots away (or have 1 door between it and the red door), we can place the blue door as well. _ _ B _ R "The purple door: This door is not next to the door to freedom." Also a "hold on to it for now" clue. "The green door: This door is left of the blue door." From here, we know the green door is not to the right of the blue door, but we don't know at which spot to the left the green door stands. "The orange door: This door is not next to the red or blue doors. " If we go back to our diagram, we discover that we can place the orange door: _ _ B _ R The only place the orange door CAN go is the far left, because that's the only spot that is not next to the Blue door and/or the Red door. O _ B _ R Now, looking back at the clue for the green door, since it must be to the left of the blue door, we can place it between the Blue and Orange doors, leaving the last spot for the purple door. O G B P R Since the door to freedom must be two spaces away from Blue (so either Orange or Red) and the Purple door is not next to the door to freedom, the Orange door MUST be the door to freedom. Is that enough of an explanation? Sheesh... Consequently, the word "door" no longer looks like an actual word.
doehead Jul 31, 2008	Don't know why anyone would have trouble with this one. It is quite easy.
bradon182001 Jul 31, 2008	Just took a little thought to come up with the correct. answer. Thanks for posting.
zaya Jul 31, 2008	Took a couple minutes of lining up doors, but easy overall. Liked it, and no confusion for me
auntiesis Jul 31, 2008	I like problems like this, and I enjoyed it, even though it was rather easy.
UptheHill Jul 31, 2008
breathesunshine Jul 31, 2008	Thanks for the explanation, Mrschmooshies (for those that needed one). It's exactly how I solved it. Fun puzzle!
Spidey Aug 01, 2008	The answer was given away with the first 2 clues.
neezy Aug 20, 2008	That was to easy,you should be ashamed......naw just kidding,but it was kinda elementry my dear Watson.
(user deleted) Jun 28, 2009	OGBPR is the line of doors.
gaylewolf Jul 31, 2011	I loved this puzzle and I got the correct answer. It was a good one!! But what I like the best are the comments!!! I can't believe people get so upset and critical! Thanks to those who showed how the answer was found - nice job!
bestgirl Jul 31, 2011	It seemed logical to me.
gaylewolf Jul 31, 2011	I like this type of teaser! How is your weekend, KiPA?
gaylewolf Jul 31, 2011
Mandy7 Jul 31, 2011	that was pretty cool! hey, how can u post a teaser or sumthing?
jordy56 Jul 31, 2011	Easy one
lukasiwicz Jul 31, 2011	Such a fooforaw over a logic puzzle so elementary that one could solve it in one's head. Good Lord!
rockstar1009 Aug 02, 2011	This one wasn't that difficult. I solved it in my head fairly easily, but those who claim they guessed it just based on a single individual clue could have been easily tricked. The only doors that instantly can be ruled out are the blue door (since it's two spots away) and the green door (since it's next to the blue door, and must be at least two spots away). The red door could have been the door to freedom, as it's two doors from the blue. The orange door could have been the door to freedom, since it's not next to the blue door (meaning it's at least two doors from the blue, which qualifies it as the door to freedom) or the purple door could be the door (it's not next to the door to freedom if it IS the door to freedom). All the clues need to be evaluated together to rule out the red and purple doors as possibilities.