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Evilton Prison
Evilton Prison, the only prison on Evilton Island is notorious for its only bathroom which is always guarded by policemen who would give a punishment to any prisoner that tries to use the shower facilities for more than four minutes. Although the police can not see anything the prisoners do in the bathrooms, they were always aware when they used the facilities for longer than the permitted time. A recently convicted criminal on Evilton Island named Jack Donald would always take a shower every two days and always take twenty minutes for each shower yet every time Jack went out of the bathroom, the policemen would give him no punishment. If Jack never tries to outsmart the policemen and has no exemption from the four minute limit, why are the policemen always letting him off the hook?
Hint
Scrap anything that doesn't talk about Jack and the answer might become clear.Answer
Nowhere did it say that Jack was in prison. Jack walks out from his own bathroom at home and his conviction was just a fine.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I tried to find "in prison" solutions to this, but the "no exemptions" clause blocked most of those. The mention of Jack leaving "the bathroom" very strongly implied to me that it was the prison bathroom, but I could find no solution making that feasible.
I got to the right answer, but I was only about 60% certain.
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I tried to find "in prison" solutions to this, but the "no exemptions" clause blocked most of those. The mention of Jack leaving "the bathroom" very strongly implied to me that it was the prison bathroom, but I could find no solution making that feasible.
I got to the right answer, but I was only about 60% certain.
Great job and thanks again for becoming a teaser author!
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