Post #90519

Author: Starboy
Parent topic: Riddles
Link to post in topic: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90519/action/topic#90519
Date created: 28-Jan-2005, 2:30 AM

Sorry, I thought the original question specified that they grabbed left, then right. That's not specified. So let's say four philosophers grab their left fork, then their right for. One philosopher grabs his right fork, then his left fork. This way, they will never lock up.

But the question says they grab BOTH forks...does this constrain the philosophers to a simultaneous grab? Because then they can't grab one at a time...