Riddle: What Colour is your Hat?

[samoth]

to clarify:

the answering student could see the other two were green.

the answering student noticed that one of the other students looked ONLY at the answering students hat before raising his hand.

so the answering student knew his own hat was green and therefore all 3 green.

"He asked "raise your hand if you see a green hat" to which all three raised a hand."

The question implies that each student saw a green hat, not where the students were specifically looking. It's assumed they looked at each other.

 

[nefertiti]

I would know the answer to this if one of the hats had been yellow. Then it would have been a matter of the one student realizing that the hesitation of the other two meant both saw a yellow and a green hat, meaning his would have to be yellow. But with all three green I am lost.

 

[samoth]

I would know the answer to this if one of the hats had been yellow. Then it would have been a matter of the one student realizing that the hesitation of the other two meant both saw a yellow and a green hat, meaning his would have to be yellow. But with all three green I am lost.

Now, take the given in the OP that the students are intelligent grad students. Now rework your above post into the answer to the riddle!

 

[jerkbox]

since no one assumed his was yellow, they all had to be green.

 

[samoth]

since no one assumed his was yellow, they all had to be green.

Eh, not really.

 

[nefertiti]

Now, take the given in the OP that the students are intelligent grad students. Now rework your above post into the answer to the riddle!

uuuuummmmm

The student realizes the professor isn't going to ask a question that only one of them can get right?

That doesn't feel correct at all. I hate riddles. lol

 

[stilleto]

the question is, what color is YOUR hat?

MY hat is red and I know that because i'm looking right at it.

 

[the_clockwork]

he saw the brim of the hat w/ his vision

 

[samoth]

uuuuummmmm

The student realizes the professor isn't going to ask a question that only one of them can get right?

That doesn't feel correct at all. I hate riddles. lol

Well, you pretty much answered it. You just don't realize it, lol.

 

[nefertiti]

Well, you pretty much answered it. You just don't realize it, lol.

Can I get the Karma anyway?