Paradox

Today I went on a school science trip to listen to different scientists give presentations. I did kind of think that it would be quite boring to be honest but it was much more interesting than I thought! My favourite part was when one scientist told us lots of paradox. So I thought I'd share some of the one's he told us with you :)

The first one is called the missing dollar paradox. You may have heard this one before as I'd say it is the most famous. Basically, there are three friends who come to stay in a hotel for one night, all sharing the same room. The friends are told that the room will cost them $30 so they split it between them and pay $10 each. They then go to their room and start to unpack when the hotel man realises that he had paid them the wrong amount. The room was only suppose to be $25 dollars. He then goes to the room to pay them back the extra $5 but realises that the $5 can't split equally between the three friends. Instead, he decides to pay them back $1 each (a total of $3) and keep the remaining $2 to himself. So, this means that the friends have paid $9 each for the room (which is a total of $27), plus the $2 which the hotel man kept for himself. But this only adds up to a total of $29. So, what has happened to the missing dollar?   

Other ones I like, which are much more simple than the previous one, are these:

♥If someone says to you "I'm a compulsive liar" do you believe them or not?

♥Nobody goes in that restaurant, it's too crowded

♥Don't go near the water until you've learnt to swim

♥If you don't get this message, can you call me?   

If you know the answer to these paradox's then make sure you say in the comments!!

Also, if you know of any more, let me know and I may make a part 2 :)

I hope you have a wonderful evening (or day-depending on where you are in the world and what time you are reading this) and I'll see you soon :) 

                                Lauren ♥