Re: Where's Waldo? (challenge)

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 6/6/07, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:

> Again, that's a case of "You give information up front that later allows you
> to show that you did know where Waldo is".  Until the person gives up, they
> can't *verify* that you knew where Waldo was. The question is "give sufficient
> info so that they can verify *now* that *you* know where it is, *without*
> giving away the location.
>
> You've given them a sealed envelope that you claim contains a picture of
> the kidnap victim.  That's different from giving them a picture they
> can clearly see and verify.


Okay, nevermind, I give up. I thought this had something to do with
anything and was wrong.

I will go on record as saying I believe it to be impossble to do
because short of showing your opponent where Waldo is there's no way
of him KNOWING you know where Waldo is.
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