Anastasios

So, in the end i couldn't finish the book "Godel, Escher, Bach", as it became a bit too mathematical-y for me to fully understand. However, I remembered another book i had that contained puzzles, so i have some new stuff for you.

The puzzles in this article are just the starting ones, perhaps already known to some as they are quite common, but slowly i will progress further in the book where they become more and more complicated and require more logical thought.

Give them a few minutes of thought before looking at the solution. Pen and paper can also help.


~1~ The Politicians, or Welcome To Greece (social commentary; who would imagine...)

100 politicians took part in a conference. Each one of them could be either honest or corrupt. You have 2 hints:
- At least 1 politician was honest.
- In any couple of politicians, at least one of the two is corrupt.

Can you find how many are honest and how many are corrupt?

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