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The document describes a mathematical puzzle about the residents of Dot-Town. Each resident has either a red or blue dot on their forehead but cannot see their own color. If a resident figures out their dot color, they kill themselves. Each night, a stranger provides a "nontrivial statement" about the number of blue dots. The proof shows that with this additional information provided each night, all residents will eventually deduce and kill themselves.

Author

謝慈馨

Language

EN