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The Hammer of Paradox

January 17, 2019

An emergency hammer locked in a case whose only instruction is to break the glass if you lack a hammer.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-01-17-the-hammer-of-paradox/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[Sign] "IF YOU LACK A HAMMER, BREAK THE GLASS" [a hammer inside a glass case]

A: "But… how??"

[Caption] "The Hammer of Paradox"

Topics
Logic & Proof › ParadoxesLogic & Proof › Conditional Statements
Level
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolAll Ages
Themes
Puzzles & ProblemsEveryday LifeSelf-Reference