King's Riddle
The King is about to die. He sends messengers throughout the land looking for the three smartest people. Finally, three are found. He gives them a task to see which one is the wisest. He tells them, "I will seat you in a triangle so that each of you faces the other two. Then I will blindfold you and paint either a yellow or a blue dot on each of your foreheads. When I remove the blindfolds you must each raise your hand if you see any yellow dots. As soon as you have worked out what colour your own dot is, lower your hand and tell me." So he seats them, blindfolds them, and then paints a yellow dot on all three foreheads. When the blindfolds are removed, all three hands go up. After a long pause, one hand comes down and the man says, "Your Highness, I have a yellow dot." How did he know?
Of course, like many riddles, you can probably find the answer out from the internet (or worse... Yu-Gi-Oh, heheh). If you know the answer from some outside source, hold out for a bit, or send me the answer through PM.
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