Magical circle trap puzzle
Suppose you are trapped by a witch in a magical circle of radius 100 feet.
Whenever you try to move a step (1 feet) in any direction, witch can decide to let you move a step in that direction, or pull you back one step in opposite direction.
Can you get out of the circle? If yes, then if each step take one second and you do not lose any time in between two steps, in how much time can you get out?
Only gonna work if I am at centre .
First step – I will move in any direction .
Second step – I will move in perpendicular direction to straight line joining me to centre.
Now even she pull me back. My distance from centre will still increase.
Now continuing this every time you will notice my distance from centre is root 1 then after next step root 2 then root 3 .when finally it will be root 10000 we will get out.
Since going from every step to next step takes a second so going from root 1 to root 10000 will take 10000 seconds.
Your Answer
More puzzles to try-
Number of people in the bus puzzle
An empty bus pulls up to a stop and 10 people get on, 8 took ticket and rest 2 shown ...Read More »Zeroes in 100 factorial
How many trailing zeroes are there in 100! (100 factorial) ?Read More »Complete the Sequence
2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?Read More »No. of letters are in the alphabet
How many letters are in the alphabet ?Read More »Colliding trains
A train is moving from station A to station B at 15 mph. Another train is moving in the opposite ...Read More »Nose and Feet
Why are the nose and feet confusing body parts?Read More »Who am I?
I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get ...Read More »Ranking The Students
In a class test the rank of five students are: Joe did not come second Julie did not come first ...Read More »Rolling Egg
There is a rooster sitting on top of a barn. If it laid an egg, which way would it roll?Read More »Can you calculate the total number of cans before distribution ?
Three friends decide to distribute the soda cans they had among them. When all of them had drunk four cans ...Read More »Solve the Equation
1 + 9 + 8 = ? considering, 28 + 8 + 92 = 10Read More »What color is the bus drivers hair?
You are driving a bus. At the first stop, 2 women get on. The second stop, 3 men get on ...Read More »Murder or Suicide Puzzle
Jacob jumped off the top of building a suicide attempt not knowing that a safety net is already there near ...Read More »What are their jobs ?
Michel, Louis et Lisette are members of a club. The treasurer, who has little work, is an only child. Michel, ...Read More »Finding hidden key in kitchen riddle
Key got lost in the kitchen, I shoot a picture for you to help me. Can you?Read More »Random Airplane Seats
People are waiting in line to board a 100-seat airplane. Steve is the first person in the line. He gets ...Read More »How does the man escape?
A man is trapped in a room. In the room their is a table, chair, 2 doors, and a small ...Read More »Trapped with the Terrorists riddle
A man got trapped with the terrorists, there were two papers, one said yes the other no. A man in ...Read More »How did the detective know it was suicide?
A man is found hanging in an ice factory. there is no sign of violence and a pool of water ...Read More »Which do you light first?
You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light ...Read More »