Can you beat this mind blowing question?

Question

What would happen if Pinocchio said, "My nose will be growing"?

Like I want to see if you know any other paradox questions or anything like that that might be able to beat this

Answer 1

Let me see if I can help you (the OP) explain this relatively well-known paradox a little better.



GIVEN:



IF AND ONLY IF Pinocchio tells a lie, THEN his nose grows.

By extension, IF AND ONLY IF Pinocchio tells the truth, THEN his nose will not grow.



THE SITUATION:



Pinocchio makes the statement: "My nose will be growing" (a more exact statement might be: "My nose will grow immediately after I make this statement")



THE PARADOX:



If Pinocchio's nose does grow, then he will have been telling the truth. However, Pinocchio's nose does not grow when he tells the truth. Likewise, if Pinocchio's nose does not grow, then he will have been lying. However, Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies.



Ok, now in response to the initial question, which I take to be are there any paradoxes that can "beat" the Pinocchio paradox for mind-blowingness...well there are lots of paradoxes. Some similar ones to the Pinocchio paradox are:



"This statement is a lie"



"Today is opposite day" (opposite day being the day where everything holds an opposite meaning to it's traditional definition)



A more complete list of famous paradoxes can be found here:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paradoxes

Answer 2

What would happen if Pinocchio said, "My nose will be growing"?

Like I want to see if you know any other paradox questions or anything like that that might be able to beat this



~~~ There is no assumption that everything that Pinoccio says is a lie.

His statement is perfectly rational, and yes, you need to look up what 'paradox' means.



A 'paradox' is a sign of rational/logical/axiomatic error!



(Perhaps, rather than "blowing minds", your question just 'blows'?!?)



Quick, td time!

Answer 3

True, Pinocchio DOES tell the truth occasionally. So if he DID say that, his nose would stay the same length until he told another lie somewhere in the near future.

Answer 4

It is difficult to beat your mind blowing question when you don't have a question. " My nose will be growing " is a statement. Not a question. Furthermore, you may also take a quick look at exactly what a paradox is.

Answer 5

That's pretty amusing, I never thought of that. To beat it, well, is to say, in the book of Titus in the New Testament, Paul quotes a resident of Crete who says, "All Cretans are liars."

Answer 6

this statement is false

Answer 7

huheh

Answer 8

Use the word 'glowing' instead... Best of luck...