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Letter: To see the colour of the hat, look

Published 16 March 2016

From Ernest Ager

One hundred people standing in line, each wearing either a red or blue hat, can only see those in front. Devise a strategy to maximise the chance of guessing one's own hat colour (/27 February, p 25). Simple: move your head close to the person in front and look for the reflected colour change on his/her clothing.

Exmouth, Devon, UK

Issue no. 3065 published 19 March 2016

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