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100 Prisoners, 1 Strange Trick: 0% β†’ 31% πŸ”πŸ€― #shorts #brainteaser #puzzle

Oct 4, 2026
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100 prisoners. 100 boxes. Each prisoner can open only 50, and if even ONE misses their number, nobody goes free. Guessing gives them about 1 in a million trillion trillion. One simple plan gets them to about 31%. Did it fool you? Comment βœ… if you said yes, ❌ if you said no way. πŸ”” Subscribe so you don't miss the next brain breaker! The math: the loop strategy fails only if the shuffle has a loop longer than 50. The chance it doesn't is 1 βˆ’ (1/51 + 1/52 + … + 1/100) β‰ˆ 31.18%. #shorts #brainteaser #puzzle #math #riddles #probability #crackedclues #short
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