The Brain Puzzler Blog

Question:
a famous adventurer had 3 favorite clannies, all of whom were very smart ladies/fellows. the adventurer was curious as to which of these clannies was the smartest & quickest, so he devised a strange test. he pulled out 3 blue traffic cones & 2 yellow traffic cones, & called his clannies to his campground. he informed them they were to be tested, then arranged them so they stood in a triangle all facing the middle. he then blindfolded each of them & said:

“i have with me 3 blue traffic cones & 2 yellow traffic cones. in a moment i shall put one of these hats on each of your heads, & hide the remaining 2 away. once this is done you may all remove your blindfolds, & whomever is first able to correctly deduce what color hat they are wearing will receive 50,000 meat. bear in mind, however, you must be able to tell me how you knew! you may not touch any hat in any way, nor use any means of viewing it. you may not talk to each other, or move around, or… ok look, just stare at each other & THINK the correct answer up, ok?? guessing will not be awarded, & cheaters will be fed to the wumpus!”

the adventurer then went about & placed a blue traffic cone on each of their heads, & hid the remaining yellow cones in his closet with all the rest of his junk.

“the challenge has begun, remove your blindfolds & solve my puzzle!! …or is it a riddle? a …um… a brain teaser? …hum…”

the adventurer gradually mumbles himself to silence. meanwhile, the clannies stare at each other & think, & soon one raises his/her hand & says “i have a blue traffic cone on!” “WONDERFUL!!! exclaimed the adventurer. “now, how is it that you knew?”