This logic puzzle has been making the rounds lately, and it’s quite nifty:

Shown above are four men buried up to their necks in the ground. They cannot move, so they can only look forward. Between A and B is a brick wall which cannot be seen through.

They all know that between them they are wearing four hats–two black and two white–but they do not know what color they are wearing. Each of them know where the other three men are buried.

In order to avoid being shot, one of them must call out to the executioner the color of their hat. If they get it wrong, everyone will be shot. They are not allowed to talk to each other and have 10 minutes to fathom it out.

After one minute, one of them calls out.

Question: Which one of them calls out? Why is he 100% certain of the color of his hat?

The answer can be found here.

(Via Boing Boing.)

Every time I read one of these articles about secret puzzle boxes, I have to be physically restrained from emptying out my wallet and sending all the money to a site like Cleverwood.