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---- On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Leigh Anne Chisholm ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > A few problems with your theory, as I see it. > > #1. How do you wind up with his key to begin with? > > #2. If the courier will steal anything, when your friend sends you his > box > unlocked, the courier will steal the box - and thus, you have nothing to > place > your diamond into. I made two assumptions: 1. These boxes can be locked without a key and the locks are part of the box, not separate locks. 2. The courier won't steal the whole box. If he will steal the box, then I think the rest of the puzzle is moot because he'll just run away with all the boxes! :-) I won't ever need his key. He sends me just his box, unlocked, and hopefully the courier won't steal empty, unlocked boxes. I then place my key into the box and lock it, assuming the locking mechanism does not require his key. I then place the diamond into my own box and lock it. When all of this arrives on his side he'll have my box with the diamond in it and he'll have my key to open it. If either of my assumptions are wrong then a different method would be necessary. I personally liked the method someone else suggested where you lock the box up with the diamond in it, send it to the other person who then places his own lock on it (we're assuming that the locking mechanisms are separate from the boxes) and sends it back to you. You take your lock off and send it back to him. He removes his lock and now can get to the diamond in the box. > > #3. Why send diamonds by courier when they look so darned good on my > hand or > displayed on a delicate pendant dangling from a gold necklace laying > precociously around my neck? > That sounds like something my wife would say. :-) John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40719&t=40553 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
