[AccessD] OT: Friday Puzzles

If you must have a Friday joke... "Don't make a fool of yourself. God beat
you to it."

Two puzzles for Friday.

You are one of 1000 people who shall be executed using the following
procedure. You are lined up single-file, shoulder to shoulder. Every other
person will be shot, starting with the first. The survivors of that round
will line up shoulder to shoulder, and the process repeated, until there is
only one person left. Assuming that you wish to be the sole surivor, what
position in the line would you choose? You have 3 minutes to decide.


At the end of a battle, the general regrouped his soldiers. They had done
badly. 70% of them had lost, at least, one eye. 75% had lost at least one
ear. 80% had lost, at minimum, an arm. 85% of the soldiers had lost one leg.
The general wants to know how many of his men had lost, at minimum, one eye,
one ear, one arm and one leg. He is stingy with the medals so he wants to
reward the fewest number of soldiers. What percentage of the soldiers should
receive medals? You have 5 minutes to decide.

Arthur