Pick your poison...?!
Question: In some f-ed up parallel medieval kingdom, it was known that if you drank poison, the only way to save yourself is to drink a stronger poison (which neutralizes the weaker poison). The king that ruled this land wanted to make sure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, in order to ensure his survival, in any situation. So the king called the kingdom's pharmacist and the kingdom's treasurer, he gave each a week to make the strongest poison. Then, each would drink the other one's poison, then his own, and the one that will survive, will be the one that had the stronger poison.
The pharmacist went straight to work, but the treasurer knew he had no chance, for the pharmacist was much more experienced in this field, so instead, he made up a plan to survive and make sure the pharmacist dies.
Answers: In some f-ed up parallel medieval kingdom, it was known that if you drank poison, the only way to save yourself is to drink a stronger poison (which neutralizes the weaker poison). The king that ruled this land wanted to make sure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, in order to ensure his survival, in any situation. So the king called the kingdom's pharmacist and the kingdom's treasurer, he gave each a week to make the strongest poison. Then, each would drink the other one's poison, then his own, and the one that will survive, will be the one that had the stronger poison.
The pharmacist went straight to work, but the treasurer knew he had no chance, for the pharmacist was much more experienced in this field, so instead, he made up a plan to survive and make sure the pharmacist dies.
the treasurer drinks poison before going to the showdown... and then brings water instead of poison, figuring the pharmacist's 'superior' poison will cure the treasurer and kill the pharmacist (since the pharmacist would only be drinking one poison- his own)
the pharmacist figures that out and brings water too- that way the treasurer kills himself with the poison he takes previous to the showdown (2 doses of water will do him no good at the showdown)... the pharmacist has only water to drink at the showdown (and lives, obviously) and the king ends up with nothing but water....
Definitely a f-ed up place!
ROFL- are you sure about that A... it sounds reasonable, stronger poison trumps weaker poison!
The king didn't get what he wanted because no poison was brought. The pharmacist shot the mother****er!!! Muhahahaha
Sorry. I do get carried away sometimes. heh heh heh
the treasurer didn't know how to make poison so he gave the pharmacist something else and the treasurer drank poison labeled in a milk bottle... I don't f*in know!
the myth behind drinking a stronger poison to neutralize is not true
Wow that kingdom is pretty f-ed up. I'll give you that.
he wanted the pharmacist 2 die?
he gave him arsenic