Out of Box Thinking !

OBT(Out of Box Thinking) can be the best complement to a puzzle solver. It's a very widely used word to show the extraordinary brilliance of some guy. But this parameter has no scale, you can't say this solution is more OBT than that one. It's just a feeling that comes from inside of the observer or listener. You can never measure or define the OBT clearly but you will identify immediately as soon as it happens. I never get impressed by ordinary things, or just above average things, but this OBT impresses me the most. I love seeing people who has radical thinking and they come up with OBT very often. Talking to them is always a pleasure.


I will love to share some of the Out of thinking i came across in my life and i want you people to share your own experiences.


Puzzle:

There's a tennis tournament with one hundred twenty seven players, Shockley began, in measured tones. You've got one hundred twenty-six people paired off in sixty-three matches, plus one unpaired player as a bye. In the next round, there are sixty-four players and thirty-two matches. How many matches, total, does it take to determine a winner?


OBT :

126
It takes one match to eliminate one player. One hundred twenty-six players have to be eliminated to leave one winner. Therefore, there have to be 126 matches.


Ref : HowWould You Move Mount Fuji?


Don't forget to share your experience !