A young man walks through the forest. He came to a bridge. In front of the bridge is a large man carrying an axe.
The man says, "If you want to cross this bridge, you must tell me a statement. If I think the statement is true, you will be strangled to death. If I say the statement is false, your head will be chopped off."
A few minutes later, the young man walked over the bridge, while the larger man stood pondering.

What was the statement the young man had given?

he used a lie to tell the truth?

I think he said

"You will chop off my head"

If the man chops his head off it would make his statement true and therefore he should be strangled to death. But if he does strangle him it will make the statement false, meaning he should have had his head chopped off?

Edited at 01:52 Fri 21/01/11 (GMT)

Yep that is the answer and well explained :D

He said oh "comment removed by clooneman"
Am i right?

Edited by forum moderator clooneman, at 02:43 Fri 21/01/11 (GMT)

Please keep it nice...