Kindly comments on Open Thread, Apr. 13 - Apr. 19, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kindly 18 April 2015 03:29:42PM *  0 points [-]

In an alternate universe, Peter and Sarah could have had the following conversation instead:

P: I don't know the numbers.

S: I knew you didn't know the numbers.

P: I knew that you knew that I didn't know the numbers.

S: I still don't know the numbers.

P: Now I know the numbers.

S: Now I also know the numbers.

But I'm worried that my version of the puzzle can no longer be solved without brute force.