Puzzle very few solve

[Yoga Face]

You have to destroy the Grand Ayatollah's tumor or he will die

Tumor can be destroyed with a ray gun at full power blasted for 3 seconds that must be continuous

but

if you use full power you will destroy healthy human tissue as healthy human tissue will be destroyed if you use more than 50% power for more than one second

How can you destroy the tumor without destroying healthy human tissue?

( if you destroy healthy tissue you die, if you do not you get 13 vestal virgins of your choice and a signed picture of Muhammad )

 

[Perry Mason]

Remove the tumor with surgery rather than destroy it with radiation.

That will kill the tumor... maybe the Ayatollah, too, but that's a different puzzle.

Thanks for the 13 virgins, but I prefer 4 beautiful courtesans... please!

Perry

 

[IM469]

I could think of three possibilities but I'm not sure if they are allowed in the parameters of the puzzle:

1) Focus the beam. Diffuse the beam with one lens and use a second lens to focus the beam at the tumour (focal length in the tumour). If the Beam was diffused to a diameter of twice the size - the power entering the tissue before it is focused with 25% not enough to cause tissue damage.

2) Use two/three separate ray guns with different entry points set at 35% pointed at the same spot.

3) If there is only one ray gun, how about a half silvered mirror to split the beam and then use two entry points ?

My solutions. Post the correct one so I can see how much I over thought it.

 

[anon1]

Do nothing.

 

[Yoga Face]

Point 10 ray guns surrounding the tumour in a circle each set at 10% intensity. Easy peasy.

That's how radiation therapy beds work.

YES

But you had inside info so no virgins but you do get the autographed pic of the Big M


BTW, if you look at the pic of Mahoumed you die. If you keep it you die. If you destroy it you die. If you give it away your die.

WTF you gonna do?