Light bulbs
You are in a room with 3 switches. In the next room, there are 3 switched off classic light bulbs in table lamps, each switch belongs to a light bulb. You cannot see from one room to the other. How do you find out which switch belongs to which light bulb if you are only allowed to enter the room with the light bulbs once?
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