Wassup puzzler?

You are outside a hut. It is windowless and otherwise barren.  Not the kind of place to hang out really.

You are alone. Yes, you are a little sad.

There are 3 light switches outside the door. 

The switches are connected to 3 light bulbs inside the house.

You can enter the hut only once.

How can you tell which switch is connected to which light bulb?

First correct answer wins $10 in Fandango tickets. Email me here.

Update: 6.30.06: We have a winner. Mortar’s own Sarah Thompson is a lateral thinker to be feared:

Turn on switches 1 and 2; leave switch 3 off.

Turn off switch 1 and leave room.

Bulb that is lighted is switch 2.

Bulb that is off is switch 3.

Bulb that is off but warm to the touch is switch 1.

She will be receiving two Fandango gift certificates for her winning entry. Watch for the next puzzler next week. – Mortarmark

Dear Mortablog puzzlers, the answer to last week’s brainteaser is (drum roll):

Flip the paper upside down.

The equation now reads X = I + IX.

How about that gamma/delta rush? No winners I am afraid.

Can you beat Tricky Nick, Mortar’s resident Planner?

Turn the incorrect Roman-numeral equation XI + I = X (made out of 10 sticks) into a correct one by moving as few sticks as possible. First correct answer gets $10 in Fandango bucks. Email your answer.

Update: can’t wait? the answer has been posted here.