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THREE WILL GUARANTEE THAT YOU HAVE A PAIR OF MATCHING SOCKS. THE FIRST TWO SOCKS MIGHT BE OF DIFFERENT COLOR, BUT THE THIRD ONE WILL DEFINITELY FORM A MATCHING PAIR OF SOCKS THAT ARE OF THE SAME COLOR YOU'D BE ASSURED OF A PAIR OF BLACK SOCKS BY PULLING 26 SOCKS. ALTHOUGH THE CHANCES ARE REMOTE, YOU JUST MIGHT PULL THE 24 BLUE SOCKS OUT FIRST. YOU'D NEED TWO MORE TO MAKE CERTAIN TO GET TWO BLACK SOCKS 40 SOCKS. IF HE TAKES OUT 38 SOCKS, ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY UNLIKELY, IT IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD ALL BE BLUE AND RED. TO BE 100 PERCENT CERTAIN THAT HE ALSO HAS A PAIR OF BLACK SOCKS HE MUST TAKE OUT A FURTHER TWO MORE SOCKS EACH MAN TOOK 6 PAIRS OF SOCKS. THEN FROM EVERY PAIR, THEY WOULD GIVE THE OTHER MAN 1 SOCK. THEY KEPT DOING THIS FOR ALL 12 PAIRS OF SOCKS. THIS LOGIC WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU HAVE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF RED SOCKS AND WHITE SOCKS