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If you're bored (puzzles) read 1st post

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:03 pm
by Paulicus
Solve a puzzle, all correct answers worth 1 point..
Puzzle #1
Sequence 2,2,2,6,10,18
What are the next 3 numbers? See posts for aswers 8)

Here's a new puzzle:
Puzz#3: If ALPHA + GAMMA = 8CSK2
Then PFLEF - HA920 = (?)

New riddle: (by kupo666)
There is a town that wishes to expand their fountain to twice it's size, but there's a problem. The fountain is square, and arranged with a tree at each corner. The town doesn't want to pay to have the trees removed,so how can they double the fountain's size, while removing the least amount of trees?

Current Points:

Kupo666: 2
What me worry: 2
happy sad fun: 1
strike wolf: 1
subdork: .5
spockers: .5
pyro55: .5
viking thunder: .5

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:08 pm
by pikmin
i already tried like six topics like this
People generally ignore them and tell you stop spamming and get a life.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:13 pm
by pyro55
I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it is 2,2,2,6,10,18,34,62,114

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:57 pm
by vtmarik
pyro55 wrote:I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it is 2,2,2,6,10,18,34,62,114


What's the formula behind it?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:05 pm
by viking thunder
add the three previous numbers

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:06 am
by Paulicus
Thnx viking thunder, that was just a warm up, I'll have to make the next one harder
answer PUZZ#1(34,62,114)(add previous 3 #'s)

PUZZ #2
1,10,11,100
What are the next 3 numbers?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:14 am
by Spockers
101, 110,111

do you need to know the formula?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:29 am
by Paulicus
if you want all the points.

Edit.. answer PUZZ#2 (101,110,111)(counting in binary)
now to keep you guys buisy for awile.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:07 am
by subdork
Spockers wrote:101, 110,111

do you need to know the formula?


It's just adding 1 using binary numbers.

But the problem with puzzles like this is that there is no one answer.

Like I could have said that A(n) = [A(n-1)*A(n-2)] + (-1)^n*[A(n-2)]
Meaning multiply the previous 2 terms and alternate adding and subtracting the 2nd ago term. (where A(0) = 1 and A(1) = 10)
And then the next 3 numbers would be 1111, 111000, 123322111 :)

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:37 am
by Paulicus
Hmm good one subdork.. I'll have to consider bonus points for any further ones I do.

Puzz#3: If ALPHA + GAMMA = 8CSK2
Then PFLEF - HA920 = (?)

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:01 pm
by Paulicus
Sorry guys, I knew I shouldn't have been playing with #'s at midnight last night... Puzz#3 will work now.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:23 pm
by cowshrptrn
if thats numbers in 26-ary (probably hexadodecimal or something like that), then i'm jsut waay too lazy to go through it and figure it out...

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:46 pm
by pyro55
Paulicus wrote: Puzzle #2
1,10,11,100
What are the next 3 numbers?



me and my dad came up wit 1000, 1100, 10,000?
is that right?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:37 pm
by pyro55
the answer is -242cf?
i hope thats right hehe

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:36 pm
by Paulicus
pyro55 wrote:the answer is -242cf?
i hope thats right hehe


Not quite... Here's another problem that should hint to the answer for puzz#3

PUZZ#4:
If BILLY = 29CCP
Then 6FILD = (?)

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:47 pm
by Paulicus
pyro55 wrote:
Paulicus wrote: Puzzle #2
1,10,11,100
What are the next 3 numbers?



me and my dad came up wit 1000, 1100, 10,000?
is that right?


I think that works also... I was just looking for the next in line for binary count (101,110,111) but if you give me the next 3 beyond 10,000 in yours I will hand out bonus points.
Edit : cancel bonus points, just noticed I told subdork "all future puzzles".

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:31 am
by Spockers
Paulicus wrote:
pyro55 wrote:
Paulicus wrote: Puzzle #2
1,10,11,100
What are the next 3 numbers?



me and my dad came up wit 1000, 1100, 10,000?
is that right?


I think that works also... I was just looking for the next in line for binary count (101,110,111) but if you give me the next 3 beyond 10,000 in yours I will hand out bonus points.


I'd like to know the formula, I cant see how 1000 could come after 100

Perhaps, 1,10,11,100,111,1000 ...?

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:40 am
by Paulicus
That's partially why I asked for 3 more #'s from pyro.. seems more like he's following a pattern than a formula.. adding by 4 in binary :?

I could see it more as (1,10,100,110,1000,1100,10000,etc)

Grr.. #'s starting to hurt my head... have to start giving logic problems and such.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:25 am
by Paulicus
New riddle: What walks on four legs in the morning,
two legs in the afternoon,
and three legs at night?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:27 am
by strike wolf
A human. Try one that hasn't been mentioned in every movie ever made.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:31 am
by Paulicus
Ok.. that one doen't count then, hmmm..

A hundred eyes but never a nose,
not something that walks but something that grows,
what am I?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:56 am
by strike wolf
Dang, I know this one I just can't think of the stupid word.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:09 am
by what,me worry?
Its a potato.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:30 pm
by wcaclimbing
potato plant

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:46 pm
by what,me worry?
no, I'd like to stick with my answer of potato.