YT2095 Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 what is used to bat with and next to a ball that`s never hit?
Martin Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 what is used to bat with and next to a ball that`s never hit? eyelids next to eyeballs when she "bats her eyes" at you she flutters her eyelids over her eyeballs which are supposed never to be hit
Martin Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 here's one back to you: consider all the numbers you can write by permuting 1,2,3,4,and5. What do they add up to? so you have this long sum of 120 numbers 12345 12354 12435 ... ...
YT2095 Posted February 16, 2005 Author Posted February 16, 2005 Martin, How long have been here on SFN? you should KNOW by now the YT hates maths, so you`ve got NO CHANCE old pall but at a guess as each line adds up to 15, it would be 15 X 120.
Martin Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 ... you should KNOW by now the YT hates maths' date=' so you`ve got NO CHANCE old pall ...[/quote'] sorry YT, will try to think of another nonmaths one we can just leave this one in case anyone else wants to try it (15X120 aint right)
jdurg Posted February 16, 2005 Posted February 16, 2005 I came up with 3999960. (There are 120 possible permutations of 54321, and each number will be in one of the columns 24 times during those 120 permutations. So you take (24x5)+(24x4)+(24x3)+(24x2)+(24x1) to get 360 for each column. Now just multiply by the proper factor of ten for each of the columns and add them together. It's been a while since I've done any type of intense math, so please tell me where my logic went wrong if it is incorrect).
YT2095 Posted February 18, 2005 Author Posted February 18, 2005 It's been a while since I've done any type of intense math. aha! key words INTENSE MATH! and you expected ME to work that out? Ahahah hahahaha hah haaahaha PMSL wahaha ahaha haaahahaahaa ROFLOL ehehhhehehehe heehehhe ok, so now that`s over with, answer the guy!
Martin Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 I came up with 3999960. (There are 120 possible permutations of 54321' date=' and each number will be in one of the columns 24 times during those 120 permutations. So you take (24x5)+(24x4)+(24x3)+(24x2)+(24x1) to get 360 for each column. Now just multiply by the proper factor of ten for each of the columns and add them together. It's been a while since I've done any type of intense math, so please tell me where my logic went wrong if it is incorrect).[/quote'] JDURG GOT IT!!! sorry I didnt see your answer till just now. I was away and forgot to check when I came back.
Martin Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 yeah, I like your way of solving it. congratulations jdurg. I see how you got the number 360 and I think the answer is equal to 360 x 11111
jdurg Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 yeah' date=' I like your way of solving it.congratulations jdurg. I see how you got the number 360 and I think the answer is equal to 360 x 11111[/quote'] Yup. 360 x 11111 is basically how I did it. You just happened to have a more eloquent and concise way of saying it.
Martin Posted February 20, 2005 Posted February 20, 2005 This one is for YT, because he likes puzzles to be non-mathematical, and for anyone else who wants to try it. Can you change BLACK to WHITE one letter at a time? the rule is that each time you change a letter it has to make a real English word, like if you use a really obscure unusual word give a link to Webster's International or some other online dictionary that has it. extra glory if you can get from one to the other using only common words. [edit: MESSAGE ADDED TO DEIFIED, who got a solution only a few hours after this was posted. Great going! I am going to wait and see if any shorter sequence of "word-moves" is found. If not found in a couple of days this is clearly the winner. I cant think of anything shorter. BTW is clack a real English word? like is it in some prestigeous online dictionary? That is just a quibble. I know click is because you click the shutter of a camera. But I cant picture clack being defined in Webster's International or the OED. Oops, jordan pointed out a flaw i hadnt noticed: BLACK CLACK CLICK TRICK TRICE TRITE WRITE WHITE going from click to trick is not changing one letter at a time, you changed two letters. perhaps you can repair this]
YT2095 Posted February 21, 2005 Author Posted February 21, 2005 can I do it as an Application, like moving a chess peice from Black to White, or is that cheating?
Deified Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 BLACK CLACK CLICK CRICK (not in original answer) TRICK TRICE TRITE WRITE WHITE Thats a tough one. I'll bet there's a shorter way.
jordan Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 BLACKCLACK CLICK TRICK TRICE TRITE WRITE WHITE Thats a tough one. I'll bet there's a shorter way. That's not playing very fair.
Newtonian Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 BLACK BLAKE BLEAT BLERT BERTH THEIR WHITE aHAHAHA. NEWTONIAN STRIKES AGAIN
jdurg Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 BLACKBLAKE BLEAT BLERT BERTH THEIR WHITE aHAHAHA. NEWTONIAN STRIKES AGAIN I'm not so sure that 'BLERT' is a word. It is an Acronym, but not a word. (According to any dictionary's I have access too. BLURT is a word, but not BLERT). Also, BLAKE is a proper name and not a word. However, it is in the dictionary so I guess that one would have to work.
jdurg Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 BLACKCLACK CLICK TRICK TRICE TRITE WRITE WHITE Thats a tough one. I'll bet there's a shorter way. If you put 'CRICK' in between CLICK and TRICK it all works out fine. BLACK CLACK CLICK CRICK TRICK TRICE TRITE WRITE WHITE And CLACK is a real word. It means to abruptly make a sharp sound with two objects. Like 'clacking' a rock against another rock.
YT2095 Posted February 21, 2005 Author Posted February 21, 2005 I thought Clack was that weird hangy downy thing at the back of your throat, that medical guys like to call the epiglottis? oh well
Deified Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 If you put 'CRICK' in between CLICK and TRICK it all works out fine. BLACK CLACK CLICK CRICK TRICK TRICE TRITE WRITE WHITE And CLACK is a real word. It means to abruptly make a sharp sound with two objects. Like 'clacking' a rock against another rock. I feel so... stupid. I originally had exactly what you wrote but I edited it out because I thought it was unecessary. I thought it was a shortcut. Oh well.
Deified Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 Here is a number puzzle I created the other day. I think it's pretty hard. Find the next number: 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, 0, 6...
Newtonian Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 I'm not so sure that 'BLERT' is a word. It is an Acronym, but not a word. (According to any dictionary's I have access too. BLURT is a word, but not BLERT). Also, BLAKE is a proper name and not a word. However, it is in the dictionary so I guess that one would have to work. Aww thats nitpicking,so its an acronym.I still done it in six,and in 5 mins.Dont i get some back slapping off my buddies. You know by now im childish and crave the attention of my peers
Martin Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Aww thats nitpicking,so its an acronym... sorry to disappoint but jdurg is not being a nitpicker so much as just going along with how the puzzle was posed it was meant to be a way from black to white through ordinary English words, not acronyms, and spelled right, that you can find in a dictionary I have a fat Webster's International right here and it doent have BLERT in it but it does have BRACK interestingly enough an unusual word related to brackish and bracken
Newtonian Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 BLACK BLAKE BLEAT LATHE WHEAT WHITE Aha even better,black to white in four moves. Read it and weap jdurg:-)
Martin Posted February 25, 2005 Posted February 25, 2005 Here is a number puzzle I created the other day. I think it's pretty hard. Find the next number: 0' date=' 1, 1, 0, -1, 0, 6...[/quote'] Deified, I dont see how to do this one. Want to give a hint?
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