Tricky Puzzles

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:50 am

I forgot to post THIS ONE:

What do 1, 7, and 12 have in common? (besides not dividing by zero, yes dividing by one, all being numbers, and all having the letter e. Um, yes.)

MyNameIsKooky · Post by **MyNameIsKooky** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:52 am

NOTHING?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:03 am

NYO.

MyNameIsKooky · Post by **MyNameIsKooky** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:06 am

They are all in sucession. 1 is less than 7 is less than 12.

*doubts i got it right, not capitalized mah "I" for some reason*

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:42 am

MyNameIsKooky · Post by **MyNameIsKooky** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:43 am

1+6=7
7+5=12

Emerald141 · Post by **Emerald141** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:48 am

Correction:

1+6=7
7+(6-1)=12

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:51 am

...no?

Close, though. I think.

MyNameIsKooky · Post by **MyNameIsKooky** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:53 am

12-7=6-1
1+6=7
7-6=1
1-7=-6
6-7=-1

THAT NUFF?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:08 am

No. Think with other numbers.

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:26 am

Muzozavr wrote:It is. It has many names really. A glitch so bizarre, it needs to have more than just one name!

That glitch isn't so bizarre... is it?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:19 pm

MyNameIsKooky · Post by **MyNameIsKooky** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:58 pm

mqdar wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:It is. It has many names really. A glitch so bizarre, it needs to have more than just one name!
That glitch isn't so bizarre... is it?

Eh. The game attempts to create 256 fruits but ends up making garbage instead. I don't like getting close to garbage-y stuff.

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:45 pm

MyNameIsKooky wrote:
mqdar wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:It is. It has many names really. A glitch so bizarre, it needs to have more than just one name!
That glitch isn't so bizarre... is it?
Eh. The game attempts to create 256 fruits but ends up making garbage instead. I don't like getting close to garbage-y stuff.

It's still not that bizarre.

I'd like to see you even get to level 10.

Sammy_Bro · Post by **Sammy_Bro** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:16 pm

mqdar wrote:
MyNameIsKooky wrote:
mqdar wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:It is. It has many names really. A glitch so bizarre, it needs to have more than just one name!
That glitch isn't so bizarre... is it?
Eh. The game attempts to create 256 fruits but ends up making garbage instead. I don't like getting close to garbage-y stuff.
It's still not that bizarre.

I'd like to see you even get to level 10.

"The Worlds Hardest Game"?

MyNameIsKooky · Post by **MyNameIsKooky** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:00 am

mqdar wrote:
MyNameIsKooky wrote:
mqdar wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:It is. It has many names really. A glitch so bizarre, it needs to have more than just one name!
That glitch isn't so bizarre... is it?
Eh. The game attempts to create 256 fruits but ends up making garbage instead. I don't like getting close to garbage-y stuff.
It's still not that bizarre.

Well if I saw random shapes and letters floating around (and flashing sometimes like in some games) I would run.

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:36 am

Obviously you can't solve the riddle.

Hint2: Think with two numbers under 6, and with arithmatec and spelling.

(the misspelling combined with 'and spelling' is only a joke)

Qloof234 · Post by **Qloof234** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:40 am

MyNameIsKooky wrote:
mqdar wrote:
MyNameIsKooky wrote:
mqdar wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:It is. It has many names really. A glitch so bizarre, it needs to have more than just one name!
That glitch isn't so bizarre... is it?
Eh. The game attempts to create 256 fruits but ends up making garbage instead. I don't like getting close to garbage-y stuff.
It's still not that bizarre.
Well if I saw random shapes and letters floating around (and flashing sometimes like in some games) I would run.

It's because of an overflow error - since the fruit counter is incremented every level, it loops back to 0, and when it starts drawing fruit it loops back to 255. Thus it draws 256 fruit, because the game is programmed to stop drawing fruit when it hits 0.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:32 am

Nobody wrote:Obviously you can't solve the riddle.

Hint2: Think with two numbers under 6, and with arithmatec and spelling.

(the misspelling combined with 'and spelling' is only a joke)

I had no idea topic was still in use.

I think I know the solution of your riddle now, but in that case

Doesn't the number 1.3333........ also belong with the 1,7, and 12?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:30 pm

Marinus wrote:
Nobody wrote:Obviously you can't solve the riddle.

Hint2: Think with two numbers under 6, and with arithmatec and spelling.

(the misspelling combined with 'and spelling' is only a joke)
I had no idea topic was still in use.

I think I know the solution of your riddle now, but in that case
Doesn't the number 1.3333........ also belong with the 1,7, and 12?

Yes, I suppose it does.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:37 pm

Thanks. In that case I'm pretty sure the solution is:

1 (4-3)
7 (4+3)
1.3333.... (4/3)
12 (4*3)

Can I post my riddle now about the dog with the little piece of metal at the end of its tail now, or do you all know that riddle for a long time?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:43 pm

Sure, post the riddle.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:52 pm

A dog is walking from Amsterdam to Paris, a distance of 600 kilometers. It starts walking with a speed of 1 meter/second. Its tail goes up and down and every second the piece of metal, which is at the end of its tail, hits the ground. Every time the dog hears the ticking of the metal on the ground, it doubles its speed. So, after one second it goes 2 m/s, a second later 4 m/s, after another second 8 m/s, 16, 32 etc.

The question is: what's the dogs speed when it arrives in Paris?

gameboy991 · Post by **gameboy991** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:00 pm

Wow...when the dog gets to Paris, it'll be moving pretty fast!

No, I do not have the answer.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:10 pm

Pretty fast is right. It's a pretty fast dog.

But I'd rather get a number as an anwer, and an explanation or calculation.

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:39 am

The dog won't get there. He'll get tired of running so fast and collapse.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:54 am

No, the dog will reach the finish in time. It's a very special high speed dog.

I think it's much too early yet to give the answer, but there's really one right answer with an precise speed: so many meters per second.

tyteen4a03 · Post by **tyteen4a03** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:12 am

Another 2^n question.

The answer is 4.1495155688809929585124078636912e+180

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:32 am

I'm sorry Tyteen, but the answer is not right. I have no idea how you came to that anwer, but the speed can never be higher then 600,000 m/s (600km/s). If the dog would walk that speed, he would reach the finish in 1 second. I guess with a speed of 10^180 it would be halfway Jupiter.

MyNameIsKooky · Post by **MyNameIsKooky** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 3:59 am

Hm...

Using algebra:
(n/2)(2a+(n-1)d)=y
Convert to suit the question:
(x/2)(4+(x-1)2)=600
Simplify:
(x/2)(4+(x-1)2)=600
(x/2)(2x+2)=600
(x/2)(2x)+(x/2)(2)=600
x^2+x=600
Solve:
x(x+1)=600
x=24
I believe that the answer is 24 km/s!