Once upon a time... A Puzzle
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so no takers on this one?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
1113213211i'll give it another day or so before revealing..
no more puzzles? i'm addicted to things like this..
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31131211131221?
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bingo! nice work remus
the puzzle is called a look-say.. basically, look at the line then say/write what you see..
1 = one one.. there is one one so the next line is 11
11= two ones.. there are two ones so the next line is 21
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@unknownuser said:
so no takers on this one?
Seems I have given the solution in my previous post?
Reread it carrefully
And the task to keep fresh research for others 
SCQTDU next one?
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@unknownuser said:
@unknownuser said:
so no takers on this one?
Seems I have given the solution in my previous post?
oh man, you're right..
- 1n1e1x1t1space1l1i1n1e1
i fully missed what you were saying there
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@unknownuser said:
SCQTDU next one?
(little hint in my name in my signature)i barely know any french but it appears to work in spanish as well.. uno,dos,tres,quatro,cinco,seis..
my guess for the next letter would then be 'C' for cero.. if C is wrong then my guess is:
whatever the first letter is in the translation of 'zero' in french..
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zero is zero...
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Try this:
1,1,2,3,5,8,13...
Whats the next number?
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seems 21 but in this sort of successions there are often several arguing possibilities
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@unknownuser said:
Try this:
1,1,2,3,5,8,13...
What's the next number?
Fibonacci ...21,34,55,89,144,233,377,610,987,1597,2584,4181,6765... etc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number -
Yes but this one will also valuable
1 1 2 3 5 8 13 13 14 15 20 25 25 etc...sure totally arbitrary but apply with an interval repetition -
Outside a room there are three light switches. Each switch is connected to a different light bulb inside the room.
Each of the three switches can be either 'ON' or 'OFF'.
You are allowed to set each switch the way you want it and then enter the room. you can only do this once.Your task is to then determine which switch controls which bulb. How can you do it?
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I ask someone to stay outside the room and help me.
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I tie a string to one of the switches, then enter the room.
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I call the architect and tell him how bad his design is for having put the switches outside.
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I give up.
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@ecuadorian said:
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I ask someone to stay outside the room and help me.
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I tie a string to one of the switches, then enter the room.
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I call the architect and tell him how bad his design is for having put the switches outside.
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I give up.
haha #3 sounds good.
1 & 2 are not allowed. (or anything like those)
4 - nah - there's a real solutionoh, and i should add.. if you fail, something terrible will happen.. let's say nuclear war
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Is there a sneaky trick to it, or is there a combination of on/offs that you can set to work it out?
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Ok, I cheated and found the answer online. I can give a hint: The thing you can only do once is enter the room.
And I'll give you a puzzle I've just made up. This one is for the Japanese speakers and Japanese language learners in the forum:
3txq
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no Remus. Nothing sneaky.
[edit] well, maybe.. there isn't a sole combination of on/off's that will tell you the answer.. there's something else to it but that something else is logic based.. not something you're going to be mad about when you realize the solution..
and yeah, you can only enter the room once.. you can do whatever you want prior to going in.
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@unknownuser said:
Outside a room there are three light switches. Each switch is connected to a different light bulb inside the room.
Each of the three switches can be either 'ON' or 'OFF'.
You are allowed to set each switch the way you want it and then enter the room. you can only do this once.Your task is to then determine which switch controls which bulb. How can you do it?
Flip the switch, then look in the room through the doorway (without entering it).
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