Eli Delventhal
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2012-05-26 07:49:27 » |
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My coworker made this puzzle:
"How am I supposed to get letters out of this? The numbers seem so off-base!"
3057515214
3203718446
3737643614
4025600712
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( the answer is 8 blanks )
I don't know the answer yet, also puzzling it out. I know it isn't base 9 though.
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ra4king
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Reply #1 - Posted
2012-05-26 10:02:02 » |
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Is "the numbers seem so off-base" a clue that these are base-something numbers or are not base-something numbers?
Also, are you given any other clues than 4 rows of 10 numbers?
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pjt33
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Reply #2 - Posted
2012-05-26 11:22:18 » |
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There's one easy way to turn that into 8 letters. Does asjiskel mean anything to you?
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Riven
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Reply #3 - Posted
2012-05-26 15:26:33 » |
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I know it isn't base 9 though.
Why? What are the odds of the numbers having all digits except 9? |
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Eli Delventhal
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Reply #4 - Posted
2012-05-27 07:33:55 » |
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I know because I now know the answer, and the guy who made the puzzle said base 9 was in the wrong direction.  |
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ReBirth
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Reply #5 - Posted
2012-05-27 07:52:09 » |
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Then don't say you know it, put da ANSWAH!  and the HAWTU! |
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Eli Delventhal
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Reply #6 - Posted
2012-05-27 19:37:02 » |
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3057515214 = 0xB63DFACE ...... (bOLdface)
3203718446 = 0xBEF4DD2E ...... (befUddLe)
3737643614 = 0xDEC7EA5E ...... (decReaSe)
4025600712 = 0xEFF1CAC8 ...... (effIcacY)
OL
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ILLUSORY
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davedes
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Reply #7 - Posted
2012-05-27 19:49:01 » |
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How do you get L from 6? And then later from 2? Or are those just "wildcards" and you're supposed to fill in the blanks?
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ReBirth
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Reply #8 - Posted
2012-05-28 04:34:38 » |
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How do you get L from 6? And then later from 2? Or are those just "wildcards" and you're supposed to fill in the blanks?
You mean L from 3 and O from 6? |
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ags1
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Reply #9 - Posted
2012-05-28 18:05:56 » |
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Hmmmm... it walks like a puzzle, talks like a puzzle, but it is not a puzzle.  |
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ra4king
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Reply #10 - Posted
2012-05-28 23:06:46 » |
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My brain = blown.
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Eli Delventhal
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Reply #11 - Posted
2012-05-30 00:11:19 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something.  |
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Jimmt
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Reply #12 - Posted
2012-06-04 03:49:45 » |
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Confused. I think I’ll stick to coding  |
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theagentd
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Reply #13 - Posted
2012-06-04 20:38:19 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something. Self-proclaimed, I suppose. |
Myomyomyo.
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theagentd
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Reply #15 - Posted
2012-06-04 22:24:58 » |
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Obviously...   THERE IS THE NINE-ishhh!  Lol. |
Myomyomyo.
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Eli Delventhal
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Reply #16 - Posted
2012-06-05 03:20:34 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something. Self-proclaimed, I suppose. Nope. He's 5 times the fastest crossword puzzle solver in the nation. And other crap too. I'm sure there's something else to this. |
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gimbal
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Reply #17 - Posted
2012-06-05 10:01:57 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something. Self-proclaimed, I suppose. Nope. He's 5 times the fastest crossword puzzle solver in the nation. And other crap too. I'm sure there's something else to this. That must suck that it has to be something so trivial. Now if he were 5 times the fastest math problem solver... |
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ra4king
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Reply #18 - Posted
2012-06-05 10:09:42 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something. Self-proclaimed, I suppose. Nope. He's 5 times the fastest crossword puzzle solver in the nation. And other crap too. I'm sure there's something else to this. That must suck that it has to be something so trivial. Now if he were 5 times the fastest math problem solver... The Human CPU! :O |
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Sickan
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Reply #19 - Posted
2012-06-05 13:10:29 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something. Self-proclaimed, I suppose. Nope. He's 5 times the fastest crossword puzzle solver in the nation. And other crap too. I'm sure there's something else to this. That must suck that it has to be something so trivial. Now if he were 5 times the fastest math problem solver... The Human CPU! :O Hello, iCPU! |
I'm just here to learn.
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theagentd
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Reply #20 - Posted
2012-06-05 14:20:00 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something. Self-proclaimed, I suppose. Nope. He's 5 times the fastest crossword puzzle solver in the nation. And other crap too. I'm sure there's something else to this. Well, solving puzzles and making puzzles are pretty different. Is a game reviewer/expert good at making games? =S |
Myomyomyo.
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Eli Delventhal
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Reply #21 - Posted
2012-06-05 19:50:17 » |
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Yeah I dunno. Apparently the guy who made this is the 3rd place puzzle master in the country or something. Self-proclaimed, I suppose. Nope. He's 5 times the fastest crossword puzzle solver in the nation. And other crap too. I'm sure there's something else to this. Well, solving puzzles and making puzzles are pretty different. Is a game reviewer/expert good at making games? =S Well, he posts a new puzzle / crossword / whatever every week or so and they're usually solved within an hour. Granted, I work at a brain training company so there are a ton of PHDs and other intellectuals here who are genius at all this stuff themselves. Me, I just code games. |
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