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[tunedslick]

any help writersblock?

[Writersblock]

Not sure where the math part is going. Maybe it's 61 rather than 64?

[bonanova]

OP meant to imply the answer was a single-digit number.

Here are the 16 numbers you need to find the answer.
Remember to think in groups of four.

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8 2 8 8 => ?
2 1 1 1 => ?
4 2 8 4 => ?
1 4 2 8 => ?

Don't place too much emphasis on the fact they're all powers of 2.
It just turns out that the sounds of these numbers commonly occur in words.

[tunedslick]

Spoiler for solution

((8 / 2) / * 8 = 4
2 + 1 + 1 * 1 = 4
4 * 2 - 8 + 4 = 4
8 / ((1 * 4) / 2) = 4

[bonanova]

Spoiler for solution

((8 / 2) / * 8 = 4
2 + 1 + 1 * 1 = 4
4 * 2 - 8 + 4 = 4
8 / ((1 * 4) / 2) = 4

Not bad.

Right track, but doesn't answer to all the clues, including now this one.
Use only one arithmetic function - [the simplest one]

Then there's one final step.

This is fun ...

[bonanova]

Clue summary

Spoiler for hints

The title - return from infinity
Alex's promise to stay away from infinity
Alex standing on his head before going to infinity tonight
improved descriptions for 2 of the 16 numbers
grid with the correct 16 numbers
16 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 [make four groups of four numbers]
answer is a single-digit number
do something mathematically simple to the numbers in each group [use only one arithmetic function]
then one final step.

[tunedslick]

there are too many add ons to this, revise and repost

[TheChaos92]

Spoiler for solution

is the Answer 8

[bonanova]

Apologies for the friggin bad clues.
Here it is.

Spoiler for solution

Sum of 8 2 8 8 => 26
Sum of 2 1 1 1 => 5
Sum of 4 2 8 4 => 18
Sum of 1 4 2 8 => 15

26.5.18.15 => answer

[bonanova]

Explanation [I think this post was lost over the weekend]

Spoiler for solution

The title - return from infinity
Alex's promise to stay away from infinity
How far from infinity can you get?

Alex standing on his head before going to infinity tonight
That's inversion. What is 1/[infinity]?

improved descriptions for 2 of the 16 numbers
grid with the correct 16 numbers
8 2 8 8 2 1 1 1 4 2 8 4 1 4 2 8

16 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 [make four groups of four numbers]
8 2 8 8
2 1 1 1
4 2 8 4
1 4 2 8

do something mathematically simple to the numbers in each group [use only one arithmetic function]
Add them. => 26 5 18 15

then one final step.
Count into the alphabet.

answer is a single-digit number
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