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In name reflecting secrets known, A golden truth in life is shown A life so dear, so soon begun A life half lived before ‘twas done. Three and three and three again, Embraced in like millennium Point afore to journey’s end Whenas another didst begin. Gracile, loved, bejeweled and bold, Hacked and hewn, defiled old. Rescued from the stony cold And brought to light, my story told.

Hi Clinton. I tried to give a hint when I referred to you as Einstein when you were after primes, but it was an unconscious typo. I meant to say Eisenstein. 101 is an Eisenstein prime number.

Yeah! Your convictions are correct!

No, sorry. (And I meant Eisenstein, not Albert . . . oops)

Sounds promising; have one in mind, Einstein?

Nothing so far. No one can seem to get this one's number. Looks like Plainglazed is needed to wrap this one up.

Nothing yet. Some are almost right on the number; keep trying.

No, except for the "reusing" rule that states . . . any stone reused is to be considered a separate stone.

The hint has me more confused Hmmm. One of those has potential.

Well, there really are no established rules. I was curious if anyone had a better way than I do it. I actually use this method for my own workout and thought it would be a thought provoking puzzler for anyone interested. But I keep having to set boundaries for all you logic masters out there

[quote name='JTZero' date='30 April 2010 - 02:47 AM' timestamp='1272592052 ' post='225466'] Ok with that said, can you still be more specific on not using the same stone twice?

sorry guys, none of those.

No cluttering the ground with stones; they need to go back into the rock pile.

Pretty clever solutions here. I like the cheese and beer idea. That method occurred to me as well. Let me refine: Bob would not be able to use the bricks in the wall as markers. Let’s say they are too small or uniform or the top is plastered across. In any case, using bricks in the wall as indicators is out. Bob is too tired and too intent on his metaphysical speculations to worry about spacing or setting up a binary system. Just lumber over to the stones, plop one up and get right back to those steps. Quick and easy. Bob has two options: either pick up a stone and put it on the wall, or knock it off. Never use the same stone. Never pick up or reposition a stone once placed. How many on the wall now?

Sorry Kody, not those. Remember, it's not an animate "thing"

Philosopher Bob exercises every morning. He does steps up a flight of emergency stairs leading to the second floor egress door from the courtyard of his apartment high-rise. He first does single steps to the top, descends, runs up the flight, descends, then he takes the steps two at a time and comes down. Set done. He does ten of these for a good aerobic workout. But there’s a reason why he varies his routine in one set, other than for mere variety. Being such a deep thinker, especially when doing rote exercises, he tends to forget mundane things, like how many repetitions he’s done. In fact, he is so deep, he can’t remember past one. If he did the same single-step climbs twice in a row, he would actually lose track of how many he did! What a brilliant guy! But this problem also applies to how many sets he’s done. To help him keep track, when he finishes a set, he can place little white stones (all identical) on a knee-high brick wall surrounding a well landscaped garden near the steps, thus keeping count. Question: What is the least number of stones Bob needs to put on the brick wall to keep count in a ten-set workout? Explain.

Sorry RSN. Not it. This one's a little off the wall. Not a "thing." BTW: There's a good reason why I know PG figured out the answer. If you or anyone else are up for a little sleuthing, you might be able to do likewise.

Nope. Plainglazed knows the answer. I believe he begged off to allow others to have a shot, being the nice guy he is and all. Keep at it though. Cheers!

Nah, I'm pretty much golfed out.

Good guesses but . . .