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MADAM, grab your LANCE and BRACE yourself! DINGOs STOLE your CHIMP GUARDing the ABYSS that leads to the VAULT. Your treasured EASEL holding a painting of a SPOILed LEMON on a STOOL is in danger! Is it KARMA? (KARMA)

BRACE yourself, DINGOs STOLE your CHIMP GUARDing the ABYSS where a VAULT with an EASEL holding a painting of a SPOILed LEMON on a STOOL. (GUARD) Going to start adding new guesses to my story.

EASEL

DINGO

bah... I liked my answer. I am going to build my island when I get home. They do not let me play with anything sharp (like colored pencils) at work.

CHIMP

BRACE

ABYSS

Guess that isn't technically an island... This one is surrounded by the same body of water.

edit - fixed layout

You are correct! Darth, tell them what they have won!

It could go bad for you depending on how your friend's family is.

Ah no. You are at a disadvantage with this one due to your age I think.

Does your friend own the computer? *I think* that if your friend wants you to write code for him to use on his own computer then you can code whatever you want. *I think* the only legality comes into play if the computer you are putting the code on does not belong to either you or your friend.

Huh?

You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe.

Break up the equation into a smaller equation. 7*8 > 7+8 > 7/8 > 7-8 Show that for n > 1 n*(n+1) > n+(n+1) > n/(n+1) > n-(n+1) When n = 1 then n+(n+1) > n*(n+1) > n/(n+1) > n-(n+1) With or without parentheses once 1+2 is done every number combination will be > 1 so the largest value will be obtained with a multiplication. Does this logic sound right? been a long time since I did this kind of stuff. edit - grammar/typing fail

I believe this is impossible without some trick. The * 9 doesn't work because then 2 * 5 - 1/2 * 10 = 21/9 = 7/3 there is no way to get a /3. Using parentheses to get the * 9 in the division would also get the * 10 and there is no way to get a large enough number on top.

Are parentheses allowed? With order of operations 1+2*3*4*5*6*7*8 = 40321 since the multiplication would take place before the addition.

Well, I guess it is ok to give you more info... Using the limits of c here are the limits of b. If c = 26 then 25.62 <= b <= 36.24 --- 26 <= b <= 26 If c = 27 then 25.10 <= b <= 35.50 --- 26 <= b <= 27 If c = 28 then 24.55 <= b <= 34.71 --- 25 <= b <= 28 If c = 29 then 23.96 <= b <= 33.88 --- 24 <= b <= 29 If c = 30 then 23.33 <= b <= 33.00 --- 24 <= b <= 30 If c = 31 then 22.67 <= b <= 32.06 --- 23 <= b <= 31 If c = 32 then 21.97 <= b <= 31.06 --- 22 <= b <= 31 If c = 33 then 21.21 <= b <= 30.00 --- 22 <= b <= 30 If c = 34 then 20.41 <= b <= 28.86 --- 21 <= b <= 28 If c = 35 then 19.54 <= b <= 27.64 --- 20 <= b <= 27 If c = 36 then 18.61 <= b <= 26.32 --- 19 <= b <= 26 If c = 37 then 17.61 <= b <= 24.90 --- 18 <= b <= 24 If c = 38 then 16.51 <= b <= 23.35 --- 17 <= b <= 23 If c = 39 then 15.30 <= b <= 21.63 --- 16 <= b <= 21 If c = 40 then 13.95 <= b <= 19.72 --- 14 <= b <= 19 If c = 41 then 12.41 <= b <= 17.55 --- 13 <= b <= 17 If c = 42 then 10.61 <= b <= 15.00 --- 11 <= b <= 15 If c = 43 then 8.37 <= b <= 11.83 --- 9 <= b <= 11 If c = 44 then 5.15 <= b <= 7.28 --- 6 <= b <= 7 From that here are the 113 values of b and c you would have to check for integer values of a. Using a spreedsheet tool like excel or google docs it is easy to find the 11 unique sets of [a,b,c]. [?, b, c] : 1989 - c^2 - b^2 = a^2 [?,26,26] : 1989 - 26^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,26,27] : 1989 - 27^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,27] : 1989 - 27^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,25,28] : 1989 - 28^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,28] : 1989 - 28^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,28] : 1989 - 28^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,28,28] : 1989 - 28^2 - 28^2 = a^2 [?,24,29] : 1989 - 29^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,29] : 1989 - 29^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,29] : 1989 - 29^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,29] : 1989 - 29^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,28,29] : 1989 - 29^2 - 28^2 = a^2 [?,29,29] : 1989 - 29^2 - 29^2 = a^2 [?,24,30] : 1989 - 30^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,30] : 1989 - 30^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,30] : 1989 - 30^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,30] : 1989 - 30^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,28,30] : 1989 - 30^2 - 28^2 = a^2 [?,29,30] : 1989 - 30^2 - 29^2 = a^2 [?,30,30] : 1989 - 30^2 - 30^2 = a^2 [?,23,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,24,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,28,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 28^2 = a^2 [?,29,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 29^2 = a^2 [?,30,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 30^2 = a^2 [?,31,31] : 1989 - 31^2 - 31^2 = a^2 [?,22,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 22^2 = a^2 [?,23,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,24,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,28,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 28^2 = a^2 [?,29,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 29^2 = a^2 [?,30,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 30^2 = a^2 [?,31,32] : 1989 - 32^2 - 31^2 = a^2 [?,22,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 22^2 = a^2 [?,23,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,24,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,28,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 28^2 = a^2 [?,29,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 29^2 = a^2 [?,30,33] : 1989 - 33^2 - 30^2 = a^2 [?,21,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 21^2 = a^2 [?,22,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 22^2 = a^2 [?,23,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,24,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,28,34] : 1989 - 34^2 - 28^2 = a^2 [?,20,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 20^2 = a^2 [?,21,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 21^2 = a^2 [?,22,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 22^2 = a^2 [?,23,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,24,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,27,35] : 1989 - 35^2 - 27^2 = a^2 [?,19,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 19^2 = a^2 [?,20,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 20^2 = a^2 [?,21,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 21^2 = a^2 [?,22,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 22^2 = a^2 [?,23,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,24,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,25,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 25^2 = a^2 [?,26,36] : 1989 - 36^2 - 26^2 = a^2 [?,18,37] : 1989 - 37^2 - 18^2 = a^2 [?,19,37] : 1989 - 37^2 - 19^2 = a^2 [?,20,37] : 1989 - 37^2 - 20^2 = a^2 [?,21,37] : 1989 - 37^2 - 21^2 = a^2 [?,22,37] : 1989 - 37^2 - 22^2 = a^2 [?,23,37] : 1989 - 37^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,24,37] : 1989 - 37^2 - 24^2 = a^2 [?,17,38] : 1989 - 38^2 - 17^2 = a^2 [?,18,38] : 1989 - 38^2 - 18^2 = a^2 [?,19,38] : 1989 - 38^2 - 19^2 = a^2 [?,20,38] : 1989 - 38^2 - 20^2 = a^2 [?,21,38] : 1989 - 38^2 - 21^2 = a^2 [?,22,38] : 1989 - 38^2 - 22^2 = a^2 [?,23,38] : 1989 - 38^2 - 23^2 = a^2 [?,16,39] : 1989 - 39^2 - 16^2 = a^2 [?,17,39] : 1989 - 39^2 - 17^2 = a^2 [?,18,39] : 1989 - 39^2 - 18^2 = a^2 [?,19,39] : 1989 - 39^2 - 19^2 = a^2 [?,20,39] : 1989 - 39^2 - 20^2 = a^2 [?,21,39] : 1989 - 39^2 - 21^2 = a^2 [?,14,40] : 1989 - 40^2 - 14^2 = a^2 [?,15,40] : 1989 - 40^2 - 15^2 = a^2 [?,16,40] : 1989 - 40^2 - 16^2 = a^2 [?,17,40] : 1989 - 40^2 - 17^2 = a^2 [?,18,40] : 1989 - 40^2 - 18^2 = a^2 [?,19,40] : 1989 - 40^2 - 19^2 = a^2 [?,13,41] : 1989 - 41^2 - 13^2 = a^2 [?,14,41] : 1989 - 41^2 - 14^2 = a^2 [?,15,41] : 1989 - 41^2 - 15^2 = a^2 [?,16,41] : 1989 - 41^2 - 16^2 = a^2 [?,17,41] : 1989 - 41^2 - 17^2 = a^2 [?,11,42] : 1989 - 42^2 - 11^2 = a^2 [?,12,42] : 1989 - 42^2 - 12^2 = a^2 [?,13,42] : 1989 - 42^2 - 13^2 = a^2 [?,14,42] : 1989 - 42^2 - 14^2 = a^2 [?,15,42] : 1989 - 42^2 - 15^2 = a^2 [?, 9,43] : 1989 - 43^2 - 9^2 = a^2 [?,10,43] : 1989 - 43^2 - 10^2 = a^2 [?,11,43] : 1989 - 43^2 - 11^2 = a^2 [?, 6,44] : 1989 - 44^2 - 6^2 = a^2 [?, 7,44] : 1989 - 44^2 - 7^2 = a^2 edit - fixing spacing.

hurrah Molly Mae!

I have issues with some of this article. It seems to interchange the holographic film with the perception of the hologram. How could a hologram observe itself within itself? Is out conscience supposed to exist outside of the "film" to observe this 3D environment? If the universe is like a holographic film then why can a frog be dissected instead of spawning a smaller universe since we are cutting the "film"? Or does that not work because the cutting is a hologram of us cutting the frog, we aren't actually cutting the film? I can maybe see this expanding to multiple universe theory. Choices cut the film of the universe spawning copies?

The song was my "quote". It is your turn Mister Darth.

Logic? We don't need no stinking logic!