Prof. Templeton
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Well done plainglazed, plasmid and Thalia
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The mirrored blocks (other then square) may be placed horizontally or vertically, for example a mirrored block of length 3 may be placed in any three consecutive cells in a row or column. Your attempt is quite acceptable, but much less then the longest length that I have. Although, to be honest, there may exist a better solution then that.
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The beam length would be 2, because it would traverse a total of two diagonals or four half diagonals.
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My 14,10,17,15 and 3 within the clergy may dress My 9,10,2 and 5 is to be the initiate, coalesce My 9,7,3,10 and 2 is the object you keep My 11, 5 and 13 is so briny and deep My 5,12,4 and 7 is often repeated My 12,4,13,7 and 11 is order defeated My 6,1 and 8 is erected with dexterity My whole is the irony of clarity
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I'm not sure what you mean. The mirrors are actually square or rectangular blocks with four (or all, doesn't matter) mirrored surfaces. The OP says they cannot touch, plus if you place one at 7F the beam is reflected away from 7E.
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I apologize for the delay in answering. My wife dragged my out of the house to go indoor rock climbing and Christmas shopping (I'm a bit of a homebody by nature). All your assumptions where correct, however I sometimes forget that I know the intended rules while others don't.
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It would exit at the middle of 3A. Correctly stated No rotation is allowed. The mirrored block should be placed exactly covering the cells on the grid. You can and should use all of the mirrored block available to you. (4-one cell blocks, 3-two cell blocks, 2-three cell blocks, 1-four cell block) Mirror squares and grid squares are the same size. A square's diagonal length is stated at 1 unit to make the beam length easier to count since the beam always travels on the diagonal.
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Yes
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On a 10 x 10 grid table, a light beam enters from the middle of the top left cell at an angle of 45 degrees as indicated by the arrow. When the beam reaches a mirror it is reflected and its path ends when it reaches the edge of the table. Place the mirrors on the table to create the maximum beam length. The mirrors may not touch each other, not even diagonally. The size and quantities of the mirrors you can use are shown below. A squares diagonal length will be 1 unit. What is the longest beam you can make?
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Omg, I broke it. Don't mind my paint skills. Splendid! As any single parent of twins that don't get along well with others will tell you; they prefer to stand next to as few of these children as possible, but certainly can't get away from their own. So I'd go with Kudos for quickness. I have another variation I'll post later.
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Elementary!
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At a recent convention of "Single parents of twins that don’t play well with others" , a group of single parents stood with their twins on a grid waiting for a lecture to begin. Arrange two children next to each parent (P on the grid) so that they are touching at either the edge or the corner. The children, since they do not play well with others, cannot touch each other, not even diagonally and not even siblings. The numbers to the sides represent the number of children in the respective row or column. Or if you prefer this format
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You got it MoMa? Ah, I think you have it on the run now.
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No. It will be a one word answer, but I see what you did there. Also...
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You're getting ahead of yourself. I personally think the clues should be established and highlighted first before proceeding on so there is a progression to the decoding. Feel free to share your thought processes.
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All I know is
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How about
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its a nice puzzle........ i think it will take a lot of time to unfold the answer Well, that's not the answer in this case. Judgments on this puzzle may have to wait until a solution is drawn out. Some riddles are surprisingly simple once the clues are known. We should probably discuss how one should go about giving adequate clues without revealing too much.
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Twas on the internet, of course. If you study it, there is an elegant pattern contained within.
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Honestants and swindlecants XI
Prof. Templeton replied to Prof. Templeton's question in New Logic/Math Puzzles
It has been a long time, but i think the Randomcant God would answer "yes" if only one of the other Gods would answer the same question with a "yes". If both of the other Gods answer the same way the Randomcant answers "no". -
Here's a schedule I found
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Well the math is easy The scheduling is more difficult but you could probably force a schedule after a bit.
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What are the elements of a good puzzle or riddle? Do they need to employ logic, numbers or words? Should the answer be obtained only after taking multiple steps or should it be built upon the most basic of foundations? Is it best to be structurally complex or simply elegant? I think it was the artist Samuel F.B. Morse who first said “A puzzle should excite the brain and enliven the spirit” Later Pingala would take his remarks a step further and claim that “brain and spirit are the binary elements of a good riddle. With the right ingredients an enticing riddle can always be formed, but is there one element that is a requirement? I think the clues to that may remain hidden. XR,QA,YR,GK,NJ,B,KZ,CE,O,K,DY,CNT,N,MV,X,OU,ML,K,NOI,KP Prof. T
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Sounds like a hand shaking problem.