bonanova Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 When Davey and the boys burst into Morty's last night, they found Alex over in the corner, scribbling on a sheet of paper. Wonder what he's up to tonight, said Jaimie. I'm almost finished, came the reply, pour me an O'Doule's and I'll be right over. Now, I know this infinity stuff scares the b'jesus outta you boys, so I promise to stay away from it, at least for tonight. It's a simple puzzle, really. Ya know how some words start or end with the sound of a number? Well here's 16 of them. For example the word GREAT might be represented as [G][R][8]. You get the idea. So there's sixteen numbers here, but when you've found them, that's only part of it. The real puzzle is what to do with them afterward. Ya know how I don't like to give all that many clues, but I will say this: 16 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4. When you've figured that out, you'll have a single number, and as promised, it won't be infinity. I'd stand on my head before going there again. At least for tonight. Tell me the single number, and you win. Edited to clarify the "number sounds" either begin or end the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 do all of the numbers fit in the start and end cos i have some that are in the middle. so far i have Reveal hidden contents 1derland 2tor 4ever 2sday Perchlor8 1derous every1 then some that seem ok but wont fit or dont have numbers at the start/end pa10t her0ism equ8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 "KamZhiYhi":88802 said: do all of the numbers fit in the start and end cos i have some that are in the middle. so far i have Reveal hidden contents 1derland 2tor 4ever 2sday Perchlor8 1derous every1 then some that seem ok but wont fit or dont have numbers at the start/end pa10t her0ism equ8 Yes. The words either begin or end with a number sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Shouldn't #4 be 7 boxes for calcul8 instead of 6 boxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Here's what I have so far: Reveal hidden contents Spread Knowledge: educ8 This evening: 2night Original Making: cre8 Solve Math(6): (calcul8) in harmony: 2gether from the crowd(4): all people: every1 place with Alice: 1derland infinite time: 4ever learning helper: 2tor divide: separ8 courage: 4titude astonishing: 1derous renounce anger: plac8 following monday: 2sday CIO4: Perchlor8 And I am guessing one of the two I don't have needs a (1) as part of the word because there are only 3 other 1's and all the others are 2's, 4's and 8's so we reasonably could expect four 1's Based on that, I am guessing the single magic number is: Reveal hidden contents 8 because the numbers add up to either 68, 64, or 62. Probably 64 which would be 8*8. Then I guess the number could be 2, because 8 = 2*2*2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 i can't figure out "from the crowd" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Reveal hidden contents 2^6 Reveal hidden contents spread knowledge: educ8 this evening: 2night original making: cre8 solve math(6): estim8 in harmony: 2gether from the crowd: all people: every1 place with alice: 1derland infinite time: 4ever learning helper: 2tor divide: separ8 courage: 4titude astonishing: 1derful renounce anger: 4bear following monday: 2sday cio4: perchlor8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Better descriptions for two of the numbers: from the crowd --> nobody in particular renounce anger --> remove condemnation that should correct one of them. Then, remember the clue, and ... Reveal hidden contents ... make four groups of 4 number each. Do something mathematically simple to the numbers in each group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Reveal hidden contents 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 A spoiler is buried in the OP. It may identify the number, but to win you have to find it from the grid results. Reveal hidden contents When you've figured that out, you'll have a single number, and as promised, it won't be infinity. I'd stand on my head before going there again. At least for tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 any help writersblock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Not sure where the math part is going. Maybe it's 61 rather than 64? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 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. Reveal hidden contents 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Reveal hidden contents ((8 / 2) / * 8 = 4 2 + 1 + 1 * 1 = 4 4 * 2 - 8 + 4 = 4 8 / ((1 * 4) / 2) = 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 "tunedslick":a5b49 said: Reveal hidden contents ((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 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Clue summary Reveal hidden contents 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 there are too many add ons to this, revise and repost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Reveal hidden contents is the Answer 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Apologies for the friggin bad clues. Here it is. Reveal hidden contents 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Explanation [i think this post was lost over the weekend] Reveal hidden contents 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 Z E R O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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When Davey and the boys burst into Morty's last night, they found
Alex over in the corner, scribbling on a sheet of paper. Wonder what
he's up to tonight, said Jaimie. I'm almost finished, came the reply,
pour me an O'Doule's and I'll be right over.
Now, I know this infinity stuff scares the b'jesus outta you boys,
so I promise to stay away from it, at least for tonight.
It's a simple puzzle, really. Ya know how some words start or
end with the sound of a number? Well here's 16 of them.
For example the word GREAT might be represented as [G][R][8].
You get the idea. So there's sixteen numbers here, but when
you've found them, that's only part of it.
The real puzzle is what to do with them afterward.
Ya know how I don't like to give all that many clues, but I will
say this: 16 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4.
When you've figured that out, you'll have a single number,
and as promised, it won't be infinity. I'd stand on my head
before going there again. At least for tonight.
Tell me the single number, and you win.
Edited to clarify the "number sounds" either begin or end the word.
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