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wu :: forums    riddles    general problem-solving / chatting / whatever (Moderators: Eigenray, Icarus, ThudnBlunder, Grimbal, william wu, towr, SMQ)    Puzzles that will not die... « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Puzzles that will not die...  (Read 1838 times) James Fingas Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 949 Puzzles that will not die...   « on: Aug 21st, 2003, 11:36am » Quote Modify Here are the URLs for people who've missed any of them (not that I see how you could...)   0.999... Three words that end with "gry" The Monty Hall Show Two Coin Flips Greater Than God The Cryptic Address all those Number Sequences Hamming Distance Cigarettes 100 Prisoners and a Light Bulb The Pop Quiz really badly named puzzles He Who Made Me This Poll   Runners-Up Arab Shiekh Camels Foot Size Implies Spelling Ability Brothers and Sisters I Have None... Brown Eyes and Red Eyes The Impish Pixie Rich People Don't Need Me « Last Edit: Aug 21st, 2003, 11:37am by James Fingas » IP Logged Doc, I'm addicted to advice! What should I do? towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #1 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 12:36pm » Quote Modify the cryptic adress was solved wasn't it? So it can probably rest in piece now.. IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB James Fingas Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 949 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #2 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 1:01pm » Quote Modify That's true. But maybe somebody will be retroactively sick of it.   Truth is, most of these puzzles are solved ... for reasonable people! IP Logged Doc, I'm addicted to advice! What should I do? Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #3 on: Aug 23rd, 2003, 7:56pm » Quote Modify For most of these, there is a simple solution - if you are sick of a puzzle, just ignore it. (I know - it's like picking at a scab. You know you shouldn't do it, but it itches too much to leave it alone.) I am more bothered by those who demand that if they themselves are not interested in an exchange, it should never happen.   On the other hand, it would be nice if newbies did not keep posting the same few puzzles over and over again. I don't blame them - they don't have the wherewithal yet to know how to find the previous threads. Maybe the availability of the search function and suggestions on how to use it could be made more visible.   However, of all the problem puzzles on the site, to my mind the worst is the one that not only keeps being posted over and over and over again, but is invariably mistated. So the puzzle is nothing more than a bald-faced lie, with its intended solution(s) irreconcilable with what was actually said. That puzzle is of course "Three words that end in GRY". IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous william wu wu::riddles Administrator     Gender: Posts: 1291 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #4 on: Aug 23rd, 2003, 9:37pm » Quote Modify on Aug 23rd, 2003, 7:56pm, Icarus wrote: So the puzzle is nothing more than a bald-faced lie, with its intended solution(s) irreconcilable with what was actually said. That puzzle is of course "Three words that end in GRY".   Yup. That's exactly what I voted for and why. Although I was very tempted to vote for the 100 prisoners problem, for which I had recently received a phenomenal 100 day solution via e-mail. It only works if prisoners are allowed to commit suicide. The e-mailer goes so far as to parenthesize possible ways of committing suicide: "(by sticking fingers in light socket or biting their wrists till they bleed to death etc ...)" IP Logged [ wu ] : http://wuriddles.com / http://forums.wuriddles.com Sir Col Uberpuzzler impudens simia et macrologus profundus fabulae     Gender: Posts: 1825 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #5 on: Aug 24th, 2003, 4:29am » Quote Modify What a scary imagination some people have!     Anything badly named, got my vote. Like Icarus's proverbial scab you just have to have a peek at the "I bet you can't solve this!" thread. I can't remember the last time I ever read such a thread and thought to myself, "Cor, I'm really glad I read this." In my view, lack of imagination/originality with thread title has so far equated to the same with the quality of the puzzle. IP Logged mathschallenge.net / projecteuler.net SWF Uberpuzzler     Posts: 879 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #6 on: Aug 24th, 2003, 10:53am » Quote Modify Even though I rarely look at it, I am most sick of .999, but like badly named riddles and most of the others on the list I am not often tempted to read them.  I read new posts to 100 Prisoners because there is still a good unsolved problem there, but most of the time it is somebody else suggesting some solution that bypasses the intent of the question (and has been given by others before).  So I'd say 100 Prisoners is most frustrating to me.   I am tired of seeing Hamming distance and Cigarettes Clique always stuck at the top of the page when the combination of those two threads has received a total of two new posts since January: an erroneous solution and a somebody pointing out the error. IP Logged Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #7 on: Aug 24th, 2003, 6:58pm » Quote Modify on Aug 24th, 2003, 4:29am, Sir Col wrote: I can't remember the last time I ever read such a thread and thought to myself, "Cor, I'm really glad I read this."   As a Yank, I'd never say "Cor", but - Yes! IP Logged "Pi goes on and on and on ... And e is just as cursed. I wonder: Which is larger When their digits are reversed? " - Anonymous TenaliRaman Uberpuzzler I am no special. I am only passionately curious.     Gender: Posts: 1001 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #8 on: Aug 25th, 2003, 9:15am » Quote Modify would i get a hint to this poll??   i would have preferred multiple choice here tho   IP Logged Self discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle - Antoine de Saint Exupery James Fingas Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 949 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #9 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 9:22am » Quote Modify No multiple choice for you! Besides, we already know which puzzles you are most sick of: the ones in the poll!   [/everyone same as me] IP Logged Doc, I'm addicted to advice! What should I do? TenaliRaman Uberpuzzler I am no special. I am only passionately curious.     Gender: Posts: 1001 Re: Puzzles that will not die...   « Reply #10 on: Aug 27th, 2003, 11:51am » Quote Modify on Aug 27th, 2003, 9:22am, James Fingas wrote: No multiple choice for you! Besides, we already know which puzzles you are most sick of: the ones in the poll!   [/everyone same as me]   LOL!!!   IP Logged Self discovery comes when a man measures himself against an obstacle - Antoine de Saint Exupery Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ => general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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