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wu :: forums    riddles    hard (Moderators: william wu, Grimbal, towr, Icarus, ThudnBlunder, SMQ, Eigenray)    Square formation « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Square formation  (Read 7820 times) H7 Guest Square formation   « on: Oct 2nd, 2004, 6:56pm » Quote Modify Remove Hey, has anyone been able to solve the square formation riddle?   It's been eluding me for a couple of hours now. IP Logged Icarus wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Boldly going where even angels fear to tread.     Gender: Posts: 4863 Re: Square formation   « Reply #1 on: Oct 7th, 2004, 8:51pm » Quote Modify It's somewhere in the Hard forum. I believe SWF posted the solution. At least, he posted a replacement. 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 H7 Guest Re: Square formation   « Reply #2 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 9:03pm » Quote Modify Remove I tried searching for it, but I can't seem to find the board.   Sorry, if it's already posted. -_-   Could Mr.SWF post again?   IP Logged SWF Uberpuzzler     Posts: 879 Re: Square formation   SqFormation.gif « Reply #3 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 6:37pm » Quote Modify I don't remember solving this one, but maybe I questioned its suitability for being in the Hard section.  If it really has been unsolved since being posted a couple of years ago, maybe it really does belong in "Hard".  You don't even need to move two of the pieces and two of the others don't have to be rotated. IP Logged mikedagr8 Uberpuzzler A rich man is one who is content; not wealthy.     Gender: Posts: 1105 Re: Square formation   « Reply #4 on: Jul 19th, 2007, 2:26am » Quote Modify wow, this was sad to figure out, i am so unvisual it is not funny, but this took only a few minutes, this is a medium i think. IP Logged "It's not that I'm correct, it's that you're just not correct, and so; I am right." - M.P.E. towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: Square formation   « Reply #5 on: Jul 19th, 2007, 2:44am » Quote Modify I'd probably go as far as to put it in easy (based on the criterion "once you see it it's obviously right"). But people coming from the 'main' site, would look for it in hard.. IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB 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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