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wu :: forums    riddles    what am i (Moderators: Eigenray, Grimbal, Icarus, ThudnBlunder, towr, william wu, SMQ)    Eraser « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Eraser  (Read 292 times) alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6991 Eraser   « on: Feb 7th, 2018, 12:25am » Quote Modify There are three sixes written on a piece of paper. If I erase one what remains will not be 66. How is THIS possible?! IP Logged alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6991 Re: Eraser   « Reply #1 on: Feb 18th, 2018, 8:53am » Quote Modify Sometimes certain associations are just playing with you. IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Eraser   « Reply #2 on: Feb 21st, 2018, 4:19am » Quote Modify If you have 3 sixes and you erase 1, what remains will be 2 of them, not 66. IP Logged alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6991 Re: Eraser   « Reply #3 on: Feb 21st, 2018, 7:44am » Quote Modify A neat idea! Still, the expected answer remains unsolved; as if there is need to crack it. But, there is . . . « Last Edit: Mar 14th, 2018, 11:21am by alien2 » IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Eraser   « Reply #4 on: Feb 22nd, 2018, 5:35am » Quote Modify If you erase the middle one, you don't get 66 but 6 6.   If you have DCLXVI and you erase I you get DCLXV.  That is 665. « Last Edit: Apr 24th, 2018, 7:03am by Grimbal » IP Logged alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6991 Re: Eraser   « Reply #5 on: Feb 25th, 2018, 7:53am » Quote Modify on Feb 22nd, 2018, 5:35am, Grimbal wrote: If you erase the middle one, you don't get 66 but 6 6.   Yes. This is the expected answer. Or who ever said that three sexes were 666 in the 1st place! They could've been literally three sixes (6 6 6).   « Last Edit: Feb 25th, 2018, 7:56am by alien2 » IP Logged dudiobugtron Uberpuzzler     Posts: 735 Re: Eraser   « Reply #6 on: Apr 23rd, 2018, 6:02pm » Quote Modify If you erase one from 666 you get 665.   I'm a bit late to the party on this one though. IP Logged alien2 Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 6991 Re: Eraser   « Reply #7 on: Apr 24th, 2018, 12:52am » Quote Modify Interesting. But that's an ancient Chinese curse!! IP Logged 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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