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(Message started by: Who, Me? on Jun 7th, 2004, 5:32am)
Title: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by Who, Me? on Jun 7th, 2004, 5:32am
            E, O,
     E, R,
     E, ?,
     N, ?,
     E, N

What goes in the question marks?


A hint, please?
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by Sameer on Jun 7th, 2004, 7:13am
Wow, I solved this in 2 seconds ;-p

::

[hide]

E, O
E, R
E, X
N, T
E, N

[/hide]

extension values to original..

[hide]

N, E
N, N
N, N
N, N
N, Y
E, O
....

[/hide]
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by rmsgrey on Jun 8th, 2004, 4:40am
How about some sort of hint so those of us who lack the instant insight can try and figure out why your answer is right?
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by Sameer on Jun 8th, 2004, 7:05am

on 06/08/04 at 04:40:36, rmsgrey wrote:
How about some sort of hint so those of us who lack the instant insight can try and figure out why your answer is right?



I am sure you were joking, right?

Anywho:

Hint :: [hide] Natural numbers!! [/hide]
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by Grimbal on Jun 8th, 2004, 8:17am
I see.  The 2-column format is misleading.
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by rmsgrey on Jun 9th, 2004, 4:07am

on 06/08/04 at 07:05:10, Sameer wrote:
I am sure you were joking, right?

Nope. With an extremely large (probably finite) field of possible sequences, identifying an unfamiliar disguising of a familiar sequence requires a moment of non-deductive insight. If you fail to have that moment, then you can easily grind away at the problem for a very long time with no progress. Equally, if you have that moment swiftly, the problem is trivially easy.
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by fatball on Oct 18th, 2004, 12:56pm
:'(

Can you explain how natural numbers are associated with the solution pls?  Thanks.
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by Grimbal on Oct 19th, 2004, 12:46am
>>[hide]
one -> E
two -> O
three -> E
four -> R[/hide]<<

does that help?
Title: Re: MYSTERY MATRIX III
Post by fatball on Oct 19th, 2004, 10:27am
Oh my...  ;D


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