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chaos
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Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 895 Location: The town of immovable markes, england
what you posted is the representation of your uncles' riddle, right?
coudl we see the original, there might be some clues on it not covered by the representation...
also, when you've said you've tried them, what do you mean?
you asked your uncle if it was the right answer?
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:14 pm
supersportford
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Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 10
chaos wrote:
what you posted is the representation of your uncles' riddle, right?
Correct
chaos wrote:
coudl we see the original, there might be some clues on it not covered by the representation...
i'll have to get to a scanner, so give me a day or 2
chaos wrote:
also, when you've said you've tried them, what do you mean?you asked your uncle if it was the right answer?
i email or text him the answers.
Also, Marcus... i offered your solution and recieved the responce... "you have 6 digits and they must all be represented by a interager 0-9. "
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:33 pm
booba
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1433
I'll weigh in with 751540
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
300 =75
4
30 =15
2
40 =40
1
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:39 pm
Sarah B
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Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 616 Location: Stonehenge, UK
It's interesting he says "an integer 0-9" when the clue says "1-5". That gives us some hint in itself - you're obviously supposed to do something with the 1-5 units to give you other numbers.
*shrug*
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:30 pm
Greenansatsu
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Joined: 26 Jan 2010 Posts: 42
I went at this a little different and assumed that all the notches were lined up in columns as well and I numbered each column 1-5.
I came up w/ two possible answers using that method.
22/14/13 or 22/15/12
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:09 pm
booba
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1433
Yo supersportford.
You still with us?
Any feed back from yer uncle?
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:31 am
supersportford
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Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 10
Yes, still with you. just had visiting family for a few days.
I've tried the combinations and varients of the combinations you all have suggested with no luck so far.
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:29 pm
supersportford
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Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 10
Alright guys. heres an update. first apparently my uncle got this from someone else. here is the puzzle in its 'full form' i thought what i posted before was it, but apparently not. although i thing the difference is minute. this is the first time i have seen it in this form. previously he had sketched it out on a napkin.
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:34 pm
Sarah B
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Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 616 Location: Stonehenge, UK
The two, three, one could indicate the order of the pairs in the final number.
So... 34 32 41 for example.
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:31 am
booba
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Sarah, you are correct as usual
http://bit.ly/bEJneH
Wish this other source had some more/different instructions.
Tineye is negative..
It's not right but- 121540
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:48 pm
Yorith
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 3
There are only 5 positions the 'notches' appear in. (Aside - isn't a notch really an indentation, not extra material?) It then makes sense then to assume that the values go 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, based on the notch position.
As for the greater unit value clue, this seems to me like the top numbers represent tens, and the bottom numbers represent ones.
So, here's my thoughts:
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20+40+50 = 110
1+3+4+5 = 13
...Subtraction needed to meet the 1st clue: 2 digit numbers
1st number = 97 (110-13)
10+20+30 = 60
2+3 = 5
2nd number - 55 (60-5)
10+20+30+40 = 100
1 = 1
3rd number = 99 (100-1)
This leads to 975599.
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:56 pm
Sarah B
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Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 616 Location: Stonehenge, UK
booba wrote:
Sarah, you are correct as usual
Aw, you make me blush!
Fact is, though, I still don't think we have enough info to get one definite solve from this.
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:45 pm
SoCalSteve
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Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 1144 Location: Costa Mesa, California
perhaps the fibonacci sequence and the golden number may help you
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:02 am
supersportford
Boot
Joined: 20 Jan 2010 Posts: 10
Yorith, i was really excited about this one. unfortunately 975599 didnt result in the solution either.
Thank all of you for helping! ...and I'll keep trying.
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:47 pm
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