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[LOCKED] The Master Theorem, "Members-Only Society of Puzzle-Solvers"
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makami
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 		Haha, ironically, I solved that one pretty quickly.

First, try:
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paying attention to each of the different objects.


If that isn't getting you anywhere, try:

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saying the different objects out loud.


Meanwhile, I'm still stuck on the recursion one.

I've tried
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indexing "recursion adj" against "see recursion" backwards and forwards, with each letter serving as either x or y. I just get gibberish, and moreover, nothing happens when I put it in. Am I totally on the wrong track?


PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:05 am
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Rogi Ocnorb
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 		Gah! Totally forgot about this!
Better late than never.
Besides having inconsistent clues...
Worst rebus EVAR!

ETA: Way to go, urthstripe! 3 minutes!


makami wrote:
Meanwhile, I'm still stuck on the recursion one.

I've tried
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indexing "recursion adj" against "see recursion" ...


Word! That's exactly the kind of thinking I applied to it for the longest time.
It's actually much less involved. No less or more correct than any of several other options; Just not one I trend towards.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:58 am
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makami
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 		Aha!
Got it! Puzzle solved.
I can't believe
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I spent hours indexing every combination of those letters, and never thought to just go straight

Many thanks to jkm and Rogi for their multiple attempts at providing hints that would get through my thick skull and yet not just give the whole thing away.

If anyone is still having trouble with the last question, I would suggest
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reading the wikipedia entry on recursion.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:40 am
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Rogi Ocnorb
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 		Re: Aha!
makami wrote:
If anyone is still having trouble with the last question, I would suggest
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reading the wikipedia entry on recursion.


I've had that page open in its own browser window on two different machines for a week now and have read it countless times. I still don't know of any different answers I could try, that I haven't, based on it.

I'm sure it's akin to getting hung-up on "Hilton" or single letter FIRST names.

ETA: That's it. I'm done going down rabbit holes on this one. I'm convinced it's all a matter of sloppily guessing the right string and that there really isn't a logical method involved in the final solve.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:46 am
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urthstripe
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Rogi Ocnorb wrote:


ETA: Way to go, urthstripe! 3 minutes!




Haha yeah, I got the first two clues, and just made a guess on the whole phrase. This will be the first and last time I get so high up on the weekly leaderboard.
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briac
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 		Hi, I was lurking here to find hints on the Recursion seal, and I had to admit that you were of great help !
To get the solution I found that
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the wikipedia entry on "Recursion_(computer_science)" is really much more clearer regarding the solution.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:15 pm
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Rogi Ocnorb
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briac wrote:
Hi, I was lurking here to find hints on the Recursion seal, and I had to admit that you were of great help !
To get the solution I found that
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the wikipedia entry on "Recursion_(computer_science)" is really much more clearer regarding the solution.


So it is...
And thanks to urthstripe for nudging me along.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:54 pm
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Epistemology
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 		Got it! Don't understand the solution but I'm happy that it's solved haha. Thanks for the help

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newcamer
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 		Does anyone know what the requirements are for the Patron, Regular, Theorem Champ, Practice Makes Perfect, and Theorem Rookie are? Thanks Smile

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jkm
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 		different theorem
I got it now. I even tried sounding out the puzzle in different ways, I was just using the wrong sounds.

Here is a bunch of stuff that confused me on that one:
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- I remember something about Michael Phelps possibly losing some medals for the pot thing. (He didn't lose them.)
- I didn't know Alex Rodriguez had a nickname. I thought he was the only one without a name like that in the box. Even after I found his nickname, I still used words like Alex or Yankee to describe him.
- I wasn't looking enough at the nature of the differences. Tron versus on. Wall-E versus E.
- I kept trying to use the position of the different box to make letters and then use those letters to create a text string


Congrats on getting the recursion puzzle.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:51 pm
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Delusional
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 		Re: different theorem
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- I didn't know Alex Rodriguez had a nickname. I thought he was the only one without a name like that in the box. Even after I found his nickname, I still used words like Alex or Yankee to describe him.
- I wasn't looking enough at the nature of the differences. Tron versus on. Wall-E versus E.

Thank you.

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- I thought he was Derek Jeter.
&
- I thought that was Johnny-5


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makami wrote:
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indexing "recursion adj" against "see recursion" backwards and forwards, with each letter serving as either x or y. I just get gibberish, and moreover, nothing happens when I put it in. Am I totally on the wrong track?


I was doing the same thing...frustrating, even more so since I had previously tried the correct way only with the x&y axis inverted and subsequently abandoned the idea.

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newcamer wrote:
Does anyone know what the requirements are for the Patron, Regular, Theorem Champ, Practice Makes Perfect, and Theorem Rookie are? Thanks Smile


Some things are more rewarding if they remain mysterious. I can, however, help you with one of them.

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 		Re: different theorem
Delusional wrote:

I was doing the same thing...frustrating, even more so since I had previously tried the correct way only with the x&y axis inverted and subsequently abandoned the idea.


Thanks for that; not inverting led me to solving it finally.he x&y axis inverted and subsequently abandoned the idea.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:12 pm
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Sakura_k
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 		Still recursively stumped
briac wrote:
Hi, I was lurking here to find hints on the Recursion seal, and I had to admit that you were of great help !
To get the solution I found that
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the wikipedia entry on "Recursion_(computer_science)" is really much more clearer regarding the solution.


I must be over-thinking this. I've tried every recursion-related concept and theory I can think of, as well as every significant word I can find on each recursion-related Wikipedia page.

Upside: a fun meander through faded memories of CS and math theory. Downside: the solution to this puzzle might make sense in retrospect, but it's more logical in the backtracking than the forward-solving, I think.

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 		Re: Still recursively stumped
Sakura_k wrote:
...Downside: the solution to this puzzle might make sense in retrospect, but it's more logical in the backtracking than the forward-solving, I think.

Was this an edit to comment on the solution or do you still need help?

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