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#0A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 5:14am

To help out those who didn't get the English riddle, here's a numbers riddle... and you didn't have to pass Calculus to be able to solve it.

1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, 13112221...

What is the next number in this sequence?

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#1re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 5:16am

my brain hurts

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#2re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 5:33am

Why does an actor need to know this?

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#3re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 9:06am

1. It's not as hard as you're making it. This does NOT require a calculator, and certainly does not require you to be great at math.
2. An actor should know a little bit about everything, right? Same as a stage manager and a director.
3. HINT: If you're using digits other than the ones I've used in this post, you're doing it wrong.

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#4re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 10:16am

1113213211

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#5re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 10:25am

I can do math only in binary code. Those 3s are totally throwing me off.

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#6re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 11:03am

31131211131221

You can get this, Calvin.

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#7re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 3:38pm

*crosses eyes, stares at*

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#8re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 3:45pm

I do see some kind of sequence. However, I can't figure out the next number. I'm sure I overthinking it.

Once I know the answer, I am sure I will slap myself.

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#9re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 3:49pm

I got it!!!

1113213211

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#10re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 4:03pm

Math-geek challenge: prove that the digit "4" will never appear in this sequence.

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#11re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 4:09pm

Yes, this one is simple...

1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, 13112221...

1113213211


It's based on a simple formula:

D(t+1) = (sigma(K=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1,((D(t)-D(t)%10^(LOG(D(t))-
LOG(D(t))%1)+sigma(S=1,LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1,(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)
-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*
10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*
10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)
%10^(S-1))%10^S+1)%(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)
*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(
sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10
^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+.5)*2*(D(t)
-D(t)%10^(S-1))%10^S))-(D(t)-D(t)%10^(LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1)+sigma(S=1,
LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1,(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)
*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)
-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%
10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+1)%(((
sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%
10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*
10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*
10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+.5)*2*(D(t)-D(t)%10^(S
-1))%10^S))%10^(K-1))%10^K/10^(K-1)*100^(2*sigma(N=1,K,(((D(t)-D(t)%
10^(LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1)+sigma(S=1,LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1,(((sigma(R=1,
LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-
(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*
10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%
10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+1)%(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%
1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%
10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)
*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))
%10^S+.5)*2*(D(t)-D(t)%10^(S-1))%10^S))-(D(t)-D(t)%10^(LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))
%1)+sigma(S=1,LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1,(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)
%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^
(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%
10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))%10^
S+1)%(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^
(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,
LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/
10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+.5)*2*(D(t)-D(t)%
10^(S-1))%10^S))%10^(N-1))%10^N+1)%(((D(t)-D(t)%10^(LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%
1)+sigma(S=1,LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1,(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*
10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^
R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-
D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^
(S-1))%10^S+1)%(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-
D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-
(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%
10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+.5)*2*
(D(t)-D(t)%10^(S-1))%10^S))-(D(t)-D(t)%10^(LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1)+
sigma(S=1,LOG(D(t))-LOG(D(t))%1,(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10
)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^
R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*
10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/
10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+1)%(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,
ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%
10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*
10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))
/10)%10^(S-1))%10^S+.5)*2*(D(t)-D(t)%10^(S-1))%10^S))%10^(N-1))%10^
N+.5))))/100)+(sigma(K=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1,100^(1+sigma(N=
1,K-1,2*((((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*
10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(
sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%
10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(N-1))%10^N/10^(N-
1)+1)%(((sigma(R=1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%
10^(R+1))%10^(R+2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)-(sigma(R=
1,LOG(D(t)*10)-LOG(D(t)*10)%1-1,ABS((D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^(R+1))%10^(R+
2)/10-(D(t)*10-D(t)*10%10^R)%10^(R+1)))/10)%10^(N-1))%10^N/10^(N-1)+
.5)))))/10)

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Updated On: 5/3/06 at 04:09 PM

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#12re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 4:29pm

*weeps*

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#13re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 5:42pm

13211311123113112211

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#15re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 6:54pm

I need a cocktail...

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#16re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 7:32pm

Drinks please!

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#17re: A Numbers Riddle
Posted: 5/3/06 at 8:44pm

MattyAddy, I wouldn't have posted it if I couldn't figure it out.

If you haven't gotten it by tomorrow morning, I'll post the solution.

Good job to the people who got it.

And it's really easy to prove that 4 cannot appear in it. re: A Numbers Riddle

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