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Puzzle of the Week 14
« on: April 21, 2011, 03:32:02 PM »
I think this week and next may overlap due to my tardiness.

PM me the answer.  Do not post it here.


Puzzle #14 (4/21/11)

Send the answer by Wednesday.  This is a Super Duper Double Puzzle Wacky Week!  The scoring will be different.  Usually, anyone who answers on Monday gets 25 points, Tuesday 20 points, Wednesday 15 points and so on down.  This week, each day is still assigned a certain number of points, but the order is jumbled.  You may get 25 points on Wednesday, but only 10 points on Monday.  So answer the first puzzle and then guess which day to answer it on so that will get you the most points.   :evil:

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!  You can solve puzzle B and that will tell you which days are worth what points.  Puzzle B involves the digits 1-9.  Once solved, look at the order of digits 1-5, they will correspond to the days of the week.  Thursday (today) = 1, Fri/Sat/Sun = 2, Mon = 3, Tues = 4, Wed = 5.  So for example, if the puzzle solution puts a 5 first (reading left to right, top to bottom), and then a 1, that would mean that Wed is worth the most points, followed by today being worth the second most points.


Sorry if that's confusing.  You only have to answer Puzzle A to get points and it's an easy one.


Puzzle A

Each set of letters below began as a two-word phrase in which both words started with the same letter (like evil eye or jumbo jet).  I've removed the initial letters of the words and then removed the space between them.  What were the original phrases?

1. astood
2.  loseall
3.  minocid
4.  emonaw
5.  uffiece
6.  open




Puzzle B is attached.
« Last Edit: April 21, 2011, 03:34:11 PM by Detta »
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2011, 04:46:16 PM »
The math puzzle was hard!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2011, 05:22:05 PM »
Sudoku and Kakuro addicts have an edge.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2011, 09:41:04 PM »
Yay puzzles!

Also, you used my suggestion. This pleases me.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2011, 09:29:35 AM »
Yay I figured them out!

Hint: The second puzzle is easier if you apply Navier-Stokes equations!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2011, 09:30:46 AM »
Now you're just making shit up.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2011, 10:25:50 AM »
Trial and error works for me!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2011, 10:50:46 AM »
Quote from: Detta on April 22, 2011, 09:30:46 AM
Now you're just making shit up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navier%E2%80%93Stokes_equations

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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2011, 10:55:36 AM »
And here I was going to brag about my finely-honed methodology called "process of elimination".

Sheesh.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2011, 10:59:39 AM »
Quote from: Banshee on April 22, 2011, 10:50:46 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navier%E2%80%93Stokes_equations

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Hooooooly crap.  I haven't dealt with Navier-Stokes since... the early 90s, I think.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2011, 03:34:39 PM »
I met JJ Stokes at a charity event a couple of years ago.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2011, 01:58:13 AM »
Not sure if it's Navier Stokes or not, but using simple mathematics concepts there are two (only two) specific rows/columns which are very easy to solve and which pretty much make the rest of the spaces very simple to resolve.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2011, 11:12:57 AM »
The constraint "all calculations involve only positive whole numbers" is what made it possible for me. Also the assumption that each number can appear only once in the solution. With that, everything solves itself like tumbling dominoes.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2011, 09:33:28 PM »
Kitty_pop got 20 points!!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2011, 10:54:51 PM »
Quote from: Detta on April 23, 2011, 09:33:28 PM
Kitty_pop got points!!

Unfortunately not the maximum!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2011, 09:16:00 AM »
Right-O!

Banshee, ivan, Novice and Jaepheth each get 25 points!
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2011, 09:15:49 AM »
ivan has 310 puzzle points.

Jaepheth has 305 puzzle points.

Novice has 290 puzzle points.

Banshee has 150 puzzle points.

reimero has 115 enriching puzzle points.

Lacerda has 70 puzzle points.

Pyrenus has 60 puzzle points.

Demo has 45 puzzle points.

Rizzy has 45 puzzle points.

TheJudge has 30 puzzle points.

BananaSkittles has 30 puzzle points.

p5ych0t3ch has 25 puzzle points.

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Kitty_pop has 20 points

Fraggles has 5 puzzle points.
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Re: Puzzle of the Week 14
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2011, 09:17:04 AM »
Answer Puzzle A:

Fast Food
Close Call
Amino Acid
Lemon Law
Puff Piece
Top Ten

Answer Puzzle B:

Monday was worth 25 points.

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