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Crispy
Crispy
This is a simple pattern recognition thread. There's only two simple rules: 1) the pattern has to be recognizible without the help of anything but your brain 2) the pattern has to be in the form of a string Basically, all you have to do, is decipher what is written and a) post the deciphered text, and b) a short description of the pattern (how you deciphered it). Hints are never misleading, but can be incomplete.
Pattern I Rgua ua aunokw wz'nokw Hint: visual cues (keyboard)
Pattern II yn3do.o.9l 2s9l4fo.ec Hint: two characters per letter in deciphered text (except for whitespaces)
Break 'em and get a cookie. And, of course, post your own! edit: mistake in pat 2
[edited by - crispy on January 18, 2004 9:20:13 PM]
"Literally, it means that Bob is everything you can think of, but not dead; i.e., Bob is a purple-spotted, yellow-striped bumblebee/dragon/pterodactyl hybrid with a voracious addiction to Twix candy bars, but not dead."- kSquared
fractionMan
fractionMan
This is simple example

(indeed!)

To the left... to the right... step it up, step it up it''s all right.
PmanC
PmanC
this is simple example

hello world

this may be to easy:
, xqhb d..i,c

i'll post a really cool one later... if this thread isn't dead

[edited by - PmanC on January 18, 2004 12:00:05 AM]
sunandshadow
sunandshadow
rotfl! How you can tell teh Sunandshadow is an artist rather than a programmer: I saw ''pattern in the form of a string'' and immediately thought we were going to be taking a piece of string and arranging it into shapes like a cat''s cradle. o.O
I want to help design a "sandpark" MMO. Optional interactive story with quests and deeply characterized NPCs, plus sandbox elements like player-craftable housing and lots of other crafting. If you are starting a design of this type, please PM me. I also love pet-breeding games.
Tooko
Tooko
... I thought this thread would be more popular.


Why do Suicide Bombers think they''re going to a better place?
Don''t they know their going all over the place?
the future is just like the past, just later. - TANSTAAFL
Senses777
Senses777
OK, I'll give a puzzle

Series 1 starts...
3
5
11
17
31
41
59
67
89
...and goes on forever

Series 2 starts...
3
5
11
17
...and goes on forever


What are the first 2 numbers in the next series following the above pattern? (OK, I didn't follow the rules exactly I just don't feel like doing a string pattern... make the numbers into a string and voila you have a string pattern )

[edited by - Senses777 on January 19, 2004 5:45:32 AM]
"I want to make a simple MMORPG first" - Fenryl
Crispy
Crispy
I just realised - keyboard-layout-based ciphering is bad since most people here have different keyboards...

Senses: those are sequences of primes. I do not understand your question, but I''d say the first two numbers in the following pattern are 3 and 5.

Here''s another sequence to crack:

10293847..

Fill in the dots.

And another (classic) puzzle:

1888*1888=1

How?





"Literally, it means that Bob is everything you can think of, but not dead; i.e., Bob is a purple-spotted, yellow-striped bumblebee/dragon/pterodactyl hybrid with a voracious addiction to Twix candy bars, but not dead."- kSquared
Coriolan
Coriolan
10293847..

The next 2 digits are 56, I guess.
Coward
Coward
Oh, oh! I got one!!11


1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221


Whats the next line?
Don't Temp Fate..
Coriolan
Coriolan
quote:

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221


I suppose, 1113213211 ?
PmanC
PmanC
quote:
Original post by Jesper T
IOOOOOIO OIOOOOIO IIOOOOIO OOIOOOIO IOIOOOIO OIIOOOIO IIIOOOIO OOOIOOIO ...



oh oh oh IOOIOOIO
(i hope)
thatguyisright
thatguyisright
what no discussion of the two kinds of patters? Those manifest and those imposed? Can we also have a discussion on the nature of self evident truths? =D



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thatguyisright
thatguyisright
quote:
Original post by Senses777
OK, I''ll give a puzzle

Series 1 starts...
3
5
11
17
31
41
59
67
89
...and goes on forever

Series 2 starts...
3
5
11
17
...and goes on forever


What are the first 2 numbers in the next series following the above pattern?


I''m not sure how to answer your question based on your grammar. I''ll assume you meant "Is the next series following the same pattern as the first" or "Are the first 2 numbers in the next series following the pattern in the series above it"

Yes.



next:


101
113
131
151


although series 2 might only follow fibonacci.


...


try:

3, 9, 25, 65, 161, 385, ...

or

6, 28, 496, 8128, 33550336 ...




...
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Fibonacci One
Fibonacci One
quote:
Original post by thatguyisright
although series 2 might only follow fibonacci.


No, fibonacci is: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34...
11 and 17 are not included...

---------------------------

Here a fun one that sticks with the stringiness of the orinigal post. (I like strings...more fun)

ejapmbbdh

This one is fairly easy, if someone gets it I'll have to wip out some really fun ones.




[edited by - fibonacci one on January 20, 2004 4:45:33 PM]
thatguyisright
thatguyisright
quote:
Original post by Fibonacci One


No, fibonacci is: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34...
11 and 17 are not included...


Yes, I do realize that.. now apply that to his second series and see what you get.
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Fibonacci One
Fibonacci One
the one that has 11 and 17 in it...and is labeled series 2?

quote:

Series 2 starts...
3
5
11
17
...and goes on forever


[edited by - fibonacci one on January 21, 2004 10:08:41 PM]

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