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ThudnBlunder
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What's in a Name?
« on: Jun 1st, 2003, 11:44am » |
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If
ICARUS = 40
TOWR = 10
JAMES FINGAS = 954
then
WILLIAM WU = ?
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Re: What's in a Name?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 3rd, 2003, 5:08pm » |
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It's obvious, isn't it?
WILLIAM WU = 6594624
This assumes that each letter is a variable, and the values are the products.
Letting
C = 40
O = 10
J = 954
L = 2568
and everything else = 1 gives you all four values.
Now - any hints as to what is really intended here?
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Re: What's in a Name?
« Reply #2 on: Jun 3rd, 2003, 11:39pm » |
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Big hint: Express the numbers in binary.
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Re: What's in a Name?
« Reply #3 on: Jun 4th, 2003, 9:03am » |
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My guess is 414 but i am not sure if its right.
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Re: What's in a Name?
« Reply #4 on: Jun 4th, 2003, 9:59am » |
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I get 510, but I'm not sure Mr. Fingas would like you calling him AMES.
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Re: What's in a Name?
« Reply #5 on: Jun 14th, 2003, 12:16am » |
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Back from a long hiatus: I guess I agree with Jamie, and not TenaliRaman. However, there is nothing wrong with the value for JAMES FINGAS, as J is neither "here nor there", but is a mix of both, and has no value assigned to it, so is ignored.
A variation: perhaps "2" should be assigned to characters like J for base 3, which would fit quite well: 0 for letters without straight lines, and 1 for those consisting totally of straight lines, and 2 for the mixed ones. It might be a little easy to guess at after this riddle, though.
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