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#51 2009-02-02 16:34:45
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Odd many out
Very good thinking, TheDude!
I shall wait for just a day before posting what I had in my mind;
since the reasons for each number being odd has been posted, you may post the next puzzle, TheDude!
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#52 2009-02-09 16:25:48
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#7. Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Ghana.
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#53 2009-02-11 05:00:02
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Mexico
Germany
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#54 2009-02-12 00:49:49
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Both acceptable, JaneFairfax!
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#55 2009-02-14 17:28:05
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Indonesia: The only 'Archipelago' among the four.
Ghana : The only country of the four through which the Greenwich Meridian passes.
#8. Copper, Silicon, Magnesium, Lead.
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#56 2009-02-15 00:20:08
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#57 2009-02-15 00:35:42
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I agree. Funny reason, nevertheless, acceptable. I too had an odd reason in my mind for saying it is odd.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#58 2009-02-15 03:20:19
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#59 2009-02-15 03:44:34
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Muggleton,
The Lead given in the puzzle is the metal lead, not pencil lead!
This is what the wikipedia says about electrical conductivity of the metal:
Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, ductile, very soft, highly malleable, bluish-white metal that has poor electrical conductivity.
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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#60 2009-02-15 03:52:00
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Oops, sorry. 
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#61 2009-03-04 10:54:36
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Copper
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#62 2009-03-04 16:13:25
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The reason for oddity is acceptable, JaneFairfax! A very good reason!
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#63 2009-03-09 01:36:12
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Since, you have given two reasons, JaneFairfax, I think it would be fair to ask you to post the next puzzle!
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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