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#51 2005-12-06 08:23:41
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Cow Bull 3:
Guess 1: 2468 (c)
Guess 2: 1234 (c)
Guess 3: 4579 (cc)
Guess 4: 5387 (c)
Guess 5: 6195 (c)
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#52 2005-12-06 09:39:40
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Well, I don't know about bulls but I can tell you that, after much analysis, my next guess will feature 4 cows at the worst possible outcome. 2 or 4 of those cows may become bulls if I'm lucky. Here goes...
Guess 6: 7902
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#53 2005-12-06 14:53:29
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Re: Cow Bull 1
as luck may have it ...
Guess 6: 7902 (BBcc)
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#54 2005-12-06 15:56:44
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 7 : 7920
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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#55 2005-12-07 01:04:19
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Cow Bull 3:
Guess 1: 2468 (c)
Guess 2: 1234 (c)
Guess 3: 4579 (cc)
Guess 4: 5387 (c)
Guess 5: 6195 (c)
Guess 6: 7902 (BBcc)
Guess 7 : 7920 (cccc)
( 'c' for each cow, 'B' for each bull; arranged in alphabetical order )
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#56 2005-12-07 02:29:03
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Re: Cow Bull 1
It was either that or...
Guess 8: 9702. I win!
Why did the vector cross the road?
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#57 2005-12-07 03:54:05
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 8: 9702 (BBBB)
Well played mathsyperson
If you notice the previous two games:
CowBull1= 2364
CowBull2= 5821
all unused numbers, in descending order ...
becuase ascending is precluded by the rule: "the first is always non-zero"
which gives 970
and then using opposite reasoning to balance the non-randomness of my selection ...
the only shared value
which is 2
which leads to 9702
So if somehow someone was thinking along the same lines, the probability of it taking only one guess increased. And to think, I was going to be boring and use 4d10 ... let's take this game up a notch shall we?
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#58 2005-12-07 04:14:41
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I'll do CowBull 4. My number isn't completely random, there is a connection between it and the game. Do your worst!
Why did the vector cross the road?
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#59 2005-12-07 04:42:52
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 1: 5632
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#60 2005-12-07 05:29:36
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How lucky.
Guess 1: 5632 (Bcc)
Why did the vector cross the road?
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#61 2005-12-07 06:47:16
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 2: 5296
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#62 2005-12-07 06:58:47
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Guess 2: 5296 (Bc)
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#63 2005-12-07 09:41:21
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 3: 5368
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#64 2005-12-07 10:02:46
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 1: 5632 (Bcc)
Guess 2: 5296 (Bc)
Guess 3: 5368 (ccc)
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#65 2005-12-07 16:06:07
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 4 : 8036
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.
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#66 2005-12-07 19:00:00
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Guess 4: 8036 (BB)
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#67 2005-12-07 19:06:57
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1536
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#68 2005-12-07 19:30:54
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 6 : 7236
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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#69 2005-12-07 19:31:06
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 1: 5632 (Bcc)
Guess 2: 5296 (Bc)
Guess 3: 5368 (ccc)
Guess 4: 8036 (BB)
Guess 5: 1536 (BBB)
Guess 6: 7236 (BB)
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#70 2005-12-07 19:40:06
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Guess 5: 4536
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#71 2005-12-07 19:49:16
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Re: Cow Bull 1
I am almost certain, the winner of CB3 is,
justlookingforthemoment.
The official announcement from Mathsyperson is awaited.
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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#72 2005-12-07 19:53:28
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Yes, 4536 was the correct number. It only took 7 guesses too. We're getting better. Bonus points to anyone who figures out the significance of that number.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#73 2005-12-07 19:57:44
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Yay! Pardon my numbering, though.
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#74 2005-12-07 21:24:34
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Bonus points to anyone who figures out the significance of that number.
It is a spiral galaxy 70 million light years away: NGC 4536
And the significance is that you intend to reach there within your (incredbly long) lifespan.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#75 2005-12-07 21:33:24
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Re: Cow Bull 1
My number isn't completely random, there is a connection between it and the game.
What's the connection between the galaxy and the game though?
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