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#151 2005-12-23 15:43:39
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Guess 2: 1973 : Bcc
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#152 2005-12-25 16:37:49
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Re: Cow Bull 1
Cowbull # 8
Clue 1 : It's a prime number.
Clue 2 : The number is less than 5000.
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#153 2005-12-25 23:50:44
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Interesting...
That narrows it down by quite a lot.
Guess 3: 1637
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#154 2005-12-25 23:54:41
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Guess 3 : 1637 : Bcc
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#155 2005-12-26 00:18:00
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This should be certain...
Guess 4: 3967
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#156 2005-12-26 03:54:11
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mathsy is right... Again.
IPBLE: Increasing Performance By Lowering Expectations.
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#157 2005-12-26 15:30:26
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Cow Bull # 9
Clue 1 : A multiple of 5.
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#158 2005-12-26 21:02:50
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Guess 1: 7935
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#159 2005-12-26 22:13:40
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Guess 2: 8520
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
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#160 2005-12-27 00:08:27
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Guess 1 : 7935 : Bc
Guess 2 : 8520 : cc
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#161 2005-12-27 01:34:13
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Must end in 5.
Guess 3: 8435
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
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#162 2005-12-27 02:09:02
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As Zach says, it has to end in 5. The other 3 numbers have to be one from each of the sets (7,9); (1,6) and (0,2).
I'll wait for the result for guess 3 before guessing again.
[Edited to include information from guess 3]
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#163 2005-12-27 16:03:13
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Guess 3 : 8435 : B
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#164 2005-12-28 01:02:42
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Guess 4:2715
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#165 2005-12-28 15:19:55
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Guess 4 : 2715 : Bcc
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#166 2005-12-29 00:56:01
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It should be write:
guess 5: 6275
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#167 2005-12-29 19:36:07
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Guess 5 : 6275 : BB
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#168 2005-12-29 19:53:53
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Guess 6:9215
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#169 2005-12-29 23:21:09
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Guess 6 : 9215 : BBcc
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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#170 2005-12-30 00:01:39
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I'm a bit late on this, but anyway...
Guess 7: 1295
Why did the vector cross the road?
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#171 2005-12-30 09:19:31
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#172 2005-12-31 08:12:03
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uses 'o' instead of '0'
Why did the vector cross the road?
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#173 2006-01-02 16:04:33
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Well done, Mathsy! You do have a high success rate
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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#174 2006-01-03 00:33:57
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For cowbull 10:
guess 1: 1437
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#175 2006-01-03 05:22:17
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Re: Cow Bull 1
guess 2:2589
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