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#1 2007-06-26 02:32:13
- Laterally Speaking
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What's going on? Crazy sequence
Try to figure out this sequence, and post the continuation of it:
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
1113213211
31131211131221
13211311123113112211
11131221133112132113212221
"Knowledge is directly proportional to the amount of equipment ruined."
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#2 2007-06-26 02:38:03
- mathsyperson
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
3113112221232112111312211312113211
1321132132111213122112311311222113111221131221
11131221131211131231121113112221121321132132211331222113112211
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#3 2007-06-26 02:46:07
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
311311222113111231131112132112311321322112111312211312111322212311322113212221
132113213221133112132113311211131221121321131211132221123113112221131112311332111213211322211312113211
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#4 2007-06-26 04:18:28
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
Are the terms in each sequence of this series bounded? Prove it.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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#5 2007-06-26 13:36:56
- John E. Franklin
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
I can't figure out any of this. Can you give me a hint as to how this works?
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#6 2007-06-26 13:55:45
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
Say each digit out loud.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
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#7 2007-06-26 21:10:04
- JaneFairfax
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
I can't figure out any of this. Can you give me a hint as to how this works?
You were not alone. I was at sixes and sevens as well. I had to google the Web for the solution to the conundrum myself, hehe. 
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#8 2007-06-26 21:33:23
- luca-deltodesco
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
thats quite a nice one 
The Beginning Of All Things To End.
The End Of All Things To Come.
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#9 2007-06-26 23:05:36
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Re: What's going on? Crazy sequence
Like Ricky said, say the numbers out loud...
one
one one
two ones
one two, one one...
As for the continuations posted, it looks like they're all right.
"Knowledge is directly proportional to the amount of equipment ruined."
"This woman painted a picture of me; she was clearly a psychopath"
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