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Don Yarvice  |
Location:
Muncie, IN
USA
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#7416
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 Thursday, 6 July 2006 02:30 PM
Once I stopped thinking, it was easy!
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Bob Bauman  |
Location:
Bradenton, FL
USA
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#7415
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 Thursday, 6 July 2006 10:16 AM
Had to get out and come back - when you finally get it, you give yourself a dope slap and say "Duuhhh!"
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Larry  |
Location:
Portland OR
USA
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#7414
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 Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:47 AM
took a while, these things drive me crazy. advice: look at the message boards for hints, don't really think about the math.
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 Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:25 AM
In 1963 I knew this puzzle as "How many polar bears around the icehole." Otherwise every thing was the same. As I recall it took some hours at the table to figure it out.
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Bharat Bhusan  |
Location:
Paradip, Orissa
India
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#7412
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 Thursday, 6 July 2006 08:00 AM
The endemic attitude of any hard core puzzle solver(never give up) finnaly gave me entry to this group. now i can have a good sleep
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Amy_thumbelina  |
Location:
Edinboro, PA
USA
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#7411
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 Wednesday, 5 July 2006 06:55 AM
I got it after 6 rolls!
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Soumya  |
Location:
Ann Arbor, MI
USA
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#7410
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 Tuesday, 4 July 2006 01:43 PM
I admit, I cheated a little and read Gates's story...after seeing the program he wrote, and particularly the 'no wonder he had trouble', it was a cinch
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| Matt "Sezneg" Teague |
Location:
Orlando
USA
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#7409
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 Tuesday, 4 July 2006 01:30 PM
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| Sergiusz Bazanski |
Netherlands
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#7408
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 Tuesday, 4 July 2006 07:12 AM
FIsrt I thought it was something mathematical, then I thought for a minute and found it.
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 Tuesday, 4 July 2006 04:28 AM
 Got it in less than 30 mins.
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