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Paul Kersey  |
Location:
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 Friday, 25 February 2005 11:59 AM
I figured it out in about 15 minutes total. It was the story of Bill Gates, more than the die rolls, that tipped me off. Once I read through that it only took me about two rolls to work out the specifics.
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Friday, 25 February 2005 11:33 AM
I don't get why this is so difficult?! my first guess was correct, as was every subsequent guess.
i must be thick 
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| John Reeves |
Location:
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#2348
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Friday, 25 February 2005 11:21 AM
I have to brag, I had it by the third roll.
It's easier to think of it as a mystery to be solved than a math problem. 
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Friday, 25 February 2005 10:52 AM
I figured this out in one shot but I have no clue about how to register as a member ... so I'm just leaving a note.
Here were my rolls and guesses:
4 1 3 6 5 guess 10 answer 6
Thought about the name. Guessed an algorithm.
6 3 1 1 6 guess 2 answer 2
3 4 2 1 5 guess 6 answer 6
Must be it.
Looked at the bill gates story and the first example and any others I bothered to check agreed with my guess.
"Outside the box ?" Shrug.
Bill Gates is grossly over-rated.
--gh
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| Jamie Latham |
Location:
kent
United Kingdom
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 #2346
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Friday, 25 February 2005 10:21 AM
Good Feeling, common mistake to think too hard!!
Well Done Everybody!! 
Friday, 25 February 2005 10:25 AM
Danny B said:
That was my problem I was thinking too hard, don’t over complicate a simple problem. Think about the things you are told.
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| Phil Snyder |
Location:
Plano, TX
USA
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#2345
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Friday, 25 February 2005 10:19 AM
Brilliant! I love it!
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| Danny B |
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United Kingdom
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#2344
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Friday, 25 February 2005 10:11 AM
Brilliant. As soon as you start thinking outside of the box then the answer will reveal itself
Friday, 25 February 2005 10:28 AM
Jamie Latham said:
That was a major problem i dealt with, i thought too hard about the a logic with the actuel numbers,
think, "what is the rose??..."
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| Charles L. Weatherford |
Location:
Troy, Michigan
USA
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#2343
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Friday, 25 February 2005 09:50 AM
I'm another moron according to Dr. Duke.  I took one look at the puzzle on another site and immediately guessed based on the name of the puzzle. It was instantaneous, so my IQ must be approaching zero. I knew that working with Irish/Bardic poetic forms would do that, but I kept it up anyway. 
Friday, 25 February 2005 11:10 AM
Jon said:
People think to much on the comment that the good doctor said. In his saying that the quicker you figure it out the dumber you are, what he means is you are more suited for problem solving. If you get it quickly you look at problems as a whole not as pieces. People who look at every die individually and think of it mathematically aren't able to figure it out.
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Jyl  |
Location:
Littleton, CO |
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#2342
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Friday, 25 February 2005 09:42 AM
Great exercise in out of the box thinking.
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| Kaltros, Bandit King |
Location:
Texas
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Friday, 25 February 2005 09:17 AM
Very cool puzzle. And Dr. Duke was correct, I think.
37.43 seconds (timed by coworkers, none of whom have the answer)
I simply must be a complete moron... but I'm quite content with that.
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