stassen@spp2.UUCP (Chris Stassen) (03/14/86)
>What is the next letter in this sequence: > m, n, b, d, p, ? What are the next four letters in this sequence: H, H, L, B, B, C, N, O, F ... (Careful! There are two equally correct answers). - Chris
weemba@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Matthew P. Wiener) (03/16/86)
In article <889@spp2.UUCP> stassen@spp2.UUCP (Chris Stassen) writes: >What are the next four letters in this sequence: > > H, H, L, B, B, C, N, O, F ... > >(Careful! There are two equally correct answers). Answer 1: ... N N M A ... Answer 2: ... N S M A ... The sad thing about this sequence is that it ends U U U, and will probably end U U U for the longest time. ucbvax!brahms!weemba Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720
plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) (03/17/86)
>>What is the next letter in this sequence: >> m, n, b, d, p, ? > >What are the next four letters in this sequence: > > H, H, L, B, B, C, N, O, F ... > >(Careful! There are two equally correct answers). > > - Chris Then there is this one: W, A, J, M, M, A, J ... -- Pete Williamson "By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2
john@cisden.UUCP (John Woolley) (03/18/86)
In article <889@spp2.UUCP> stassen@spp2.UUCP (Chris Stassen) writes: >What are the next four letters in this sequence: > > H, H, L, B, B, C, N, O, F ... > >(Careful! There are two equally correct answers). Well, obviously it's N, S, M, A. How could anyone fail to see it right off? But I don't see how there's another equally correct answer, unless you're going to argue for N in place of my S, which would be pretty perverse. Actually, this was a good one. I stared at it for some minutes without any progress, then decided to call my Dad and see if he had any ideas. As his phone was ringing, suddenly it all was clear. Funny how these things happen. I think it was the haunting familiarity of the CNOF part of it that clicked. -- Peace and Good!, Fr. John Woolley "Compared to what I have seen, all that I have written is straw." -- St. Thomas
weemba@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Matthew P. Wiener) (03/18/86)
>>>What is the next letter in this sequence: >>> m, n, b, d, p, ? >> >>What are the next four letters in this sequence: >> >> H, H, L, B, B, C, N, O, F ... > >Then there is this one: W, A, J, M, M, A, J ... And don't forget this one: A B C D E F G H ... ucbvax!brahms!weemba Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720
john@cisden.UUCP (John Woolley) (03/19/86)
In article <1533@panda.UUCP> plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) writes: >Then there is this one: W, A, J, M, M, A, J ... W A J M M A J V H T P T F P B L .... This is closely analagous to the even more mysterious G J T J J J A M W J J Z M F J A .... The really important question, though: What is the 41st element? K? B? H? C? -- Peace and Good!, Fr. John Woolley "Compared to what I have seen, all that I have written is straw." -- St. Thomas