Unanswered Questions
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What does this mathematical operator do?
The solution to this puzzle is one I came up with when working on this puzzle: What is the answer of this math puzzle?
For two natural numbers a,b, can you figure ...
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REALLY important days in history
@Z. Dailey asks a mathematical puzzle Important days in history... and to come! with a series of dates in years 1973, 1978, 1983, 1992, 2005.
My puzzle asks the question: What is the previous date in ...
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What is a Freecell Word™?
This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Freecell Word™.
Use the ...
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The highest poem
I am three, often a person, always a digit, and also witout.
George POUST was his name.
Manufactured by Ford between 1972 and 1976.
YMCA was not my first team in my coaching career.
Theory of ...
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My drunken formula?
I know that today is an important day, but I can't remember why... All I have in my possession is this formula I wrote last night in my drunken stupor:
You go here:
$$B = 25 + \biggl(\frac{O}{...
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xkcd 2957 - A Crossword Puzzle
The latest xkcd is a crossword puzzle. I thought it might be of interest to this community.
Solve it on Penpa+
Clues:
Across
1 Famous Pvt. Wilhelm quote (10)
11 IPv6 address record (4)
15 “...
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There are 49 cards here. Figure out what the seven facedown cards are and what position they're in
So here's the problem
"There are 49 cards here. Can you figure out what the seven facedown cards are and what position they're in?"
I have tried about everything in my math tool belt to try ...
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Ode to a Nightingale: a puzzling study in literary criticism
The field of literary criticism is an interesting and fruitful one, in which puzzlers might carve out a niche. This was recently brought home by a conversation I had with a sagacious old gentleman in ...
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We found text from the year 2040!
Recently, the first surviving examples of text from the ███████████████e discovered! The unearthed artifacts included a collection of rectangular tablets inscribed in the hitherto unknow███████████████...
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Is it possible to create a knot that is locked only when the rope is stretched?
Is it possible to create a knot that is stable/locked when the rope is stretched?
When the tension is relived the knot should open.
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They are all K-verbs
Find the missing verb.
G: Fold, Break, Pry
D: Reduce, Vibrate, Rob
B: Soak, Subtract, Thrash
J: Sleep, Squeeze, ?
Subtle Hint:
Moderate Hint:
Decisive Hint:
Very Decisive Hint:
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Do you see the point?
Original puzzle by me.
Remember to always obey your superiors. The first one should be 08594.
Hint:
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Stress Not! - A North Daniels' Puzzle
Beep, beep, beep, beep...
No, this was not the sound of D.S.I North Daniels playing miniature cricket on his phone, although that would be a preferable situation to the one he is in now.
Unfortunately,...
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Open the French safe
While walking in a small alley in Paris, you come across a safe.
The number pad looks like this :
There are things on the back of the safe too :
"À l'aide du carré 3x3 ci-dessous et des nombres ...
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What song are these lyrics from (translated into emojis) ~ 2
😁👈🤠🐎🎰
👈🎰🗺️🏘️🏘️ / 👈🎰💯⭕
🕰️👉🫱🫲🃏🃏🃏🃏🃏
👉🧠🤠👈🛏️💰👈👇
🛏️💰👈👇 (2x)
I am happy to share this wonderful song with you. You will love driving or doing any travel with this song.
The ...
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