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I created this, what do you think should be drawn as the next shape?
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[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/YinEK.png |
I created this - what do you think should be drawn as the next shape?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/YinEK.png |
This puzzle is a hybrid of three different puzzles: [Cross the Streams][1] (h/t to [athin][2] for recalling this excellent puzzle type), [Nurikabe][3], and [Tapa][4]. In this puzzle, as with all three of its progenitors, the goal is to shade cells in the grid such that the shaded cells form a single orthogonally connec... |
**Step 1:**
>! To start with, C6 does not have enough space to hold both 3s above the '4' in row 7. Therefore, the cells below the 4 must all be shaded. This, in turn, means that the 3 in C7 cannot go into the last 2 rows. Since there are also 2 3s in that column, the first 3 must occupy at least R2-3 and the second... |
Find the pattern in the below sequence:
> 10 11 21 247 29 391 ? ? ? |
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This is a multi-part puzzle concerning the Zodiac Killer "Pines" card sent to the San Francisco Chronicle on March 22, 1971. I will ask it as a series of questions and hints, as I think it's too hard to solve the puzzle without them. The overall puzzle is "is the name of Edwar... |
<sup>Okay, writing up my progress as a **partial answer**, pointing out a couple of things not mentioned in the other partial, and hopefully explaining some of the OP's intent too...</sup>
First, look at the **fish**:
>! The letters upon them clearly spell out the word '**COCONUTS**'. This is a prompt for us to e... |
<sup>Okay, writing up my progress as a **partial answer**, pointing out a couple of things not mentioned in the other partial, and hopefully explaining some of the OP's intent too...</sup>
First, look at the **fish**:
>! The letters upon them clearly spell out the word '**COCONUTS**'. This is a prompt for us to e... |
**Step 1:**
>! To start with, C6 does not have enough space to hold both 3s above the '4' in row 7. Therefore, the cells below the 4 must all be shaded. This, in turn, means that the 3 in C7 cannot go into the last 2 rows. Since there are also 2 3s in that column, the first 3 must occupy at least R2-3 and the second... |
Find the pattern in the sequence:
> 10 11 21 247 29 391 ? ? ? |
[Link to other riddles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A56715+title%3A%22The+Atom+Riddles%22)
**Rules**:
* You are trapped in a room by a mad scientist.
* There are clues in each sentence. You have to find the correct atomic element that matches the clues.
> The first sixth... |
In [this puzzle book](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%93%88%E4%BD%9B%E7%BB%99%E5%AD%A6%E7%94%9F%E5%81%9A%E7%9A%84450%E4%B8%AA%E5%A4%9A%E5%85%83%E6%99%BA%E8%83%BD%E8%AE%AD%E7%BB%83%E6%B8%B8%E6%88%8F), I came across a question that goes like this:
> Make the numbers from 1-10 using 5 3s.
Rules:
> You are only allo... |
> I'm a piece of cake.
>
> Anti-me can be fatal.
Hint:
>! What's a prefix for "anti"? |
[Link to other riddles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A56715+title%3A%22The+Atom+Riddles%22)
**Rules**:
* You are trapped in a room by a mad scientist.
* There are clues in each sentence. You have to find the correct atomic element that matches the clues.
> The first sixth... |
[Link to other riddles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A56715+title%3A%22The+Atom+Riddles%22)
**Rules**:
* You are trapped in a room by a mad scientist.
* There are clues in each sentence. You have to find the correct atomic element that matches the clues.
> The first sixth... |
I may be off, but are you
>! **ease**?
I'm a piece of cake.
>! "easy"
Anti-me can be fatal.
>! dying from "disease". |
Consider the following version of chess. The first player has a king and all bishops, while the second player has a king and all knights. The new pieces replace the normal pieces at the same location. Who has the advantage in this case? Which player will win if both play optimally? |
Previous Level: https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/103849/nurikolor-level-7 <br/>
Next Level: https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/105655/nurikolor-level-9
It's been 9 days since the last puzzle. We will start Level 8 right now, with new features.
- There are colored numbers on the grid, which... |
Could you be
>! Tear
My prefix expresses the profound,
>! Tea - [The best kind of gossip, typically shared between friends.](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tea)
My suffix is found in bread,
>! Ear - A bread ear is the extra crunchy flap of crust that forms on your bread while baking.
... |
The answer is - Parametric Polymorphism.
My functional expression above can take any kind and any number of inputs(arguments).
And will simply return all of them as an array.
But, can we solve such task any other way?
"Go there don’t know where bring it don’t know what" - is not "bring me anything".
So, random ret... |
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This is a multi-part puzzle concerning the Zodiac Killer "Pines" card sent to the San Francisco Chronicle on March 22, 1971. I will ask it as a series of questions and hints, as I think it's too hard to solve the puzzle without them. The overall puzzle is "is the name of Edwar... |
>Kingdom without king <br>
>while surrounded by itself <br>
>was declaring war, <br>
>
>not demanding land. <br>
>Led by a fleet admiral, <br>
>without a navy. <br>
>
>But it had demands, <br>
>from many other countries: <br>
>from its own allies. <br>
When did this happen? |
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Each across clue is actually multiple cryptic clues written in succession. Each pair of successive clues has one shared word, which functions as the last word of one clue *and* the first word of the other. Across answers are placed into the grid one after the other, without sp... |
**ACROSS**
>! 8. AMUSE - "A creative influence to provide fun" -> A + MUSE = fun
>! FUNCTION - "Fun with Charlie running into activity" -> FUN + C + INTO* = activity
>! SPORTS - "Activity involving physical exercise and slightly sweet wines" -> S\_ ("slightly sweet") + PORTS ("wines")
>! 12. HANDLINE - ... |
**COMPLETED GRID**
>! [![Grid][1]][1]
**ACROSS**
>! 8. AMUSE - "A creative influence to provide fun" -> A + MUSE = fun
>! FUNCTION - "Fun with Charlie running into activity" -> FUN + C + INTO* = activity
>! SPORTS - "Activity involving physical exercise and slightly sweet wines" -> S\_ ("slightly sweet... |
**COMPLETED GRID**
>! [![Grid][1]][1]
**ACROSS**
>! 8. AMUSE - "A creative influence to provide fun" -> A + MUSE = fun
>! FUNCTION - "Fun with Charlie running into activity" -> FUN + C + INTO* = activity
>! SPORTS - "Activity involving physical exercise and slightly sweet wines" -> S\_ ("slightly sweet... |
**COMPLETED GRID**
>! [![Grid][1]][1]
**ACROSS**
>! 8. AMUSE - "A creative influence to provide fun" -> A + MUSE = fun
>! FUNCTION - "Fun with Charlie running into activity" -> FUN + C + INTO* = activity
>! SPORTS - "Activity involving physical exercise and slightly sweet wines" -> S\_ ("slightly sweet... |
**COMPLETED GRID**
>! [![Grid][1]][1]
**ACROSS**
>! 8. AMUSE - "A creative influence to provide fun" -> A + MUSE = fun
>! FUNCTION - "Fun with Charlie running into activity" -> FUN + C + INTO* = activity
>! SPORTS - "Activity involving physical exercise and slightly sweet wines" -> S\_ ("slightly sweet... |
**Hello world!**
Learning OOP I came up on this Puzzle.
We can call this *JPuzzle*
Kinda simple, but no-one gave the right answer yet.
Here is the JPuzzle:
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- ```_=(..._)=>_```
- It is JavaScript
- It is a true form
- "Go there don’t know where bring it don’t know what"
-----... |
**COMPLETED GRID**
>! [![Grid][1]][1]
**ACROSS**
>! 8. AMUSE - "A creative influence to provide fun" -> A + MUSE = fun
>! FUNCTION - "Fun with Charlie running into activity" -> FUN + C + INTO* = activity
>! SPORTS - "Activity involving physical exercise and slightly sweet wines" -> S\_ ("slightly sweet... |
In the following sudoku, the numbers on the outside indicate the first number less than 6 seen in that row/column. In addition, a number in the sudoku cannot be a knight's move from an identical number. [This](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T8svZVCVUfXFg37HlqzfIS21e-sYAvVHGP_9FEUsjII/edit?usp=sharing) is a lin... |
I wanted to say something, but I forget what it was. Can you help me?
> 10 - [A-z] (-2)
>
> 255 - #beginningfirst00
>
> 15 - Period.
>
> 0 - You forgot one. You forgot one. Since every beginning has an end,
> let's pave the way.
>
> 1 - I'm on repeat.
>
> 7 - Zelda's legend. I hear Link is quite the ... |
During a fun filled golf event vendors have set up stalls offering different things to participants like golf gear, food, clothing etc. Participants can also win gifts in putting contests, drives and other fun things.
A smart salesman has set up his stall for selling golf balls. He has either yellow or white standar... |
Kate and N are playing a dwarf guessing game. In the beginning there are five empty boxes numbered with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. According to the rules of the game, Kate places at least 1 and at most 9 marbles in each box such that the number of marbles in box n for each n <m is not more than the number of marbles... |
During a fun filled golf event vendors have set up stalls offering different things to participants like golf gear, food, clothing etc. Participants can also win gifts in putting contests, drives and other fun things.
A smart salesman has set up his stall for selling golf balls. He has either yellow or white standar... |
Consider the following version of chess. The first player has a king and all bishops, while the second player has a king and all knights. The new pieces replace the normal pieces at the same location. Who has the advantage in this case? Which player will win if both play optimally?
Note: there is no castling and no... |
During a fun filled golf event vendors have set up stalls offering different things to participants like golf gear, food, clothing etc. Participants can also win gifts in putting contests, drives and other fun things.
A smart salesman has set up his stall for selling golf balls. He has either yellow or white standar... |
Nice one! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I'll post the full write-up soon, here are some images from key points:
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are interchangeable wrt. the visibility rule, let's just colour those squares green:
>! [![enter ... |
Nice one! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I'll post the full write-up soon, here are some images from key points:
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are interchangeable wrt. the visibility rule, let's just colour those squares green:
>! [![enter ... |
Two Forex traders are trying to communicate about their trades.
They send each other images with a hidden meaning like this one:
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
Can you work out which currencies they are trading?
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/DBZUo.png
**Hint:**
>! There's more than one way t... |
Nice one! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I'll post the full write-up soon, here are some images from key points:
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are interchangeable wrt. the visibility rule, let's just colour those squares green:
>! [![enter ... |
Nice one! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I'll post the full write-up soon, here are some images from key points:
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are interchangeable wrt. the visibility rule, let's just colour those squares green:
>! [![enter ... |
Nice one! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I'll post the full write-up soon, here are some images from key points:
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are interchangeable wrt. the visibility rule, let's just colour those squares green:
>! [![enter ... |
Nice one! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I'll post the full write-up soon, here are some images from key points:
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are interchangeable wrt. the visibility rule, let's just colour those squares green:
>! [![enter ... |
Nice one! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
I'll post the full write-up soon, here are some images from key points:
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are interchangeable wrt. the visibility rule, let's just colour those squares green:
>! [![enter ... |
Nice one, although probably a bit too difficult to start so near my (now completely missed) bedtime! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
For a complete write-up see below. (Warning: may get a bit complicated.)
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are inter... |
Yesterday I went to a magic show and I was part of a clever trick. First of all, the magician arranged 36 cards in a 4 x 9 grid as follows:
[![cards grid][1]][1]
Then they called me on the stage. I felt a little bit uncomfortable, after all I didn't want to be sawn into two pieces! As the magician explained what ... |
Nice one, although probably a bit too difficult to start so near my (now completely missed) bedtime! Here's the finished grid:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
For a complete write-up see below. (Warning: may get a bit complicated.)
First, we'll grab the low hanging fruit. Since numbers 6-9 are inter... |
<sup>Okay, writing up my progress as a **partial answer**, pointing out a couple of things not mentioned in the other partial, and hopefully explaining some of the OP's intent too...</sup>
First, look at the **fish**:
>! The letters upon them clearly spell out the word '**COCONUTS**'. This is a prompt for us to e... |
I wanted to say something, but I forget what it was. Can you help me?
> 10 - [A-z] (-2)
>
> 255 - #beginningfirst00
>
> 15 - Period.
>
> 0 - You forgot one. You forgot one. Since every beginning has an end,
> let's pave the way.
>
> 1 - I'm on repeat.
>
> 7 - Zelda's legend. I hear Link is quite the ... |
<sub>Welcome back to the Density™ series! I had intended to make these more often, but then... well... 2020 happened. Anyway, I finally got round to creating the second puzzle, and perhaps it may hint at one of the things that distracts me from making puzzles...
<br/>
<br/>
The previous Density™ is here: https://puz... |
Partial answer:
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! 00255 is the country code for the Ivory coast.
15 - Period.
>! Quarter- Period hints at time and 15 minutes past is known as a quarter.
or maybe Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic t... |
1) I am a five letter word.
2) If lost, I can help.
3) SCRAMBLED, you can put something in me.
4) Part of me divides people.
5) Part of me is contained in many games.
6) BACKWARDS, part of me appeals to many people and another part is used by many people.
What am I? |
First riddle:
>! An angle
Pills and pills, stuck between the hills.
>! Pills refers to the theta sign, because they look alike. The second part refers to the fact that angles are sandwhiched between two lines.
I may be right but must not be wrong.
>! Right angles exist but wrong angles do not.
I may b... |
First riddle:
>! An angle
Pills and pills, stuck between the hills.
>! Pills refers to the theta sign, because they look alike. The second part refers to the fact that angles are sandwhiched between two lines.
I may be right but must not be wrong.
>! Right angles exist but wrong angles do not.
I may b... |
I am a five letter word.
>! Trace
If lost, I can help.
>! Tracing can help find what is lost.
SCRAMBLED, you can put something in me.
>! CRATE is an anagram of TRACE.
Part of me divides people.
>! RACE can divide people.
Part of me is contained in many games.
>! ACE is included in most card games.
BACKWARDS,... |
Is the answer
>! Parseltongue? That is, the name of the user who submits the answer.
> You've seen many puzzles, and tried to prevail
> Some were right, and many were wrong.
>! Presumably, any user who finds the answer has seen many a puzzle, and has submitted many right and wrong answers
> You'll ... |
It is known that P pentominoes cannot tile a 5x5 square board.
**Q1:** If the east and west edges of the 5x5 square board are "wrapping around" (if you move a piece through one of the edges, the part appears on the opposite edge), can you tile it with P pentominoes?
**Q2:** In addition to the above, the north and... |
Kate and N dwarfs are playing a dwarf guessing game. In the beginning there are five empty boxes numbered with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. According to the rules of the game, Kate places at least 1 and at most 9 marbles in each box such that the number of marbles in box n for each n <m is not more than the number of ... |
I may be off, but are you
>! **ease**?
I'm a piece of cake.
>! "ease"
Anti-me can be fatal.
>! dying from "disease". |
Partial answer:
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! 00255 is the country code for the Ivory coast.
15 - Period.
>! Quarter - Period hints at time and 15 minutes past is known as a quarter. or maybe Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic t... |
## Partial Answer ##
The first thing to notice is that
>! the flags shown in the question are all combinations of 2 different countries/territories. The image below shows what the two countries/territories are that combine to form each flag in the puzzle. <br><br>
>! [![Flags_1][1]][1] <br><br>
>! Here is the s... |
I may be off, but are you
>! **ease**?
I'm a piece of cake.
>! "easy"
Anti-me can be fatal.
>! dying from "disease". |
This is a Sashigane puzzle, where you divide the grid into L shapes.
Rules taken from [Nikoli](http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/sashigane.html):
- Divide the grid into L shaped blocks - one block wide. All blocks must be L shaped.
- Cells with open circles form the knee (bend) in a block.
- The number in an ... |
There are two piles of balls. One contains 5 balls and the other contains 18 balls.
A and B are playing the following game:
In each round, a player has to move balls from the larger pile to the smaller pile such that the number moved was a non-zero multiple of how many were previously in the smaller pile. A starts... |
A function of one variable y = f(x). However, I suspect that the function does not need to necessarily be strictly mathematical.
If x = 1, then y = 0.
If x = 2, then y = 0.
If x = 10, then y = 9.
If x = 3, then y = 3.
If x = 20, then y = 18.
If x = 1990, then y = 1989.
What function is it? (A puzzl... |
What function is it? |
A function of one variable $y = f(x)$. However, I suspect that the function does not need to necessarily be strictly mathematical.
If $x = 1$, then $y = 0$.
If $x = 2$, then $y = 0$.
If $x = 10$, then $y = 9$.
If $x = 3$, then $y = 3$.
If $x = 20$, then $y = 18$.
If $x = 1990$, then $y = 1989$.
Wha... |
Partial answer:
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! 00255 is the country code for the Ivory coast.
15 - Period.
>! Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic table.
7 - Zelda's legend. I hear Link is quite the musician
>! This hints at ... |
Partial answer:
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! #00255e is the hex colour code for Very Dark Blue.
15 - Period.
>! Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic table.
7 - Zelda's legend. I hear Link is quite the musician
>! This hints... |
Romance... Despair... Nutcracker? |
<sub>Welcome back to the Density™ series! I had intended to make these more often, but then... well... 2020 happened. Anyway, I finally got round to creating the second puzzle, and perhaps it may hint at one of the things that distracts me from making puzzles...
<br/>
<br/>
The previous Density™ is here: https://puz... |
Here's a new idea that I had. Instead of giving you the number of moves, you must find it yourself! Of course, the problems must be clear and concise. Now, let's get started!
For the first one, here is a problem that I composed, originally published on SuperProblem.ru on 8/22/2020. Enjoy!
**White Selfmates In How... |
Selfmate In How Few? #1 |
Yes, it is possible to solve a Rubik's cube side-by-side. It is considered a LOT more difficult than solving it layer-by-layer. Here's a video showing how.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvES4Sb3-Y8
The video does mention that for people who are cubing with the usual layer-based algorithms, it's a LOT harder tha... |
Partial answer:
>! Pretty sure the second half is Holidays.
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! #00255e is the hex colour code for Very Dark Blue.
15 - Period.
>! Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic table.
7 - Zelda's legend. I h... |
First, look at the **fish**:
>! The letters upon them clearly spell out the word '**COCONUTS**'. This is a prompt for us to examine the coconuts on and around the tree.
When we look at the **coconuts** we notice that:
>! Each coconut is 6x6 pixels in size, with a single white pixel within it. It is crucial to ... |
Partial answer:
>! Pretty sure the second half is Holidays.
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! #00255e is the hex colour code for Very Dark Blue.
15 - Period.
>! Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic table.
7 - Zelda's legend. I h... |
## Partial Answer ##
The first thing to notice is that
>! the flags shown in the question are all combinations of 2 different countries/territories. The image below shows what the two countries/territories are that combine to form each flag in the puzzle. <br><br>
>! [![Flags_1][1]][1] <br><br>
>! Here is the s... |
> I'm a piece of cake.
>
> Anti-me can be fatal.
Hint:
>! What's a prefix for "anti"?
---
*P.S. There are 10 answers here. I agree that there are 2 answers that really fits the riddle, but the rest are less fitting and some are stretches.* |
Partial answer:
>! Pretty sure the second half is Holidays.
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! #00255e is the hex colour code for Very Dark Blue.
15 - Period.
>! Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic table.
7 - Zelda's legend. I h... |
Partial answer:
>! Pretty sure the second half is Holidays.
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! #00255e is the hex colour code for Very Dark Blue.
15 - Period.
>! Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic table.
0 - You forgot one. You... |
Using only the digits in the year 2021 and basic mathematical operations **(+, -, x and ÷)**, how many of the numbers from 1 to 40 can you make? Not all of the numbers are possible!
You must use each digit **EXACTLY** once. |
> I'm a piece of cake.
>
> Anti-me can be fatal.
Hint:
>! What's a prefix for "anti"?
---
*P.S. There are 10 answers here. I agree that there are 2 answers that really fits the riddle, but the rest are less fitting and some are stretches. Please reopen.* |
Using only the digits in the year 2021 and basic mathematical operations **(+, -, x and ÷)**, how many of the numbers from 1 to 40 can you make? Not all of the numbers are possible!
You must use each digit **EXACTLY** once.
you can you 2 twice but the rest can be used once
also you can make numbers from the di... |
Using only the digits in the year 2021 and basic mathematical operations **(+, -, x and ÷)**, how many of the numbers from 1 to 40 can you make? Not all of the numbers are possible!
You must use each digit **EXACTLY** once.
you can you 2 twice but the rest can be used once
also you can make numbers from the di... |
Using only the digits in the year 2021 and basic mathematical operations **(+, -, x and ÷)**, how many of the numbers from 1 to 40 can you make? Not all of the numbers are possible!
You must use each digit **EXACTLY** once.
you can use 2 twice but the rest can be used once
also you can make numbers from the di... |
Partial answer:
10 - [A-z] (-2) is
>! H because 8th letter in the Alphabet ( 10-2 is 8)
255 - #beginningfirst00
>! #00255e is the hex colour code for Very Dark Blue.
15 - Period.
>! Phosphorus which is 15 on the periodic table.
0 - You forgot one. You forgot one. Since every beginning has an end, ... |
Using only the digits in the year $2021$ and basic mathematical operations **($+$, $-$, $\times$ and $\div$)**, how many of the numbers from $1$ to $40$ can you make? Not all of the numbers are possible!
You **may** use each digit up to the number of times it appears in $2021$, but not more. I.e., you can use $2$ tw... |
Using only the digits in the year 2021 and basic mathematical operations **(+, -, × and ÷)**, how many of the numbers from 1 to 40 can you make? Not all of the numbers are possible!
You **may** use each digit up to the number of times it appears in 2021, but not more. i.e., you can use 2 twice but the rest can be us... |
- our prefix makes us taller... sometimes.
- our infix is something you are, starting from today.
- our suffix is one of our elements.
> Who are we and why is today (December 7, 2020) such an important day for us?
Hint 1
>! The suffix clue is related to [tag:science].
Hint 2
>! The grammar in the infix... |
There are 16 coins, 3 of which are slightly heavier or lighter than the others. The counterfeit coins have the same weight but it is not known whether they are heavier or lighter than the genuine ones.
>Using a balance scale, what is the minimum number of weighings in order to determine whether the counterfeit coins... |
Is a fake coin lighter or heavier? |
There are 16 coins, 3 of which are slightly heavier or lighter than the others. The counterfeit coins have the same weight but it is not known whether they are heavier or lighter than the genuine ones.
> Using a balance scale, what is the minimum number of weighings in order to determine whether the counterfeit coin... |
<sub>The last Density™ puzzle (here: https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/105568/density-finally-back-from-holiday/) proved that OP plays too many games, so we went ahead and created a game of our own!
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If you'd like to create your own Density™ puzzle, the rules are as follows:
<sub>1. The resolutio... |
I can’t move but I can stop
I can’t climb but I can drop
I can be on but I can’t be off
I can’t be a key but can be a lock
I can beat without a heart
And play without a game
Nobody wants to be me
Can you tell my name?
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I guess you're
>! a beat
I can’t move but I can stop
>! A beat can stop, but not move
I can’t climb but I can drop
>! a [beat drop][1]
I can be on but I can’t be off
>! When you turn it off, it's not there anymore. So it's not off, it just,,, isn't.
I can’t be a key but can be a lock
>! I gu... |
**Lasers** is a new type of puzzle I created. (Taken help from this example, https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/78041/the-lazy-laser-physicist-part-2) <br/>
There will more ideas to come too, and they will be a bit simple yet different.
**Rules** :
- There will be lasers which are shaped like an arrow... |
I think you are:
>!Virus
>I can’t move but I can stop
>!virus can’t move by it’s self.
>I can’t climb but I can drop
>!virus can’t climb but they certainly can drop if there are nothing **moving** it...
>I can be on but I can’t be off
>!I must be on a organism to pass on my DNA or RNA, if not then I ... |
Your name might be
>! Bullseye
*I can't move but I can stop*
>! It can't move as it's on a target that's secured to the wall, but it can stop a dart from flying through the air.
*I can’t climb but I can drop*
>! A target can't climb, but it can easily drop, along with its bullseye, if not secured to the ... |
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