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You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
**Definitely wrong answer** (I'm leaving this here rather than deleting it because I don't believe in hiding my mistakes. It's definitely wrong because, as Lukas points out in comments, it fails e.g. for the second Awry grid, and because, as Bubbler points out in comments, it implies that when we can fix an Awry gri...
You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
Can you find the **first** digit of $2021^{2021}$ without a computer? Good luck!
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ________ If a word has a certain property, I call it a ***Re-Tileable Word™***. You can use the examples below to find the property: | Re-tileable Word...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ________ If a word has a certain property, I call it a Shifting Word™. You can use the examples below to find the property: | Shifting™ | Not Shif...
You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
I am loving 0hh1 but I got bored by the largest grid 12x12. Are there similar games but with much larger grids?
Are there any games like 0hh1 but with bigger grids?
You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
Once upon a time, on going to the small park nearby to take some fresh air, I met some four and quite peculiar brothers and had a talk with them. Each had a different story to tell. > The first two brothers were racers, and had also ran on the same competition. They both were excellent runners, one came 2nd and the ...
>! I'm **_ABLE** to **POST_** it, **\_MARK\_** it's **POSTMARKABLE**. >! >! Everyday American English translation: "I'm able to mail it, notice it's able to be postmarked." >! >! >! **"Post"**, when used as a verb, can mean to "mail" something (i.e. send an item in the mail). _Example: I'm going to...
You're a computer security expert (i.e a hacker who doesn't break law). Your neighbour is infamous professor MacGoofy himself. He specializes in designing programming languages and programming languages that he designs are frequently controversial for his strange design choices. This time MacGoofy needs your help A.S.A...
0h h1 is just one example of a [Takuzu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuzu) puzzle, so searching for Takuzus will broaden your search. For example, here is a [16x16 Binary Puzzle](http://www.binarypuzzle.com/puzzles.php?size=14&level=4&nr=1), and here is a [20x20 Binairo](https://www.puzzle-binairo.com/?size=9). The ...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ________ If a word has a certain property, I call it a Shifting Word™. You can use the examples below to find the property: | Shifting™ | Not Shif...
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Bandit Word™. Use the following examples below to find the rule. | BANDIT WORD™ | NOT BANDIT WORD™ | |:-----------------:|:-----------------:| | popgun | rifle | | trysts | date | | turgut | aslan ...
*Alternating numbers* are numbers in which all digits alternate between even and odd. For example: `2703` and `7230` are alternating numbers, but `2730` isn't. Numbers are *very alternating* when double the number is an alternating number as well, for example `3816` is very alternating, because `7632` is an alternat...
Once upon a time, on going to the small park nearby to take some fresh air, I met four quite peculiar brothers and had a talk with them. Each had a different story to tell. > The first two brothers were racers, and had also run in the same competition. They both were excellent runners, one came 2nd and the other cam...
Once upon a time, on going to the small park nearby to take some fresh air, I met four quite peculiar brothers and had a talk with them. Each had a different story to tell. > The first two brothers were racers, and had also ran in the same competition. They both were excellent runners, one came 2nd and the other cam...
*Alternating numbers* are numbers in which all digits alternate between even and odd. For example: 2703 and 7230 are alternating numbers, but 2730 isn't. Numbers are *very alternating* when double the number is an alternating number as well, for example 3816 is very alternating, because 7632 is an alternating number...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word™/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ----------- It seems that it's a rite of passage on PSE to make at least one of these, so if a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Quotidian Wo...
What is a Quotidian Word™?
*A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...* These are troublesome times: The Galactic Republic is gone, the Jedi were exterminated due to Order 66, Vader and Palpatine rule the galaxy with absolute power as an evil Empire. The Empire had built a Death Star, which was used to destroy Alderaan, but the Rebel Allia...
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus"](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/fortnightly-topic-challenge-47-wacky-sudokus)</sup> [Other puzzles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A18250+%5Bsudoku%5D+title%3A%22SS%23%22) --- --- ...
Sudoku... with 10 digits? SS#6
If I hold you and you hold me, you might be alone. If I hold you and you don't hold me, someone could be following you. If I don't hold you but you hold me, you're very helpful. If neither of us holds the other, you might have a reason to be happy. Who am I?
**Part 1:** Write each answer as ONEWORD, without spaces, punctuation or abbreviating. Some questions may have more than one answer when taken alone, but only certain answers will work with respect to the whole puzzle. 1: Where can you find the easternmost traffic light in the United States, including territories...
Who is Mr. T and where does he work?
1. We are given n coins, all of which have a different weight. Prove/disprove that ⌈3n/2⌉−2 weighings are required to find the heaviest and the lightest coins among them using a 2 pan balance scale. You can assume that n= 68 or any other number if you so need. 2. Do the number of weighings required increase or decr...
1. The statement is >! correct. Proof: >! We will for simplicity assume n is even. >! <br> Sufficiency: >! <br> Form two groups H and L by randomly creating n/2 disjoint pairs and comparing each always adding the heavier coin to group H and the lighter one to group L. Afterwards find the heaviest of group H ...
1. We are given n coins, all of which have a different weight. Prove/disprove that ⌈3n/2⌉−2 weighings are required to find the heaviest and the lightest coins among them using a 2 pan balance scale. You can assume that n= 68 or any other number if you so need. 2. Do the number of weighings required, increase or dec...
My answer: >! A funeral. Explanation: >! "I hold you" means the funeral holds us, for example, in a coffin. >! "You hold me" means we hold the funeral. *If I hold you and you hold me, you might be alone.* >! If one holds their own funeral, it usually means that they die alone. *If I hold you and yo...
The puzzle is as follows: > Suppose you have a three-digit number in the octal system. If you add > or subtract 212 (also in the octal system) from that initial number, > you get a three-digit palindromic number in the same system. Using > this information. How many numbers will follow that peculiar rule? The ...
How many numbers generate a palindromic number after subtracting or adding a fixed quantity?
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it an Anagrammable Word™. Use the following examples below to find the rule. |Anagrammable Words™|Not Anagr...
The puzzle is as follows: > Suppose you have a three-digit number in the octal system. If you add > or subtract 212 (also in the octal system) from that initial number, > you get a three-digit palindromic number in the same system. How many numbers will follow that peculiar rule? The alternatives given in my bo...
There is indeed a simple solution. The key thing to realize is >! You needn't count the described numbers abc themselves, you can count the pairs of palindromes abc-212 and abc+212 instead. (That way you needn't argue about the structure of abc---does it have to be palindromic itself? etc.---at all.) >! <br> Those ...
Are you a >! WAVE? *My home is the air, the earth, and the sea,* >! Waves can travel through the air, the earth, or of course the sea. *Between highs and lows you are sure to find me.* >! Waves are made up of highs and lows. *I am boisterous and loud, as bright as the sun,* >! Sound waves are loud,...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Devilish Phrase™/Word™. Use the following examples below to find the rule. | DEVILISH PHRASE™/WORD™ ...
This is an infinite cryptic crossword. Solve the clues and use the four given grid pieces (each duplicated infinity times) to create a grid that continues endlessly in all directions. [![enter image description here][1]][1] **Across** A1. Soldier that earns pay from sea in Ajaccio, Corsica's capital A3. Cra...
My infix will give you a name My suffix will help you with pain My prefix will make you frown My whole will let you down What am I?
If you can walk, I'll point in the direction you need to walk. But only if you're close to me, otherwise I'll point in the opposite direction. If you can't walk, I'll point out what needs to change before you can walk. Who am I? *Edit: I'll give you a hint with a more accurate version of the last line:* ...
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus"](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/fortnightly-topic-challenge-47-wacky-sudokus)</sup> [Other puzzles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A18250+%5Bsudoku%5D+title%3A%22SS%23%22) --- --- ...
If a word has a certain property, I call it a ***Regular Word™***. You can use the examples below to find the property: | Regular™ | Not Regular™ | |:------------:|:------------:| | NAP | SLEEP | | AXED | FIRED | | QUIT | EXIT | | WHIZ | GENIUS | | ...
What's my name?
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus"](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/fortnightly-topic-challenge-47-wacky-sudokus)</sup> [Other puzzles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A18250+%5Bsudoku%5D+title%3A%22SS%23%22) --- --- ...
My prefix, suffix and infix are right in front of you right now, displayed in this order: > Suffix > Prefix > Infix What am I?
I am thinking of a number between 1 and 5000. It is the product of two primes. I tell my brother the larger of those primes, and to my sister the smaller. You are allowed to ask each of us questions, first to my brother, then to me, then to my sister, and so on in turns, which we will always respond truthfully and h...
Are you >! the Eiffel Tower? I guess I'm French >! The Eiffel Tower is in France, and is generally considered a French icon. Tall and strong. Winds come and go, though they cannot blow me over. >! The Eiffel Tower is tall and made from latticed wrought iron metal, and while wind can blow through it due t...
Please this is my first post ever. Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probability of the game extending upto the 6th game is more than (1/2) or 0.5, then it means that team B has gained the upper hand and team B is mor...
Please this is my first post ever. Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probability of the game extending upto the 6th game is more than (1/2) or 0.5, then it means that team B has gained the upper hand and team B is mor...
Please this is my first post ever. Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probability of the game extending upto the 6th game is more than (1/2) or 0.5, then it means that team B has gained the upper hand since now they ha...
Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probability of the game extending upto the 6th game is more than (1/2) or 0.5, then it means that team B has gained the upper hand since now they have neutralised team A's initial adv...
Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probability of the game extending upto the 6th game is more than (1/2) or 0.5, then it means that team B has gained the upper hand since now they have neutralised team A's initial adv...
Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probability of the game extending upto the 6th game is more than (1/2) or 0.5, then it means that team B has gained the upper hand since now they have neutralised team A's initial adv...
Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probability of the game extending upto the 6th game is more than (1/2) or 0.5, then it means that team B has gained the upper hand since now they have neutralised team A's initial adv...
Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? It can be boldly said that if there were only 6 games, the outcome of any one of the teams winning is equal. It will be explained near the end. (Refer to paragraph 5) We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probabil...
Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? It can be boldly said that if there were only 6 games, the outcome of any one of the teams winning is equal. It will be explained near the end. (Refer to paragraph 5) We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the 6th game. And if the probabil...
Can someone tell me if my logic is correct? It can be boldly said that if there were only 6 games, the outcome of any one of the teams winning at the end of 6 games played is equal. It will be explained near the end. (Refer to paragraph 5) We need to calculate the probability that the game will extend till the ...
Intresting question! Just to fix an upper bound: >! 14 Because: >! The smallest prime number that your sister could have it's 2 so the biggest prime number that your brother could have it's 2477 (it' the biggest prime <2500). >! There are 367 primes 2<=p<=2477, now i remembered the famous game of guessing...
Intresting question! Just to fix an upper bound: >! 14 Because: >! The smallest prime number that your sister could have it's 2 so the biggest prime number that your brother could have it's 2477 (it' the biggest prime <2500). >! There are 367 primes 2<=p<=2477, now I remember a famous game of guessing a n...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ----------- If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Confused Word™. Use the following examples below to find the rule. | CONFUSED WORD™ ...
Intresting question! Just to fix an upper bound: >! 14 Because: >! The smallest prime number that your sister could have it's 2 so the biggest prime number that your brother could have it's 2477 (it' the biggest prime <2500). >! There are 367 primes 2<=p<=2477, now I remember a famous game of guessing a n...
This is an improvement to Alemin's strategy that makes the maximum number of questions... >! 9 Because >! It is possible to split the remaining possible numbers in 3 instead of 2 by using the fact that you can get 3 different answers, "yes", "no" and "I don't know". >! So if I want to guess a number between...
It can be done in >! 8 and that is optimal. >! First, to best exploit their giving three-way answers we must ask three-way questions. For example, let's assume we have narrowed one of the factors down to 3,5 or 7. Then we would ask "I'm thinking of either 4 or 6. Is your factor larger?"; answer "no" means 3, "...
If a 4x4 grid (where each cell contains an arrow in an orthogonal direction) conforms to a special rule, I call it an **Awry Grid**. If it does not conform to this rule, I call it a **Aright Grid**. Here are some examples (click on an image to view larger version): | Awry Grids | Aright Grids | | -----------...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ______ If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Perfect Word™. Use the following examples below to find the rule. | PERFECT WORD™ | NOT ...
I think a grid is Aright iff >! when we number its entries in the "obvious" fashion starting from 0 (top row is 0,1,2,3; last row is 12,13,14,15) the following subsets are constrained in a way to be described in a moment: (0) all of the entries, (1) all the entries in odd positions, (2) all the entries in positions ...
Most of the arguments made in @Sciborg's answer can also apply to the >! Statue of Liberty >! It is French made, very strong and tall, it is sold as soveinirs in NY and very tough to build. Also there is a smaller version in Vegas. For the last clue >! inside of the statue is the winding stair which may be...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Mostly Ruddy Word™. Use the following examples below to find the rule. |Mostly Ruddy Words™|Not Mostly...
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus"](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/fortnightly-topic-challenge-47-wacky-sudokus)</sup> [Other puzzles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A18250+%5Bsudoku%5D+title%3A%22SS%23%22) --- --- ...
I'm out for a very long walk, and I’m bored, so I decide to walk in a mathematical way. The first image shows the first 500 steps, and the second image is my path after 50000 steps. The colors are mostly for visualization purposes. My path is not random, so how did I select my path? Please let me know if you ne...
I'm out for a very long walk, and I’m bored, so I decide to walk in a mathematical way. The first image shows the first 500 steps, and the second image is my path after 50000 steps. The colors are mostly for visualization purposes. My path is not random, so how did I select my path? Please let me know if you ne...
<sub>*My First 'Riley Riddle' - hopefully not too hard or easy:*</sub> > My prefix is where we are. > > My infix is done with force over a distance. > > My suffix is castled for safekeeping. **What am I?**
Maybe it is >! the Font? That would explain why there are question marks, as >! the words are replaceable with every sign or letter in that font. !My problem is the "english" tag. The language would be irrelevant - but there is a font called "effort" like mentioned in the title so maybe I'm just missing som...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ----------- If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Riven Word™ or Phrase™. Use the examples below to find the rule. | RIVEN™ | UN-R...
This puzzle is another [Nurikabe][1], but with a new twist for me: it's a gigantic *Super-Kabe!* It's also, in my opinion, quite tricky and has some interesting deductions. I hope you enjoy! Rules of a Nurikabe (copied from [my previous puzzle][2]): > This is a Nurikabe puzzle. The goal is to paint some cells bla...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ________ If a word has a certain property, I call it a ***Peruvian Word™***. You can use the examples below to find the property: | Peruvian Word™ ...
My prefix, suffix and infix are right in front of you right now, displayed in this order: > Suffix > Prefix > Infix What am I? Hint: >! How old, what cat?
What is common between the following words and names? (Inspired by [this][1] except that I actually know the answer to this one) - Defeat - Kleenex? - Guanaco - Nerdiest - Sardar - Ian McKellen - Dingo - Gun - Diablo - Essayed? - Atlanta - Glycose - Get - Earns - Group - Desmid - ...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ______ If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Racist Word™. (**Disclaimer:** In case anyone feels nervous about this puzzle, Racist Words™ are not...
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2] with a special brand of [Phrase™][3] and [Word™][4] puzzles.</sub> ________ If a word has a certain property, I call it a ***Peruvian Word™***. You can use the examples below to find the property: | Peruvian Word™ ...
I think we may successfully >! insert **win** between each pair of words to find a word formed from neighbouring letters. The list is: >! Defeat - twinkle - Kleenex >! Kleenex? - X-wing - Guanaco (question mark as a proper name and a hyphen) >! Guanaco - cowinner - Nerdiest >! Nerdiest - twins - Sardar ...
I think we may successfully >! insert **win** between each pair of words to find a word formed from neighbouring letters. The list is: >! Defeat - twinkle - Kleenex >! Kleenex? - X-wing - Guanaco (question mark as a proper name and a hyphen) >! Guanaco - cowinner - Nerdiest >! Nerdiest - twins - Sardar ...
I think we may successfully >! insert **win** between each pair of words to find a word formed from neighbouring letters. The list is: >! Defeat - twinkle - Kleenex >! Kleenex? - X-wing - Guanaco (question mark as a proper name and a hyphen) >! Guanaco - cowinner - Nerdiest >! Nerdiest - twins - Sardar ...
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus"](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/fortnightly-topic-challenge-47-wacky-sudokus)</sup> [Other puzzles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A18250+%5Bsudoku%5D+title%3A%22SS%23%22) --- --- ...
I awoke in a mysterious desert wasteland that I didn't recognize. I looked around and saw nothing as far as I could see, except for the oddly rhythmic storm in the distance. Reaching for my phone, I only found this note I didn't understand: > Try, try, try... > Robert Frost lost everything and everyone I know wil...
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus"](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/fortnightly-topic-challenge-47-wacky-sudokus)</sup> ---------- A Sudoku with an oddly familiar shape. [Here's a Penpa Link](https://swaroopg92.github.io/penpa-edit/?m=solve&p=zVXtauM4FP2fpx...
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #47: "Wacky Sudokus"](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7139/fortnightly-topic-challenge-47-wacky-sudokus)</sup> [Other puzzles in this series](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=user%3A18250+%5Bsudoku%5D+title%3A%22SS%23%22) --- --- ...
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**Step 1: solving most of the clues (advance warning: there are some errors but I fix them later)** Across: >!1. Twist more hearts around, with an audience (6) >!3. BELOVED **LOVE in BED** _though I'm not convinced by "sex" as def for BED_ Your partner, like, in sex (7) >!4. DR **double def** Drive, doc! (2) ...
**Step 1: solving most of the clues (advance warning: there are some errors but I fix them later)** Across: >!1. Twist more hearts around, with an audience (6) >!3. BELOVED **LOVE in BED** _though I'm not convinced by "sex" as def for BED_ Your partner, like, in sex (7) >!4. DR **double def** Drive, doc! (2) ...
**Step 1: solving most of the clues (advance warning: there are some errors but I fix them later)** Across: >!1. Twist more hearts around, with an audience (6) >!3. BELOVED **LOVE in BED** _though I'm not convinced by "sex" as def for BED_ Your partner, like, in sex (7) >!4. DR **double def** Drive, doc! (2) ...