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Let's have the following sequence of fractions: $\frac{156}{51}, \frac{756}{251}, \frac{3756}{1251}, ? $ .
What fraction replaces the question mark? |
<sub>*In the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://puzzling.s... |
Is there a way of filling a 4×4 table with 16 distinct integers from 1, 2, ..., 100 such that the products of the numbers in every row and in every column are all equal to each other? |
Here is a table divided in three parts, the first two (the green and the yellow ones) are completely clear, while the last one (which is red) has 9 numbers to guess (**α1**, **β1**, **γ1**, **δ1**, **α2**, **β2**, **γ2**, **δ2** and, most important, **?**), gettable by a logic that is the same for every table part.
... |
Here is a table divided in three parts, the first two (the green and the yellow ones) are completely clear, while the last one (which is red) has 9 numbers to guess (**α1**, **β1**, **γ1**, **δ1**, **α2**, **β2**, **γ2**, **δ2** and, most important, **?**), gettable by a logic that is the same for every table part.
... |
This playlist serves as inspiration to your friend when she attempts to solve:
>! **Cryptic clues**
Why? Firstly, note that:
>! Each of these albums contains a track named after **a Periodic Table element**:
>!
>! [Accustomed to Nothing](https://www.discogs.com/Accustomed-To-Nothing-Accustomed-To-Nothing... |
This playlist serves as inspiration to your friend when she attempts to solve:
>! **Cryptic clues**
Why? Firstly, note that:
>! Each of these albums contains a track named after **a Periodic Table element**:
>!
>! [Accustomed to Nothing](https://www.discogs.com/Accustomed-To-Nothing-Accustomed-To-Nothing... |
<sup>Someone told me that I should put a link to [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #50: Escape Rooms](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7172/)... whatever that is, sure. </sup>
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PSE, I need your help. I just got back from the worst escape room experience I've ever had in my life. Not only was the ... |
I recently found this diagram taped over an image in my English textbook. We got it second-hand, so I assume that it must have been a little puzzle from the previous owner.
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/LCtWc.png
It came with two questions written under it on a separa... |
I note that
>! the words are synonyms of anagrams of each other
So that you get
>! tops
>! spot stop
>! pots
>! post opts ???
I don't know
>! what absenses* means yet nor if the colors are significant
For the second part, direction, quench, bench and bristle
>! have synonyms
>! east, sate,... |
I recently found this diagram taped over an image in my English textbook. We got it second-hand, so I assume that it must have been a little puzzle from the previous owner.
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
It came with two questions written under it on a separate piece of paper:
1. What word should replac... |
Haven't been making a puzzle for a long time, this is a simple puzzle: figure the fruits with the given codes.
>1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>3. ✋-i Tesla
>4. $^{12}X$ $\boxed{^{4}}$ (️ - 5 + $\boxed{^9}$) $x=0$
>5. Due: ️
>6. -t fruit
>7. $y=xe^x\rightarrow ???$ out $\times$ ??
-Wa e-?(... |
Haven't been making a puzzle for a long time, this is a simple puzzle: figure the fruits with the given clues.
>1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>3. ✋-i Tesla
>4. $^{12}X$ $\boxed{^{4}}$ (️ - 5 + $\boxed{^9}$) $x=0$
>5. Due: ️
>6. -t fruit
>7. $y=xe^x\rightarrow ???$ out $\times$ ??
-Wa e-?(... |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
-----------------------------------------
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
-----------------------------------------
| 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
... |
This question is a continuation of [this one](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107615/the-thiefs-341-name), and you might want to read it if you haven't already.
'Another code-name,' I think. 'There's no way that's his real name'. Nonetheless, I type in 'ANONYMOUS' and the other monitors immediately blan... |
When I am by myself, I'm negative.
Give me 2, and I'll read the same.
But if you halve me, I always seem surprised.
Tack on a cliff, and I become smarter.
A dreaded word I am...
What am I? |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! Suspected **BANANA**, (using BAN as the symbol) but can't quite nail down the wordplay explanation...
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
> *Not yet solved*
3. ✋-i Tesla
> *Not yet solved*
4. $^{12}X$ $\boxed{^{4}}$ (️ - 5 + $\boxed{^9}$) ... |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! Suspected **BANANA**, (using BAN as the symbol) but can't quite nail down the wordplay explanation...
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! Orange (0 Range)
3. ✋-i Tesla
> *Not yet solved*
4. $^{12}X$ $\boxed{^{4}}$ (️ - 5 + $\boxed{^9}$)... |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! Suspected **BANANA**, (using BAN as the symbol) but can't quite nail down the wordplay explanation...
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! **ORANGE** = 0 + RANGE (@SteveV)
3. ✋-i Tesla
> *Not yet solved*
4. $^{12}X$ $\boxed{^{4}}$ (️ - 5... |
I think you are the word:
>! **NO**
*When I am by myself, I'm negative.*
>! The word **NO** is used to give a *negative* response.
*Give me 2, and I'll read the same.*
>! Add 2 letters (specifically, a K at the front and a W at the back) and you have the word **KNOW**, a homophone when read aloud.
*Bu... |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! Suspected **BANANA**, (using BAN as the symbol) but can't quite nail down the wordplay explanation...
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! **ORANGE** = 0 + RANGE (@SteveV)
3. ✋-i Tesla
> *Not yet solved*
4. $^{12}X$ $\boxed{^{4}}$ (️ - 5... |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! Suspected **BANANA**, (using BAN as the symbol) but can't quite nail down the wordplay explanation...
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! **ORANGE** = 0 + RANGE (@SteveV)
3. ✋-i Tesla
> *Not yet solved*
4. $^{12}X$ $\boxed{^{4}}$ (️ - 5... |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! Suspected **BANANA**, (using BAN as the symbol) but can't quite nail down the wordplay explanation...
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! **ORANGE** = 0 + RANGE (@SteveV)
3. ✋-i Tesla
>! **WATERMELON** = (WAIT - i) + ERM + ELON (@samm82)
... |
When I am by myself, I'm negative.
Give me 2, and I'll read the same.
But if you halve me, I always seem surprised.
Tack on a cliff, and I become smarter.
A dreaded word I am...
What am I?
Tha answer is a single word. |
When I was living in Argentina, I encountered this puzzle:
[![wood block puzzle with two holes and two rings, with string threaded through the holes and the rings][1]][1]
I believe the goal is to somehow free the string so it only passes through the small hole in the side (at the right in this image; somewhat dif... |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! Suspected **BANANA**, (using BAN as the symbol) but can't quite nail down the wordplay explanation...
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! **ORANGE** = 0 + RANGE (@SteveV)
3. ✋-i Tesla
>! **WATERMELON** = (WAIT - i) + ERM + ELON (@samm82)
... |
The [Amman chair][1] is an interesting shape that can be dissected in two pieces that are smaller copies of the original. The sizes of the two pieces are different. The ratio between the areas of the pieces is the golden ratio.
Because of this ratio, if you repeat the process of dissecting all the larger pieces, y... |
The [Amman chair][1] is an interesting shape that can be dissected in two pieces that are smaller copies of the original. The sizes of the two pieces are different. The ratio between the areas of the pieces is the golden ratio.
Because of this ratio, if you repeat the process of dissecting all the larger pieces, y... |
The [Amman chair][1] is an interesting shape that can be dissected in two pieces that are smaller copies of the original. The sizes of the two pieces are different. The ratio between the areas of the pieces is the golden ratio.
Because of this ratio, if you repeat the process of dissecting all the larger pieces, y... |
<sub>*This is in the spirit of the What is a [Word™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aword+is%3Aquestion)/[Phrase™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/search?q=%22I+call+it%22+title%3A%22what+is%22+title%3Aphrase+is%3Aquestion) series started by [JLee](https://pu... |
>! Looks like the goal is to
>! separate the rings so that they are at opposite ends
>! of the block's tunnel (small hole).
>! <br>
>! <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/8XRSO.jpg">
If so, it is equivalent to another puzzle in reverse,
whose solution can be seen
[as diagrams](http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.... |
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! **BANANA**, BAN + AN (used before vowels as "a" is used before "b") + A
>! (@Stiv and @samm82)
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! **ORANGE** = 0 + RANGE (@SteveV)
3. ✋-i Tesla
>! **WATERMELON** = (WAIT - i) + ERM + ELON (@samm82)
4. ... |
Let's have the following sequence of fractions: $\frac{24}{17}, \frac{816}{577}, \frac{941664}{665857}, ?$.
What is the next fraction in this sequence?
|
Here's a Community Wiki to group-solve this...
1. b->a,aeiou->? A
>! **BANANA**, BAN + AN (used before vowels as "a" is used before "b") + A
>! (@Stiv and @samm82)
2. 3-3 $[3,\infty)$
>! **ORANGE** = 0 + RANGE (@SteveV)
3. ✋-i Tesla
>! **WATERMELON** = (WAIT - i) + ERM + ELON (@samm82)
4. ... |
General strategy:
-----------------
>! Using the denser footprint of Swiss knights on the edge we can build this simple prison
>! <br> [![enter image description here][1]][1]
>! <br> which confines the defending king to a 12-square "L"-shaped area.
>! <br> Please note how perfectly the shapes of the king's and k... |
I've been trying to solve this but i still can't find the solution, could someone help me please?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
and choices are
A. 13
B. 15
C. 16
D. 19
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/nToAl.png |
The answer is probably
>! C, 16
Reason
>! The difference between the two first numbers in the column equals the difference between the two last numbers in the column. F ex 17-11= 25-19 and 12-6=34-28 and lastely ?-8=19-11 --> ?=16 |
Can you help me understand what my friend was saying to me the other day? He's really smart (a math savant AND a huge fan of those cryptic crossword things), so I'm trying to spend time with him and have his genius rub off on me, but he can be really pretentious and hard to understand.
He was writing in his math not... |
What was my friend talking about? |
*<sup>Inspired by [Avi's Vowelburger™ Riddle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/92931/18418)</sup>*
Yesterday, Vowelburgers™ announced their [first ever Penta-decker Vowelburger™](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/95085/penta-decker-vowelburger). They have made some simplifications to their manufacturi... |
Can you help me understand what my friend was saying to me the other day? He's really smart (a math savant AND a huge fan of those cryptic crossword things), so I'm trying to spend time with him and have his genius rub off on me, but he can be really pretentious and hard to understand.
He was writing in his math not... |
> When I am by myself, I'm negative.
> Give me 2, and I'll read the same.
> But if you halve me, I always seem surprised.
> Tack on a cliff, and I become smarter.
> A dreaded word I am...
**What am I?**
The answer is a single word. |
Can you help me understand what my friend was saying to me the other day? He's really smart (a math savant AND a huge fan of those cryptic crossword things), so I'm trying to spend time with him and have his genius rub off on me, but he can be really pretentious and hard to understand.
He was writing in his math not... |
*20, 21, 33, 68, 172.5, 520.5,*
What will come next in this number sequence problem ? |
I've been trying to solve this but I still can't find the solution, could someone help me please?
[![4x3 grid, see transcription below][1]][1]
Transcription:
| | | |
|:--:|:--:|:--:|
| 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | 12 | ? |
| 25 | 34 | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 11 |
and choices are
A. 13
B. 15
C. 1... |
*20, 21, 33, 68, 172.5, 520.5,*
What will come next in this number sequence problem? |
*20, 21, 33, 68, 172.5, 520.5, ?*
What will come next in this number sequence problem? |
If I am thirty-two, I am the smallest and I am alone.
Twenty-two multiplied by four is twenty.
Eight, twelve and sixteen are my own.
If you can see me, we both have one of me.
If you don't have one of me, you can't see me.
HE has a lot of me and rides me worldwide.
What am I? |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #50: Escape Rooms](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7172/)</sup>
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Your head is throbbing like mad. You try to get your bearings as you look around the laboratory. Shattered beakers and spilled chemicals are everywhere. Another failed experiment. Ho... |
If you see me, I may be tied up.
And if you need me, you may want me around a pup.
If you're suicidal, I might be adorned.
And if I touch you, you might become burned.
I'm associated with licorice,
Yet just as often seen with fish.
What am I?
*The answer is one word.* |
Can you help me understand what my friend was saying to me the other day? He's really smart (a math savant AND a huge fan of those cryptic crossword things), so I'm trying to spend time with him and have his genius rub off on me, but he can be really pretentious and hard to understand.
He was writing in his math not... |
General strategy:
-----------------
>! Using the denser footprint of Swiss knights on the edge we can build this simple prison
>! <br> [![enter image description here][1]][1]
>! <br> which confines the defending king to a 12-square "L"-shaped area.
>! <br> Please note how perfectly the shapes of the king's and k... |
Similar to the last puzzle, figure out the vegetables:
>1. A a->an,n->? $\boxed{8}-\tau$
>2. Bag->Cab() 2021-1980
>3. $(TO)_2+F$
>4. ⛽ K out$\times$ ??
>5. ️ I $\boxed{6}$ $F=kx$
>6.
>7.
>8. $90$deg=$\frac \pi 2$? -$\boxed9$
>9. iP
>10.
>11. $\boxed{11}$-(v+1) +$Cu_2$
>12. Negative-a+0
>13. $£20237... |
General strategy:
-----------------
>! Using the denser footprint of Swiss knights on the edge we can build this simple prison
>! <br> [![enter image description here][1]][1]
>! <br> which confines the defending king to a 12-square "L"-shaped area.
>! <br> Please note how perfectly the shapes of the king's and k... |
Here's a Community Wiki answer to try and get all of them between us...
1. A a->an,n->? $\boxed{8}-\tau$
>! Possibly **ASPARAGUS** = A + SPAR + AUGUS(-t) - but then not sure how "a->an,n->?" contributes... (@Stiv)
2. Bag->Cab() 2021-1980
>! Suspect this is **CABBAGE** but it seems overclued? BAGGAGE with B... |
Here's a Community Wiki answer to try and get all of them between us...
1. A a->an,n->? $\boxed{8}-\tau$
>! Possibly **ASPARAGUS** = A + SPAR + AUGUS(-t) - but then not sure how "a->an,n->?" contributes... (@Stiv)
2. Bag->Cab() 2021-1980
>! Suspect this is **CABBAGE** but it seems overclued? BAGGAGE with B... |
If I am thirty-two, I am the smallest and I am alone.
Twenty-two multiplied by four is twenty.
Eight, twelve and sixteen are my own.
If you can see me, we both have one of me.
If you don't have one of me, you can't see me.
HE has a lot of me and rides me worldwide.
What am I?
---
Hint 1: (more l... |
Here's a Community Wiki answer to try and get all of them between us...
1. A a->an,n->? $\boxed{8}-\tau$
>! **ASPARAGUS** = A + SPAR + A (since 'a' is the article that precedes a word beginning with 'n', much as 'an' precedes a word beginning with 'a') + (-au)GUS(-t) (removing 'tau') (@Stiv)
2. Bag->Cab() 202... |
Here's a Community Wiki answer to try and get all of them between us...
1. A a->an,n->? $\boxed{8}-\tau$
>! **ASPARAGUS** = A + SPAR + A (since 'a' is the article that precedes a word beginning with 'n', much as 'an' precedes a word beginning with 'a') + (-au)GUS(-t) (removing 'tau') (@Stiv)
2. Bag->Cab() 202... |
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
There are no word boundaries in the grid. Answers are placed on the row or column indicated by their number in the order given (first a, then b etc.). Successive answers on the same row or column are allowed to share any number of letters, and *must* share at least one.
Fou... |
I'm going to post this even though it's probably wrong as I found it interesting.
When I first started this puzzle, it was clear right away (as Stiv also pointed out) that the bold letters clued the following words:
>! David, Samoa, Tulip and what I assumed was either Games or Rolls. At some point the puzzle was edit... |
I'm going to post this even though it's probably wrong as I found it interesting.
When I first started this puzzle, it was clear right away (as Stiv also pointed out) that the text following the bold letters clued the following words:
>! David, Samoa, Tulip and what I assumed was either Games or Rolls. At some point ... |
# The filled grid:
>! [![filled grid][1]][1]
## Clue explanations:
>! [![clues, part 1][2]][2]
>! [![clues, part 2][3]][3]
>! [![clues, part 3][4]][4]
# What's going on?
>! The extra letters per row spell out `SERENITY`, `THE TRAIN JOB`, `BUSHWHACKED`... these are all episodes of the TV series *Fir... |
There are four 12-hour clocks arranged in a 2x2 grid, as shown in the diagram. The long minute handles of the left two clocks are touching, while the others are not. Minute handles can only touch if they are strictly vertical or horizontal, ie., at 0, 15, 30 or 45 minutes. You can set the time of each clock separately.... |
There are four 12-hour clocks arranged in a 2x2 grid, as shown in the diagram. The long minute handles of the left two clocks are touching, while the others are not. Two minute handles touch if they are both vertical (0 and 30 minutes) or both horizontal (15 and 45 minutes). You can set the time of each clock separatel... |
There are nine 12-hour clocks arranged in a 3x3 grid, as shown in the diagram. The long minute handles of the left two clocks are touching, while the others are not. Two minute handles touch if they are both vertical (0 and 30 minutes) or both horizontal (15 and 45 minutes). You can set the time of each clock separatel... |
If I am thirty-two, I am the smallest and I am alone.
Twenty-two multiplied by four is twenty.
Eight, twelve and sixteen are my own.
If you can see me, we both have one of me.
If you don't have one of me, you can't see me.
HE has a lot of me and rides me worldwide.
What am I?
---
Hint 1: (more l... |
Numbers in the series: 4, 12, 14, 16, ?, 25
Please help me find the missing number in the series above. I have already tried with different sequences but unable to solve this.
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Find the missing number in the series: 4, 12, 14, 16, ?, 25 |
Each column has a group of words with a commonality. I call it 1, 2, 3 words.
What are they?
[![enter image description here][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/nejN4.jpg |
On April Fools, my friend has given me a sentence and said it's a prank, but I didn't understand it.
I asked "What is this?", he mentioned "A joke.", so I was confused what he meant as a joke.
It says:
> //3\\32 60////4 6!\\3 '/0L| L||*, //3\\32 60////4 137 '/0L| ]0\\\//, //3\\32 60////4 2L|// 420L|//|] 4//|] ... |
What prank is my friend implying to? |
On April Fools, my friend has given me a sentence and said it's a prank, but I didn't understand it.
I asked "What is this?", he mentioned "A joke.", so I was confused what he meant as a joke.
It says:
> //3\\\\32 60////4 6!\\\\3 '/0L| L||*, //3\\\\32 60////4 137 '/0L| ]0\\\\\\//, //3\\\\32 60////4 2L|// 420L|... |
Who are these wacky frienemies?
[![Wacky hijinks in the skies][1]][1]
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6hQK.jpg |
Who are these cartoon characters? |
*<sup>Inspired by [Avi's Vowelburger™ Riddle](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/q/92931/18418)</sup>*
Vowelburgers™ announced their Penta-decker Vowelburger™ [two days ago](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/95085/penta-decker-vowelburger) and added to their menu [yesterday](https://puzzling.stackexchange... |
The message is a reference to
>! [a viral internet video that recently got an AI generated resolution upgrade](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxqLsrlakK8).
The cipher is a variation of
>! [L33tsp34k](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet),
which makes it relatively simple to read once you get the basic idea,... |
On April Fools, my friend has given me a sentence and said it's a prank, but I didn't understand it.
I asked "What is this?", he mentioned "A joke.", so I was confused what he meant as a joke.
It says:
> //3\\\\32 60////4 6!\\\\3 '/0L| L||*, //3\\\\32 60////4 137 '/0L| |]0\\\\\\//, //3\\\\32 60////4 2L|// 420L... |
Each column has a group of words with a commonality. I call it 1, 2, 3 words.
What are they?
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|:-------:|:------:|:--------:|
| Twitter | Parler | Facebook |
| Roti | Pita | Chapati |
| Euro | Dollar | Pound |
| Two | Three | Five |
| Poetry | Prose | N... |
What prank is my friend implying? |
Who are these wacky frienemies?
[![Wacky hijinks in the skies][1]][1]
(The puzzle is the image, all words to state the task/question are strenuously connected to the answer at best)
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6hQK.jpg |
A perfectly symmetrical small 4-legged table is standing in a large room with a continuous but uneven floor. Is it always possible to position the table in such a way that it doesn't wobble, i.e. all four legs are touching the floor?
No tricks. No [tag:lateral-thinking]. Serious question (with real-life applications... |
Who are these wacky frienemies?
[![Wacky hijinks in the skies][1]][1]
(The puzzle is the image, all words to state the task/question are strenuously connected to the answer at best)
Hint
>! They are derived from logotypes for something.
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6hQK.jpg |
This message may look harmless but actually one spy is telling the other:
>! **ESCAPE NOW**
The message can be found simply by:
>! **reading off the third letter following each punctuation mark.**
Like so:
>! Good Morning, Th**e** lasagna yesterday was very good. De**s**mond did not come over to have any... |
Inspired by encrypted [fruits](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107822/encrypted-fruits) and [vegetables](https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/107849/encrypted-vegetables), this simple puzzle encrypts a set of things having a common topic. So, please, figure out the topic itself (unlike the linked q... |
These rebuses resolve as follows:
1. , $\boxed{6}+\alpha\to?$
>! **ROOK** = ROCK, changing C (element#6 = Carbon) to O by adding 12 alphabet positions (alpha - this element's atomic number - is 12)
2. $\dfrac{F}{x}$,
>! **KNIGHT** = K (F=kx, Hooke's Law) + NIGHT
3. $\boxed{83}$,
>! **BISHOP** = Bi (... |
These rebuses resolve as follows:
1. , $\boxed{6}+\alpha\to?$
>! **ROOK** = ROCK, changing C (element#6 = Carbon) to O by adding 12 alphabet positions (alpha - this element's atomic number - is 12)
2. $\dfrac{F}{x}$,
>! **KNIGHT** = K (F=kx, Hooke's Law) + NIGHT
3. $\boxed{83}$,
>! **BISHOP** = Bi (... |
This is my first slitherlink puzzle. I made it myself. Feedback is appreciated! (I hope this one has a unique solution, unlike my other past puzzles, *wink*).
Rules of Slitherlink (taken from [Nikoli)][1]:
> 1. Connect adjacent dots with vertical or horizontal lines to make a single loop.
> 2. The numbers indica... |
These rebuses resolve as follows:
1. , $\boxed{6}+\alpha\to?$
>! **ROOK** = ROCK, changing C (element#6 = Carbon) to O by adding 12 alphabet positions (alpha - this element's atomic number - is 12) *[NB OP's intent was that Carbon plus an alpha particle becomes Oxygen, i.e. C becomes O]*
2. $\dfrac{F}{x}$,
... |
These rebuses resolve as follows:
1. , $\boxed{6}+\alpha\to?$
>! **ROOK** = ROCK, changing C (element#6 = Carbon) to O by adding 12 alphabet positions (alpha - this element's atomic number - is 12) *[NB OP's intent was that Carbon plus an alpha particle becomes Oxygen, i.e. C becomes O]*
2. $\dfrac{F}{x}$,
... |
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2].
<hr>
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a **Oedipus Word™**.
Use the examples below to find the rule.
$$
%
\def\Pad{\P{0.0}} \def\Title{\textbf{ Oedipus }}
%
\def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\... |
What's an Oedipus word? |
A carpark is arranged in a 4x4 grid and has a single entry/exit as shown in the diagram. A car has the size of a single cell of the grid. Cars can move through adjacent empty cells of the carpark either horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally. Cars cannot move outside the car park, except at the entry/exit cell.... |
<sup>An entry in [Fortnightly Topic Challenge #45: Flags](https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7099/fortnightly-topic-challenge-45-flags)</sup>
[![grid][1]][1]
The answer is a sentence.
Hint 0 before the bounty expires (the length of the words in the answer).
>! 3,3,4
Hint 1:
>! As I said... |
An Oedipus Word is
>! any word that appears in the title of a film in which Samuel L. Jackson has appeared.
Going through the ones in the question:
>! `FICTION: Pulp Fiction`
>! `AMERICAN: ???`
>! `JUNGLE: Jungle Fever`
>! `PATRIOT: Patriot Games`
>! `BROWN: Jackie Brown`
>! `PLANE: Sn... |
An Oedipus Word is
>! any word that appears in the title of a film in which Samuel L. Jackson has appeared.
Going through the ones in the question:
>! `FICTION: Pulp Fiction`
>! `AMERICAN: ???`
>! `JUNGLE: Jungle Fever`
>! `PATRIOT: Patriot Games`
>! `BROWN: Jackie Brown`
>! `PLANE: Sn... |
<sub>
You have decided that you want to become chubbee, but not too much.
</sub><br><sub>
You will need to eat exactly 10 liters of honey in order to achieve the desired effect.
</sub>
<hr>
The bees produce 10 liters of honey on request, with an additional amount as a gift.
But since bees can only count unti... |
This is my first slitherlink puzzle. I made it myself. Feedback is appreciated! (I hope this one has a unique solution, unlike my other past puzzles, *wink*).
Rules of Slitherlink (taken from [Nikoli)][1]:
> 1. Connect adjacent dots with vertical or horizontal lines to make a single loop.
> 2. The numbers indica... |
<sub>This is in the spirit of the [What is a Word/Phrase™][1] series started by [JLee][2].
<hr>
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a **Oedipus Word™**.
Use the examples below to find the rule.
$$
%
\def\Pad{\P{0.0}} \def\Title{\textbf{ Oedipus }}
%
\def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\... |
This was a surprisingly difficult puzzle! To start, some basic single-clue deductions:
>! [![enter image description here][1]][1]
Next,
>! connectivity forces the wedge piece left of the [1111] to be shaded. Applying the vertex rule, this lets the top get resolved.
>! [![enter image description here][2]][2] ... |
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