| Author | Message | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 31 Registered: 2-2010 |
After many password systems have failed, Mr Enigma was in his office trying to think up an ultimate password system for his modern gentlemens club, after phoning his bank manager, he rang his local vet, when he replaced the reciever he knew he had the most perfect system yet........ John arrives 1st at the club entrance and is quizzed with - 41? - after a moments thought he answers - Giraffe. He is welcomed in. mike arrives 2nd at the club entrance and is quizzed with - 22? - after a moments thought he answers - Buffalo. He is welcomed in. Mary arrives 3rd at the club entrance and is quizzed with - 33? - after a a long think she answers - Flamingo. She is also welcomed in. David the 4th member gets into the club with his answer of - Salamander - . What was david quizzed with? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 691 Registered: 6-2008 |
Since this idea was thought up by a vet, is some biological fact about the animals relevant? something else other than the letters that make up the words? | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 32 Registered: 2-2010 |
Since this idea was thought up by a vet, is some biological fact about the animals relevant?no something else other than the letters that make up the words?no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1348 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the order of their arrival relevant? Are their names relevant? Other letters than the first one in the animal names relevant? Is Mary a bit slow? Or is her answer just more difficult to figure out? Did David have a long thought before answering "Salamander"? | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 33 Registered: 2-2010 |
Is the order of their arrival relevant?no Are their names relevant?no Other letters than the first one in the animal names relevant?no Is Mary a bit slow? Or is her answer just more difficult to figure out?pretty much irrelevant, it may take some people longer than others Did David have a long thought before answering "Salamander"?he did have to think for an answer yes | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1207 Registered: 3-2006 |
Could John also have said 'gorilla'? Could Mike have said "bull'? The first letter is relevant, correct? Are the number of letters in the word relevant too? | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 34 Registered: 2-2010 |
Could John also have said 'gorilla'?yes Could Mike have said "bull'?yes The first letter is relevant, correct?yes Are the number of letters in the word relevant too?no | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1209 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is it relevant that he rang his bank manager? Is some kind of specialist knowledge required other than math? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1365 Registered: 9-2009 |
Odd/even numbers relevant? Digit sum? Can there be more than 2 digits in the challenge? Less than 2? Is math done to the numbers to figure out the letter? Is the total value of the number relevant? The separate value of the digits? Relevant if the two digits are the same? Is the place of the letters in the alphabet relevant? If so, is a=1, b=2 and so on? The pattern I see: 41: 4*2-1 = 7 = G 22: 2*2-2 = 2 = B 33: 3*2 = 6 = F OTRT? Is the first number simply multiplied by 2, and unless it's an odd number, the second number is subtracted from the product? If so, was David quizzed with 101? 10*2-1 = 19 = S | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1366 Registered: 9-2009 |
The reason for subtraction here being that the first digit is 1, while the whole 10 is being multiplied. | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 36 Registered: 2-2010 |
Is it relevant that he rang his bank manager?no Is some kind of specialist knowledge required other than math?no, math isnt required ;) | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 37 Registered: 2-2010 |
Odd/even numbers relevant?no Digit sum?no Can there be more than 2 digits in the challenge?no Less than 2?no, only to numbers Is math done to the numbers to figure out the letter?no Is the total value of the number relevant?no The separate value of the digits?yes Relevant if the two digits are the same?no Is the place of the letters in the alphabet relevant?yesish If so, is a=1, b=2 and so on?not this way The pattern I see: 41: 4*2-1 = 7 = G 22: 2*2-2 = 2 = B 33: 3*2 = 6 = F OTRT?i dont know what you mean by otrt but the above system is incorrect Is the first number simply multiplied by 2, and unless it's an odd number, the second number is subtracted from the product?no If so, was David quizzed with 101?sorry no, but a good effort 10*2-1 = 19 = S | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1215 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is music relevant? Are G, B etc chords? keys? Math isn't used at all? We don't even need to count anything? | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 38 Registered: 2-2010 |
Is music relevant?no Are G, B etc chords? keys? Math isn't used at all? We don't even need to count anything? there no sums to do of any kind | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1369 Registered: 9-2009 |
Phone keys relevant? 41 = 1st letter on the "4" key = G 22 = 2nd letter on the "2" key = B 33 = 3rd letter on the "3" key = F David was quizzed with 74: 4th letter on the "7" key = S Correct? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1217 Registered: 3-2006 |
*gasp!* I bet that's it!! Galfisk you genius! | ||
| Dezza4444 (Dezza4444)
New member Username: Dezza4444 Post Number: 40 Registered: 2-2010 |
Phone keys relevant? 41 = 1st letter on the "4" key = G 22 = 2nd letter on the "2" key = B 33 = 3rd letter on the "3" key = F David was quizzed with 74: 4th letter on the "7" key = S Correct?certainly is well done ********************spoiler******************* | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1373 Registered: 9-2009 |
Thanks for an interesting puzzle. I've seen a similar code before, but addressing the keys on a computer keyboard. |
