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Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana
Post Number: 123 Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 12:03 am: |      |
It was Anna's and Tom's first date. When he saw her wrist, he thought "What an unusual major for a girl!" |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 10024 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 12:07 am: |      |
Major - as in college? Would this be ordinarily considered a field of study? Anna - H? A? F? In college? Tom - H? A? M? In college? Did Tom see something on her wrist? Tan lines? A watch? Jewelry? A bracelet? Relevant which wrist he saw? If so, left? Right? |
Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana
Post Number: 124 Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 8:12 am: |      |
Major - as in college? yes Would this be ordinarily considered a field of study? yes Anna - H? A? F? yes to all In college? let's say yes Tom - H? A? M? yes to all In college? quite irrel, but let's say yes too Did Tom see something on her wrist? yes Tan lines? A watch? Jewelry? A bracelet? no to all Relevant which wrist he saw? yes - the one where there was something to see. But it's irrel if it's the left or the right one. If so, left? Right? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 4280 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 3:02 pm: |      |
Was she wearing something? Did what Tom saw indicate her major? Someone else's? Correctly? Is this major unusual for a girl? Was it Anna's wrist? Was it Tom who saw it? Did he see it during the date? Is it relevant that they were on a date? Is what she was wearing relevant? Are their ages relevant - if so, LTPF list of integers? Was the major in the humanities? Engineering? Military science? Computers? Hard sciences? Are location or time period relevant? |
Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana
Post Number: 126 Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 3:11 pm: |      |
Was she wearing something? yope - I wouldn't call it wearing Did what Tom saw indicate her major? not neccessarily Someone else's? no Correctly? not neccessarily Is this major unusual for a girl? yes, quite Was it Anna's wrist? Was it Tom who saw it? Did he see it during the date? yes to all Is it relevant that they were on a date? no Is what she was wearing relevant? only to the extent that Tom could see her wrist Are their ages relevant - if so, LTPF list of integers? Not really relevant, but let's say 20 Was the major in the humanities? Engineering? Military science? Computers? this Hard sciences? Are location no or time period relevant? Yes, it was probably during the last ~15 years |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 10052 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 4:29 pm: |      |
Was there a tattoo on her wrist? |
Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana
Post Number: 127 Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 4:29 pm: |      |
Was there a tattoo on her wrist? yes |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 10054 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 4:34 pm: |      |
Was the tattoo in binary? |
Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana
Post Number: 128 Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 7:24 pm: |      |
Was the tattoo in binary? yes, and now please specify You're definitely too good, Balin! Nice work! (: |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 10083 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 7:45 pm: |      |
Wild guess, that was just a wild guess... Was the tattoo of some sort of code? Her birthday? The name of the college? |
Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana
Post Number: 129 Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 7:52 pm: |      |
Was the tattoo of some sort of code? Her birthday? this one The name of the college? Wow, this was quick! Congrats to Balin for the solve. Nevertheless, here's a ********SPOILER******** Anna had a tattoo of her birthday in binary on her wrist. When Tom saw it on their first date, he thought she was a computer science major. What's your binary birthday? I'm born on 11/1110, which is Pi Day (: |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 10087 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 7:56 pm: |      |
Wow, I can't believe I got that! That was three wild guesses in a row. My binary birthday is 1100/1010, which is not any holiday whatsoever. Nice puzzle, Doriana! |
Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn
Post Number: 580 Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Monday, December 27, 2010 - 5:25 pm: |      |
110/10001 (June 17) |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin
Post Number: 2248 Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 4:52 pm: |      |
101/11101 (May 29, occasionally Memorial Day) |