3Spires
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Fri 10th Apr 2020 9:49pm
On 10th Apr 2020 7:45pm, Midland Red said:
So, I can get to the same answer by a "different route"
5 5
15 15
1115 1115
3115 3115
2111315 211315
41121315 31121315
4112131415 41122315
4112132415 3122131415
3122132415 4122231415
3132231415 3132132415
3122331415 3122331415
Not sure how!
Line 5 in the left hand column is incorrect, you have counted the '1's' incorrectly/twice
Line 8 in the left hand column is also wrong since there are five '1's in Line 7 and after that it's just chaos
The correct answer is as Line 5 in the right hand column.
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Midland Red
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Fri 10th Apr 2020 9:56pm
The left hand column is that shown earlier by Slim, the right hand column is my effort - I'm surprised that they come back to the same answer! |
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3Spires
SW Leicestershire
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Fri 10th Apr 2020 10:09pm
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
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Fri 10th Apr 2020 11:04pm
Amazing. I miscounted twice in the left hand column but still got the correct answer by line 11, exactly the same number of lines for the error-free solution. It seems I've therefore got the correct final answer by default 3 times, for in my second attempt, i.e. the right hand column, I misread (my scribble is not very legible, even to me) a 4 as a 1. Consequently I carried on abortively for another 12 lines, which still got me the right answer.
Counting all these digits is doing my eyes in!
Strictly speaking, it could be argued that all the "answers" presented so far are wrong. It should go:
5
0102030415
402112131415
105122131415
and so on, because if we're going to start introducing and counting positive integers like 1 on the second line, for completeness, we should count zero when there are none of them, so on the second line above, there are, in words, zero ones, zero twos, zero threes etc.
Zero might not be a positive integer, but it's an integer nonetheless, and deserves recognition and respect.
Food for thought/discussion.
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
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Fri 10th Apr 2020 11:12pm
To avoid eye strain and brain strain, this sort of mundane exercise should be done by computer. Time was when I would have written code to do it, out of interest. But I'm too old now. |
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Harrier
Coventry
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Sat 11th Apr 2020 12:19pm
Well done Slim... one of the properties [designed for another purpose] was that the process was self correcting!!!
Now designing a programme to cope with this process is not quite as easy as at first might seem... for one major reason.
And the next problem is to start with "twenty two" and see where that takes you!!!
Try other numbers to find what anomalies can crop up and how they fit in with Type A and Type B, the latter of course may be considered to be related to the former. |
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Harrier
Coventry
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Sat 11th Apr 2020 3:18pm
Sorry Slim, I never answered your zero question.
A couple of points... This is 'Fun Time' to give a bit of entertainment in these worrying times in which we are living. Nothing more, nothing less.
We don't want to go too heavy otherwise members will be put off.
All we are doing is setting off with whatever number we want. Period.
If you want to go further, you could set off with '0' as your first digit. Try it and after a dozen lines you will be losing the will to live and be missing the point of the exercise... to have a bit of light hearted fun.
You could also start with '10'... that's my little joke!!!
Zero does come along after a while, but it does not add to the entertainment value of what I was trying to do... entertain members.
You could try your date of birth...
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Midland Red
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Tue 14th Apr 2020 11:27am
A few more images have been added to the Forum Jigsaws |
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walrus
cheshire
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Mon 3rd Aug 2020 1:46pm
Given so much time at home I've completed all the jigsaws, I think. Enjoyed them very much so 'Thank You' to all contributors. I would really appreciate some more, the more difficult the better. Brilliant way to pass an hour while my wife enjoys the soaps. Thanks everyone. |
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Midland Red
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Mon 3rd Aug 2020 3:54pm
A few added |
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walrus
cheshire
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Mon 3rd Aug 2020 6:52pm
Thanks MR, much appreciated, will make a start when Emmerdale begins.
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coventry49
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
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Tue 4th Aug 2020 4:09pm
Hi MR. I have enjoyed doing your jigsaws over the past couple of years but on the last two occasions when I've tried to start one I can't seem to get the individual pieces to move upwards into the blank space. The whole thing moves up! What am I suddenly doing wrong? Rosemary
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Rob Orland
Historic Coventry
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Tue 4th Aug 2020 5:11pm
Hi Rosemary,
I've just tried out a jigsaw on my PC, and it seems to be working. Are you on a phone or tablet, or something different to what you've previously used? If anyone else on here has experience of either of those, perhaps they can let us know if it's possible to do a jigsaw on a small touch-screen device?
I hope someone can advise Rosemary - there are some smashing pictures on there to enjoy!
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
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Tue 4th Aug 2020 6:41pm
Just tried a few pieces on my ipad and that is OK |
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Old Lincolnian
Coventry
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Tue 4th Aug 2020 10:24pm
I've just tried several on my iPad Air for the first time and none of them work. Fine as usual on my laptop. |
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