Bench Press for your Brain

Post by **Marko** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:11 am

around 96-ish, maybe more.

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:47 am

(8 x 8) + (7 x 7) + (6 x 6) + (5 x 5) + (4 x 4) + (3 x 3) + (2 x 2) + (1 x 1) = 204 squares

I\'m not sure if that\'s correct but it makes sense to me

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:09 am

[color=\"green\"]yup..thats correct fdj

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:33 am

Cool, now I guess this means it\'s my turn for a brain teaser.... how about this:

Billy and his new bride Brenda were speeding down a country road toward the city. Suddenly Billy\'s car began to sputter and eventually came to a complete stop. Realizing he was out of gas, Billy decided to go get help. Before leaving, he told Brenda to lock all four doors and keep the windows rolled up tight. When Billy returned to the car he found his new bride dead and another person in the car. The windows and doors were still locked and closed, and the car was undamaged.

How did Brenda die, and who was the other person?

Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:06 am

[color=\"green\"]she asphyxiated (sp?) and the other person was Billy\'s reflection in the glass =) [/color]

Post by **Marko** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:16 am

smart reply, lol it would be funny if the car was a convertible, and she did all those thigsn except pull and close the canvas which forms the roof.

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:05 pm

Nice guess Vercz, but unfortunately it\'s not the correct one. Oh and Hoax, the car is not a convertible.

Here\'s some hints:
She was NOT murdered
She did NOT commit suicide

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:51 pm

she was already pregnant and she died in child birth? lol!
that'd make sense why they were speeding down a country road to the city and didnt bother with gas etc

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:14 pm

That\'s correct Rift!

/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' /> ... good job .... looks like it\'s your turn for a Brain Teaser ... hehehe

Rift · Post by **Rift** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:51 pm

okay mmm here's one from school:

replace the following letters with 0 - 9 to make the equation true
INTERNET + MAINTAIN = FIREWALL

Just a note, if the I in internet equals 3 then the I in maintain and firewall will also equal 3.

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:50 pm

Do the numbers all have to be different? Because if they can be the same then if they were all set equal to zero OR if just F and M were equal to each other it would work.

eg. 00000000 + 00000000 = 00000000
OR
00000000 + 10000000 = 10000000
00000000 + 20000000 = 20000000
00000000 + 30000000 = 30000000
etc.

If they all have to be different, I\'ve got a brute force program (with about 9 embedded loops) working on it right now

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Rift · Post by **Rift** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:42 pm

sorry i meant to explain that better, not just that if A = 5 then the rest of the A's should, but each different letter should be different, all matching letters can have the same value as one another.

Post by **Jim** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:01 pm

jake you cheater

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FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 8:08 pm

lol.... cheating is fun!

How about:

INTERNET + MAINTAIN = FIREWALL
49267962 + 35492549 = 84760511

That is:
I = 4
N = 9
T = 2
E = 6
R = 7
M = 3
A = 5
F = 8
W = 0
L = 1

I\'ll post a new brain teaser tonight... can\'t think of one off hand and I\'ve gotta run right now.

FlyingDoggyJake · Post by **FlyingDoggyJake** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 3:13 am

Hey Rift, do you know of anyone that has solved that last problem without writing a computer program?
My dad (not knowing how to program) has been busting his brain trying to work it out and has had little success.

Okay, I\'ve got one....

[b]When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What is the day after this day?[/b]