Petals around the rose

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Petals around the rose

Post by sPinko-Mania » 17 Jun 2004 21:36

I thought some people here would enjoy this, I found it a couple of weeks ago.

http://personal.baker.edu/web2/cdavis09/roses.html

Try and figure it out (instructions are on the site).

Don't post any spoilers on this thread either :wink:
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Post by bigdirtyfoot » 17 Jun 2004 21:44

This is really cool. I'm kinda enjoying this... I'm not really into math but everyone should give this a try.
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Post by Iain » 18 Jun 2004 02:35

this kid came into a local hobby shop that i ahng out in and showed me this. Took me a little while. The store owner (who is blind) also was able to figure it out. So i showed it to my one friend and he got it on the first role. I was just 8O 8O 8O 8O .
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Post by Guest » 18 Jun 2004 05:36

THIS IS KIND OF A SPOILER

The name gives it away. I did it in Science class, and took me about 8 rolls.

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Post by RhymesWithAlex » 18 Jun 2004 06:25

I figured out the answer first try.

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Post by dblthnk84 » 18 Jun 2004 08:54

2 roll, I've seen stuff like this before, and its always fun. I think its harder if its on a table, because the dice aren't in a row and you begin to wonder if it has to do with how they fall on the table... or at least I did.
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Post by Rob » 18 Jun 2004 08:54

Good riddle. Found it on another forum I'm active in a while ago. Figured it within 20 minutes :p.

No math is needed.
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Post by Jeremy » 18 Jun 2004 08:57

It took me ages! I tried all kinds of different theories, getting more and more complicated. Then I read the little text down the bottom where the guy says he thinks the smarter you are the harder it is and I tried to think stupid and figured it out :P

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Post by AIvanyo » 18 Jun 2004 09:05

i have NO idea how totdo this.
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Post by Colin » 18 Jun 2004 09:17

i made the obvious guess on the first roll, knowing that it couldn't be right, but just to be sure.

lo and behold, it was right. silly.
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Post by Seath » 18 Jun 2004 10:13

someone PM me the spoiler, im stumped
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Post by Tsiangkun » 18 Jun 2004 10:22

A rose is a lousy name, but daisy might be more appropriate in determining the solution.

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Post by Johnny » 18 Jun 2004 10:29

I have NO idea how to do this.
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Post by dblthnk84 » 18 Jun 2004 10:41

Just keep trying, you'll get it eventially. :wink:
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Post by Seath » 18 Jun 2004 11:39

now that I know I feel silly
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Post by alex » 18 Jun 2004 11:46

I tried all kinds of different theories, getting more and more complicated
Tell me about it, I was gonna start doing matrices until I saw that little thing on the bottom saying how its supposed to be very simple. Then I got it.
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Post by bigdirtyfoot » 18 Jun 2004 12:28

Man Outkast is right... that rose smelled like Booo ooh ooh. But I got it eventually.
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Post by SmellMyFinger » 18 Jun 2004 12:33

AHHHHHHHHHHHH! anyone want to PM me the answer? it's frustrating me...
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Post by Tsiangkun » 18 Jun 2004 12:37

Just keep trying dumber and dumber ideas. You are probably over thinking it.
It's odd how it all makes sense once you figure it out.

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Post by AIvanyo » 18 Jun 2004 14:07

YYYAAAYY!!!! I GOT IT!
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