Thread: Take A Guess

Originally Posted by ExoByte

Can anyone guess the rule for this pattern?[/b]

Well, I'd assume somebody probably could, otherwise this thread would be lacking a point wouldn't it?

Answer:

[spoiler]1 (one) 11 (one one) 21 (two ones) 1211 (one two and one one) 1231 (one two and three ones)[/spoiler]

[spoiler]The next numbers would be 14231241 .. 24132213[/spoiler]

[spoiler]It seems kind of unclear when I read over it again: Basically the following number tells how many of the different digits are in the number before it.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]1 (one) 11 (there is ONE number one in the previous number) 21 (there are TWO number ones in the previous number) 1211 (there is ONE number two and ONE number one in the previous number) 1231 (there is ONE number two and THREE number ones) in the previous number) .. so on[/spoiler]

Did you use Google or know it before hand?

But that is correct. Lets see if anyone else can get it, without the above.

I had heard it before. I didn't want to ruin it for anyone so I put it inside a spoiler. I can delete my post if you think people will be too temped to cheat..

Just say the word : )

I couldn't get it, after a while of thinking, and so read your post, Casualtie. Now I'm slapping myself upside the head for not getting it...

I was trying to find mathematical relationships between the numbers at first, then I started looking for patterns. I gave up after five minutes though. I'm glad I didn't waste any more time on it because I never would have figured that out.

Originally Posted by arby

Well, I'd assume somebody probably could, otherwise this thread would be lacking a point wouldn't it?[/b]

Why are people so damn obnoxious? No one is impressed by such superfluous comments. It was funny the first...I don't know...600 times, but it gets old after a while.

I always thought the pattern was supposed to go
1
11
21
1221
112211
212221
12113211
etc.

Its really hard to explain because I suck at explaining shit, but here goes, you start of with the number 1 then the next is 11 which means there is one number one in the number before, and the next one is 21 which means there are two number ones in the one before and so on and so on. BUT I dont know if i can get the next # because I have really horrible ADD and cant pay attention to it..

I accually heard one like this before in high school, one of those brainteaser things that they make you think about for a week or something.

uuum... i do not get it....

I got that pretty fast an dI havent seen it before hand.

Agh, this makes my brain hurt! I don't think I ever would have figured that out.

I've seen this problem before. Rather simple once you realize it is not a mathematical rule you seek (pretty obvious when you realize that no simple rule would work).