First time entering a puzzle so I have no idea if what I've made is too easy. But it's not on OEIS at least.
Find the next term!
1, 2, 9, 48, 120, 162, __
My first brings in the light from the stars
The other is preferred before the time of cars
Before you even knew
I am born within you
I seek to unease but leave without a scar
My prefix might make you feel the weight of the world
My infix might make you feel low to the ground
My suffix might make you feel old and tired
But all of me put together might make you feel good
What am I?
Context: Both John and his friend Lisa has been told a word by their teacher and their conversation goes as follows:
Max: "What was the word that teacher told us again?"
Lisa: "What? Why weren't you listening?"
Max: "I hate the teacher, so I was zoning out"
Lisa: "Why? Even though yo...
Shortly after this conversation, Max and Lisa had another argument:
Max: Huh? What's going on?
Lisa: You're browsing the web with your smartphone instead of paying attention!
Max: I was sending a message to my sister!
Lisa: Oh, is she picking you up in her car after school?
Max: Yes, ...
May White mate in two? Good luck!
Thomas Rayner Dawson, Tidskrift för Schack, 1923
Grandpa was holding something and looking at it curiously.
"What is that in your hand Grandpa?" I inquired.
"A map son"
I moved closer. Weird map, I thought. Bunch of planets and sun.
"That can't be right. Mars in between the Sun and Venus?" I was
confused.
"Right" said Grandpa
...
Here's a noodle-scratcher (hopefully) for you math puzzlers.
The Stage
Let $n$ be an integer $\geq 2$. A grid is laid out as in Fig. 1, with $n$ source (S) nodes, $n$ drain (D) nodes, and a network of intermediate nodes laid out in a pattern of equilateral triangles. The nodes appear at the ver...
In the New York Times Tuesday October 14, 2008 crossword puzzle, 18 across, 4 letters, is "Y's guys?" and the answer is:
It must be fairly obvious but I can't figure out what this means. The question mark indicates it's a pun or something… Is it a name (if so, what's the connection to Y)? Is i...
Sometimes Holmes will spring a riddle on me before I even have both my feet through the door:
“Watson,” he said, the moment he saw my face, “can you think of an item which comes in a variety of sizes, materials, and shapes, and is straight in some parts and rounded in others? It can be put where...
$42, 62, 67, 14, 27, 45, 4, 14\dots$
This is the number sequence which does not appear in OEIS and actually has little to do with maths. To find the next number, please look at the title and the tags!
Hint:
Start with a square. Any side of the square can be either straight or have an interlocking pattern, as shown in the two examples below:
That gives $2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 = 16$ possible squares.
Is it possible to create a $4 \times 4$ jigsaw puzzle (outside borders straight) with these...
Another Riley riddle. Enjoy.
My Beginning has been truly proven.
My Middle has plans, better check when.
My End speaks, you should listen.
Once together, my Green Check will be given.
The number of days from the first day of Lent to the last day, inclusive, may be best described by:
a) XL
b) Xl + VI
London, 13:20
While media and experts are still baffled on how Inspector Arbor caught Norman Erdmann (can you solve it? See here) Arbor himself has no time to rest.
Police has already questioned Erdmann about the whereabouts of the stolen royal artifacts but has only earned laughter from the s...
