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msh210
msh210
12:04 AM
@AncientSwordRage yep!
Wait, you didn't specify the wordplay.
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
12:31 AM
@msh210 (recipe)*
Apologies for that
 
 
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AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
1:44 AM
The recipe→ pierce connection was so instant I ended up just focusing on finding the right Franklin 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
Stevo
Stevo
2:09 AM
Franklin Franklin is his name :)
 
Bubbler
Bubbler
So many Franklins in history
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
@msh210 the word play was correct, wasn't it?
 
Jafe
Jafe
2:58 AM
can't see how it wouldn't be
 
 
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msh210
msh210
4:38 AM
@AncientSwordRage yes, naturally. I just wanted to cross all the i's and dot all the t's
 
msh210
msh210
5:24 AM
(And sorry for the delay. I was afk.)
 
Stevo
Stevo
6:01 AM
9 more days till my first gold badge.
 
 
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AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
8:37 AM
CCCC: Potter's work shy (5)
 
Jafe
Jafe
9:19 AM
@msh210 the ɨ's and the ṭ's, that is
 
 
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msh210
msh210
10:24 AM
@Jafe indeed
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
@AncientSwordRage I feel this might be a little sloppy (not on the level of indirect anagrams etc) so handle with care
 
Stiv
Stiv
@AncientSwordRage Is this a ddef for THROW? i.e. A potter throws using a wheel, and also 'shy' as in a coconut shy at a fair.
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
10:40 AM
@Stiv YES
I'm glad it wasn't too tricky
but yes, I could have cleared up the throws/throw disparity before posting
 
Stiv
Stiv
Haha, no not too tricky. Just had to split the phrase between the right two words and think a little. You very nicely chose three words which had a different natural split for the surface of course :)
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
10:54 AM
I liked how short I managed to make it
 
msh210
msh210
@AncientSwordRage nice clue
 
Stiv
Stiv
11:30 AM
CCCC: Lawn in a mess after illegal party around Charlie's house (9)
 
Jafe
Jafe
@Stiv RAVE + N(C)LAW*
 
Stiv
Stiv
@Jafe Absolutely - very quick!
 
Jafe
Jafe
is a rave necessarily illegal, though?
 
Stiv
Stiv
This one was...
 
Jafe
Jafe
heheh
 
Stiv
Stiv
11:35 AM
Seriously, that lawn - ugh, I wouldn't want to be the one cleaning that up...
 
Jafe
Jafe
presumably that's charlie's problem now
 
Stiv
Stiv
Sucks to be Charlie!
 
Jafe
Jafe
CCCC: Charlie's tea party's beginning; nothing left after that (7)
not sure if this is the same charlie... i assume there are people who attend both raves and tea parties
 
Stiv
Stiv
@Jafe CHAPLIN = CHA (tea) + P(-arty) + NIL<
 
Jafe
Jafe
that's right
chaplin seems more like a tea party kind of guy
 
Stiv
Stiv
12:08 PM
The epitome of a tea party dude...
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
@msh210 thanks
 
Stiv
Stiv
12:24 PM
CCCC: Charlie's dad takes a peek... (7)
 
Anonymus 25
Anonymus 25
This might be helpful...
 
Stiv
Stiv
12:44 PM
...or it might not...
 
Jafe
Jafe
what are the odds someone else has a son named charlie
 
Anonymus 25
Anonymus 25
1:45 PM
@Jafe According to my calculations: The word CHARLIE has 7 letters, one of them includes the letter E which is the most used letter in the dictionary. The letter E has a probability of 87% to appear in a word. Meanwhile, the first letter, C, is the third letter in the alphabet, and when thinking up a name this is an easy letter to use, coming with a 75% probability.
7 letters however, decreases the probability by 40%. And also, the appearance of 3 vowels in the word decrease it by 60%. Not to mention, two of the vowels are in a row, decreasing the probability by a sliver of 7%. So, the odds are: 87+75-40-60-7=95%
Satisfied? ;)
 
Jafe
Jafe
let's say yes
 
Anonymus 25
Anonymus 25
Lol
 
Sphinx
Sphinx
2:28 PM
0
Q: What is the next number of the sequences?

FuxiaoWhat is the next number and why？ 3,7,10,11,12,17,?

number-sequence
 
Stiv
Stiv
2:50 PM
^ A shame it's a homework problem, because I recognise this one... (Had a hunch this might be the case though...)
 
Lukas Rotter
Lukas Rotter
2.71828?
 
Stiv
Stiv
I think you might know the answer too :)
 
 
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Sphinx
Sphinx
4:12 PM
0
Q: 18 lines on a 4x4 chessboard with associated numbers - part 2

ThomasLAs a continuation of 42 lines on a chessboard with associated numbers here is a small modification of it. The 16 squares of a chessboard can be associated with 18 lines as follows: the 4 rows the 4 columns 5 diagonals from north-west to south-east 5 diagonals from north-east to south-west Those d...

mathematics logical-deduction optimization checkerboard
 
 
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AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
5:40 PM
 
Lukas Rotter
Lukas Rotter
6:19 PM
This question was found by her mother as an after-class exercise. We have already known the answer is 20 but don’t understand that because of the cultural difference. Because it seems like a logical question from the process, but we are Asians. So I found this website to seek help:) — Fuxiao 3 hours ago
Theoretically, this could still be bait. The homework could be "Explain why X", maybe even giving the next term 20. But I think it's unlikely enough to justify enlightening them in the comments :)
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
@LukasRotter Given it's just a sequence, the reason we think it's 20 might be different to the teacher's reason
 
Lukas Rotter
Lukas Rotter
It's pretty unlikely, but yeah.
I don't find any other matches on OEIS, fwiw
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
@LukasRotter oh yeah, but if the kids learning about X, and the teacher puts in the helpful context of X, we might confuse matters
 
AncientSwordRage
AncientSwordRage
6:50 PM
It's great you are reaching out and using this site, but in this specific incidence, you may be better off asking the teacher to explain the answer and the reasoning behind it. Not least of all because there could be many reasons behind the answer, or a context only the teacher is aware of. — Pureferret 28 mins ago
 
Stiv
Stiv
7:28 PM
@AncientSwordRage From the sounds of their response this isn't a teacher-set homework but more something extra provided by their mum as a little extra optional work... I think a gentle prod in the right direction where they do the rest of the work isn't a bad thing, so I've given a pointer...
 
Sphinx
Sphinx
0
Q: The Mermaid's Rooms

Ichthys KingYou have been tasked with assigning rooms to some mermaids who have visited the hotel. There are 9 mermaids: One is bald and bare-skinned One has a layer of fur One has a thick bark on their back One is covered in a coat of scales One is covered in a layer of slime One has thick, rough skin One ...

logical-deduction story
 
 
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msh210
msh210
8:41 PM
If only "peek" meant Martian.
 
 
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Jafe
Jafe
10:00 PM
ah, like the sheens
TIL: charles chaplin's father was charles chaplin sr and charlie parker's father was charles parker sr
the next time i meet anyone named charlie i'm gonna be like "ah, your father must be charles sr"
 
msh210
msh210
10:24 PM
@Jafe yeah, them
 
Rand al'Thor
Rand al'Thor
@Stiv Welcome to the gold badgers club!
 
Stiv
Stiv
@Randal'Thor Aha, yes, thank you! My first gold tag badge :) (I'd noticed I was one post away from it so I hunted out an old unanswered riddle I thought I could crack :)
 

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