Discuss Four ways puzzle here

[Nick]

I was thinking that if you can make up a 5x5 grid of letters, a to y, then you can use the numbers as coordinates on the grid. The hint seemed to be a good start on this, start in the centre and work outwards in a screw fashion but I can’t get it to work and I am not sure how to use the coordinates…

Sigh, any thoughts?

[twisted_purple]

Okay, you lifeless dweebs want help? Here's a hint: None of you will ever be romantically involved with anyone other than your imaginary friends. I know it's not a clue to the puzzle, but you need more help with your lives than you do with the puzzle. Furthermore, I will not stand for TheOne's insults, and I formally challenge him to a duel.

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TheOne shall pay for his crimes

[Antrax]

DNFTT.
Antrax

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"If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke"

[JustCurious]

What if you were to use the coordinates somehow on the five by five grid? Not sure how this would work, just an idea that popped into my head that has probably already been thought of.

And what's wrong with my imaginary friend?

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When suddenly, all the air molecules moved to the other side of the room! (It's one of those things that either happens to you, or it doesn't)

[RichTF]

Hi all,

Feel a bit guilty for sticking my nose in at this late a stage - Stumbled on this puzzle during a totally unrelated Google search, and got totally hooked!

Anyway, I reckon I've solved the numbers bit - If someone would let me know how to do the Invisible thing then I'll post a full solution...

Until then, I'll just hint that there should be some more numbers on the end of those two rows - 2554 and 2352 [Making it 343423154343123551454551315432554, 322542442423442515542415244242352]

Cheers,

Rich. [RichTF@Unplanned.net]

[RichTF]

Oh, and when PuzzleProdigy said "I was being more obvious than you thought I was" he *really* meant it! Think simple guys

Must say that I wouldn't have got anywhere if it wasn't for you lot solving the difficult bits though...

[RichTF]

Testing...

[RichTF]

Ah, just read the FAQ...

Okay, here goes...


Taking the hint

code:

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DEF


CAG


BIH

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and expanding this to the whole alphabet (but dropping the Z), we get

code:

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OPQRS


NDEFT


MCAGU


LBIHV


KJYXW

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And then we just apply jadesmar's coordinate grouping system to read the letters off this grid, taking K to be (1,1) and S to be (5,5). So (3,3), (4,2), (3,2), (4,5), becomes AHIR, etc.

The full message is AHIRDINTHEHANDISWORTHTWOINTHE --> "A hird in the hand is worth two in the"

Either I'm missing something, or the second coordinate was mistakenly printed (the 'error' is with the original puzzle, not jadesmar's translation), and should be (2,2) - "A bird in the hand is worth two in the"

Hence my initial post - We're missing a bush!


Is that the final solution then?

[Anorak]

OK - I think I've got the answer ... but what's a "Hird"?

[jadesmar]

Well done RichTF. I guess I can stop playing with PP's grid now

[PuzzleProdigy]

Correct. I knew I was going to typo somewhere.

[c0ffeebeanz]

Hey everyone... I found this site by looking up the Einstein Puzzle to check my answer.. I started looking at all of the puzzles then I clicked Four Ways and didn't understand what I was supposed to do, lol. I am not as smart as all of you but I read all your posts so I am going to keep coming back to the site. Hopefully I'll learn a lot in the process So are you all mathematicians or something? Wow, you're all geniuses. Just thought I'd point that out.

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[Termital]

No, only PuzzleProdigy (and of course Coyote) are geniouses . The rest of us are just plain smart. Welcome aboard.

P.S.And no, there aren't many mathematicians around.

[Antrax]

I'm just good at being part of organised crime (welcome aboard! I promise you'll get the joke soon).
Antrax

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"If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke"

[referee]

Heh, organized crime has a lot to do with the gray labyrinth

[Will]

i thought it was a bird in the hand is worth two in the pot?

[Mathematician]

*pokes Termital*

Sami is an actuary, and many other math degrees abound here.

[robichelli]

Two in the pot? Isn't that peas porridge? (Peas porridge in the pot nine days old)