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binten numbers (second)
Continuing from my previous post, recall that a number is binten if it is written in base 10, but only with binary digits (0 and 1).
Suppose that x and y are binten numbers, with y obtained by ...
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binten numbers (first)
Call a number binten if it is written in base $10$, but only with binary digits ($0$ and $1$).
what are all the two digit numbers that can result as a division of one binten number by another?
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Installation around Teller, Alaska
These words all have something unusual in common. What is it?
Cathedral
Cloudy
Commotion
Electricity
Estranged
Jamaica
Jerusalem
Jumpsuit
Pastelli
Plush
September
Teenagers
Twilight
Vengeance
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What is a Square word™?
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Square word™.
Here is a list of examples:
Square words™
non-Square words™
money
penny
cash
profit
yen
pound
paid
payment
bill
dollar
currency
discount
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Sam's fireworks show
My buddy Sam put on a fireworks show for New Year's Eve.
What is he trying to say? As a bonus, what's his surname?
Click on image for colorblind-friendly version.
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Who crashed the party?
I'm having a party! I invited a bunch of famous people who I thought would fit the theme (including several who had already passed away - oops...), and then somebody turned up who wasn't supposed to ...
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A prison for one
You receive a message:
"I am in a prison for only one inmate. Escaping it alive is 100% impossible, only the dead can leave this place."
Where is the author of the message imprisoned?
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Distinct 24 hours in a day represented by circles
I have represented the distinct 24 hours in a day through circles like this
The following representation is equivalent to (V+N)/2
The following representation is equivalent to X-1
The following ...
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A vicious mating sequence
The chess game depicted below has ended by White delivering a sneaky back rank mate. How did that play out?
Can you determine the last seven single moves?
(15 + 8), FEN: kR1R4/p1PPpp1Q/2KBp2P/1BN5/8/...
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Infinite McDonald's Combo of the Year!!
The Infinite McDonald's is a magical restaurant with a menu containing infinitely many items! Each menu item is a combo, where each of the infinitely many dishes either appears once or not at all. No ...
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Solving an "equal to" puzzle
Edit: The solution given to the question only has positive numbers from 1 to 16. I have the solution to the question, I just need the steps to the solution.
Edit 2: [The operations] are done the math ...
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Identifying possible issues a solver may have in an enigmatic puzzle
I've been trying my hand at making some enigmatic-puzzles recently. In these sorts of puzzles the solver isn't told what the rules/mechanism will be. This is in contrast to my previous fare, which ...
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A Japanese Kana Cipher
Please decipher the following cipher.
0=3.336667=2.5.101=2.5.73.137=2.5 → ありがとう
The equals sign (=) indicates a boundary between characters.
Cipher table:
Now, decipher the following:
2.3.5.37=2.5....
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