tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post1008583259965753133..comments2024-03-18T19:07:36.495-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 24, 2013): Body Parts and Kind of Doctor PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-897535403982567882013-03-03T07:05:59.753-08:002013-03-03T07:05:59.753-08:00I'm jealous! I'm facing a 30 degree bike ...I'm jealous! I'm facing a 30 degree bike ride with 20 mph wind gusts here in NJ.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60859999989008631592013-03-03T06:52:15.526-08:002013-03-03T06:52:15.526-08:00This blog generated more interest than that last w...This blog generated more interest than that last week!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87778592641899721232013-03-03T06:49:30.083-08:002013-03-03T06:49:30.083-08:00150 enteries? 150 enteries? Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735880948037439727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14663185264724752512013-03-03T06:44:18.218-08:002013-03-03T06:44:18.218-08:00Think I will just go play for awhile. After last S...Think I will just go play for awhile. After last Sunday's blizzard, 60 degrees and March sunny looks pretty good!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61101956089694412122013-03-03T06:41:26.874-08:002013-03-03T06:41:26.874-08:00Anyone remember the Paris Peace Talks, '69 - &...Anyone remember the Paris Peace Talks, '69 - '73?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30785962322588569792013-03-03T06:36:37.251-08:002013-03-03T06:36:37.251-08:00Or perhaps homage to his status as one of the Knig...Or perhaps homage to his status as one of the Knights of the Round Table?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62439888952826777672013-03-03T06:27:03.659-08:002013-03-03T06:27:03.659-08:00I do believe the shape of the table is significant...I do believe the shape of the table is significant, or Will wouldn't have mentioned it.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60729762777393753322013-03-03T06:19:44.274-08:002013-03-03T06:19:44.274-08:00The trick is to look when they stand up and see wh...The trick is to look when they stand up and see whose bottoms are threadbare and need to be reseated.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33555746226992869822013-03-03T06:17:02.411-08:002013-03-03T06:17:02.411-08:00I'll order the combo meal excluding the mutate...I'll order the combo meal excluding the mutated chicken, thank you.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61312668250860358232013-03-03T06:09:08.573-08:002013-03-03T06:09:08.573-08:00Probably man/woman, married/single, elligible...su...Probably man/woman, married/single, elligible...surely this is a proper occasion. Hey Lmpy, have you got it? Only 150 on last week's easy puzzle. You and your ilk should really shine this week. Choice of majors may make all the difference. :-)zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14213680462987146372013-03-03T05:59:16.454-08:002013-03-03T05:59:16.454-08:00Jan, I sure hope Will agrees with you. I've a...Jan, I sure hope Will agrees with you. I've already submitted my answer based on that. <br /><br />My concern was this: Suppose we represent the possible solutions by two circles, one inside the other, both marked off every 45°, with paths drawn from initial position (inside) to new position (outside)? Now suppose the area between the circles can be rotated around. If two rearrangements could be considered identical if one can be rotated <b><i>into the other,</i></b> then that would certainly reduce the number of possible rearrangements now, wouldn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87505800635159138712013-03-03T05:54:43.921-08:002013-03-03T05:54:43.921-08:00If Arthur and Betty swap, Arthur is now between Be...If Arthur and Betty swap, Arthur is now between Betty and Cleo, but if Betty and Cleo swap, Arthur is still stuck next to Herb, and they always get into an argument of some kind.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27290676070199517022013-03-03T05:31:37.771-08:002013-03-03T05:31:37.771-08:00Those are 2 different arrangements. Let's num...Those are 2 different arrangements. Let's number the chairs clockwise from the top, 1 through 8. Let's name the people A through H. Everyone's sitting in a chair initially, lets call the initial configuration {A1,B2,C3,D4,E5,F6,G7,H8}. Your arrangements are {A2,B1,C3,D4,E5,F6,G7,H8} and {A1,B3,C2,D4,E5,F6,G7,H8}. Keep going....janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61198188745211599132013-03-03T05:17:40.520-08:002013-03-03T05:17:40.520-08:00Let's say we number the seats clockwise from 1...Let's say we number the seats clockwise from 1 to 8. Now one of the ways to reseat the people is seats 1 & 2 swap and everybody else stays where they were. Another way is seats 2 & 3 swap and everybody else stays where they were.<br /><br />Now one thing that bothers me is, did I just give 2 different possible arrangements, or would Will say that just gave <b>the same</b> possible arrangement <b><i>twice?</i></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3519267990461656302013-03-03T04:57:15.822-08:002013-03-03T04:57:15.822-08:00I recommend just playing it out.I recommend just playing it out.benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40061180571318690682013-03-03T04:41:33.821-08:002013-03-03T04:41:33.821-08:00To solve this puzzle, must we have taken in other ...To solve this puzzle, must we have taken in other considerations, such as menu, lighting, conversational skills, etc?Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42288388145812783072013-03-03T04:19:16.987-08:002013-03-03T04:19:16.987-08:00With rules like that, I guess we have to assume th...With rules like that, I guess we have to assume this is also the kind of dinner party where they don't let people sit on other people's laps, which is always too bad,,,janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88397540420644219492013-03-03T03:33:27.827-08:002013-03-03T03:33:27.827-08:00New puzzle's up, and like the Car Talk Puzzler...New puzzle's up, and like the Car Talk Puzzler, it's mathematical: Eight people are seated at a circular table. Each person gets up and sits down again — either in the same chair or in the chair immediately to the left or right of the one they were in. How many different ways can the eight people be reseated?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41111454750706872672013-03-02T16:55:00.489-08:002013-03-02T16:55:00.489-08:00Sorry, Zeke. I was ready to be vicariously thrille...Sorry, Zeke. I was ready to be vicariously thrilled! ;-)<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50531199849075870862013-03-02T14:26:54.348-08:002013-03-02T14:26:54.348-08:00You could find the bugus (heavy) coin in 4 weighin...You could find the bugus (heavy) coin in 4 weighings even if the pile was larger than 50, but I suppose if they gave the maximum coins possible it would make the method obvious.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26939593183520595962013-03-02T13:34:56.445-08:002013-03-02T13:34:56.445-08:00Sorry not to be more explicit. Twas the cartalk.:-...Sorry not to be more explicit. Twas the cartalk.:-(zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81084057223650997092013-03-02T12:29:42.420-08:002013-03-02T12:29:42.420-08:00Yes. See: www.cartalk.com/content/boooogus-coin?q...Yes. See: www.cartalk.com/content/boooogus-coin?question<br /><br />Did anyone else have trouble finding this site earlier today, or was it just a hiccup in my local DNS?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33019444452157258442013-03-02T12:25:55.713-08:002013-03-02T12:25:55.713-08:00I believe skydiveboy is correct on both counts.I believe skydiveboy is correct on both counts.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47351976695875236242013-03-02T11:49:50.428-08:002013-03-02T11:49:50.428-08:00Clearly, Biff is on the horns of a dilemma. Me, t...Clearly, Biff is on the horns of a dilemma. Me, too. I've been invited to a party, and, while I'd like to wish the honoree all the best, I hesitate to even open the door when it's fluctuating around zero(plus or minus 11.42857). Besides, I don't think my Tate's compass will even get me to Stockton, frankly. Maybe next year.<br />"Tastes more like cornflakes."Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-365785802466379242013-03-02T11:43:49.435-08:002013-03-02T11:43:49.435-08:00I believe he is referring to the Car Talk Puzzler....I believe he is referring to the Car Talk Puzzler. An easy one to solve too.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com