tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2256866588651817783..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 18, 2013): Roman Numeral XXXVIIIBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61016622423481686882013-08-25T06:19:11.083-07:002013-08-25T06:19:11.083-07:00Je aussi ;-), Jan. My two new words may both be us...Je aussi ;-), Jan. My two new words may both be used as nouns or verbs but I think of the nouns most commonly.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80757996735807401502013-08-25T06:14:53.377-07:002013-08-25T06:14:53.377-07:00This one gives me a headache. I may need an Asprin...This one gives me a headache. I may need an Asprin.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328144663622529300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32213628104696613992013-08-25T05:32:23.819-07:002013-08-25T05:32:23.819-07:00Roger Moore was my favoriteRoger Moore was my favoritezeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52166451456354535122013-08-25T05:28:57.809-07:002013-08-25T05:28:57.809-07:00Are we being hosed? Read it carefully.Are we being hosed? Read it carefully.benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33597898948874893912013-08-25T05:27:42.272-07:002013-08-25T05:27:42.272-07:00I've got an answer that doesn't fit in you...I've got an answer that doesn't fit in your sentence.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20341988167712780652013-08-25T05:02:57.988-07:002013-08-25T05:02:57.988-07:00Uncle John,
Doggies too?Uncle John,<br />Doggies too?zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43333539466921240262013-08-25T04:53:45.321-07:002013-08-25T04:53:45.321-07:00To those who might wonder "Any relationship b...To those who might wonder "Any relationship between the new words to the original words, or to each other?":<br /><br />I don't think one would feel <2nd new word> if he or she were to find him or herself unexpectedly in the midst of a <1st new word>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51030214460190079632013-08-25T04:34:40.977-07:002013-08-25T04:34:40.977-07:00I can't believe it. The new puzzle has been u...I can't believe it. The new puzzle has been up for a few hours now, and <b><i>still</i></b> no one has posted here? <br /><br />Well, anyway, here it is:<br /><br />Next week's challenge: Think of a business that's found in most towns. Its name consists of two words, each starting with a consonant. Interchange the consonants and you'll get two new words — neither of which rhymes with the original words. What business is it?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39249788708124068112013-08-24T13:11:19.828-07:002013-08-24T13:11:19.828-07:00Neil, besides that IC would be totally ICKY, unles...Neil, besides that IC would be totally ICKY, unless reserved for ice cream. . . There is something stately about them that gives one pause. Maybe that was the founding fathers ideas when they put Roman Numerals on the Great Seal of the United States. <br /><br />In any case, weLCoMe.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46626721982482899392013-08-24T10:28:18.685-07:002013-08-24T10:28:18.685-07:00Ward, that was where I was going at first til the ...Ward, that was where I was going at first til the clues and my HS memory led me at last to the intended answer Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21174729924131463342013-08-24T07:54:20.920-07:002013-08-24T07:54:20.920-07:00Thank you, Bob K.Thank you, Bob K.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52709670541662906572013-08-24T06:56:04.678-07:002013-08-24T06:56:04.678-07:00Wow! And I thought I was obsessive! :-)Wow! And I thought I was obsessive! :-)Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231220997278732084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44309949840475433302013-08-24T03:40:27.674-07:002013-08-24T03:40:27.674-07:00...And still my lists were not complete! 3082 has......And <b><i>still</i></b> my lists were not complete! 3082 has its name spelled with 22 letters and its Roman numeral is written with 22 strokes, so it's <b><i>ten</i></b> other numbers <b><i>besides</i></b> 38 having #letters = #strokes. Also 45 should be included in the #letters = sum of digits category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17950977644801044272013-08-24T02:38:31.471-07:002013-08-24T02:38:31.471-07:00ACHHHH! Ok, forget my previous posts. It was nin...ACHHHH! Ok, forget my previous posts. It <b><i>was nine</i></b> other numbers <b><i>besides</i></b> 38 having #letters = #strokes. I had forgotten 85, and also 50 in the #letters = sum of digits catagory.<br /><br />#letters = #strokes for 6, 8, 30, 36, 38, 81, 83, 85, 3084 and 3089.<br /><br />#strokes = Sum of digits for 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 1088.<br /><br />#letters = Sum of digits for 4, 16, 36, 38, 50, 54, 62, 70, 74, 81 and 83.<br /><br />#letters = #strokes = Sum of digits ONLY FOR 36, 38, 81 and 83.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35062967074621562902013-08-24T02:22:47.926-07:002013-08-24T02:22:47.926-07:00Sorry, make that eight other numbers sharing that ...Sorry, make that <b><i>eight</i></b> other numbers sharing that property <b><i>besides</i></b> 38.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72101321040963137342013-08-24T02:19:49.581-07:002013-08-24T02:19:49.581-07:00I've found nine other numbers that share that ...I've found <b><i>nine</i></b> other numbers that share that property, thanks to the fact that 3084 and 3089 both have their names spelled with 23 letters and have their Roman numerals written with 23 strokes.<br /><br />#letters = #strokes for 6, 8, 30, 36, 38, 81, 83, 3084 and 3089.<br /><br />#strokes = Sum of digits for 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 1088.<br /><br />#letters = Sum of digits for 4, 16, 36, 38, 54, 62, 70, 74, 81 and 83.<br /><br />#letters = #strokes = Sum of digits ONLY FOR 36, 38, 81 and 83.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32986706504042218022013-08-23T23:50:25.168-07:002013-08-23T23:50:25.168-07:00...AND... the digits themselves add to that very s...<b><i>...AND...</i></b> the digits themselves <b><i>add</i></b> to that very same number (of strokes and letters)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11091225107872448352013-08-23T16:50:09.965-07:002013-08-23T16:50:09.965-07:00yes that's what I wrote just aboveyes that's what I wrote just abovecookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88577697130214150802013-08-23T11:25:27.610-07:002013-08-23T11:25:27.610-07:00GO...GO...Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4888300223400065312013-08-23T11:23:54.040-07:002013-08-23T11:23:54.040-07:00Barbara H., thanks for these links. I sent them to...Barbara H., thanks for these links. I sent them to my math major son in Australia and he was intrigued. A great, think outside the box puzzle!<br /><br />Ruth, lgo to the second link and you will see. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14090044464491412592013-08-23T11:14:43.752-07:002013-08-23T11:14:43.752-07:00Bob, I am sorry to hear about your friend's pa...Bob, I am sorry to hear about your friend's passing at CIV.<br /><br />Ruth, go to Barbara H's output below. You will see the Roman Numerals arranged alphabetically.<br /><br />The lack of a zero as a placeholder really did in this system. But I can see IIII with a diagonal line across it becoming V, and two opposing diagonals / and \ becoming X...Isaac Asimov proposed that the Romans preferred IIII to IV because IV referred to the god Jupiter.<br /><br />Using Roman Numerals on clocks seems quite odd to me as the numerals seem so easily confused when they are written in a circle. Some propose another reason the Romans preferred IIII over IV is because IV and VI are too easily confused. Must have been tough for those with dyslexia. I tutored a 24 year old man with dyslexia and he said our Arabic number system was so much easier to keep straight than our alphabet.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79044454719503388142013-08-23T10:41:26.987-07:002013-08-23T10:41:26.987-07:00I knew my definitions of f and g overspecified thi...I knew my definitions of f and g overspecified things:<br />f(decimal)="the letters in"(thirtyeight)=11<br />g(Roman)="the chisel lines in numbers<XL"=11<br /><br />\\\///\/|||, and certainly doesn't work if puzzle posed in German.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65162688407852564012013-08-23T10:27:01.294-07:002013-08-23T10:27:01.294-07:00Another interesting property of 38 is that the num...Another interesting property of 38 is that the number of pen strokes needed to write it as a Roman Numeral (sans serif) is the same as the number of letters needed to spell it in English. I think there are seven other numbers that share this property.Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231220997278732084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84499253063629666012013-08-23T09:57:18.185-07:002013-08-23T09:57:18.185-07:00By the way, some of you may be interested in the N...By the way, some of you may be interested in the <a href="http://www.numbergossip.com" rel="nofollow">Number Gossip</a> website, for collected unique properties of numbers.<br /><br />An example for <a href="http://www.numbergossip.com/38" rel="nofollow">38</a>:<br />Unique Properties of 38<br /><i>38 is the magic constant in the only possible magic hexagon (which utilizes all the natural integers up to and including 19)<br />XXXVIII (=38) is lexicographically the last string which represents a valid Roman numeral<br />38 is the largest even number which cannot be written as the sum of two odd composite numbers</i><br /><br />In fact, a google search of "38 roman numeral" leads to that page on the first set of results(!)mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66955030063604169692013-08-23T09:43:17.684-07:002013-08-23T09:43:17.684-07:00Ruth:
Think of XXXVIII as an actual word and then ...Ruth:<br />Think of XXXVIII as an actual word and then try to figure out exactly where you would place that word in a dictionary. Maybe that will help you understand.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com