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Paddy, i get this instead of this
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This one was inspired by one of our members. What's the top view?
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And finally Esther The Queen can move any number of squares horizontally, vertically, or diagonally but must cover all 9 of the shaded corner squares in 4 moves. An old chestnut in another guise.
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Paddy, please put me out of my misery, I've got it down to four but three seems impossible, thx
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Maybe this one will elicit a response. Referring to the layout below, the problem is to draw a line connecting the 3's, a separate line connecting the 2's and a separate line connecting the Aces. You can't cross any line and you cant go out of the layout or cross over any card.
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Some (slightly) good news, for once
Diaconis replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
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Enough of robots, here’s an easier version I use and you can do in real life. Again with a numismatic flavour. You need two spectators. Give them a coin and tell them that one is to lie and the other is to tell the truth. Turn your back to them and let them decide on who will be the liar and who will hold the coin. You turn around and ask one question to either person and you know who holds the coin. Same principle so it should be easy. Whats the question?
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Oh Mr. Blakey
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One with a numismatic flavour. You can do this simply with a pen and a piece of paper. You turn your back and ask someone to draw any number of coins in a row. Just circles, no need to ask him to replicate the effigy of George V, though that would be fun. Then he is to cover them with his hand or a piece of paper so that you are unable to see exactly how many coins there are. He is to leave only the first coin visible. When you turn around you tell him that you will now write down the exact number of head/tail combinations of all of the coins he has drawn. You do this and when he lifts his hand to reveal exactly how many coins he drew, your prediction is spot on.
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With only two hourglasses, one of 7 minutes and one of 11 minutes you want to hard boil (very hard) an egg for exactly 15 minutes...
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Diaconis replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
😂 I agree, as they say Paddy, one man’s noise is another man’s music. -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Diaconis replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
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Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Diaconis replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
It's not that surprising why Mary and Joseph couldn't find room at an inn.. hotels get really busy around Christmas time. Are there a lot of first-person singular objective pronouns in English or it is just me? Why is October 4th a trucker's favorite day? Because it's a big 10-4 good buddy! Dr. Dre may not be a real doctor, but he's performed hundreds of hip hop orations. People are shocked when they find out what a bad electrician I am. Charles Dickens orders a martini. The bartender smiles a big, smug, 'aren't-I-clever smile' and asks, "Olive or twist?" I can't believe they haven't come up with a cure for world hunger yet. I thought it'd be a piece of cake. -
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Diaconis replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Nice one Sword. To add realism it should be worn for a few years to get some nice tatty frayed holes in it. -
Music to sort coins to
Diaconis replied to Paddy's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Armchair Dylanologists will be sorting away to Murder Most Foul. -
Peering into the darkness with R Ingram Coins lol
Diaconis replied to craigy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Side business? -
Washing day https://coinsweekly.com/coin-care-in-simple-terms-part-2-washing-day/
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1945 3d Discovered
Diaconis replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
That's £62k then. Excellent news. -
Novel way of protection
Diaconis replied to copper123's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Luckily for the David Lynch they weren’t around back then. For me, a Rice Krispie box doesn’t quite possess the same pathos as a jute sack, don’t you think? -
Novel way of protection
Diaconis replied to copper123's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
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Novel way of protection
Diaconis replied to copper123's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Indeed, it makes one wonder doesn’t it 🤔 -
1945 3d Discovered
Diaconis replied to VickySilver's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Maybe the economic uncertainty will push it higher as people look for other opportunities to invest stagnant savings???. I wouldn't be surprised if it exceeded the top end. 24% though 🤬 -
Peering into the darkness with R Ingram Coins lol
Diaconis replied to craigy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The Welsh ladies are OK though. I used to go out with a Welsh girl who had 36DDs. It was a ridiculously long name. -
Peering into the darkness with R Ingram Coins lol
Diaconis replied to craigy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Where's Doctor Potter when you need him? He'd know how to handle such types... -
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Diaconis replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I did indeed, good shout. I also spotted little Peter Glaze playing the dog in the Bowmans. I did a bit of googling and was surprised to read that he passed away aged just 58, he always looked older than his years. Used to love him in Crackerjack.