[extropy-chat] Petals around the rose

[Zero Powers]

Wow!  Look at me, I must be a genius!!  I stopped counting after try #10.
But it finally dawned on me after about half an hour!  Sheesh!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Clemmensen" <dgc at cox.net>
To: <dwish at indco.net>; "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Petals around the rose


> I claim the unbeatable stupidity record... I got it on the first try.
>
>
> Dustin Wish with INDCO Networks wrote:
>
> >Got it in 7....
> >
> >Dustin Wish
> >System Engineer & Programmer
> >INDCO Networks
> >Pres. OSSRI
> >********************************************************
> >"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead
> > where there is no path and leave a trail."
> >Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
> >***********************************************
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org
> >[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Erik Starck
> >Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 4:47 AM
> >To: ExI chat list
> >Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Petals around the rose
> >
> >
> >On 2004-06-05 gts  wrote:
> >
> >
> >>This puzzle requires only a rudimentary understanding of mathematics:
> >>
> >>http://personal.baker.edu/web2/cdavis09/roses.html
> >>
> >>Personally it took me 5 tries to figure it out, which I suppose makes me
> >>
> >>
> >pretty stupid.
> >
> >Hm, I solved it on the second attempt, but considering that "it had taken
> >Dr. Duke well over a year himself, and he would always explain that the
> >smarter you were, the longer it took to figure it out" I don't know if
that
> >makes me extremely smart, overwhelmingly stupid or just lucky.   :o)
> >
> >
> >--
> >Erik
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