Puzzles and brain-teasers

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What is the next number in this series?

1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, …

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2

221321?

Im I even close?

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----- not even :laughing:

4

13112221, then 1113213211

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5

And the (slightly stale) cigar goes to Eddie !

I’ll let you explain the solution :laughing:

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Read out loud what you see, starting with 1

1
One 1 (11)
Two 1’s (21)
One 2, one 1 (1211)
One 1, one 2, two 1’s (111221)
Etc

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Bravo, Eddie. – Enjoy your cigar.

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8

I quietly envy people who can do number puzzles. I am decent with dimensional ones, but the number ones are out of my league more often than not.

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Here’s one with no numbers –

You’re in a dark room with one match. In one corner there is a Wood Stove. On a table in the other corner there’s a Gas Lamp, and a Candle.

Which do you light first?

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Might seem a little silly but I would suggest the match?

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Not silly at all, Sir, for you are absolutely correct.

Congratulations, and here’s your cigar – which you may or may not be able to light, depending on what else you have to do with that match.

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12

The match, obviously, as Manxx already pointed out.

13

Has anyone seen this one before? I spent at least 20 mins on it this morning before I got there :confounded:…

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Was that written by someone who was long the Euro on EURCHF day - I wonder ?

Or perhaps a Greek reminiscing over the days of the Drachma ?

Being a Stirling slave, I rather like the sentiment.

The paper clip’s worth 5 mate
The bag of Euro’s is -2

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Since the question was only about the bag then, yes, you are correct with minus two…

… But since you also went one step further and
also calculated the paper clip’s worth then i have to say are you sure about the value of five? :wink:

(Only kidding just to get you worried! Ha ha)