[12] The 4 signers have something in common. Once you know what it is, you'll know what "cell" is being referred to ... and how to interpret those numbers.
Shoot. I understand the commonality. I understand the cell. I THOUGHT I understood what to do with the phone numbers, but I keep getting gibberish. I think I'm one step, or even a half step away from the a-ha moment ... but so far, no a-ha.
Well, it wasn't exactly Post and Solve; it was more like Sleep and Solve. But I finally got my a-ha.
Thanks for trying to help me Scoutmom, but I was already using those separations, but in a different (and very wrong) way. I was coming up with DJAACEACDJ and GDG for Brother Ray, both of which didn't seem very right to me.
It wasn't until I started thinking about Lego bricks that I finally decided how the numbers fit together.
Unless I have the wrong commonality, I can't see how it relates to "cell". Worse, I can't think of an any definition of "cell" that's related to these numbers.
20 Comments
Rocketeer
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:08 PM |
Quite clever!! and a 1st for me :)
scoutmom
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:09 PM |
Great puzzle!
jewelia
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:10 PM |
. . . and well done!
Philana
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:10 PM |
Clever!
dragontrainer
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:14 PM |
Wow, 14 solves all within one minute of each other, impressive timing! I'm glad you liked it, it was one of my favorite puzzles to make.
bcgrote
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:17 PM |
NaCL?
scoutmom
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:20 PM |
Don't reach around in the dark - start with what they have in common.
GamesX4
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:27 PM |
[5] Now I feel slow, I was 17th. Cost myself time thinking of the phone number as a whole.
nrkii
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 07:55 PM |
[7] thanks, that made it much easier to see what was going on with this one
Tahnan
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 08:09 PM |
Really nice puzzle!
martinp13
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 08:11 PM |
Very elegant. I would NEVER have gotten it without the word "cell" in quotes.
How many of us have this stuff bookmarked now (or worse, saved off somewhere)?
slog
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 08:16 PM |
[11] Now I'm even more confused...
soccer_ref
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 08:22 PM |
[12] The 4 signers have something in common. Once you know what it is, you'll know what "cell" is being referred to ... and how to interpret those numbers.
ninjoo
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 09:08 PM |
The a-ha clicked and some knowledge from years ago made it make sense (with the help of the internets, of course). Very nice puzzle.
WhiteKnight85
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:09 PM |
Shoot. I understand the commonality. I understand the cell. I THOUGHT I understood what to do with the phone numbers, but I keep getting gibberish. I think I'm one step, or even a half step away from the a-ha moment ... but so far, no a-ha.
GertSoB
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:50 PM |
A-ha! And I learned something new. I didn't know those things were called cells.
scoutmom
Posted on Fri Aug 22, 2008 05:38 AM |
[15] Your groups are already separated for you.
WhiteKnight85
Posted on Fri Aug 22, 2008 07:15 AM |
Well, it wasn't exactly Post and Solve; it was more like Sleep and Solve. But I finally got my a-ha.
Thanks for trying to help me Scoutmom, but I was already using those separations, but in a different (and very wrong) way. I was coming up with DJAACEACDJ and GDG for Brother Ray, both of which didn't seem very right to me.
It wasn't until I started thinking about Lego bricks that I finally decided how the numbers fit together.
slog
Posted on Fri Aug 22, 2008 07:20 AM |
Unless I have the wrong commonality, I can't see how it relates to "cell". Worse, I can't think of an any definition of "cell" that's related to these numbers.
gst
Posted on Fri Aug 22, 2008 08:44 PM |
Nice one.
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