Journal FortKnox's Journal: Time Waster 36
Picked this up off of BBSpot.
The Petals around the rose game. Try and figure out the answer. There are 3 rules.
1.) The name of the game is "petals around the rose."
2.) The answer is always even (or 0, even though 0 is considered even).
3.) You can be told the answer for any roll.
You can, of course, read the story of Billy Gates trying to understand the game. It may help a little. The smarter you are, the harder it will be.
Took me a loooong time to understand it... then I eventually caught on. Don't give away the answer (if you must, do it AC so you don't give it away to people that are trying to get it).
See you all in a couple of hours.
The Petals around the rose game. Try and figure out the answer. There are 3 rules.
1.) The name of the game is "petals around the rose."
2.) The answer is always even (or 0, even though 0 is considered even).
3.) You can be told the answer for any roll.
You can, of course, read the story of Billy Gates trying to understand the game. It may help a little. The smarter you are, the harder it will be.
Took me a loooong time to understand it... then I eventually caught on. Don't give away the answer (if you must, do it AC so you don't give it away to people that are trying to get it).
See you all in a couple of hours.
I must not be smart :( (Score:2)
Re:I must not be smart :( (Score:2)
Different strokes for different folks and all that.
I know this one! (Score:1)
I have not heard about this game in years! I know the answer (took me an overnight sleep to arrive at the answer), so I will keep quiet while others hammer it out (unless you specifically want me to speak up).
Wow, thought I was the only one who remembered this...
At first I thought I was a genius or something (Score:2)
Re:At first I thought I was a genius or something (Score:1)
I have half a page of rolls and answers now. I will figure it out by the end of the day, damn you FortKnox!
Re:At first I thought I was a genius or something (Score:1)
Re:At first I thought I was a genius or something (Score:2)
Arrrrrgh!
jason
If I got it on my second try, (Score:2)
I think your hints were too good.
Re:If I got it on my second try, (Score:2)
-Ab
I've done ths before... (Score:2)
Re:I've done ths before... (Score:2)
Fun (Score:2)
I must be bulimic or something... (Score:2)
20 minutes (Score:2)
Yes, the name, significant... in fact... if think visually... it shouldn't be that difficult to get.
Re:20 minutes (Score:2)
Re:20 minutes (Score:1)
Can't say how I found it, don't wanna spoil it for the others trying. It still took me 5 minutes, not taking into account reading the Bill Gates story. ;-)
Re:20 minutes (Score:1)
Re:20 minutes (Score:2)
got it. (Score:2)
Gods, do i feel better. For a moment there, i thought i was losing my touch.
i know that won't help anyone who's really stuck, but c'mon, i'm a poet. I won't give it away because you'll feel REALLY, REALLY good when you get it- and reading mr. gates' story helped, because while i skipped most of it, it was when i saw the words 'pedals around the rose'- FK, i'm not saying any more than you linked to- that i realised what it was.
approximately 1 minute 10 seconds of furious thought, followed by 30 seconds of
I'm still working on it! (Score:2)
Re:I'm still working on it! (Score:1)
Fuck me.
I'm either a genius or stupid as a bag of rocks.
Re:I'm still working on it! (Score:2)
Giving Away Too Much (Score:1)
By saying that, it makes people realize that the answer can't be that complex, allowing them to really narrow the possibilities that they look at.
When I first saw it (on Metafilter), it took me three rolls. Then I got it. I got it so quickly because I knew the answer had to be very simple and practically staring you in the face, and that's so much informatio
Hmmm (Score:2)
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
So I guess I'm stupid!
Re:Hmmm (Score:2)
Wow. (Score:2)
Potentate of the Rose (Score:2)
From memory it took about 10 minutes for me to work it out.
DAMMIT! (Score:2)
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
jason
Junior High (Score:2)
So I guess I reall
Re:Junior High (Score:2)
For example, a friend of mine wanted me to win at the 'pearls' game (5 rows of 6 pearls, take up to 6 from any... something like that, anyway). Send me an online link. Got annoyed at it. Loaded 2 copies and made one 'fight' the other.
I got it too. (Score:1)
i only saw the 3 rule set (Score:2)
Good job (Score:2)
Very funny! (Score:2)
Hearing what the things they were allowed to say were put me on the ri