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DrWeird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:18 PM
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I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 421.
Guess!
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ott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:20 PM
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1. 44
What do I win?
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:21 PM
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2. Pi
Edited on Fri Sep-26-03 05:22 PM by Richardo
An irrational guess, I know. :-)
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Snow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:25 PM
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9. E
while we're being irrational....
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:28 PM
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14. 3.1416
I think that is Pi.
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:38 PM
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20. 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510
Edited on Fri Sep-26-03 05:39 PM by northwest
I have pi memorized to 50 places in my brain's internal memory bank. I won a pi-memorizing contest in high school, and it stuck.
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:21 PM
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3. 237
.
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:22 PM
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4. The square route of negative one.
Or "i".
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:22 PM
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5. 69
DUH! :P
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fob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:23 PM
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6. 420!
nt
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SiobhanClancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:24 PM
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7. 97
for sure
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:24 PM
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8. 210 is the obvious first guess
Then Higher/Lower from there. It's just a binary search.

So what is it, higher or lower...
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DrWeird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:26 PM
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11. That would be cheating...
you cheating cheater.
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:32 PM
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16. Ahhh, but instructional
A binary search 1 to 421 of should take NO MORE than 9 guesses, given high/low reponses.
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DrWeird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:34 PM
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18. Psssh! 9 guesses!
Like, you totally assumed I'm thinking of a whole number. Gawd.
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:58 PM
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23. Touche...
I was hoping for the Whole Number spiel.

OK, then here is my guess:

209.34091812398928392812123193892898592852349589475847587384783478374837483740243849384938493776498784792334565968958695869893899347387483764834837483748378283748274827364726472673462764726476276472629859283488676564646364364634663343412938375638383834
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:25 PM
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10. 42, naturally!
:D
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Emboldened Chimp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:27 PM
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12. 99?
Yes, Max.
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phoebe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:27 PM
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13. 382
n/t
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:29 PM
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15. 304
.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:33 PM
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17. 327
I like that number :-)
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montana_hazeleyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:34 PM
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19. 1 and 421=422
so the middle number is 2 so I'll say 2. I think I just drove myself crazy!
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:49 PM
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21. 47
:shrug:
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:50 PM
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22. you didn't specify ...integer or real?
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boxster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 05:59 PM
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24. 87 (billion)?
Edited on Fri Sep-26-03 06:00 PM by boxster
And, yes, I'd already seen the real answer!
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mlawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 06:01 PM
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25. 67
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arcos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 06:05 PM
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26. 420!
:smoke:
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JohnnyAmerica Donating Member (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 06:10 PM
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27. 16 and a third
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 06:14 PM
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28. Seven!
Homer: "D'oh! You always get it right."

Bart: "That's 'cause you always pick seven."
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 06:29 PM
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29. 68
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-26-03 06:31 PM
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30. 42!
the answer is ALWAYS 42, when you have to guess! Did none of you attend parochial schools? Sheesh! :silly:
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