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This is the Conversation Forum for Games Room << Song Title Conversation Game Girls Vs Boys >> Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 9, 2012 by Rudest Elf This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3261 There's a letter missing from the following sequence. What is the letter? J, S, ?, N, E, V, M, M That should make it a bit easier... Ps I'm having a great deal of trouble staying online, so I might not be back for a while. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 9, 2012 by The Researcher formally known as Dr St Justin This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3262 U Initial letters of the planets, presumably in (decreasing) order of size. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 9, 2012 by Icy North This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3263 That sounds good to me Fancy setting us another? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 9, 2012 by The Researcher formally known as Dr St Justin This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3264 What number should come next in this sequence? 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 2, 4, ? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 9, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3265 8 The clue is in the question. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 9, 2012 by The Researcher formally known as Dr St Justin This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3266 It certainly is Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 22, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3267 All but 2 of my Easter eggs are plain chocolate , all but 2 are milk chocolate and all but 2 are white. How many eggs do I have? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 22, 2012 by Rudest Elf This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3268 Three? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 22, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3269 Correct. It was an easy one to get things moving. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Jan 22, 2012 by Rudest Elf This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3270 I was afraid you'd say that, Dene. I may be some time....... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 18, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3271 You must build 4 walls of a house with bricks measuring 18 inches by 18 inches. Each wall is 30 feet by 30 feet. Assuming that allowance for doors and windows is 400 sq feet, How many bricks are needed to finish the building? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 18, 2012 by Geggs (QoTD Operator) Have you seen something Quotable? Send it to qotd@h2g2.com now! Not sure how? See A87794383 This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3272 There's not enough information there. How deep are the bricks? I assume that the bricks would need to interlock at the corners, because you don't want it to fall over as soon as you walk away. You need the third dimension to calculate how many are needed in each wall. Does the house have cavity walls? Because then you would need two lines of bricks, one about six inches inside the other... Geggs Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 18, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3273 Sorry, the bricks are 18by 18 by 18 inches. No cavity walls. Forget about interlocking at corners. May I remind you that the question is:- Assuming that allowance for doors and windows is 400 sq feet, How many bricks are needed to finish the building? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 18, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3274 Can I give you a couple of clues? Look carefully at the wording of the question. What does my name tell you? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 19, 2012 by Sheep in wolfs clothing This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3275 One brick to 'finish' the building (though I did calculate that you need 1120 bricks in total to 'build' it). Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 19, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3276 Yes, 1 brick to finish it. Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 19, 2012 by Rudest Elf This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3277 "I did calculate that you need 1120 bricks in total to 'build' it" It took an extra 300-odd bricks to build mine - perhaps you made allowances for mortar? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 19, 2012 by Dene - specialist in red herrings This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3278 There was no need to make any calculations to get the answer to the question. I put in a lot of red herrings. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 19, 2012 by Icy North This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3279 I guess if you weren't mortaring them you could lay them two at a time (one in each hand) and so finish with two bricks? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice brainteaser Posted Apr 25, 2012 by Sheep in wolfs clothing This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3280 You are given the numbers 777, 888 and 999. Using each of the numbers only once and adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing, how can you make 999? Read the First Reply to this Posting << < Conversation list << < Conversation list

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