A Conversation for Ask h2g2
Number Puzzle
Odo Started conversation Sep 21, 2004
Help needed, the following is being passed around the VLE at work. The question is 'What is the next line in the sequence?'
1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
3 1 2 2 1 1
1 3 1 1 2 2 1
Number Puzzle
Danny B Posted Sep 21, 2004
1113212211
Try reading each line out loud, while looking at the line above 
Number Puzzle
Odo Posted Sep 21, 2004
*stops trying to find a nice nuber sequence*
Brilliant, thanks. 
Number Puzzle
Danny B Posted Sep 21, 2004
(I'd love to say I worked it out, but I had seen this puzzle before...)
Number Puzzle
Flanker Posted Sep 21, 2004
Have you not missed out a two from your answer
ie
1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
3 1 2 2 1 1
1 3 1 1 2 2 ? 1
2
which gives us
1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1
Number Puzzle
Danny B Posted Sep 21, 2004
You're quite right, Flanker! There was a 2 missing from the last line of Odo's question. But you get the gist!
Number Puzzle
Flanker Posted Sep 21, 2004
Thank God for that I thought I was going of my trolley threr
Number Puzzle
Zak T Duck Posted Sep 21, 2004
After almost crying in frustration (not woke up yet) I've come up with the following, but I doubt it's right.
31131211131221
Number Puzzle
Shagrath (Join the Metal Appreciators' Society @ A2556489) Posted Sep 21, 2004
1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
3 1 2 2 1 1
1 3 1 1 2 2 1
1 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 1
3 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1
1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 1
1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1
3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1
1 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 1
Shall I continue?
Number Puzzle
MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Sep 21, 2004
what a lovely curve to !
Number Puzzle
Shagrath (Join the Metal Appreciators' Society @ A2556489) Posted Sep 21, 2004
Shoot! Missed the correction. Here we go:
1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
3 1 2 2 1 1
1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1
3 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1
1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1
1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 1
3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1
If I try to go farther I lose count.
Key: Complain about this post
Number Puzzle
- 1: Odo (Sep 21, 2004)
- 2: Danny B (Sep 21, 2004)
- 3: Odo (Sep 21, 2004)
- 4: Danny B (Sep 21, 2004)
- 5: Flanker (Sep 21, 2004)
- 6: Danny B (Sep 21, 2004)
- 7: Flanker (Sep 21, 2004)
- 8: Zak T Duck (Sep 21, 2004)
- 9: Shagrath (Join the Metal Appreciators' Society @ A2556489) (Sep 21, 2004)
- 10: MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. (Sep 21, 2004)
- 11: Shagrath (Join the Metal Appreciators' Society @ A2556489) (Sep 21, 2004)
More Conversations for Ask h2g2
- For those who have been shut out of h2g2 and managed to get back in again [28]
4 Weeks Ago - What can we blame 2legs for? [19024]
Nov 22, 2024 - Radio Paradise introduces a Rule 42 based channel [1]
Nov 21, 2024 - What did you learn today? (TIL) [274]
Nov 6, 2024 - What scams have you encountered lately? [10]
Sep 2, 2024
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."