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Actually, it didn't really mention 514 at all, did it?
OK, borderline. I'll let you have that one.
OK, borderline. I'll let you have that one.
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Suppose it had been correctly written:
514: the first digit is the sum of the second and third digits: 5 = 1 + 4
Would that fall foul of the rule about the information being non-obvious?
514: the first digit is the sum of the second and third digits: 5 = 1 + 4
Would that fall foul of the rule about the information being non-obvious?
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Well, this is it. I think on balance, the post was inaccurate, and trivial.
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Well, don't you think they should? Otherwise we could just end up with a sequence of posts saying "there are 516 letters in the alphabet" or "the Northern Line is 517 miles long".tubeguru wrote:The rules do not say that the explanation/info on each number has to be correct.
I think there should be a system for challenging dubious claims.
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The idea of this thread is not to prove that a certain number exists, or that a fact to do with that number is true.
This thread is for listing the numbers in order. Try not to lose sight of the purpose of the thread.
This thread is for listing the numbers in order. Try not to lose sight of the purpose of the thread.
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I thought you didn't want the thread to descend into farce. If you allow incorrect information, that's what's bound to happen.tubeguru wrote: This thread is for listing the numbers in order. Try not to lose sight of the purpose of the thread.
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Honest mistake guys, apologies. Tubeguru, I suggest you do on a deleting spree to fix the thread.
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Thread locked while I have dinner. Then I will come and knock your heads together.
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We could turn this into a Cheat-style game! If they don't have a piece of information for the number in question, they can post a false fact. We can challenge them - and if they cannot provide evidence/an explanation they cannot post for, say, another ten numbers? If they do provide evidence we cannot post though - just to stop people from challenging each round.
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I note that tractakid's "corrected" post now says:
The first two digits subtract to make the third. 5+1=4
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I like that idea!The Orange One wrote:We could turn this into a Cheat-style game! If they don't have a piece of information for the number in question, they can post a false fact. We can challenge them - and if they cannot provide evidence/an explanation they cannot post for, say, another ten numbers? If they do provide evidence we cannot post though - just to stop people from challenging each round.
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Might be appropriate once we surpass say, 1000? I don't know when genuine facts will start fizzling out
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Could be some interesting play though...
How would you get round this? If he could define the Scrivsenheit scale with something like 0 as absolute zero and 400 as the freezing point of water...scrxisi wrote:The boiling point of water at an atmospheric pressure of 1atm is 518 degrees Scrivsenheit
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Also, as with Cheat, if the person isn't challenged in time play continues. We can fight it out in here but no penalties.
Might be a good strategy for numbers like 998 where someone cheating by saying "The distance from London to Brighton is 998km" may not be called out in time when the next person comes in with "999 is the UK emergency number".
Might be a good strategy for numbers like 998 where someone cheating by saying "The distance from London to Brighton is 998km" may not be called out in time when the next person comes in with "999 is the UK emergency number".
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There are 519 grurmstipths in a flugelhobbler. No one can possibly challenge thatThe Orange One wrote: How would you get round this? If he could define the Scrivsenheit scale with something like 0 as absolute zero and 400 as the freezing point of water...
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