• Odd one out

    From Richard Heathfield@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 9 09:10:42 2025
    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

    (b) Name his playmate.

    [1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
    compelling /enough/.

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    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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  • From Ammammata@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 9 12:53:28 2025
    Richard Heathfield presented the following explanation :
    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365 <<<<<<< this is odd, the others are even :-)
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

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  • From Richard Heathfield@21:1/5 to Ammammata on Wed Apr 9 13:03:54 2025
    On 09/04/2025 11:53, Ammammata wrote:
    Richard Heathfield presented the following explanation :
    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365 <<<<<<< this is odd, the others are even :-)
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150


    *applause*


    Adjective

    compelling (comparative more compelling, superlative most compelling)

    Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.

    A terminating 5 doesn't make the team.

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    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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  • From IlanMayer@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 9 16:05:03 2025
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    Converting to hexadecimal:

    16435934
    FACADE

    14613198
    DEFACE

    64222
    FADE

    4206546606
    FABACEAE

    12496365
    BEADED

    5474308 <-- Odd one out
    538804 <-- "Playmate"

    14600926
    DECADE

    11325150
    ACCEDE

    Please reply to ilanlmayer at gmail dot com

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  • From Richard Heathfield@21:1/5 to IlanMayer on Wed Apr 9 17:27:16 2025
    On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:
    SPOILER

    <snipped>

    Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
    (b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to Richard Heathfield on Thu Apr 10 18:15:36 2025
    XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english

    pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
    to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

    ___________

    How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
    Playmate?
    one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
    Amiable Pairs, .......

    ____________


    pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
    a good variation on this problem.
    ---------- OK, i may have something.


    Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
    3 seems Male.
    1,2 seem Male, too.

    3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.



    On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

    (b) Name his playmate.

    [1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
    compelling /enough/.

    ____________________________________________________

    On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:
    SPOILER

    <snipped>

    Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
    (b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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  • From Richard Heathfield@21:1/5 to Richard Heathfield on Fri Apr 11 06:27:13 2025
    On 09/04/2025 09:10, Richard Heathfield wrote:
    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

    (b) Name his playmate.

    [1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
    compelling /enough/.


    <crickets>


    A rec.puzzles regular has assured me in email that my puzzle is
    fair (or at least 'maybe not unfair'!), but he also observed that
    to solve it will take 'out-of-the-box thinking'.

    If you've solved (a) you're only halfway there, and it may be
    time to look at things in a new way!

    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
    "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Fri Apr 11 17:10:12 2025
    XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english

    On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:15:06 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

    pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
    to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

    ___________

    How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
    Playmate?
    one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
    Amiable Pairs, .......

    ____________


    pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
    a good variation on this problem.
    ---------- OK, i may have something.


    Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
    3 seems Male.
    1,2 seem Male, too.

    3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.



    On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

    (b) Name his playmate.

    [1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
    compelling /enough/.

    ____________________________________________________

    On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:
    SPOILER

    <snipped>

    Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
    (b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
    "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
    Sig line 4 vacant - apply within





    <crickets> ------------ ????

    A rec.puzzles regular has assured me in email that my puzzle is
    fair (or at least 'maybe not unfair'!), but he also observed that
    to solve it will take 'out-of-the-box thinking'.

    If you've solved (a) you're only halfway there, and it may be
    time to look at things in a new way!


    --------------------Thanks, i got it (finally)



    'out-of-the-box thinking'. ------- makes me think of Watson's tin
    box.

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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Fri Apr 11 17:11:19 2025
    XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english

    On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:15:06 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

    pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
    to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

    ___________

    How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
    Playmate?
    one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
    Amiable Pairs, .......

    ____________


    pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
    a good variation on this problem.
    ---------- OK, i may have something.


    Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
    3 seems Male.
    1,2 seem Male, too.

    3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.



    On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

    (b) Name his playmate.

    [1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
    compelling /enough/.

    ____________________________________________________

    On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:
    SPOILER

    <snipped>

    Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
    (b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
    "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
    Sig line 4 vacant - apply within





    <crickets> ------------ ????

    A rec.puzzles regular has assured me in email that my puzzle is
    fair (or at least 'maybe not unfair'!), but he also observed that
    to solve it will take 'out-of-the-box thinking'.

    If you've solved (a) you're only halfway there, and it may be
    time to look at things in a new way!


    --------------------Thanks i got it (finally)



    'out-of-the-box thinking'. ------- makes me think of Watson's tin
    box.

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  • From Richard Heathfield@21:1/5 to Richard Heathfield on Sun Apr 13 06:05:32 2025
    On 09/04/2025 09:10, Richard Heathfield wrote:
    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

    (b) Name his playmate.

    [1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
    compelling /enough/.

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    (a) The odd one out is 5474308...

    (b) ...and his playmate's name is Calvin.

    Why?

    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Mon Apr 14 02:11:02 2025
    XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english

    On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:10:12 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

    On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:15:06 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

    pls Email me at HenHanna@gmail if you know the ans.
    to the playmate question, or what "playmate" means in this problem.

    ___________

    How can a (5-digit -- 9-digit) number (positive integer) have
    Playmate?
    one poss. is... Twin primes, Cousin Primes,
    Amiable Pairs, .......

    ____________


    pls Email me if you have some idea(s) about
    a good variation on this problem.
    ---------- OK, i may have something.


    Do some numbers (positive integers) seem Male, and some Female?
    3 seems Male.
    1,2 seem Male, too.

    3 seems Female, when I think of FW by Joyce.



    On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 8:10:42 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    (a) Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what
    compelling[1] reason?

    16435934
    14613198
    64222
    4206546606
    12496365
    5474308
    14600926
    11325150

    (b) Name his playmate.



    [1] If your reason is the obvious one, ask yourself whether it's
    compelling /enough/.

    ____________________________________________________

    On 09/04/2025 17:05, IlanMayer wrote:
    SPOILER

    <snipped>

    Full marks to Ilan for correctly nailing (a) the odd one out, but
    (b) - his playmate - remains at large and unidentified. Any takers?

    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
    "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
    Sig line 4 vacant - apply within





    <crickets> ------------ ????

    A rec.puzzles regular has assured me in email that my puzzle is
    fair (or at least 'maybe not unfair'!), but he also observed that
    to solve it will take 'out-of-the-box thinking'.

    If you've solved (a) you're only halfway there, and it may be
    time to look at things in a new way!


    -----------------Thanks, i got it (finally) --- (The [Playmate]
    thing)


    ¿¿¿ sɹǝʇɔɐɹɐɥɔ (pǝʇɹǝʌuᴉ ɹo) uʍoᗡ-ǝpᴉsdՈ ɥʇᴉʍ op oʇ ƃuᴉɥʇǝɯos sɐɥ ʇᴉ
    ʇǝq I



    Yes, in UK slang, "crickets" can refer to a situation
    where there is silence or a lack of response, often implying that
    something has been ignored or "deleted" in a conversational context.
    It's like saying that no one is reacting or responding, similar to the
    phrase "the sound of crickets."

    In U.S. English, a similar expression would be "crickets"
    as well. It conveys the same idea of silence or a lack of response in a conversation. Another phrase that might be used is "dead air," which
    refers to an awkward silence, especially in radio or conversation.





    'out-of-the-box thinking'. ------- makes me think of Watson's tin
    box.

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  • From Richard Heathfield@21:1/5 to David Entwistle on Mon Apr 14 12:53:48 2025
    On 14/04/2025 12:47, David Entwistle wrote:
    On Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:05:32 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    Why?

    Possibly:

    ROT13

    538804 ernqf UBOORF jura ernq hcfvqr qbja ba n cnegvphyne glcr bs qvfcynl (creuncf YPQ)?

    uggcf://ra.jvxvcrqvn.bet/jvxv/Pnyiva_naq_Uboorf


    Ixoo pdunv.


    --
    Richard Heathfield
    Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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  • From David Entwistle@21:1/5 to Richard Heathfield on Mon Apr 14 11:47:02 2025
    On Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:05:32 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    Why?

    Possibly:

    ROT13

    538804 ernqf UBOORF jura ernq hcfvqr qbja ba n cnegvphyne glcr bs qvfcynl (creuncf YPQ)?

    uggcf://ra.jvxvcrqvn.bet/jvxv/Pnyiva_naq_Uboorf

    --
    David Entwistle

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  • From David Entwistle@21:1/5 to Richard Heathfield on Mon Apr 14 12:58:42 2025
    On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:53:48 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    Ixoo pdunv.

    Uibolt
    --
    David Entwistle

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  • From David Entwistle@21:1/5 to Richard Heathfield on Wed Apr 30 07:52:53 2025
    On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 09:10:42 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what compelling[1]
    reason?

    Which of these numbers is the odd one out and why: 2003, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2027, 2029?

    --
    David Entwistle

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  • From Richard Heathfield@21:1/5 to David Entwistle on Wed Apr 30 11:41:30 2025
    On 30/04/2025 08:52, David Entwistle wrote:
    On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 09:10:42 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    Which of these numbers is the odd one out, and for what compelling[1]
    reason?

    Which of these numbers is the odd one out and why: 2003, 2011, 2017, 2021, 2027, 2029?


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    ...
    ..
    .

    2021 is composite (43 * 47)

    but I suspect that what you have in mind is more compelling than
    that.


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    Richard Heathfield
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  • From David Entwistle@21:1/5 to Richard Heathfield on Wed Apr 30 18:14:43 2025
    On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:41:30 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:

    but I suspect that what you have in mind is more compelling than that.

    You overestimate me. Well done.

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    David Entwistle

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