Here is an interesting cryptogram for my fellow mathematicians to solve!
A common phrase has been encrypted. The objective is to decipher it!
Good Luck!
See it here... http://www10.brinkster.com/divet/Challenges/crypt.gif |
Request for Question Clarification by
leep-ga
on
04 Dec 2002 23:21 PST
Are you able to indicate if the solution requires higher mathematics
or just creative use of "regular" mathematics?
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Clarification of Question by
divet-ga
on
04 Dec 2002 23:32 PST
I cannot state weather or not it uses higher mathematics or "regular"
mathematics. All I can say is that it is not a simple question and
should be answered as such.
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Request for Question Clarification by
leep-ga
on
05 Dec 2002 03:46 PST
Hey again. Yes, I understand if you can't reveal much. No problem!
I love puzzles such as these and it looks like you created/posted some
great ones. It's just that usually when one is presented with a
puzzle there is some context with it, even if it's something small
like where the puzzle appears in a book or what kind of colleague gave
the puzzle to me, etc. Again, I'm *not* complaining about your
questions/puzzles, I was just trying to get a tiny hint as to what
direction to take to solve them. Thanks and hopefully we'll be
posting the answers soon.
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Clarification of Question by
divet-ga
on
05 Dec 2002 04:11 PST
hello leep,
I am glad to see you are interested in this puzzle. The only hint I
can give is that it is a common phrase. I know that is no help at all
but the cryptogram was meant to be extremely difficult so I look
forward to your response. Good luck.
-Aaron
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Request for Question Clarification by
tox-ga
on
07 Dec 2002 10:16 PST
Divet-ga
I recognize all your problems identical to the ones from "Test For
Exceptional Intelligence" created by the International High IQ
Society. This contest is also known as the Smartest Person in the
World Contest where the prize is 500 US dollars and recognition.
(information found here
http://www.highiqsociety.org/common/smartest.htm)
I do have the answers to your questions but I am hesitating to answer
because I am not sure on your purpose behind these questions. If you
are planning on submitting the answers you receive as your own to the
Society and participate in the contest, then that would be considered
cheating as the rules state that "The use of reference materials,
books, calculators, and computers is permitted" but the problems must
be solved individually without collaboration (stated by the Society
representative).
However, if you are genuinely curious then I hope you don't mind
waiting until the competition is over. Answers must be submitted by
the deadline December 31, 2002 and so since this question expires on
January 3, 2003, I will answer them on January 1.
I will assume you are not a participant since you have already stated
that you proposed the questions to your professors. However, this
delay is to keep the contest fair to everyone since even if you have
honest intentions, others who visit Google Answers may be tempted to
use the answers and participate in the contest.
I myself am not participating in the contest as I solved the problems
(23 out of 25) with a colleague. However, I can assure you that they
are all correct and your wait till January 1st will be worth it.
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Clarification of Question by
divet-ga
on
07 Dec 2002 12:00 PST
Hello tox-ga,
Thanks for your interest in my questions. To respond to your remark I
would like to say my listings are for my general interest. A colluege
of mine directed me to the site 2 weeks ago. Since then I alone have
been able to solve 24 of the 25 questions (The 25th question is being
solved by my computer as we speak). There is no need for me to steal
answers or cheat in order to win the competition. I actually wasn't
even aware of that cash prize to be honest. I have nothing to prove
by this test. How is it advantageous to me to divulge answers to
questions that other competitors could use?
I posted these questions since they (I found) were either the most
difficult or the most interesting. I have the solutions to all of the
questions I posted. So it is not a matter of cheating. I will gladly
go over any solution and show why it is incorrect. Only someone with
the proper solution could do that.
I only wish to see the logic other people used. I am currently
building a website that will allow people all over the world to
collaborate and work on research projects. It is a non-profit
organization built simply out of the love of human knowledge and
discovery. If this is interesting to anyone please leave a comment to
learn more.
tox-ga if you would like to talk further through email let me know. I
believe we could have an interesting dicussion.
Thanks,
Divet-ga
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