Story of the Day
As the Thanksgiving holiday creeps near one of my favorite parts is hearing about quirky family traditions, as there are quite a few out there. Most traditions I read about were activity based and seeing how the holiday is mostly based around food it would seem people try and incorporate at least a little physical activity before the food-coma sets in. Some of these traditions have been handed down generations, such as listening to the same song on a radio station at a certain time every year and other traditions being relatively new as family is ever-growing.. Anything to bring the everyone together and remind them they are not alone. I grew up in a rather large family and every year before Christmas we draw names for stockings. This may not seem too "quirky" to an outsider but as we met tonight it would seem to be taking to the definition. This tradition entails that everyone chooses a couple names out of a pile so no one is left with the grueling task of buying an individual gift for everyone. In the years passed this would only take minutes whereas tonight it took hours. Who would have thought having spouses and children would complicate stockings?! So there we are in the middle of Starbucks laughing and cutting up, turning heads and not caring. Definably, Quirky. I am so thankful for my family and our traditions which are the glue that holds us together. Do you have any quirky or even not so quirky family traditions? Please feel free to tell! Whether it be Mexican dinner the night before or bowling the day after, we all have a tradition of some sort. My favorite being the breaking of the wish-bone, I for one have my thinking cap on! I hope everyone is enjoying their preparations leading up to Thanksgiving! :)
Puzzle of the Day
Find a 10-digit number where the first digit is how many zeros in the number, the second digit is how many 1s in the number etc. until
the tenth digit which is how many 9s in the number.
The
answer to 11/22
If Sam or Alex had 1 or 10, then they would have solved it straight away. But neither did.
But when Alex discovered that Sam didn't know, he went from not knowing to knowing. So Alex must have had a number where Sam's answer was crucial.
If Alex had 2, then Sam could have 1 or 3 - and the crucial answer "I don't know your number, either" would have ruled out 1, leaving 3 as the other number (Solution: 2 and 3)
Now, if Alex had 3, then he would expect Sam to have either 2 or 4. But if Sam had 2, Sam could have guessed the answer already (because Alex had already said he didn't know, so could not have had 1). When Alex discovers that Sam also doesn't know, he can rule out 2 as the answer. (Solution: 3 and 4).
Exactly the same arguments work at the other end of the range, providing the other two solutions: (Solution: 9 and 8) and (Solution: 8 and 7)
But when Alex discovered that Sam didn't know, he went from not knowing to knowing. So Alex must have had a number where Sam's answer was crucial.
If Alex had 2, then Sam could have 1 or 3 - and the crucial answer "I don't know your number, either" would have ruled out 1, leaving 3 as the other number (Solution: 2 and 3)
Now, if Alex had 3, then he would expect Sam to have either 2 or 4. But if Sam had 2, Sam could have guessed the answer already (because Alex had already said he didn't know, so could not have had 1). When Alex discovers that Sam also doesn't know, he can rule out 2 as the answer. (Solution: 3 and 4).
Exactly the same arguments work at the other end of the range, providing the other two solutions: (Solution: 9 and 8) and (Solution: 8 and 7)
Link of the Day
Special Mention
Lonely Oaks Radio
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Song of the Day
Follow Me- Uncle Kracker
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