Grandpa and numbers: Another Grandpa Mystery
Grandpa loves to make silly little statements. And he thinks they are riddles.
The other day he turned to me and said:
"This is not math but
Take a number
Add a number to it
And you are finished"
What is he talking about?
riddle lateral-thinking
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
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Grandpa loves to make silly little statements. And he thinks they are riddles.
The other day he turned to me and said:
"This is not math but
Take a number
Add a number to it
And you are finished"
What is he talking about?
riddle lateral-thinking
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
add a comment |
Grandpa loves to make silly little statements. And he thinks they are riddles.
The other day he turned to me and said:
"This is not math but
Take a number
Add a number to it
And you are finished"
What is he talking about?
riddle lateral-thinking
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
Grandpa loves to make silly little statements. And he thinks they are riddles.
The other day he turned to me and said:
"This is not math but
Take a number
Add a number to it
And you are finished"
What is he talking about?
riddle lateral-thinking
riddle lateral-thinking
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
edited Aug 24 at 13:13
SQB
3,7162153
3,7162153
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
asked Aug 24 at 8:55
DEEM
5,2301497
5,2301497
add a comment |
add a comment |
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Take a number
D (500 in Roman numerals)
Add a number to it
one
And you are finished
done
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:05
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P
– user477343
Aug 24 at 9:19
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916)
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:22
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it?
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:47
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:49
add a comment |
Alternative answer:
Adding 10 (X in Roman numerals) to Euler's number (e) means that you are finished with your Significant Other. (You are now an "ex").
Alternative alternative answer: (Aiming for the world record in the category of "the largest finite number used in a gratuitous wordplay")
Grandpa has confused addition with hexation. (Happens to the best of us from time to time).
Choosing a 3 as both of the numbers, we get $3 uparrow uparrow uparrow uparrow 3$ (in Knuth's notation), which can also be written as $g_1$, or "g-one".
Both "You are finished!" and "You are gone!" are serious threats on the health and life of the other person.
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!!
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 12:37
add a comment |
My answer is
"DONE"
since
D is a number in Roman. Add one and you are done
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
1
Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote>!in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information.
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:25
Happy Puzzling! :D
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:30
add a comment |
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Take a number
D (500 in Roman numerals)
Add a number to it
one
And you are finished
done
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:05
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P
– user477343
Aug 24 at 9:19
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916)
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:22
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it?
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:47
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:49
add a comment |
Take a number
D (500 in Roman numerals)
Add a number to it
one
And you are finished
done
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:05
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P
– user477343
Aug 24 at 9:19
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916)
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:22
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it?
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:47
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:49
add a comment |
Take a number
D (500 in Roman numerals)
Add a number to it
one
And you are finished
done
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
Take a number
D (500 in Roman numerals)
Add a number to it
one
And you are finished
done
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
answered Aug 24 at 8:59
jafe
16.2k142160
16.2k142160
Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:05
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P
– user477343
Aug 24 at 9:19
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916)
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:22
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it?
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:47
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:49
add a comment |
Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:05
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P
– user477343
Aug 24 at 9:19
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916)
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:22
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it?
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:47
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:49
Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:05
Great.Too Fast @jafe. Here is one for you. Take a number add a number and you become an animal
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:05
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P
– user477343
Aug 24 at 9:19
I have never heard of that number before... turns out Rot13(Y vf nyfb n ahzore; Y = 50) after doing a little bit of research. $(+1)$ :P
– user477343
Aug 24 at 9:19
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916)
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:22
Cv + T = cvt? (T orvat Pngnyna'f pbafgnag, nccebkvzngryl 0.916)
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:22
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it?
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:47
It was a trick question. C + AT = CAT Get it?
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 9:47
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:49
Haha, I see. A...T... wouldn't have guessed that one :D
– jafe
Aug 24 at 9:49
add a comment |
Alternative answer:
Adding 10 (X in Roman numerals) to Euler's number (e) means that you are finished with your Significant Other. (You are now an "ex").
Alternative alternative answer: (Aiming for the world record in the category of "the largest finite number used in a gratuitous wordplay")
Grandpa has confused addition with hexation. (Happens to the best of us from time to time).
Choosing a 3 as both of the numbers, we get $3 uparrow uparrow uparrow uparrow 3$ (in Knuth's notation), which can also be written as $g_1$, or "g-one".
Both "You are finished!" and "You are gone!" are serious threats on the health and life of the other person.
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!!
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 12:37
add a comment |
Alternative answer:
Adding 10 (X in Roman numerals) to Euler's number (e) means that you are finished with your Significant Other. (You are now an "ex").
Alternative alternative answer: (Aiming for the world record in the category of "the largest finite number used in a gratuitous wordplay")
Grandpa has confused addition with hexation. (Happens to the best of us from time to time).
Choosing a 3 as both of the numbers, we get $3 uparrow uparrow uparrow uparrow 3$ (in Knuth's notation), which can also be written as $g_1$, or "g-one".
Both "You are finished!" and "You are gone!" are serious threats on the health and life of the other person.
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!!
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 12:37
add a comment |
Alternative answer:
Adding 10 (X in Roman numerals) to Euler's number (e) means that you are finished with your Significant Other. (You are now an "ex").
Alternative alternative answer: (Aiming for the world record in the category of "the largest finite number used in a gratuitous wordplay")
Grandpa has confused addition with hexation. (Happens to the best of us from time to time).
Choosing a 3 as both of the numbers, we get $3 uparrow uparrow uparrow uparrow 3$ (in Knuth's notation), which can also be written as $g_1$, or "g-one".
Both "You are finished!" and "You are gone!" are serious threats on the health and life of the other person.
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
Alternative answer:
Adding 10 (X in Roman numerals) to Euler's number (e) means that you are finished with your Significant Other. (You are now an "ex").
Alternative alternative answer: (Aiming for the world record in the category of "the largest finite number used in a gratuitous wordplay")
Grandpa has confused addition with hexation. (Happens to the best of us from time to time).
Choosing a 3 as both of the numbers, we get $3 uparrow uparrow uparrow uparrow 3$ (in Knuth's notation), which can also be written as $g_1$, or "g-one".
Both "You are finished!" and "You are gone!" are serious threats on the health and life of the other person.
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
edited Aug 24 at 12:18
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
answered Aug 24 at 12:12
Bass
27k465168
27k465168
You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!!
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 12:37
add a comment |
You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!!
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 12:37
You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!!
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 12:37
You should meet my Grandpa @Bass!!
– DEEM
Aug 24 at 12:37
add a comment |
My answer is
"DONE"
since
D is a number in Roman. Add one and you are done
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
1
Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote>!in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information.
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:25
Happy Puzzling! :D
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:30
add a comment |
My answer is
"DONE"
since
D is a number in Roman. Add one and you are done
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
1
Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote>!in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information.
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:25
Happy Puzzling! :D
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:30
add a comment |
My answer is
"DONE"
since
D is a number in Roman. Add one and you are done
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
My answer is
"DONE"
since
D is a number in Roman. Add one and you are done
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
edited Aug 24 at 11:25
user477343
2,5931849
2,5931849
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
answered Aug 24 at 11:20
Tim Allen
111
111
1
Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote>!in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information.
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:25
Happy Puzzling! :D
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:30
add a comment |
1
Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote>!in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information.
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:25
Happy Puzzling! :D
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:30
1
1
Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote
>! in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information.– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:25
Hello! Welcome to the Puzzling Stack Exchange (Puzzling.SE)! Great answer... but unfortunately, @jafe's answer above has the exact same idea. Also, whenever you answer, ensure to hide the answer in a spoiler tag/quote
>! in order to not spoil the answer for other users attempting to solve the puzzle! Consequently, I have proposed such an edit. And, since you are new, I strongly suggest you visit the Help Center for more information.– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:25
Happy Puzzling! :D
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:30
Happy Puzzling! :D
– user477343
Aug 24 at 11:30
add a comment |
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