Comments on Puzzle #17005: What Next [II]
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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solvability: moderate lookahead
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: moderate lookahead
Puzzle Description:
This is a graphical representation of a series. What's next?
#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jan 3, 2012
This has two answers, one is numerical (or the graphical equivalent) and the other is cultural and of a very narrow cultural cross-section, I'm sure.#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jan 3, 2012 [HINT]
Super-extra bonus points if anyone knows the cultural answer!
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#3: Leigh Cousins (pog) on Jan 4, 2012
I would guess the next in the series would be A3, at least in a European stationery context.#4: Leigh Cousins (pog) on Jan 4, 2012
Or something else Fibonacci related.#5: Kadou (Kadou) on Jan 4, 2012 [SPOILER]
Squares whose sides are successive Fibonacci numbers in length#6: Gary Webster (glwebste) on Jan 5, 2012 [SPOILER]
What Kadou said!#7: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jan 5, 2012 [SPOILER]
I saw the Fibonacci pattern easily enough. Not sure what the cultural representation would be. There are several cultures where Fibonacci patterns are found (according to Wikipedia). The one with the most entertaining answer would be the one from Mathnet:#8: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Jan 7, 2012
Square One Television's "Mathnet" series had a storyline that featured a parrot belonging to a deceased individual who was fascinated by the Fibonacci numbers. When "1, 1, 2, 3" is said in the parrot's presence, it responds "5, eureka!" This proves to be the key to case; tiles in a garden wall are found to follow the Fibonacci sequence, with a secret compartment hidden behind the lone misplaced tile.
I loved that show, Teresa!#9: Carol Brand (KarylAnn) on Jan 7, 2012
Joe, I have not a clue!#10: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Jan 7, 2012 [SPOILER]
Extra super bonuuuuuuuuuuuus points to Teresa! (Hm, my keyboard seems to be freaking out, but I'll let it stay.)#11: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Jan 20, 2012
Leigh gets half credit for recognizing the Fibonacci sequence, but not getting "5" as next.
Here's the first half of the second half of the Mathnet episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrLjLeGUjio
And the second half of the second half: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLhQfcZ-BWk -- This one actually includes another would-be puzzle.
These episodes were in short bursts during a kid's educational math-based series called Square One. Unfortunately only a few episodes are to be found anywhere on the net.
Found to be logically solvable by gator.
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