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Sequence
Posted: November 29th, 2022, 4:38 pm
by jfgw
What comes next in this sequence of numbers?
4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 8, 2...
Julian F. G. W.
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 29th, 2022, 7:04 pm
by UncleEbenezer
jfgw wrote:What comes next in this sequence of numbers?
4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 8, 2...
Julian F. G. W.
Is it something topical requiring some kind of subject knowledge? An example right now might be something deriving from football.
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 29th, 2022, 7:35 pm
by UncleEbenezer
UncleEbenezer wrote:jfgw wrote:What comes next in this sequence of numbers?
4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 8, 2...
Julian F. G. W.
Doh! Previous response wiped if it'll let me.
Must be 7?
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 29th, 2022, 7:43 pm
by 9873210
7
And how do you know my PIN?
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 8:59 am
by jfgw
Correct answer UncleEbenezer and 9873210, the answer is 7.
For anyone-else who hasn't worked it out yet, why is it 7?
Julian F. G. W.
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 9:58 am
by servodude
jfgw wrote:Correct answer UncleEbenezer and 9873210, the answer is 7.
For anyone-else who hasn't worked it out yet, why is it 7?
Julian F. G. W.
"The clue is in the question" ?
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 10:06 am
by pje16
servodude wrote:jfgw wrote:Correct answer UncleEbenezer and 9873210, the answer is 7.
For anyone-else who hasn't worked it out yet, why is it 7?
Julian F. G. W.
"The clue is in the question" ?
Oh yeah, I get it NOW
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 11:38 am
by mc2fool
servodude wrote:jfgw wrote:Correct answer UncleEbenezer and 9873210, the answer is 7.
For anyone-else who hasn't worked it out yet, why is it 7?
Julian F. G. W.
"The clue is in the question" ?
Someone's been watching Only Connect!
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 3:54 pm
by UncleEbenezer
mc2fool wrote:Someone's been watching Only Connect!
Whereas some of us didn't even know there was such a thing as "Only Connect!".
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 3:59 pm
by pje16
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 4:04 pm
by jfgw
UncleEbenezer wrote:Whereas some of us didn't even know there was such a thing as "Only Connect!".
Me included. That was not my source.
Julian F. G. W.
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 4:09 pm
by AsleepInYorkshire
jfgw wrote:Correct answer UncleEbenezer and 9873210, the answer is 7.
For anyone-else who hasn't worked it out yet, why is it 7?
Julian F. G. W.
Cos you said so
AiY(D)
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 4:20 pm
by pje16
It should be 8 actually
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 4:41 pm
by mc2fool
jfgw wrote:UncleEbenezer wrote:Whereas some of us didn't even know there was such a thing as "Only Connect!".
Me included.
Really!?! I wasn't trying to imply you got the puzzle from Only Connect, just that it's the sort of thing that comes up in it.
I'm a bit surprised that anyone reading this board not only didn't know of it but isn't an avid fan! It's widely reckoned to be the most difficult, as in cryptic, quiz show on TV. Mondays on BBC2 at 8pm, or watch one on iPlayer to see what it's all about.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00lskhg/only-connect
Re: Sequence
Posted: November 30th, 2022, 5:52 pm
by 9873210
There are only 10 million distinct 7-digit sequences. There are significant more numbers in use. There are over 100,000,000 distinct published books. There's a reasonable chance it's the letter count of the words in opening line of one of them Much higher if you include poems, bible verse and such. Let alone things like phone numbers, ID numbers, post-codes (in some countries they are numeric), grid-references or part numbers.
This type of question is a shibboleth for people being part of the same community.
I know nothing about this "Only Connect". I gave an answer based on personal salience. If Sequence #2 is my account number I'm filing a police report.
9873210 wrote:7
And how do you know my PIN?