tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post4689691073850581234..comments2024-01-31T13:17:39.976-08:00Comments on Various: Brain TeasersNiamh Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-77018381905160178982010-10-15T11:48:50.738-07:002010-10-15T11:48:50.738-07:00Yup. Got the answers right here in my little space...Yup. Got the answers right here in my little spaceship glove compartment. I'm jetting off to Pluto for a holiday and I'll be endeavouring to measure exactly how many light years it takes to get to the next galaxy. If my wings fry in the face of the sun, remember me!<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-26418471377517181012010-10-12T13:07:20.537-07:002010-10-12T13:07:20.537-07:00Titus - I've just realised, they've probab...Titus - I've just realised, they've probably had a rush in entries since i've posted this, so maybe there's going to be a draw for the first 10 correct answers.<br />And yeah Ross, stupid mathematicians, where would the world be without the poets I ask you? We'd still be living in the dark ages if we'd left those scientists in charge!!Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-19203142353417924292010-10-12T10:13:06.649-07:002010-10-12T10:13:06.649-07:00I can see a difficulty straight away. A major prob...I can see a difficulty straight away. A major problem here is that this is not a question - it is a statement. <br /><br />"The question is whether, for all problems for which a computer can verify a given solution quickly (that is, in polynomial time), it can also find that solution quickly."<br /><br />How do you give an answer to a statement? Stupid mathematicians.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969968811464343064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-33657177581881342682010-10-12T08:36:24.795-07:002010-10-12T08:36:24.795-07:00Funny Titus, it seems they haven't updated the...Funny Titus, it seems they haven't updated the site with your win, get on to them I'd say - typical shoddy onlineness.<br />Oh TFE, poor old Hilbert, clever of him to number his problems though wasn't it - would you say they're numbered in order of importance?Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-13296197381675144582010-10-12T07:17:06.562-07:002010-10-12T07:17:06.562-07:00The Riemann hypothesis was Hilbert's eighth pr...The Riemann hypothesis was Hilbert's eighth problem, I've got a fair idea what the other seven were too. Being called 'Speccy' at school was probably one of them.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-31059481576542108212010-10-12T07:16:28.839-07:002010-10-12T07:16:28.839-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-69299202463989999572010-10-12T04:32:33.689-07:002010-10-12T04:32:33.689-07:00Done 'em. Won 'em.Done 'em. Won 'em.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-46296082989583048182010-10-12T01:20:59.116-07:002010-10-12T01:20:59.116-07:00I know, it's very distracting when they use fo...I know, it's very distracting when they use food in mathematical problems. <br />Do remember to keep your workings.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862054200092259163.post-52562259388580696782010-10-11T14:06:28.737-07:002010-10-11T14:06:28.737-07:00I daresay I could do most of them if I put my mind...I daresay I could do most of them if I put my mind to it, so long as there's no mention of fig rolls.Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.com