sileod/reddit-puzzles · Datasets at Hugging Face

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puzzles	t3_c1gyb	hair?	2	bigpun8601	1,275,201,697	t3_c1gyb	c0r1t2p	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	Ohmygodohmygod, an answer! No. But close!	1	FractalP	1,275,202,552	t1_c0r1t2p	c0r1tp3	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	[deleted]	2	[deleted]	1,275,203,049	t3_c1gyb	c0r1u0z	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	Even closer...	1	FractalP	1,275,203,315	t1_c0r1u0z	c0r1u6m	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	[deleted]	1	[deleted]	1,275,206,125	t1_c0r1u6m	c0r1vtl	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	Cold as ice. Relevant hint: penguin.	1	FractalP	1,275,210,596	t1_c0r1vtl	c0r1y09	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	[deleted]	1	[deleted]	1,275,212,545	t1_c0r1y09	c0r1yxh	null
puzzles	t3_c9a7a	Also, don't lube your cube with WD40. That stuff works great for a while, and takes significantly less prep, but it will eventually eat away the plastic insides.	1	[deleted]	1,275,226,676	t1_c0r0cos	c0r24y0	null
puzzles	t3_bcj74	[deleted]	1	[deleted]	1,275,892,504	t3_bcj74	c0rki9j	null
puzzles	t3_cdypf	Svefg bar. (Rot13)	1	ingreenheaven	1,276,306,268	t3_cdypf	c0rxgvv	null
puzzles	t3_c47yh	[deleted]	1	[deleted]	1,276,576,584	t1_c0q24oc	c0s4e6d	null
puzzles	t3_c47yh	Though not to the same person.	1	Whoopska	1,276,576,597	t1_c0q1vcj	c0s4e6t	null
puzzles	t3_c47yh	[deleted]	1	[deleted]	1,277,091,210	t3_c47yh	c0sjrd2	null
puzzles	t3_c47yh	ovyyvba	1	ah_caman	1,277,230,504	t3_c47yh	c0snyqo	null
puzzles	t3_c47yh	yep, that's one of them	1	zem	1,277,230,741	t1_c0snyqo	c0snz4b	null
puzzles	t3_ci3wv	homing pigeon?	2	jacobb11	1,277,323,013	t3_ci3wv	c0sr39w	null
puzzles	t3_ci3wv	yeah, my first thought too. didn't bother entering it since i'm sure half the visitors would have had the same idea.	1	zem	1,277,339,664	t1_c0sr39w	c0srqh9	null
puzzles	t3_bfpz2	you're very welcome	1	kaylar	1,280,109,622	t1_c0mjgww	c0v66fy	null
puzzles	t3_bcj74	It was written in the 20th century	1	kaylar	1,280,110,018	t3_bcj74	c0v66ys	null
puzzles	t3_c9a7a	I bought a white DIY cube from ebay. It has screws you can tighten on each side unlike the Rubik's brand now. Also it came with cube lube, although I used to buy a silicone spray to slicken my Rubik's brand cubes.	1	triangleman83	1,280,629,609	t3_c9a7a	c0vor6m	null
puzzles	t3_c9a7a	link, pretty please?	1	Scott_MacGregor	1,280,636,015	t1_c0vor6m	c0voypi	null
puzzles	t3_c9a7a	[DIY Rubiks Cube](http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3X3X3-WHITE-SPEED-CUBE-puzzle-Rubiks-3x3-rubix-DIY_W0QQitemZ310235931998QQcategoryZ19187QQcmdZViewItem#vi-content) Note this is just an example so make sure you check out the other DIY cubes on there and choose a good seller, yadda yadda.	1	triangleman83	1,280,837,660	t1_c0voypi	c0vuorp	null
puzzles	t3_ci3wv	The answer is here: http://www.nidokidos.org/true-puzzle-of-taiwan-t42993.html	1	metaperl	1,282,079,429	t3_ci3wv	c0x1b8p	null
puzzles	t3_c47yh	but if x is that number listed in the response, 1000 times x is not the same number	1	metaperl	1,282,225,581	t1_c0snz4b	c0x6h4c	null
puzzles	t3_c47yh	yes, but the word means both "x" and "1000x"	1	zem	1,282,226,299	t1_c0x6h4c	c0x6i49	null
puzzles	t3_c968w	I hate these riddles. My answer was, "her sister dressed up as a man and wooed her."	1	Gemini6Ice	1,282,663,541	t3_c968w	c0xkubc	null
puzzles	t3_bx6mx	This was enough of a clue for me to get it. Thanks :)	1	Gemini6Ice	1,282,663,637	t1_c0p4ag0	c0xkugt	null
puzzles	t3_bx6mx	:)	1	zem	1,282,664,873	t1_c0xkugt	c0xkwko	null
puzzles	t3_bu0vg	Make a single vertical line (whole screen) and see what happens.	1	rcglinsk	1,283,317,522	t3_bu0vg	c0y8s91	null
puzzles	t3_d8d9f	One of the puzzles consisted of a 4 by 4 grid with the following numbers: 699 698 697 696 486 432 378 324 192 24 168 24 18 8 ? 8 What is the missing number?	1	dsclinef	1,283,373,110	t3_d8d9f	c0yavzm	null
puzzles	t3_d8d9f	my first post and I screwed up the URL when I created the post - [Treasure Hunt](http://aztreasurehunter.org/) enjoy	1	dsclinef	1,283,373,764	t3_d8d9f	c0yaxdo	null
puzzles	t3_c39f0	Hey, I like the puzzle .. but the strings dump of a mach-o binary and whatever is at the bottom are a few bits much edit: added pun!	1	[deleted]	1,284,440,006	t3_c39f0	c0zel1g	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	a tophat	1	reacher	1,285,681,129	t3_c1gyb	c10r8vr	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	So, so close. Hint: It's IT related.	1	FractalP	1,285,682,679	t1_c10r8vr	c10rb4g	null
puzzles	t3_dle34	[deleted]	1	[deleted]	1,285,917,190	t3_dle34	c1126qq	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	lily daylily dammit close tigerlily waterlily pity vilify	4	fingers	1,286,132,298	t3_dm9sw	c119ntr	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	lily and variants are correct :) (there are also a few -ily adjectives, if you wanna hunt for those) pity is a noun and vilify is a verb.	4	zem	1,286,132,982	t1_c119ntr	c119ov0	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	[deleted]	4	[deleted]	1,286,139,727	t3_dm9sw	c119z27	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	1. yep 2. vanity is wrong because it is also a noun 3. yes! good one, didn't think anyone would get it that quickly	2	zem	1,286,139,938	t1_c119z27	c119zdv	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	1. Doily. 2. Fruity. 3. The only one I can think of is salsify, which jenniemic already got.	2	magicalqueer	1,286,142,072	t3_dm9sw	c11a2lo	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	all correct :) salsify is the only one i could think of for q3 too.	1	zem	1,286,142,792	t1_c11a2lo	c11a3qn	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	1. homily 2. anticity 3. ...No clue. (Although the drug Abilify does qualify, it's a proper noun :P)	2	V2Blast	1,286,142,812	t3_dm9sw	c11a3rm	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	nice, anticity is not one of the two i had found (and suggests the whole class of anti-noun adjectives, which a pattern match on the dictionary finds 10 of, not counting 'antigravity').	2	zem	1,286,143,241	t1_c11a3rm	c11a4hq	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	uppity	2	glyphted	1,286,157,538	t3_dm9sw	c11arbt	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	I pity you.	2	fingers	1,286,158,110	t1_c119ov0	c11as96	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	1. Family, homily, oily... 2. Fruity! 3. ugh	2	NickDouglas	1,286,170,464	t3_dm9sw	c11bauv	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	indeed, and that wraps up q2	1	zem	1,286,172,017	t1_c11arbt	c11bcza	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	yeah, but it's also a noun. the answers i had in mind (already solved by others) were 'fruity' and 'uppity', which have no noun sense.	3	zem	1,286,172,052	t1_c11as96	c11bd13	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	Alacrity	1	---sniff---	1,286,197,682	t3_dm9sw	c11bxwz	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	nope, alacrity is a noun	1	zem	1,286,200,016	t1_c11bxwz	c11c11y	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	moity	1	bitt3n	1,286,210,494	t1_c11bd13	c11chlb	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	that's spelt 'moiety'	1	zem	1,286,210,884	t1_c11chlb	c11ci8t	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	'moity' is the adjectival form of 'moit'.	1	bitt3n	1,286,213,345	t1_c11ci8t	c11cm93	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	touche (:	1	zem	1,286,214,292	t1_c11cm93	c11cnrh	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	and WATER(L)ILY was the extra-credit word.	2	zem	1,286,260,407	t1_c119ntr	c11eps8	null
puzzles	t3_dm9sw	WOOT!	1	fingers	1,286,307,060	t1_c11eps8	c11ggfr	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	I'm doing a little video project and I need to find the longest word I can find in this Boggle-like grid layout. The word needs to be legitimate English, but technical words would be okay. My best so far is "TATTERS" but I'm sure the hive-mind can beat that.	1	CreativityTheorist	1,286,995,537	t3_dqsi4	c127h45	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	I've now pushed my best up to 9 letters - "RESTATERS," which is longer, but I am also interested in the longest root word we can find, that does not rely on prefixes and suffixes to achieve their length. In this category, my best so far is 6 letters for "AERATE."	1	CreativityTheorist	1,286,998,722	t1_c127h45	c127mtf	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	I'm trying to go off and do other things, but I keep getting drawn back to the puzzle. Consider me a dog with a bone. My best root word is now 7: "TESTATE."	1	CreativityTheorist	1,286,999,047	t1_c127mtf	c127nfa	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	After taking a dictionary file and doing a little bit of regular expression work with it, here are the standard English words I found made up only of the letters in your puzzle that are as long or longer than TATTERS: AERATES ARREARS ARRESTER ARRESTS ASSERTS ASSESSES ATTESTS ERASERS ESTATES REASSERT REASSERTS REASSESS...	1	Gregorus	1,286,999,186	t3_dqsi4	c127nn4	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	Too bad SERRATERS does not appear to be a legal word.	1	Gregorus	1,286,999,456	t1_c127nn4	c127o29	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	longest possible words (haven't searched the grid for them, just filtered the wordlist for words containing only AERST): reassesses restarters restresses retreaters sassararas teatasters	2	zem	1,287,002,469	t3_dqsi4	c127t0z	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	Dictionary-based searches give us some good starting points, but most dictionaries available for this kind of filter (ie text-based word lists on a Linux box :-) are limited in their technical and jargon content. While those words might not be allowed in traditional word games, I'm happy to consider those as well. And...	1	CreativityTheorist	1,287,003,750	t3_dqsi4	c127vac	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	RETREATERS is actually on the board. Have an upvote!	2	CreativityTheorist	1,287,003,887	t1_c127t0z	c127vj5	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	great :) glad i could help	1	zem	1,287,004,821	t1_c127vj5	c127x08	null
puzzles	t3_dqsi4	But what if more than one person is serrating knives for me?	1	Gemini6Ice	1,287,005,541	t1_c127o29	c127y9k	null
puzzles	t3_bcj74	Just saw this the other day and made an attempt. I think it works :p http://i.imgur.com/vRTsI.jpg	2	ramoneguru	1,289,777,980	t1_c0v66ys	c15ldv4	null
puzzles	t3_bcj74	what is is?	1	kaylar	1,289,834,118	t1_c15ldv4	c15nt7b	null
puzzles	t3_bcj74	What is this? I just made a chart to show the attributes of each house. Some of the abbreviations might be off... "loc" = location of the house from left to right, "nat" = nationality, "Drnk" = drink they have, "smk" = smoke they have.	1	ramoneguru	1,289,846,110	t1_c15nt7b	c15omfx	null
puzzles	t3_bcj74	okay...I'll take a look	1	kaylar	1,289,858,526	t1_c15omfx	c15plfq	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	Redhat?	2	cough_e	1,290,311,051	t1_c10rb4g	c16ck5j	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	Like "job", where you work, and "Job", the Biblical character? I don't know the name for them but that's the only example I could think of. :)	8	masqueradestar	1,290,313,370	t3_e9cui	c16co9w	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	Bingo, exactly like that. Any others?	2	cough_e	1,290,314,872	t1_c16co9w	c16cqvg	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	Polish (nationality) and polish (making something shiny).	13	littlebitopretty	1,290,316,427	t3_e9cui	c16cthu	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	Hmm... thought of one more: "reading", like what you do with a book, and "Reading", the town in England.	3	masqueradestar	1,290,316,431	t1_c16cqvg	c16cti4	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	likewise {s,S}lough, also in england	2	zem	1,290,325,098	t1_c16cti4	c16d67w	null
puzzles	t3_c1gyb	Damn, man, it took 6 months but someone finally got it. 100 internets to you!	1	FractalP	1,290,326,947	t1_c16ck5j	c16d8cj	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	fucking and [Fucking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria).	5	smeezy	1,290,327,334	t3_e9cui	c16d8t0	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	Yea! This is the one that made me post this!	3	cough_e	1,290,327,875	t1_c16cthu	c16d9ei	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	so the categories so far seem to be place names (fucking, reading, slough), people's names (job) and nationalities (polish). any other possibilities? product brand names?	2	zem	1,290,336,497	t3_e9cui	c16dgsn	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	google-Google is an obvious one.	-1	[deleted]	1,290,341,627	t1_c16dgsn	c16djtc	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	"Google" is pronounced the same "google", though.	4	zem	1,290,344,178	t1_c16djtc	c16dlft	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	Oh, I thought the OP was referring to changes in meaning, my bad. But isn't polish pronounced the same as Polish too? Reading as reading, and job as Job? Am I missing something?	0	[deleted]	1,290,344,508	t1_c16dlft	c16dlni	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	no, the 'o' in "polish" is the 'o' in "polly", whereas in "Polish" it's the 'o' in "pole". likewise "job" (same vowel transformation), and Reading is pronounced "redding".	3	zem	1,290,344,864	t1_c16dlni	c16dlw9	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	[googol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol).	3	memefilter	1,290,349,089	t1_c16djtc	c16dp77	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	bush, when not capitalized is pronounced exactly like "bush", but when capitalized it is pronounced "BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSHHHHHHHH!" like Capt. Kirk in Wrath of Kahn but with extra viper hiss.	2	cerealisgood	1,290,365,228	t3_e9cui	c16e6cl	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	what is it called?	1	fingers	1,290,392,914	t3_e9cui	c16fprs	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	[Capitonym](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitonym)	2	cough_e	1,290,398,521	t1_c16fprs	c16g0tt	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	ty	1	fingers	1,290,464,191	t1_c16g0tt	c16jba0	null
puzzles	t3_edt2s	This seemed simple, and I'm not sure if my logic is accurate, but I got the right answer. You will on average enter 3 doors to get the right one. The average wait time per door is 1 day. 3 days.	3	cough_e	1,291,166,447	t3_edt2s	c17g36b	null
puzzles	t3_da7pz	I had a lot of fun with the easy ones today. It's amazing seeing the connections between these languages. I'm starting on one of the medium-difficulty ones now.	2	Guest101010	1,291,329,335	t3_da7pz	c17ng9s	null
puzzles	t3_e9cui	That's two words.	4	[deleted]	1,291,352,424	t1_c16cthu	c17onx8	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	I've been trying for the longest time to find a solution to this puzzle. This is the only puzzle that I have that I have not been able to find a solution for on Google. Any help? The only identifying information is "1993 SILVER STAR"	1	deived	1,292,276,432	t3_el8ir	c18xtbz	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	Could you re-host the image on imgur? Photobucket seems to be broken.	1	wca7	1,292,277,595	t3_el8ir	c18xwk1	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	Here is an imgur link. http://imgur.com/SCr1u.jpg	2	deived	1,292,278,821	t3_el8ir	c18xzub	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	http://imgur.com/SCr1u.jpg	1	deived	1,292,278,833	t1_c18xwk1	c18xzvr	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	Just write a computer program to brute force it. Also, without knowing the other sides, we probably can't solve it.	2	h0rror	1,292,280,269	t3_el8ir	c18y3qj	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	I was hoping someone could find a solution on the net. I'll take pics.	2	deived	1,292,281,268	t1_c18y3qj	c18y6bu	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	Nobody help him. If he can't solve it he doesn't deserve the answer. If hints are used it becomes ineffective as a: tool to measure intelligence, tool to foster puzzle-solving thinking. etc.	-4	Inquisitor1	1,292,283,488	t3_el8ir	c18ybnl	null
puzzles	t3_el8ir	It's more to prove a point to someone. To solve it, each math statement must be correct. My friend says there is no solution. When I got it, I'm pretty sure it came solved.	3	deived	1,292,286,230	t1_c18ybnl	c18yify	null

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hair?

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bigpun8601

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t3_c1gyb

c0r1t2p

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t3_c1gyb

Ohmygodohmygod, an answer! No. But close!

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FractalP

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c0r1tp3

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[deleted]

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c0r1u0z

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t3_c1gyb

Even closer...

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FractalP

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c0r1u6m

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[deleted]

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t3_c1gyb

Cold as ice. Relevant hint: penguin.

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FractalP

1,275,210,596

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c0r1y09

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[deleted]

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t3_c9a7a

Also, don't lube your cube with WD40. That stuff works great for a while, and takes significantly less prep, but it will eventually eat away the plastic insides.

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[deleted]

1,275,226,676

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c0r24y0

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t3_bcj74

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[deleted]

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c0rki9j

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t3_cdypf

Svefg bar. (Rot13)

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ingreenheaven

1,276,306,268

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c0rxgvv

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t3_c47yh

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[deleted]

1,276,576,584

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t3_c47yh

Though not to the same person.

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Whoopska

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[deleted]

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c0sjrd2

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ovyyvba

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ah_caman

1,277,230,504

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c0snyqo

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t3_c47yh

yep, that's one of them

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zem

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c0snz4b

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t3_ci3wv

homing pigeon?

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jacobb11

1,277,323,013

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c0sr39w

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t3_ci3wv

yeah, my first thought too. didn't bother entering it since i'm sure half the visitors would have had the same idea.

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zem

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c0srqh9

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t3_bfpz2

you're very welcome

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kaylar

1,280,109,622

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c0v66fy

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t3_bcj74

It was written in the 20th century

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kaylar

1,280,110,018

t3_bcj74

c0v66ys

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t3_c9a7a

I bought a white DIY cube from ebay. It has screws you can tighten on each side unlike the Rubik's brand now. Also it came with cube lube, although I used to buy a silicone spray to slicken my Rubik's brand cubes.

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triangleman83

1,280,629,609

t3_c9a7a

c0vor6m

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t3_c9a7a

link, pretty please?

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Scott_MacGregor

1,280,636,015

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c0voypi

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t3_c9a7a

[DIY Rubiks Cube](http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3X3X3-WHITE-SPEED-CUBE-puzzle-Rubiks-3x3-rubix-DIY_W0QQitemZ310235931998QQcategoryZ19187QQcmdZViewItem#vi-content) Note this is just an example so make sure you check out the other DIY cubes on there and choose a good seller, yadda yadda.

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triangleman83

1,280,837,660

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c0vuorp

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t3_ci3wv

The answer is here: http://www.nidokidos.org/true-puzzle-of-taiwan-t42993.html

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metaperl

1,282,079,429

t3_ci3wv

c0x1b8p

null

puzzles

t3_c47yh

but if x is that number listed in the response, 1000 times x is not the same number

1

metaperl

1,282,225,581

t1_c0snz4b

c0x6h4c

null

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t3_c47yh

yes, but the *word* means both "x" and "1000x"

1

zem

1,282,226,299

t1_c0x6h4c

c0x6i49

null

puzzles

t3_c968w

I hate these riddles. My answer was, "her sister dressed up as a man and wooed her."

1

Gemini6Ice

1,282,663,541

t3_c968w

c0xkubc

null

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t3_bx6mx

This was enough of a clue for me to get it. Thanks :)

1

Gemini6Ice

1,282,663,637

t1_c0p4ag0

c0xkugt

null

puzzles

t3_bx6mx

:)

1

zem

1,282,664,873

t1_c0xkugt

c0xkwko

null

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t3_bu0vg

Make a single vertical line (whole screen) and see what happens.

1

rcglinsk

1,283,317,522

t3_bu0vg

c0y8s91

null

puzzles

t3_d8d9f

One of the puzzles consisted of a 4 by 4 grid with the following numbers: 699 698 697 696 486 432 378 324 192 24 168 24 18 8 ? 8 What is the missing number?

1

dsclinef

1,283,373,110

t3_d8d9f

c0yavzm

null

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t3_d8d9f

my first post and I screwed up the URL when I created the post - [Treasure Hunt](http://aztreasurehunter.org/) enjoy

1

dsclinef

1,283,373,764

t3_d8d9f

c0yaxdo

null

puzzles

t3_c39f0

Hey, I like the puzzle .. but the strings dump of a mach-o binary and whatever is at the bottom are a few bits much edit: added pun!

1

[deleted]

1,284,440,006

t3_c39f0

c0zel1g

null

puzzles

t3_c1gyb

a tophat

1

reacher

1,285,681,129

t3_c1gyb

c10r8vr

null

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t3_c1gyb

So, so close. Hint: It's IT related.

1

FractalP

1,285,682,679

t1_c10r8vr

c10rb4g

null

puzzles

t3_dle34

[deleted]

1

[deleted]

1,285,917,190

t3_dle34

c1126qq

null

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t3_dm9sw

lily daylily dammit close tigerlily waterlily pity vilify

4

fingers

1,286,132,298

t3_dm9sw

c119ntr

null

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t3_dm9sw

lily and variants are correct :) (there are also a few -ily adjectives, if you wanna hunt for those) pity is a noun and vilify is a verb.

4

zem

1,286,132,982

t1_c119ntr

c119ov0

null

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t3_dm9sw

[deleted]

4

[deleted]

1,286,139,727

t3_dm9sw

c119z27

null

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t3_dm9sw

1. yep 2. vanity is wrong because it is also a noun 3. yes! good one, didn't think anyone would get it that quickly

2

zem

1,286,139,938

t1_c119z27

c119zdv

null

puzzles

t3_dm9sw

1. Doily. 2. Fruity. 3. The only one I can think of is salsify, which jenniemic already got.

2

magicalqueer

1,286,142,072

t3_dm9sw

c11a2lo

null

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t3_dm9sw

all correct :) salsify is the only one i could think of for q3 too.

1

zem

1,286,142,792

t1_c11a2lo

c11a3qn

null

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t3_dm9sw

1. homily 2. anticity 3. ...No clue. (Although the drug Abilify does qualify, it's a proper noun :P)

2

V2Blast

1,286,142,812

t3_dm9sw

c11a3rm

null

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t3_dm9sw

nice, anticity is not one of the two i had found (and suggests the whole class of anti-noun adjectives, which a pattern match on the dictionary finds 10 of, not counting 'antigravity').

2

zem

1,286,143,241

t1_c11a3rm

c11a4hq

null

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t3_dm9sw

uppity

2

glyphted

1,286,157,538

t3_dm9sw

c11arbt

null

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t3_dm9sw

I pity you.

2

fingers

1,286,158,110

t1_c119ov0

c11as96

null

puzzles

t3_dm9sw

1. Family, homily, oily... 2. Fruity! 3. ugh

2

NickDouglas

1,286,170,464

t3_dm9sw

c11bauv

null

puzzles

t3_dm9sw

indeed, and that wraps up q2

1

zem

1,286,172,017

t1_c11arbt

c11bcza

null

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t3_dm9sw

yeah, but it's also a noun. the answers i had in mind (already solved by others) were 'fruity' and 'uppity', which have no noun sense.

3

zem

1,286,172,052

t1_c11as96

c11bd13

null

puzzles

t3_dm9sw

Alacrity

1

---sniff---

1,286,197,682

t3_dm9sw

c11bxwz

null

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t3_dm9sw

nope, alacrity is a noun

1

zem

1,286,200,016

t1_c11bxwz

c11c11y

null

puzzles

t3_dm9sw

moity

1

bitt3n

1,286,210,494

t1_c11bd13

c11chlb

null

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t3_dm9sw

that's spelt 'moiety'

1

zem

1,286,210,884

t1_c11chlb

c11ci8t

null

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t3_dm9sw

'moity' is the adjectival form of 'moit'.

1

bitt3n

1,286,213,345

t1_c11ci8t

c11cm93

null

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t3_dm9sw

touche (:

1

zem

1,286,214,292

t1_c11cm93

c11cnrh

null

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t3_dm9sw

and WATER(L)ILY was the extra-credit word.

2

zem

1,286,260,407

t1_c119ntr

c11eps8

null

puzzles

t3_dm9sw

WOOT!

1

fingers

1,286,307,060

t1_c11eps8

c11ggfr

null

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t3_dqsi4

I'm doing a little video project and I need to find the longest word I can find in this Boggle-like grid layout. The word needs to be legitimate English, but technical words would be okay. My best so far is "TATTERS" but I'm sure the hive-mind can beat that.

1

CreativityTheorist

1,286,995,537

t3_dqsi4

c127h45

null

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t3_dqsi4

I've now pushed my best up to 9 letters - "RESTATERS," which is longer, but I am also interested in the longest root word we can find, that does not rely on prefixes and suffixes to achieve their length. In this category, my best so far is 6 letters for "AERATE."

1

CreativityTheorist

1,286,998,722

t1_c127h45

c127mtf

null

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t3_dqsi4

I'm trying to go off and do other things, but I keep getting drawn back to the puzzle. Consider me a dog with a bone. My best root word is now 7: "TESTATE."

1

CreativityTheorist

1,286,999,047

t1_c127mtf

c127nfa

null

puzzles

t3_dqsi4

After taking a dictionary file and doing a little bit of regular expression work with it, here are the standard English words I found made up only of the letters in your puzzle that are as long or longer than TATTERS: AERATES ARREARS ARRESTER ARRESTS ASSERTS ASSESSES ATTESTS ERASERS ESTATES REASSERT REASSERTS REASSESS...

1

Gregorus

1,286,999,186

t3_dqsi4

c127nn4

null

puzzles

t3_dqsi4

Too bad SERRATERS does not appear to be a legal word.

1

Gregorus

1,286,999,456

t1_c127nn4

c127o29

null

puzzles

t3_dqsi4

longest possible words (haven't searched the grid for them, just filtered the wordlist for words containing only AERST): reassesses restarters restresses retreaters sassararas teatasters

2

zem

1,287,002,469

t3_dqsi4

c127t0z

null

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t3_dqsi4

Dictionary-based searches give us some good starting points, but most dictionaries available for this kind of filter (ie text-based word lists on a Linux box :-) are limited in their technical and jargon content. While those words might not be allowed in traditional word games, I'm happy to consider those as well. And...

1

CreativityTheorist

1,287,003,750

t3_dqsi4

c127vac

null

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t3_dqsi4

RETREATERS is actually on the board. Have an upvote!

2

CreativityTheorist

1,287,003,887

t1_c127t0z

c127vj5

null

puzzles

t3_dqsi4

great :) glad i could help

1

zem

1,287,004,821

t1_c127vj5

c127x08

null

puzzles

t3_dqsi4

But what if more than one person is serrating knives for me?

1

Gemini6Ice

1,287,005,541

t1_c127o29

c127y9k

null

puzzles

t3_bcj74

Just saw this the other day and made an attempt. I think it works :p http://i.imgur.com/vRTsI.jpg

2

ramoneguru

1,289,777,980

t1_c0v66ys

c15ldv4

null

puzzles

t3_bcj74

what is is?

1

kaylar

1,289,834,118

t1_c15ldv4

c15nt7b

null

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t3_bcj74

What is this? I just made a chart to show the attributes of each house. Some of the abbreviations might be off... "loc" = location of the house from left to right, "nat" = nationality, "Drnk" = drink they have, "smk" = smoke they have.

1

ramoneguru

1,289,846,110

t1_c15nt7b

c15omfx

null

puzzles

t3_bcj74

okay...I'll take a look

1

kaylar

1,289,858,526

t1_c15omfx

c15plfq

null

puzzles

t3_c1gyb

Redhat?

2

cough_e

1,290,311,051

t1_c10rb4g

c16ck5j

null

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t3_e9cui

Like "job", where you work, and "Job", the Biblical character? I don't know the name for them but that's the only example I could think of. :)

8

masqueradestar

1,290,313,370

t3_e9cui

c16co9w

null

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t3_e9cui

Bingo, exactly like that. Any others?

2

cough_e

1,290,314,872

t1_c16co9w

c16cqvg

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

Polish (nationality) and polish (making something shiny).

13

littlebitopretty

1,290,316,427

t3_e9cui

c16cthu

null

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t3_e9cui

Hmm... thought of one more: "reading", like what you do with a book, and "Reading", the town in England.

3

masqueradestar

1,290,316,431

t1_c16cqvg

c16cti4

null

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t3_e9cui

likewise {s,S}lough, also in england

2

zem

1,290,325,098

t1_c16cti4

c16d67w

null

puzzles

t3_c1gyb

Damn, man, it took 6 months but someone finally got it. 100 internets to you!

1

FractalP

1,290,326,947

t1_c16ck5j

c16d8cj

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

fucking and [Fucking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria).

5

smeezy

1,290,327,334

t3_e9cui

c16d8t0

null

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t3_e9cui

Yea! This is the one that made me post this!

3

cough_e

1,290,327,875

t1_c16cthu

c16d9ei

null

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t3_e9cui

so the categories so far seem to be place names (fucking, reading, slough), people's names (job) and nationalities (polish). any other possibilities? product brand names?

2

zem

1,290,336,497

t3_e9cui

c16dgsn

null

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t3_e9cui

google-Google is an obvious one.

-1

[deleted]

1,290,341,627

t1_c16dgsn

c16djtc

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

"Google" is pronounced the same "google", though.

4

zem

1,290,344,178

t1_c16djtc

c16dlft

null

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t3_e9cui

Oh, I thought the OP was referring to changes in meaning, my bad. But isn't polish pronounced the same as Polish too? Reading as reading, and job as Job? Am I missing something?

0

[deleted]

1,290,344,508

t1_c16dlft

c16dlni

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

no, the 'o' in "polish" is the 'o' in "polly", whereas in "Polish" it's the 'o' in "pole". likewise "job" (same vowel transformation), and Reading is pronounced "redding".

3

zem

1,290,344,864

t1_c16dlni

c16dlw9

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

[goog**o**l](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol).

3

memefilter

1,290,349,089

t1_c16djtc

c16dp77

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

bush, when not capitalized is pronounced exactly like "bush", but when capitalized it is pronounced "BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSHHHHHHHH!" like Capt. Kirk in Wrath of Kahn but with extra viper hiss.

2

cerealisgood

1,290,365,228

t3_e9cui

c16e6cl

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

what is it called?

1

fingers

1,290,392,914

t3_e9cui

c16fprs

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

[Capitonym](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitonym)

2

cough_e

1,290,398,521

t1_c16fprs

c16g0tt

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

ty

1

fingers

1,290,464,191

t1_c16g0tt

c16jba0

null

puzzles

t3_edt2s

This seemed simple, and I'm not sure if my logic is accurate, but I got the right answer. You will on average enter 3 doors to get the right one. The average wait time per door is 1 day. 3 days.

3

cough_e

1,291,166,447

t3_edt2s

c17g36b

null

puzzles

t3_da7pz

I had a lot of fun with the easy ones today. It's amazing seeing the connections between these languages. I'm starting on one of the medium-difficulty ones now.

2

Guest101010

1,291,329,335

t3_da7pz

c17ng9s

null

puzzles

t3_e9cui

That's two words.

4

[deleted]

1,291,352,424

t1_c16cthu

c17onx8

null

puzzles

t3_el8ir

I've been trying for the longest time to find a solution to this puzzle. This is the only puzzle that I have that I have not been able to find a solution for on Google. Any help? The only identifying information is "1993 SILVER STAR"

1

deived

1,292,276,432

t3_el8ir

c18xtbz

null

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t3_el8ir

Could you re-host the image on imgur? Photobucket seems to be broken.

1

wca7

1,292,277,595

t3_el8ir

c18xwk1

null

puzzles

t3_el8ir

Here is an imgur link. http://imgur.com/SCr1u.jpg

2

deived

1,292,278,821

t3_el8ir

c18xzub

null

puzzles

t3_el8ir

http://imgur.com/SCr1u.jpg

1

deived

1,292,278,833

t1_c18xwk1

c18xzvr

null

puzzles

t3_el8ir

Just write a computer program to brute force it. Also, without knowing the other sides, we probably can't solve it.

2

h0rror

1,292,280,269

t3_el8ir

c18y3qj

null

puzzles

t3_el8ir

I was hoping someone could find a solution on the net. I'll take pics.

2

deived

1,292,281,268

t1_c18y3qj

c18y6bu

null

puzzles

t3_el8ir

Nobody help him. If he can't solve it he doesn't deserve the answer. If hints are used it becomes ineffective as a: tool to measure intelligence, tool to foster puzzle-solving thinking. etc.

-4

Inquisitor1

1,292,283,488

t3_el8ir

c18ybnl

null

puzzles

t3_el8ir

It's more to prove a point to someone. To solve it, each math statement must be correct. My friend says there is no solution. When I got it, I'm pretty sure it came solved.

3

deived

1,292,286,230

t1_c18ybnl

c18yify

null