Amanda Marlowe wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:18 AM
> Subject: Re: 'nother riddle
>
> > On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:29:15 -0700, Michael Harney
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Doug Pensinger
> > >
> > >> Here's one I'm sure won't last nearly as long. Guess the next number
> > >> in the following sequence.
> > >>
> > >> 1
> > >> 11
> > >> 21
> > >> 1211
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Doug
> > >
> > > Looks like a palindrome, and I don't see much of a mathematical pattern
> > > in
> > > it (not that I tried much though), so my guess is "1".
> > >
> > heh, good answer, but no.
> >
> > perhaps I should add one more:
> >
> > 111221
> > --
> > Doug
>
> Hm. If you hadn't included the next term, I'd have tried 1231.
> Is the one after this 312211 then?
I don't think so, actually. I have a theory about what the sum of the
digits should be, and your answer doesn't sum to a high enough number.
Julia
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