labVIEW games

[Mathan]

Also just take 4th column alone.

First no is 15.
Second one is 28 = 15 (First one) + 13
Third one is 45 = 28 (second one) + 17
Fourth one is 66 = 45 (Third one) + 21
Fifth one will be 91 = 66 (Fourth one) + 25

Is it OK?

[Intaris]

The third and fifth columns are not even needed to compelte the sequence.

I assumed they were there as red herrings.

Shane.

[Intaris]

Lesson to be learned:

Data with multiple attack vectors is no good for cryptographic purposes.

Shane.

[Mathan]

Dear Muks, can you give lot more like this 🙂

[muks]

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Dear Muks, can you give lot more like this :-)

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Sure will................

[RavensFan]

Also difference between 4th and 5th column.

3 = 1 x 3 in 1st row

8 = 2 x 4 in 2nd row

15 = 3 x 5 in 3rd row

24 = 4 x 6 in 4th row

thus:

35 = 5 x 7 in 5th row

[smercurio_fc]

If you're really in the mood for these kinds of games, just go to your local computer store and pick up just about any old adventure game. They're riddled with these kinds of puzzles.

[muks]

Here is one for the day

You are the ruler of a medieval empire and you are about to have a celebration tomorrow. The celebration is the most important party you have ever hosted. You've got 1000 bottles of wine you were planning to open for the celebration, but you find out that one of them is poisoned.

The poison exhibits no symptoms until death. Death occurs within ten to twenty hours after consuming even the minutest amount of poison.

You have over a thousand slaves at your disposal and just under 24 hours to determine which single bottle is poisoned.

You have a handful of prisoners about to be executed, and it would mar your celebration to have anyone else killed.

What is the smallest number of prisoners you must have to drink from the bottles to be absolutely sure to find the poisoned bottle within 24 hours?

Hint : This is very difficult (analytically) 

[Intaris]

10.

2^10 is just enough to cover the sample size.

Shane.

Message Edited by Intaris on 08-07-2009 08:01 AM

[Wayne.C]

0 prisoners must test the wine

Since poison takes 10 to 20 hours to work with no symptoms exhibited prior to death, then each bottle must have its own individual tester to meet the 24hour time constraint.  You don't have enough prisoners to test all the bottles and odds are that the prisoners executions will be part of the celebration entertainment.  Obviously someone besides the prisoners is going to be needed to complete the testing.  After asking for volunteers, the ruler will most likely turn to his ample supply of slaves and persons such as wives he is tired of, mother-in-laws, irritating relatives etc.  The show must go on.