Petals Around the Rose

[jamesq]

I found this yesterday. played it for about ten minutes without figuring it out. This morning (after my subconscious had the whole night to chew on it) I knew the way.

And if you figure it out, don't post the method - let others have some fun too.

Comments

[catalytic.livejournal.com]

Hm, I guessed it correctly the first time. Does that mean I'm not very smart?

[jamesq]

I assume you mean you can do it consistently, and not that you just had a lucky guess the first time out.

Way to think outside the box.

[catalytic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured it out the first time. I can get the numbers consistently. When I read that smarter people tended to have trouble with it I realized it would be something simple and obvious. Then I went with the description of it, petals on the rose. Of course, you must have both rose and petal, not just a rose, and not just some petals.

[jamesq]

Here's another one that I got from Roy the Mathematician:

Blue is to 5
as purple is to 10
as green is to ?

[catalytic.livejournal.com]

Not a clue. At least not right away.

Got it!

[wendy-licious.livejournal.com]

I poked at it for a few minutes... didn't get it so I left it.
When I came back to it, it just came to me... like the little light in cartoons...

Yay me!

[evilscientist.livejournal.com]

Took me 15 minutes... I was over thinking the problem... A rose by any other name....

Likewise

[bungle-lord.livejournal.com]

I too, had to go away and come back to it.
But I don't know why I kept playing for many turns after I had figured it out.

Re: Likewise

[somejauntypolka.livejournal.com]

Took me 5 minutes. I too join the great ignorant masses. Thanks friend. :P