The Ultimate Number Sequence Puzzle
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Alright, so number sequence puzzles have been falling off a little bit. Puzzlers have been at a loss at how to combat this for some time, and I wanted to try to give it some thought. Right away, I thought of sequences related to pi and what-not. In trying to come up with something, however, everything was too obvious or too hard. Later, I tried e (Euler's constant), but with the same results. For all my efforts, I couldn't come up with anything. On the whole, I was stumped. Once more, I tried to come up with something brilliant and clever, and this time I succeeded! Laws of nature sure make great puzzles (I dare not say more). So, enjoy this spectacular number puzzle!
234, 98123, 53491, 1239, 0984132, 2, -932, 542701, 90231, 45, 87610, 43619082, 3149, ???
What is the pattern?
steganography
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
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Alright, so number sequence puzzles have been falling off a little bit. Puzzlers have been at a loss at how to combat this for some time, and I wanted to try to give it some thought. Right away, I thought of sequences related to pi and what-not. In trying to come up with something, however, everything was too obvious or too hard. Later, I tried e (Euler's constant), but with the same results. For all my efforts, I couldn't come up with anything. On the whole, I was stumped. Once more, I tried to come up with something brilliant and clever, and this time I succeeded! Laws of nature sure make great puzzles (I dare not say more). So, enjoy this spectacular number puzzle!
234, 98123, 53491, 1239, 0984132, 2, -932, 542701, 90231, 45, 87610, 43619082, 3149, ???
What is the pattern?
steganography
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,450244
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Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! Just thought I'd spread a little silliness.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:29
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Alright, so number sequence puzzles have been falling off a little bit. Puzzlers have been at a loss at how to combat this for some time, and I wanted to try to give it some thought. Right away, I thought of sequences related to pi and what-not. In trying to come up with something, however, everything was too obvious or too hard. Later, I tried e (Euler's constant), but with the same results. For all my efforts, I couldn't come up with anything. On the whole, I was stumped. Once more, I tried to come up with something brilliant and clever, and this time I succeeded! Laws of nature sure make great puzzles (I dare not say more). So, enjoy this spectacular number puzzle!
234, 98123, 53491, 1239, 0984132, 2, -932, 542701, 90231, 45, 87610, 43619082, 3149, ???
What is the pattern?
steganography
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,450244
$endgroup$
Alright, so number sequence puzzles have been falling off a little bit. Puzzlers have been at a loss at how to combat this for some time, and I wanted to try to give it some thought. Right away, I thought of sequences related to pi and what-not. In trying to come up with something, however, everything was too obvious or too hard. Later, I tried e (Euler's constant), but with the same results. For all my efforts, I couldn't come up with anything. On the whole, I was stumped. Once more, I tried to come up with something brilliant and clever, and this time I succeeded! Laws of nature sure make great puzzles (I dare not say more). So, enjoy this spectacular number puzzle!
234, 98123, 53491, 1239, 0984132, 2, -932, 542701, 90231, 45, 87610, 43619082, 3149, ???
What is the pattern?
steganography
steganography
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,450244
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,450244
edited Apr 1 at 2:26
Brandon_J
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,450244
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,450244
asked Apr 1 at 1:51
Brandon_JBrandon_J
3,450244
3,450244
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Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! Just thought I'd spread a little silliness.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:29
add a comment |
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Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! Just thought I'd spread a little silliness.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:29
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Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! Just thought I'd spread a little silliness.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:29
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Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! Just thought I'd spread a little silliness.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:29
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Well, at least part of the pattern is
that the first letters of the sentences spell APRIL FOOLS.
But
those sentences look a bit more constrained than they need to be just for that, so it's possible that I've missed something else. (The numbers, though, look a lot like the result of a keyboard-mash -- lots of short increasing and decreasing sequences, e.g. -- and I bet there's nothing useful in them regardless.)
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
66.2k3167259
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Yep, this one is super-simple. Just a little goofiness to match the unicorns today :) Will retag my question to reflect its true nature.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:25
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I wondered whether I should refrain from solving it out loud...
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
Apr 1 at 2:33
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Ah, fine as is. Probably would have accumulated some close votes from annoyed mathematicians if you hadn't. Also, I only spent about 2 mins on the puzzle itself, so it's not like you're messing up well-laid plans or anything.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:37
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Pro tip: If you're looking to fool people with random fake numbers, you might want to avoid certain things such as unnecessary leading 0's, and sequences of adjacent digits which just scream "button mashing"...
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– Darrel Hoffman
2 days ago
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Indeed. But I don't think Brandon was trying very hard to fool people :-).
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
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Well, at least part of the pattern is
that the first letters of the sentences spell APRIL FOOLS.
But
those sentences look a bit more constrained than they need to be just for that, so it's possible that I've missed something else. (The numbers, though, look a lot like the result of a keyboard-mash -- lots of short increasing and decreasing sequences, e.g. -- and I bet there's nothing useful in them regardless.)
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
66.2k3167259
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Yep, this one is super-simple. Just a little goofiness to match the unicorns today :) Will retag my question to reflect its true nature.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:25
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I wondered whether I should refrain from solving it out loud...
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
Apr 1 at 2:33
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Ah, fine as is. Probably would have accumulated some close votes from annoyed mathematicians if you hadn't. Also, I only spent about 2 mins on the puzzle itself, so it's not like you're messing up well-laid plans or anything.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:37
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Pro tip: If you're looking to fool people with random fake numbers, you might want to avoid certain things such as unnecessary leading 0's, and sequences of adjacent digits which just scream "button mashing"...
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– Darrel Hoffman
2 days ago
1
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Indeed. But I don't think Brandon was trying very hard to fool people :-).
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
2 days ago
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show 1 more comment
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Well, at least part of the pattern is
that the first letters of the sentences spell APRIL FOOLS.
But
those sentences look a bit more constrained than they need to be just for that, so it's possible that I've missed something else. (The numbers, though, look a lot like the result of a keyboard-mash -- lots of short increasing and decreasing sequences, e.g. -- and I bet there's nothing useful in them regardless.)
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
66.2k3167259
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Yep, this one is super-simple. Just a little goofiness to match the unicorns today :) Will retag my question to reflect its true nature.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:25
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I wondered whether I should refrain from solving it out loud...
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
Apr 1 at 2:33
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Ah, fine as is. Probably would have accumulated some close votes from annoyed mathematicians if you hadn't. Also, I only spent about 2 mins on the puzzle itself, so it's not like you're messing up well-laid plans or anything.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:37
$begingroup$
Pro tip: If you're looking to fool people with random fake numbers, you might want to avoid certain things such as unnecessary leading 0's, and sequences of adjacent digits which just scream "button mashing"...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
2 days ago
1
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Indeed. But I don't think Brandon was trying very hard to fool people :-).
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
2 days ago
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show 1 more comment
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Well, at least part of the pattern is
that the first letters of the sentences spell APRIL FOOLS.
But
those sentences look a bit more constrained than they need to be just for that, so it's possible that I've missed something else. (The numbers, though, look a lot like the result of a keyboard-mash -- lots of short increasing and decreasing sequences, e.g. -- and I bet there's nothing useful in them regardless.)
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
66.2k3167259
$endgroup$
Well, at least part of the pattern is
that the first letters of the sentences spell APRIL FOOLS.
But
those sentences look a bit more constrained than they need to be just for that, so it's possible that I've missed something else. (The numbers, though, look a lot like the result of a keyboard-mash -- lots of short increasing and decreasing sequences, e.g. -- and I bet there's nothing useful in them regardless.)
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
66.2k3167259
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
66.2k3167259
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
66.2k3167259
answered Apr 1 at 2:23
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
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Yep, this one is super-simple. Just a little goofiness to match the unicorns today :) Will retag my question to reflect its true nature.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:25
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I wondered whether I should refrain from solving it out loud...
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
Apr 1 at 2:33
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Ah, fine as is. Probably would have accumulated some close votes from annoyed mathematicians if you hadn't. Also, I only spent about 2 mins on the puzzle itself, so it's not like you're messing up well-laid plans or anything.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:37
$begingroup$
Pro tip: If you're looking to fool people with random fake numbers, you might want to avoid certain things such as unnecessary leading 0's, and sequences of adjacent digits which just scream "button mashing"...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
2 days ago
1
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Indeed. But I don't think Brandon was trying very hard to fool people :-).
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
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Yep, this one is super-simple. Just a little goofiness to match the unicorns today :) Will retag my question to reflect its true nature.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:25
$begingroup$
I wondered whether I should refrain from solving it out loud...
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Apr 1 at 2:33
$begingroup$
Ah, fine as is. Probably would have accumulated some close votes from annoyed mathematicians if you hadn't. Also, I only spent about 2 mins on the puzzle itself, so it's not like you're messing up well-laid plans or anything.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:37
$begingroup$
Pro tip: If you're looking to fool people with random fake numbers, you might want to avoid certain things such as unnecessary leading 0's, and sequences of adjacent digits which just scream "button mashing"...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
2 days ago
1
$begingroup$
Indeed. But I don't think Brandon was trying very hard to fool people :-).
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Yep, this one is super-simple. Just a little goofiness to match the unicorns today :) Will retag my question to reflect its true nature.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:25
$begingroup$
Yep, this one is super-simple. Just a little goofiness to match the unicorns today :) Will retag my question to reflect its true nature.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:25
$begingroup$
I wondered whether I should refrain from solving it out loud...
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Apr 1 at 2:33
$begingroup$
I wondered whether I should refrain from solving it out loud...
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Apr 1 at 2:33
$begingroup$
Ah, fine as is. Probably would have accumulated some close votes from annoyed mathematicians if you hadn't. Also, I only spent about 2 mins on the puzzle itself, so it's not like you're messing up well-laid plans or anything.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:37
$begingroup$
Ah, fine as is. Probably would have accumulated some close votes from annoyed mathematicians if you hadn't. Also, I only spent about 2 mins on the puzzle itself, so it's not like you're messing up well-laid plans or anything.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:37
$begingroup$
Pro tip: If you're looking to fool people with random fake numbers, you might want to avoid certain things such as unnecessary leading 0's, and sequences of adjacent digits which just scream "button mashing"...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Pro tip: If you're looking to fool people with random fake numbers, you might want to avoid certain things such as unnecessary leading 0's, and sequences of adjacent digits which just scream "button mashing"...
$endgroup$
– Darrel Hoffman
2 days ago
1
1
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Indeed. But I don't think Brandon was trying very hard to fool people :-).
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
2 days ago
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Indeed. But I don't think Brandon was trying very hard to fool people :-).
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
2 days ago
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Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! Just thought I'd spread a little silliness.
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– Brandon_J
Apr 1 at 2:29