A Simple Puzzle

BaconTheory

<div class="IPBDescription">please look first</div> Ok, I have a puzzle for you all. Now before you go about trying it, keep in mind this little fact: It takes the average 6-year-old less than 10 seconds to figure it out, and it takes the average college student over 5 minutes to figure it out. Now I'm not saying any of you are average, some of you may be smarter...or even stupider! J/k. Now moving on to the puzzle.

Turn the Roman Numerals IX into six.

Har_Har_the_Pirate

s + IX

(if i got it right than i have the brain of a two year old, but hey i already knew that)

im_lost

You could do that. Or, remove the bottom half of the X (leaving a v), and put that in front of the I.

NumbersNotFound

Add and S... does this mean I get to go back to kindergarden? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[WHO]Them

Or cut both along the horizontal, which leaves you with 6 "sticks" that you can form into a tally.

Swiftspear

Or press "backspace, backspace, 6"

Sky

you could put a "- III" after it as well....
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BlackMage

reformat

Liku

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Ya didn't make it.

[WHO]Them

I've been thinking about this a little bit. And since it seems like the "sIX" is an acceptable answer, then these rules are very lax.

Simplest solution, declare IX to mean 6.

Dorian_Gray

I can think of tons of ways...
2 * sqrt(9) = 6
9 / 1.5 = 6
S+IX = six
9 - 3 = 6
9 * 3 - 21 = 6
(9 / 2) + 1.5 = 6
etc...

Are there any rules or anything?

ZiGGY

yeah the rules are ludicrously lax, but if I remember correctly from school (this is a fair while ago now mind :S) you are supposed to cover the top half of IX which leaves VI upsidedown.

Ratonetwothreetwoone

>_>

6

BobTheJanitor

Use nanites. They can do anything.

Forlorn

ARRRRRGGGGG THIS PUZZLE IS TOO TOUGH OMG WHAT SI TEH ANSWERR?

Xeno

it takes the average college student to figure it out because they are thinking of a billion ways to do it while a six year old can do it in 5 seconds. just put an s infront. thats what a six year old would do. he wouldnt add an exponent to it.

kuperaye

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stop boosting your e-**** we all know your not smart




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Blobby

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I agree:
int IX = 6;

Quaunaut

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^^^^^^

RandomEngy

Well, given the puzzle rules, erasing the "XI" and writing down "6" would be acceptable.

Which makes the puzzle officially suck.

reasa

If anyone ever wasted my time with this puzzle in real life I would take a pen and carve a number 6 into their face.

BaconTheory

The answers is SIX = SIX. Sorry for the lack of rules.

DOOManiac

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WINNER!

Rellix

A kid would get it becuase they wouldnt know what the roman numerals were, theyd just think capital letter.

Har_Har_the_Pirate

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what are roman numerals (sorry im not from italy)

Petco

So who got it right? Was <!--emo&::hive::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/hive5.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='hive5.gif' /><!--endemo--> here before?

Ratonetwothreetwoone

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what are roman numerals (sorry im not from italy) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
what arent roman numerals?

Crono5

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what are roman numerals (sorry im not from italy) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
What kind of gamer are you?

Final Fantasy VII
Doom II

Super Bowl XXXIII (or whatever number they're on now)


C'mon, man, they're EVERYWHERE. :X

NumbersNotFound

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what are roman numerals (sorry im not from italy) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What kind of gamer are you?

Final Fantasy VII
Doom II

Super Bowl XXXIII (or whatever number they're on now)


C'mon, man, they're EVERYWHERE. :X <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
If you don't learn roman numerals then how will you ever know the copyright dates of movies?

Rocky II + Rockey V = Rockey VII, Adrians revenge!

Ambassador

WHAT?! Roman Numerals??? They didn't even TRY to teach us this in school.

Petco

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They did. At least in the book.