of Bakersfield, USA, who put forward the following suggestion:
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Might not the answer be “well done”? Prayer: (“I pray our mission will prove to have been) well done.” To the survivors: “Well! Well!” As in “Good to see you this morning,” as well as, “You are well this morning.” “Done,” as in “It’s finished. I’m done.”
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I would be interested in the views of others as to their agreement or otherwise of the above proposed solutions, or whether they have any theories of their own about alternative solutions. I am quite persuaded by an alternative suggestion that the intended answer to this riddle my, in fact, be AMEN, but I hope that isn’t the final word on the subject!
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3. The Non-Palindromic 196
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Take any number, say 6124, reverse it 4216 and add the two together, 10340. Now keep on doing this until it turns palindromic. So far every number tested by computer,except one, up to hundreds of thousands has turned palindromic eventually, leading to the belief that every number will do so, although no proof has been discovered. The one exception is the number 196 which has not yet turned palindromic despite the thousands of operations that have taken place.
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Can anyone provide me with further information regarding this apparently unsolved mathematical mystery?
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4. Palindromes
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I have a very old book, undated, that defines a palindrome and goes on to say that “elaborations of the palindrome consist of verses every word of which is a palindrome”. Unfortunately it doesn’t give examples.
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Can anyone help out with examples or can they compile such a verse?
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5. Huh?
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Imagine there are two of you. Which one would win?
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6. Right-Angled Corner
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A trolley has to negotiate a right-angled corner. There is just 1 metre space in all directions. What is the biggest area of trolley that can negotiate the corner? The trolley cannot be tipped up in order to get it round the corner i.e. it must remain rigid to the floor at all times. There are no restrictions as to the shape and design of the trolley.
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