(07-21-2009, 03:36 PM)Hanamgi Wrote: Might the answer be in swedish? ;3

Quote:Scattered conclusions.

Anagram:

Etesh lheo gidgnig tircsret vhea a aupopnoitl atth ecniesar iaryldp. Eterh smtu eb mseo ayw ot atkcr itsh oevedtnempl nda kmea het tefninoitas mceo ot na nde.

These hole digging critters have a population that increase(s) rapidly. There must be some way to track this development and make the infestation come to an end.

Hole-digging creatures = Worm. In the Penumbra games = Giant Rock Worm.

Silently evil emerged darkness.
S E E D

Seed.

Seed can mean many things: seed of life/death, torrent seed, a programer slang, metaphor for the origin of something.

Thus, seed here means the origin of the hole-digging critter problem.

So maybe the origin of the hole-digging critter problem is the darkness? Or evil? Holes are dark, usually. If it's important, then it's likely related to the puzzle answer.

Quote:Numerical sequences, matrix.

First one:

First pattern found.

With the help of Xilanle and his idea of a stone-skipping pattern:

3, 9, 7, 4, 8, 9, 5, 7, 11, 6, 6, 13, 7, (original line)
3, -, 7= 4, -, 9= 5, -, 11= 6, -, 13= 7, (skipping stones)


Xilanle: the result numbers are in order, 4, 5, 6, 7,
Xilanle: So skip numbers are descending, result numbers are ascending

Second pattern:

#, 9, #, #, 8, #, #, 7, ##, #, 6, ##, #, || 9 8 7 6

Third pattern found:

3, #, #, 4, #, #, 5, #, ##, #, 6, ##, #,

Keep skipping over two and you get another ascending pattern

Fourth pattern:

#, #, 7, #, #, 9, #, #, 11, #, #, 13, #, || 7 9 11 13

me: So maybe it's irrelevant filler after all?
me: How the f**k can there be two patterns like this in a sequence?
Xilanle: What kind of sick freaks do they have working there to get this many possible patterns in a single sequence?! ((Note written right now and not during the chat: Please take this as a compliment. >_>))
Xilanle: I got three so far actually
Xilanle: Checking if there's a fourth
me: Oi. They're insane. And like mindf**king people, whad'ya want? o.o
me: It's driving me MAD! T.T
Xilanle: Oh yes theres a fourth.
me: ... you gotta be kidding me.
me: Show me the third and fourth patterns.
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Xilanle: I'm good at math and pattern recognition, but I can't find a point to all of it atm
Xilanle: Well f**k me sideways
Xilanle: the ascending results
Xilanle: .
4 5 6 7
3 4 5 6
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7 9 11 13
Xilanle: 4+3=7 5+4=9 6+5=11 7+6=13
Xilanle: I have no idea what the point to all of it is, but F**K
Xilanle: They love their patterns, but why... and what is the relation of the descending one as opposed to the ascending ones
Xilanle: Hm if theres multiple patterns with two skipped, I wonder if theres multiple patterns with math as well
Xilanle: Can I blame you for this now?
me: Back, sorry.
me: Hehe.
me: You could've just decided to ignore and forget the puzzle.
me: I asked, not demanded, your help.
Xilanle: Sadly I can't let things like this go
me: You chose to begin solving this out of your own volition.
me: Thus, no you can't blame me for this.
Xilanle: Two sequences are similar, strikingly so actually
me: Hm.
Xilanle: 3, -, 7= 4, -, 9= 5, -, 11= 6, -, 13= 7, || 4 5 6 7
3, #, #, 4, #, #, 5, #, ##, #, 6, ##, #, || 3 4 5 6
These two
me: Tried subtracting the descending pattern from the two ascending patterns?
Xilanle: take both four end result numbers
Xilanle: and they become the other sequence
me: And they have three similar numbres.
me: The 3 and 7 are the only two numbers that don't repeat between the results.
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Xilanle: I'm keeping all on notepad for now
me: What are the resulting numbers we get?
me: From the pattern results and the sum you did?
Xilanle: many
Xilanle: If you really want to overthink s**t
me: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 13?
Xilanle: Take a gander at this lil joke
me: Huh?
Xilanle: 7 9 11 13 the third ascending pattern, which is also the result of adding up the first two ascending patterns to each other
Xilanle: Now take those numbers
me: Hm. So... C, D, E, F, G, I, K, M. B = T. C = C. Q = H.
me: Hm...
me: No, nevermind. Useless.
Xilanle: The descending pattern is 9 8 7 6, reverse that its 6 7 8 9.
The diffirences between 7 9 11 13 and 6 7 8 9 are 1 2 3 4.
me: Dude. This. Is. The. Epitome. Of. Mindf**king.
Xilanle: Yes... yes it is. I think the real question is how far has it been taken
me: What?
Xilanle: I'm fairly certain a sequence like this has to have a name in math
Xilanle: Since theres far too many patterns

(07-23-2009, 01:25 AM)WindexGlow Wrote: LOL, you guys still have figured it out?

The answer is Right. In. Front. Of. Your. Eyes.