OT Coutdown numbers

> This might help a few of you
>
> http://www.williamtp.com/numbers.html

It thinks that getting 8 from 1,1,1,1,1 and 1 is harder than getting 712
from 25,8,1,10,9 and 50.

Bizarre.

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CBR600RR (Broken)
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In article <c2ciou$ha$1@titan.btinternet.com>, Filth says...
> > This might help a few of you
> >
> > http://www.williamtp.com/numbers.html
>
> It thinks that getting 8 from 1,1,1,1,1 and 1 is harder than getting 712
> from 25,8,1,10,9 and 50.

There's 1 way to get the former, and 8 ways to get the latter. Sounds
sensible to me.

> Bizarre.

Only if you don't understand the rules the thing is working from. Don't
forget, you can manipulate small numbers much easier than large ones.
Computers aren't similarly handicapped.

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Linger	OT Coutdown numbers This might help a few of you http://www.williamtp.com/numbers.html -- Linger CR250 TFSTR#? \|BOTAFOF#43 \|SKOGA#(can't find the number) \|BBB#4 \|BHaLC#7\| COSOC#7

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Filth	Re: OT Coutdown numbers > This might help a few of you > > http://www.williamtp.com/numbers.html It thinks that getting 8 from 1,1,1,1,1 and 1 is harder than getting 712 from 25,8,1,10,9 and 50. Bizarre. -- CBR600RR (Broken) TFSTR#[1]

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Christofire	Re: OT Coutdown numbers In article <c2ciou$ha$1@titan.btinternet.com>, Filth says... > > This might help a few of you > > > > http://www.williamtp.com/numbers.html > > It thinks that getting 8 from 1,1,1,1,1 and 1 is harder than getting 712 > from 25,8,1,10,9 and 50. There's 1 way to get the former, and 8 ways to get the latter. Sounds sensible to me. > Bizarre. Only if you don't understand the rules the thing is working from. Don't forget, you can manipulate small numbers much easier than large ones. Computers aren't similarly handicapped.