If you have a hard time with the correct answer (89547), this might be difficult for you to understand. Or it might be a lifesaver when you need to lull someone to sleep.
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In our question we have two words: STALE and STEAL.What is equally important is our only a set of numbers: 89475The magic in the question is this:
S T A L E8 9 4 7 5
Arrange them alphabetically OR numerically and you get:
A E L S T4 5 7 8 9
Alphabetical order is the same as numerical order!!!
"Are you annoyed by people who are super logical?" - I should probably add this to my list of questions to search for when viewing matches.
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· 10y
Logical? More like OCD.
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· 10y
I have CDO, which is very similar to OCD except the letters are in alphabetical order the way they belong.
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· 10y
Actually there was that, too. But only once did it get in the way- if someone REALLY wants to put away all the groceries, wouldn't you let him/her do so, and go relax?
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· 10y
34/m/pdx/seeing everyone
Eh, it's just an interesting coincidence I think.
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· 10y
I've noticed that most of the people who get this wrong converted STEAL = 89475 -> STALE = X...
I write a comment below this question trying to help them understand why they're wrong. :D
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· 10y
ennuideblase, 41, male, has cat
Same, they just get it backwards.
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Medit8r 30/M/LA
You're over-thinking this.
if this type of stuff led you to be single, then why should I take your advice?
It's easier to think of the last letter being moved to the middle, therefore move the last number into the middle.
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· 10y
A couple of thoughts to answer your second question:
Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement.
Also:
Any fool can learn from his own mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
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· 10y
You've over-thought how little time I've spent thinking about it.
See more: How Many Faces Does A Octagonal Prism Have ? Octagonal Prism
What advice? Where I suggested you could bore someone to sleep with it? Also the single bit was mostly a joke. Though being able to think and notice the problems in a relationship does help one decide it isn't working out.
Well, yes. Don't over-think the point of this thread. :>
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