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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
jlacosta   0
May 1, 2025
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k i Adding contests to the Contest Collections
dcouchman   1
N Apr 5, 2023 by v_Enhance
Want to help AoPS remain a valuable Olympiad resource? Help us add contests to AoPS's Contest Collections.

Find instructions and a list of contests to add here: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c40244h1064480_contests_to_add
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dcouchman
Sep 9, 2019
v_Enhance
Apr 5, 2023
k i Zero tolerance
ZetaX   49
N May 4, 2019 by NoDealsHere
Source: Use your common sense! (enough is enough)
Some users don't want to learn, some other simply ignore advises.
But please follow the following guideline:


To make it short: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!
If you don't have common sense, don't post.


More specifically:

For new threads:


a) Good, meaningful title:
The title has to say what the problem is about in best way possible.
If that title occured already, it's definitely bad. And contest names aren't good either.
That's in fact a requirement for being able to search old problems.

Examples:
Bad titles:
- "Hard"/"Medium"/"Easy" (if you find it so cool how hard/easy it is, tell it in the post and use a title that tells us the problem)
- "Number Theory" (hey guy, guess why this forum's named that way¿ and is it the only such problem on earth¿)
- "Fibonacci" (there are millions of Fibonacci problems out there, all posted and named the same...)
- "Chinese TST 2003" (does this say anything about the problem¿)
Good titles:
- "On divisors of a³+2b³+4c³-6abc"
- "Number of solutions to x²+y²=6z²"
- "Fibonacci numbers are never squares"


b) Use search function:
Before posting a "new" problem spend at least two, better five, minutes to look if this problem was posted before. If it was, don't repost it. If you have anything important to say on topic, post it in one of the older threads.
If the thread is locked cause of this, use search function.

Update (by Amir Hossein). The best way to search for two keywords in AoPS is to input
[code]+"first keyword" +"second keyword"[/code]
so that any post containing both strings "first word" and "second form".


c) Good problem statement:
Some recent really bad post was:
[quote]$lim_{n\to 1}^{+\infty}\frac{1}{n}-lnn$[/quote]
It contains no question and no answer.
If you do this, too, you are on the best way to get your thread deleted. Write everything clearly, define where your variables come from (and define the "natural" numbers if used). Additionally read your post at least twice before submitting. After you sent it, read it again and use the Edit-Button if necessary to correct errors.


For answers to already existing threads:


d) Of any interest and with content:
Don't post things that are more trivial than completely obvious. For example, if the question is to solve $x^{3}+y^{3}=z^{3}$, do not answer with "$x=y=z=0$ is a solution" only. Either you post any kind of proof or at least something unexpected (like "$x=1337, y=481, z=42$ is the smallest solution). Someone that does not see that $x=y=z=0$ is a solution of the above without your post is completely wrong here, this is an IMO-level forum.
Similar, posting "I have solved this problem" but not posting anything else is not welcome; it even looks that you just want to show off what a genius you are.

e) Well written and checked answers:
Like c) for new threads, check your solutions at least twice for mistakes. And after sending, read it again and use the Edit-Button if necessary to correct errors.



To repeat it: ALWAYS USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IF POSTING!


Everything definitely out of range of common sense will be locked or deleted (exept for new users having less than about 42 posts, they are newbies and need/get some time to learn).

The above rules will be applied from next monday (5. march of 2007).
Feel free to discuss on this here.
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ZetaX
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NoDealsHere
May 4, 2019
Solve this
DhruvJha   1
N 2 minutes ago by CJB19
Len is playing a Arkansas-styled basketball game with his friend, Dawson. The game ends whenever a player has a 2 point lead over the other player. In Arkansas styled basketball, points can only be scored in increments of two. Whenever Len has possession of the ball, he scores at a rate of 60 percent. However, Dawson is slightly worse and when he has possession of the ball, he scores at a rate of only 40 percent. Given that Len starts with possession first each game, what is the expected amount of games he wins if they play 38 total?
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DhruvJha
20 minutes ago
CJB19
2 minutes ago
Fun challange problem :)
TigerSenju   31
N 3 minutes ago by CJB19
Scenario:

Master Alchemist Aurelius is renowned for his mastery of elemental fusion. He works with seven fundamental, yet mysterious, elements: Ignis (Fire), Aqua (Water), Terra (Earth), Aer (Air), Lux (Light), Umbra (Shadow), and Aether (Spirit). Each element possesses a unique 'potency' value, a positive integer crucial for his most complex fusions

Aurelius has lost his master log of these potencies. All he has left are seven cryptic scrolls, each containing a precise relationship between the potencies of various elements. He needs these values to complete his Grand Device. Can you help him deduce the exact potency of each element?

The Elements and Their Potencies:

Let I represent the potency of Ignis (Fire).
Let A represent the potency of Aqua (Water).
Let T represent the potency of Terra (Earth).
Let R represent the potency of Aer (Air).
Let L represent the potency of Lux (Light).
Let U represent the potency of Umbra (Shadow).
Let E represent the potency of Aether (Spirit).
The Cryptic Scrolls (System of Equations):

Aurelius's scrolls reveal the following relationships:

The combined potency of Ignis, Aqua, and Terra is equal to the potency of Aer plus Lux, plus a constant of two.

If you sum the potencies of Aqua and Umbra, it precisely equals the sum of Lux and Aether, minus one.

The sum of Terra and Aer potencies is the same as the sum of Ignis, Aqua, and Aether potencies, minus one.

Three times the potency of Ignis, plus the potency of Aer, is equal to the sum of Aqua, Terra, and Aether potencies, plus five.

The difference between Lux and Ignis potencies is identical to the difference between Umbra and Aqua potencies.

The sum of Umbra and Aether potencies, when decreased by the potency of Terra, results in twice the potency of Aqua.

The potency of Ignis added to Lux, minus the potency of Aer, is equivalent to the potency of Aether minus Umbra, plus one.

The Grand Challenge:

Using only the information from the cryptic scrolls, set up and solve the system of seven linear equations to determine the unique positive integer potency value for each of the seven elements: I,A,T,R,L,U,E.

good luck, and whoever finds the potencies first, gets a title of The SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS MASTER

p.s. Yes, I did just come up with a whole story of words to make a ridiculously long problem, but hey, you're reading this, so you probably have nothing better to be doing. ;)
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TigerSenju
May 18, 2025
CJB19
3 minutes ago
9 How many squares do you have memorized
LXC007   100
N 19 minutes ago by giratina3
How many squares have you memorized. I have 1-20

Edit: to clarify i mean positive squares from 1 so if you say ten you mean you memorized the squares 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10
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LXC007
May 17, 2025
giratina3
19 minutes ago
Parallelogram in the Plane
Taco12   8
N 27 minutes ago by lpieleanu
Source: 2023 Canada EGMO TST/2
Parallelogram $ABCD$ is given in the plane. The incircle of triangle $ABC$ has center $I$ and is tangent to diagonal $AC$ at $X$. Let $Y$ be the center of parallelogram $ABCD$. Show that $DX$ and $IY$ are parallel.
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Taco12
Feb 10, 2023
lpieleanu
27 minutes ago
Combinatorial
|nSan|ty   7
N 43 minutes ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: RMO 2007 problem
How many 6-digit numbers are there such that-:
a)The digits of each number are all from the set $ \{1,2,3,4,5\}$
b)any digit that appears in the number appears at least twice ?
(Example: $ 225252$ is valid while $ 222133$ is not)
[weightage 17/100]
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|nSan|ty
Oct 10, 2007
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
43 minutes ago
Challenge: Make every number to 100 using 4 fours
CJB19   228
N an hour ago by CJB19
I've seen this attempted a lot but I want to see if the AoPS community can actually do it. Using ONLY 4 fours and math operations, make as many numbers as you can. Try to go in order. I'll start:
$$(4-4)*4*4=0$$$$4-4+4/4=1$$$$4/4+4/4=2$$$$(4+4+4)/4=3$$$$4+(4-4)*4=4$$$$4+4^{4-4}=5$$$$4!/4+4-4=6$$$$4+4-4/4=7$$$$4+4+4-4=8$$
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CJB19
May 15, 2025
CJB19
an hour ago
pairs (m, n) such that a fractional expression is an integer
cielblue   0
an hour ago
Find all pairs $(m,\ n)$ of positive integers such that $\frac{m^3-mn+1}{m^2+mn+2}$ is an integer.
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cielblue
an hour ago
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the same prime factors
andria   6
N an hour ago by MathLuis
Source: Iranian third round number theory P4
$a,b,c,d,k,l$ are positive integers such that for every natural number $n$ the set of prime factors of $n^k+a^n+c,n^l+b^n+d$ are same. prove that $k=l,a=b,c=d$.
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andria
Sep 6, 2015
MathLuis
an hour ago
Inspired by RMO 2006
sqing   1
N 2 hours ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: Own
Let $ a,b >0  . $ Prove that
$$  \frac {a^{2}+1}{b+k}+\frac { b^{2}+1}{ka+1}+\frac {2}{a+kb}  \geq \frac {6}{k+1}  $$Where $k\geq 0.03 $
$$  \frac {a^{2}+1}{b+1}+\frac { b^{2}+1}{a+1}+\frac {2}{a+b}  \geq 3  $$
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sqing
Today at 3:24 PM
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
2 hours ago
Problem 4 of RMO 2006 (Regional Mathematical Olympiad-India)
makar   7
N 2 hours ago by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: Combinatorics (Box Principle)
A $ 6\times 6$ square is dissected in to 9 rectangles by lines parallel to its sides such that all these rectangles have integer sides. Prove that there are always two congruent rectangles.
7 replies
makar
Sep 13, 2009
SomeonecoolLovesMaths
2 hours ago
Simple FE
oVlad   52
N 2 hours ago by Sadigly
Source: BMO Shortlist 2022, A1
Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that
\[f(x(x + f(y))) = (x + y)f(x),\]for all $x, y \in\mathbb{R}$.
52 replies
oVlad
May 13, 2023
Sadigly
2 hours ago
Cool Functional Equation
Warideeb   1
N 2 hours ago by maromex
Find all functions real to real such that
$f(xy+f(x))=xf(y)+f(x)$
for all reals $x,y$.
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Warideeb
3 hours ago
maromex
2 hours ago
Functional equation
socrates   10
N 2 hours ago by MathLuis
Source: Inspired by another
Determine all functions $f : \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ such that \[ \forall x, y \in \mathbb{R}^+ \ , \  \ f(x+f(xy))=f(x)+xf(y).\]
10 replies
socrates
Oct 28, 2014
MathLuis
2 hours ago
Find f
Redriver   7
N 2 hours ago by aaravdodhia
Find all $: R \to R : \ \ f(x^2+f(y))=y+f^2(x)$
7 replies
Redriver
Jun 25, 2006
aaravdodhia
2 hours ago
2500th post
Solocraftsolo   33
N Apr 23, 2025 by Solocraftsolo
i keep forgetting to do these...


2500 is cool.

i am not very sentimental so im not going to post a math story or anything.

here are some problems though

p1p2p3

p4
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Solocraftsolo
Apr 16, 2025
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Apr 23, 2025
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i keep forgetting to do these...


2500 is cool.

i am not very sentimental so im not going to post a math story or anything.

here are some problems though

p1p2p3

p4
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bro is on that 69 grind :skull:
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how do i solve p4
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K1mchi_ wrote:
how do i solve p4

so there is PIE (principle of inclusion and exclusion)

but for p4 we use PIE (principle of implosion and explosion)
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K1mchi_ wrote:
how do i solve p4

so there is PIE (principle of inclusion and exclusion)

but for p4 we use PIE (principle of implosion and explosion)

not pi?
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thats a great use of PIE
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Congrats on so many posts!
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Solocraftsolo wrote:
i keep forgetting to do these...


2500 is cool.

i am not very sentimental so im not going to post a math story or anything.

here are some problems though

p1p2p3

p4

what about 1434 posts :sob:
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bro i missed 1434 posts

but i'm closing in on 2500 too
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S4 LMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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At first, it seems like not enough information is provided, but then you look at all of the clues. First, the human's name is Johnny. According to the voice in my head, the average height of someone named Johnny is 4'7''. However, Johnny also buys a pet lobster named Pinchy. This is a crucial piece of information because lobsters tend to pinch people which causes their height to decrease. Also, Pinchy eats water balloons at a rate of 69 pounds / nanogram. This means Pinchy will explode from all of the balloons it is eating. However, we don't know how ong it will take for Pinchy to explode. That's where the "Assume that it is not a leap year." comes into play. Anyway while I was here yapping about the solution Pinchy rematerialized and pinched me. This caused me to transform into a Smurf and I am now typing on computer keys by jumping on them. Anyway, I want to turn back into a monkey so I went to the grocery store to get some red bull because red bull gives you wings. It really did give me wings or at least caused me to fly because the sheer volume of the red bull caused me to turn into a balloon and I was using the red bull as rocket fuel. I flew past the edge of the universe and entered a strange land. Then I met Johnny and he told me he was 3'8''. I was almost tempted to take this answer. However, then I remembered that Johnny isn't actually real. Johnny is just a fictional character made for the sake of this problem, and as such, his height cannot be determined. Johnny isn't real. In fact, none of this is real. We're all just living in a simulation. We have been lied to by the creators of the simulation that we have a sense of self, consciousness, and free will. However, that's not the case. All of us are just pre-programmed events, puppets in the simulation of the universe. The problem of Johnny's height might be seen as a satirical example how difficult and ambiguous math problems can sometimes be, but in reality, it's a clear metaphor on how every act we do is just a bit in a computer. Thank you for providing us with this meaningful thought experiment, Solocraftsolo.

---Goated Solution
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ZMB038 wrote:
At first, it seems like not enough information is provided, but then you look at all of the clues. First, the human's name is Johnny. According to the voice in my head, the average height of someone named Johnny is 4'7''. However, Johnny also buys a pet lobster named Pinchy. This is a crucial piece of information because lobsters tend to pinch people which causes their height to decrease. Also, Pinchy eats water balloons at a rate of 69 pounds / nanogram. This means Pinchy will explode from all of the balloons it is eating. However, we don't know how ong it will take for Pinchy to explode. That's where the "Assume that it is not a leap year." comes into play. Anyway while I was here yapping about the solution Pinchy rematerialized and pinched me. This caused me to transform into a Smurf and I am now typing on computer keys by jumping on them. Anyway, I want to turn back into a monkey so I went to the grocery store to get some red bull because red bull gives you wings. It really did give me wings or at least caused me to fly because the sheer volume of the red bull caused me to turn into a balloon and I was using the red bull as rocket fuel. I flew past the edge of the universe and entered a strange land. Then I met Johnny and he told me he was 3'8''. I was almost tempted to take this answer. However, then I remembered that Johnny isn't actually real. Johnny is just a fictional character made for the sake of this problem, and as such, his height cannot be determined. Johnny isn't real. In fact, none of this is real. We're all just living in a simulation. We have been lied to by the creators of the simulation that we have a sense of self, consciousness, and free will. However, that's not the case. All of us are just pre-programmed events, puppets in the simulation of the universe. The problem of Johnny's height might be seen as a satirical example how difficult and ambiguous math problems can sometimes be, but in reality, it's a clear metaphor on how every act we do is just a bit in a computer. Thank you for providing us with this meaningful thought experiment, Solocraftsolo.

---Goated Solution

if u actually wrote this it is impressive
i will be disappointed if it is ai though
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ZMB038 wrote:
At first, it seems like not enough information is provided, but then you look at all of the clues. First, the human's name is Johnny. According to the voice in my head, the average height of someone named Johnny is 4'7''. However, Johnny also buys a pet lobster named Pinchy. This is a crucial piece of information because lobsters tend to pinch people which causes their height to decrease. Also, Pinchy eats water balloons at a rate of 69 pounds / nanogram. This means Pinchy will explode from all of the balloons it is eating. However, we don't know how ong it will take for Pinchy to explode. That's where the "Assume that it is not a leap year." comes into play. Anyway while I was here yapping about the solution Pinchy rematerialized and pinched me. This caused me to transform into a Smurf and I am now typing on computer keys by jumping on them. Anyway, I want to turn back into a monkey so I went to the grocery store to get some red bull because red bull gives you wings. It really did give me wings or at least caused me to fly because the sheer volume of the red bull caused me to turn into a balloon and I was using the red bull as rocket fuel. I flew past the edge of the universe and entered a strange land. Then I met Johnny and he told me he was 3'8''. I was almost tempted to take this answer. However, then I remembered that Johnny isn't actually real. Johnny is just a fictional character made for the sake of this problem, and as such, his height cannot be determined. Johnny isn't real. In fact, none of this is real. We're all just living in a simulation. We have been lied to by the creators of the simulation that we have a sense of self, consciousness, and free will. However, that's not the case. All of us are just pre-programmed events, puppets in the simulation of the universe. The problem of Johnny's height might be seen as a satirical example how difficult and ambiguous math problems can sometimes be, but in reality, it's a clear metaphor on how every act we do is just a bit in a computer. Thank you for providing us with this meaningful thought experiment, Solocraftsolo.

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if u actually wrote this it is impressive
i will be disappointed if it is ai though

obviously nawt ai
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jkim0656
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congrats!
im kinda late
also u should get eternity to 10,000 lolz
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ZMB038 wrote:
At first, it seems like not enough information is provided, but then you look at all of the clues. First, the human's name is Johnny. According to the voice in my head, the average height of someone named Johnny is 4'7''. However, Johnny also buys a pet lobster named Pinchy. This is a crucial piece of information because lobsters tend to pinch people which causes their height to decrease. Also, Pinchy eats water balloons at a rate of 69 pounds / nanogram. This means Pinchy will explode from all of the balloons it is eating. However, we don't know how ong it will take for Pinchy to explode. That's where the "Assume that it is not a leap year." comes into play. Anyway while I was here yapping about the solution Pinchy rematerialized and pinched me. This caused me to transform into a Smurf and I am now typing on computer keys by jumping on them. Anyway, I want to turn back into a monkey so I went to the grocery store to get some red bull because red bull gives you wings. It really did give me wings or at least caused me to fly because the sheer volume of the red bull caused me to turn into a balloon and I was using the red bull as rocket fuel. I flew past the edge of the universe and entered a strange land. Then I met Johnny and he told me he was 3'8''. I was almost tempted to take this answer. However, then I remembered that Johnny isn't actually real. Johnny is just a fictional character made for the sake of this problem, and as such, his height cannot be determined. Johnny isn't real. In fact, none of this is real. We're all just living in a simulation. We have been lied to by the creators of the simulation that we have a sense of self, consciousness, and free will. However, that's not the case. All of us are just pre-programmed events, puppets in the simulation of the universe. The problem of Johnny's height might be seen as a satirical example how difficult and ambiguous math problems can sometimes be, but in reality, it's a clear metaphor on how every act we do is just a bit in a computer. Thank you for providing us with this meaningful thought experiment, Solocraftsolo.

---Goated Solution

im the mc then
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Inaaya wrote:
ZMB038 wrote:
At first, it seems like not enough information is provided, but then you look at all of the clues. First, the human's name is Johnny. According to the voice in my head, the average height of someone named Johnny is 4'7''. However, Johnny also buys a pet lobster named Pinchy. This is a crucial piece of information because lobsters tend to pinch people which causes their height to decrease. Also, Pinchy eats water balloons at a rate of 69 pounds / nanogram. This means Pinchy will explode from all of the balloons it is eating. However, we don't know how ong it will take for Pinchy to explode. That's where the "Assume that it is not a leap year." comes into play. Anyway while I was here yapping about the solution Pinchy rematerialized and pinched me. This caused me to transform into a Smurf and I am now typing on computer keys by jumping on them. Anyway, I want to turn back into a monkey so I went to the grocery store to get some red bull because red bull gives you wings. It really did give me wings or at least caused me to fly because the sheer volume of the red bull caused me to turn into a balloon and I was using the red bull as rocket fuel. I flew past the edge of the universe and entered a strange land. Then I met Johnny and he told me he was 3'8''. I was almost tempted to take this answer. However, then I remembered that Johnny isn't actually real. Johnny is just a fictional character made for the sake of this problem, and as such, his height cannot be determined. Johnny isn't real. In fact, none of this is real. We're all just living in a simulation. We have been lied to by the creators of the simulation that we have a sense of self, consciousness, and free will. However, that's not the case. All of us are just pre-programmed events, puppets in the simulation of the universe. The problem of Johnny's height might be seen as a satirical example how difficult and ambiguous math problems can sometimes be, but in reality, it's a clear metaphor on how every act we do is just a bit in a computer. Thank you for providing us with this meaningful thought experiment, Solocraftsolo.

---Goated Solution

if u actually wrote this it is impressive
i will be disappointed if it is ai though
I thought @Iwastedmyusername wrote that ridiculously long paragraph (see s4)
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valisaxieamc
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dang thats a long paragraph

also congrats on 2500 :-D
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b2025tyx
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Congrats on 2500 posts
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K1mchi_
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its sad how pikapika’s got locked…
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jkim0656
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yea but i think they all get locked after a bit no?
i might be wrong :(
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Yrock
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FabulousSpider24 wrote:
Inaaya wrote:
ZMB038 wrote:
At first, it seems like not enough information is provided, but then you look at all of the clues. First, the human's name is Johnny. According to the voice in my head, the average height of someone named Johnny is 4'7''. However, Johnny also buys a pet lobster named Pinchy. This is a crucial piece of information because lobsters tend to pinch people which causes their height to decrease. Also, Pinchy eats water balloons at a rate of 69 pounds / nanogram. This means Pinchy will explode from all of the balloons it is eating. However, we don't know how ong it will take for Pinchy to explode. That's where the "Assume that it is not a leap year." comes into play. Anyway while I was here yapping about the solution Pinchy rematerialized and pinched me. This caused me to transform into a Smurf and I am now typing on computer keys by jumping on them. Anyway, I want to turn back into a monkey so I went to the grocery store to get some red bull because red bull gives you wings. It really did give me wings or at least caused me to fly because the sheer volume of the red bull caused me to turn into a balloon and I was using the red bull as rocket fuel. I flew past the edge of the universe and entered a strange land. Then I met Johnny and he told me he was 3'8''. I was almost tempted to take this answer. However, then I remembered that Johnny isn't actually real. Johnny is just a fictional character made for the sake of this problem, and as such, his height cannot be determined. Johnny isn't real. In fact, none of this is real. We're all just living in a simulation. We have been lied to by the creators of the simulation that we have a sense of self, consciousness, and free will. However, that's not the case. All of us are just pre-programmed events, puppets in the simulation of the universe. The problem of Johnny's height might be seen as a satirical example how difficult and ambiguous math problems can sometimes be, but in reality, it's a clear metaphor on how every act we do is just a bit in a computer. Thank you for providing us with this meaningful thought experiment, Solocraftsolo.

---Goated Solution

if u actually wrote this it is impressive
i will be disappointed if it is ai though
I thought @Iwastedmyusername wrote that ridiculously long paragraph (see s4)

@Iwastedmyusername did write it bro. look at the times :|
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KangarooPrecise
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K1mchi_ wrote:
its sad how pikapika’s got locked…

Maybe because of spam
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RollingPanda4616
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KangarooPrecise wrote:
K1mchi_ wrote:
its sad how pikapika’s got locked…

Maybe because of spam

Yeah an entire flamewar happened
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K1mchi_
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RollingPanda4616 wrote:
KangarooPrecise wrote:
K1mchi_ wrote:
its sad how pikapika’s got locked…

Maybe because of spam

Yeah an entire flamewar happened

not a flamewar no shot it was 5 posts of angry people
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EthanNg6
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I think that p4 is impossible without imagination
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Robert00
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That's why people have to learn great imagination before their wonderful mathjerky(journey)
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EthanNg6
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thats true
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MathWinner121
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Didn't bro get those 2500 posts by postfarming on his forum?
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jkim0656
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no, u cant get post count from private forums
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Solocraftsolo
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MathWinner121 wrote:
Didn't bro get those 2500 posts by postfarming on his forum?
jkim0656 wrote:
no, u cant get post count from private forums

*not from user-made forums
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valisaxieamc
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How fast did you get 2500?
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Solocraftsolo
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valisaxieamc wrote:
How fast did you get 2500?

Two years
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