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k a May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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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
Mathcon question
sadas123   0
22 minutes ago
I am deciding to do MathCon next year and what is the question base like, on the scale from like AMC's to AIME? Also, what would be counted as a good score and a nationals qualifying score?
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sadas123
22 minutes ago
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Hard geometry
Lukariman   5
N 29 minutes ago by Lukariman
Given circle (O) and chord AB with different diameters. The tangents of circle (O) at A and B intersect at point P. On the small arc AB, take point C so that triangle CAB is not isosceles. The lines CA and BP intersect at D, BC and AP intersect at E. Prove that the centers of the circles circumscribing triangles ACE, BCD and OPC are collinear.
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Lukariman
Yesterday at 4:28 AM
Lukariman
29 minutes ago
best times to work?
Spacepandamath13   1
N 34 minutes ago by Math-lover1
What do you think are the best times to work on math or whatever?
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Spacepandamath13
an hour ago
Math-lover1
34 minutes ago
(3rd) 100th post!
K1mchi_   39
N 43 minutes ago by miles888
oml why am i doing this again

hey guys its my 3rd 100th post this time im just going to post some math this time and pray it doesn’t get taken down

CHALLENGE!
use 3 100s to make as many numbers as possible

EDIT: 3 3s now
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K1mchi_
Yesterday at 3:06 PM
miles888
43 minutes ago
Funny Moments
Dream9   82
N an hour ago by Spacepandamath13
What's the goofiest thing you've seen happen at a math competition? :starwars:
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Dream9
May 11, 2025
Spacepandamath13
an hour ago
P,Q,B are collinear
MNJ2357   29
N an hour ago by cj13609517288
Source: 2020 Korea National Olympiad P2
$H$ is the orthocenter of an acute triangle $ABC$, and let $M$ be the midpoint of $BC$. Suppose $(AH)$ meets $AB$ and $AC$ at $D,E$ respectively. $AH$ meets $DE$ at $P$, and the line through $H$ perpendicular to $AH$ meets $DM$ at $Q$. Prove that $P,Q,B$ are collinear.
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MNJ2357
Nov 21, 2020
cj13609517288
an hour ago
Factorising and prime numbers...
Sadigly   5
N 2 hours ago by ektorasmiliotis
Source: Azerbaijan Senior MO 2025 P4
Prove that for any $p>2$ prime number, there exists only one positive number $n$ that makes the equation $n^2-np$ a perfect square of a positive integer
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Sadigly
May 8, 2025
ektorasmiliotis
2 hours ago
IMO 2011 Problem 3
Amir Hossein   85
N 2 hours ago by NerdyNashville
Let $f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a real-valued function defined on the set of real numbers that satisfies
\[f(x + y) \leq yf(x) + f(f(x))\]
for all real numbers $x$ and $y$. Prove that $f(x) = 0$ for all $x \leq 0$.

Proposed by Igor Voronovich, Belarus
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Amir Hossein
Jul 18, 2011
NerdyNashville
2 hours ago
Angle Relationships in Triangles
steven_zhang123   0
3 hours ago
In $\triangle ABC$, $AB > AC$. The internal angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ and the external angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ intersect the ray $BC$ at points $D$ and $E$, respectively. Given that $CE - CD = 2AC$, prove that $\angle ACB = 2\angle ABC$.
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steven_zhang123
3 hours ago
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acute triangle and its circumcenter and orthocenter
N.T.TUAN   6
N 3 hours ago by MathLuis
Source: USA TST 2005, Problem 2
Let $A_{1}A_{2}A_{3}$ be an acute triangle, and let $O$ and $H$ be its circumcenter and orthocenter, respectively. For $1\leq i \leq 3$, points $P_{i}$ and $Q_{i}$ lie on lines $OA_{i}$ and $A_{i+1}A_{i+2}$ (where $A_{i+3}=A_{i}$), respectively, such that $OP_{i}HQ_{i}$ is a parallelogram. Prove that
\[\frac{OQ_{1}}{OP_{1}}+\frac{OQ_{2}}{OP_{2}}+\frac{OQ_{3}}{OP_{3}}\geq 3.\]
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N.T.TUAN
May 14, 2007
MathLuis
3 hours ago
Nice one
imnotgoodatmathsorry   3
N 3 hours ago by Bergo1305
Source: Own
With $x,y,z >0$.Prove that: $\frac{xy}{4y+4z+x} + \frac{yz}{4z+4x+y} +\frac{zx}{4x+4y+z} \le \frac{x+y+z}{9}$
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imnotgoodatmathsorry
May 2, 2025
Bergo1305
3 hours ago
Imtersecting two regular pentagons
Miquel-point   2
N 4 hours ago by ohiorizzler1434
Source: KoMaL B. 5093
The intersection of two congruent regular pentagons is a decagon with sides of $a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_{10}$ in this order. Prove that
\[a_1a_3+a_3a_5+a_5a_7+a_7a_9+a_9a_1=a_2a_4+a_4a_6+a_6a_8+a_8a_{10}+a_{10}a_2.\]
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Miquel-point
Yesterday at 6:27 PM
ohiorizzler1434
4 hours ago
monving balls in 2018 boxes
parmenides51   1
N 4 hours ago by venhancefan777
Source: 1st Mathematics Regional Olympiad of Mexico Northwest 2018 P1
There are $2018$ boxes $C_1$, $C_2$, $C_3$,..,$C_{2018}$. The $n$-th box $C_n$ contains $n$ balls.
A move consists of the following steps:
a) Choose an integer $k$ greater than $1$ and choose $m$ a multiple of $k$.
b) Take a ball from each of the consecutive boxes $C_{m-1}$, $C_m$, $C_{m+1}$ and move the $3$ balls to the box $C_{m+k}$.
With these movements, what is the largest number of balls we can get in the box $2018$?
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parmenides51
Sep 6, 2022
venhancefan777
4 hours ago
inequality
danilorj   0
5 hours ago
Let $a, b, c$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $a + b + c = 3$. Prove that
\[
\frac{a}{4 - b} + \frac{b}{4 - c} + \frac{c}{4 - a} + \frac{1}{16}(1 - a)^2(1 - b)^2(1 - c)^2 \leq 1,
\]and determine all such triples $(a, b, c)$ where the equality holds.
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danilorj
5 hours ago
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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
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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.

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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

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.

---Goated Solution

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

obviously nawt ai
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congrats!
im kinda late
also u should get eternity to 10,000 lolz
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K1mchi_
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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

im the mc then
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FabulousSpider24
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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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