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Adam Dexter
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by Adam Dexter » Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:16 pm
I finally got round to doing the Combination Lock puzzles on the back of Co:Leeds 2016 programme.
I have no solutions for "Hard" and 4 solutions for the "Crazy".
Would appreciate if you could have a look and see if you concur:
(Both puzzles concern a 4 reel padlock with digits 0-9, the object being to solve the code)
HARD
Reel C times Reel A equals Reel B times Reel D
The First reel and reel B are the same number
The First reel plus reel C is 2 more than Reel B plus the last reel
The digits total 14
CRAZY
The answer is divisible by 5
The first reel plus the last reel equals reel B
Reel D plus reel B is 4 more than Reel C plus Reel A
I have worked them out using Excel and filtered, but it seems the "Hard" one is impossible.
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by Jon O'Neill » Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:26 pm
Is Reel A the first reel?
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by Fiona T » Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:32 pm
Assuming 1st is A, does 0086 work?
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by Fiona T » Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:33 pm
Type faster Fiona
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by Adam Dexter » Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:00 pm
Ahh silly me started with 1000 as the first combo as Excel kept removing my leading zeroes... Yes 0086 works and Reel A is the first reel.
As for the Crazy one?
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Thomas Cappleman
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by Thomas Cappleman » Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:04 pm
I get 5 solutions to Crazy (probably your 4 plus the one before 1000), any of [0-4][5-9]65
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by Gavin Chipper » Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:25 pm
Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑ Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:26 pm
Is Reel A the first reel?
Yes, but surprisingly Reel B is the last reel.
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by Adam Dexter » Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:33 pm
Thomas Cappleman wrote: ↑ Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:04 pm
I get 5 solutions to Crazy (probably your 4 plus the one before 1000), any of [0-4][5-9]65
Thanks
Yes mine too end in 65. Glad it's not just me. Anyone got Excel skills to keep the leading zeroes?
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by Adam Dexter » Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:36 pm
Got it - just need to set as text rather than number
0565 your other one?
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by Callum Todd » Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:49 pm
These puzzles were lifted from
this website .
They refer to reels as 'the first reel' and 'reel A' (and so on) interchangeably.
Many of the puzzles can have multiple solutions.
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