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Rhys Benjamin
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by Rhys Benjamin » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:28 pm
How did you solve the conundrum, Charlie?
No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me
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by Kai Laddiman » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:34 pm
Tbf the clock started about half a second after the board turned over.
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by Kirk Bevins » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:58 pm
Thought the topic title was a plural and we only saw one. The video was more numbers weighted.
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by Charlie Reams » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:21 pm
Rhys Benjamin wrote: How did you solve the conundrum, Charlie?
It's quite an easy conundrum if you know the word, like CATAMARAN there just aren't many ways to arrange those letters.
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by Lesley Hines » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:50 pm
Rhys Benjamin wrote: No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me
Wow, that's some research you did. Which method did you use?
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by David O'Donnell » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:04 am
Charlie Reams wrote: Rhys Benjamin wrote: How did you solve the conundrum, Charlie?
It's quite an easy conundrum if you know the word, like CATAMARAN there just aren't many ways to arrange those letters.
JAMBALAYA was in the same category: if you know the word it's a trivial spot.
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by Rhys Benjamin » Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:59 pm
Lesley Hines wrote: Rhys Benjamin wrote: No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me
Wow, that's some research you did. Which method did you use?
The "grab-it-off-the-TV" method.
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by JimBentley » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:46 pm
Rhys Benjamin wrote: No teacher at my school can spell BALALAIKA, only me
Seriously though, it would be quite interesting to know how many of them could spell BALALAIKA. I think you should ask them all and report back with the results. I reckon most of them would actually get it right.