Comments on: Weekend Genius Challenge #27 Winner

By: Katie D.

Katie D. — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:43:22 +0000

Sorry I only checked the first response! I guess I should have read them all!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:52:20 +0000

Yes, Jack, YOU explained it (and were the first to do so), but I hadn’t done so here, so I figured I’d put it here for conevenience’s sake after Katie’s note. My bad for not being clear.

By: Jack da Bomb

Jack da Bomb — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:43:40 +0000

I did too explain it! Look at comment #4!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:27:50 +0000

A few of the solvers defined it as well, but here’s the explanation:

< < Be it days or nights >>

40 days and 40 nights

< < It measures our slumber >>

the proverbial 40 winks

< < But with letters in order
It is THE only number >>

“Forty” is the only integer which, when spelled out, has its letters in alphabetical order. (In the alphabet, F comes before O comes before R comes before T and then Y.)

By: Katie D.

Katie D. — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:14:03 +0000

But he didn’t say why!! WHY WAS IT FORTY!?!