Comments on: Brain Game: Throwin’ a Curve

By: Jacki

Jacki — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:44:27 +0000

I came up with the same as TMo and Louise lana. 1 X 6 = 6

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:41:28 +0000

My solution was to turn the 6 into a disfigured 9 by using the curve to enclose the 6 as the circle of the 9

By: Louise Iana

Louise Iana — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:06:18 +0000

I did the exact same thing as TMo.
My single curved line was a 6 and then you can read it as:
1×6=6

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:02:31 +0000

Add an “S” of course! That was so easy!

By: stuart

stuart — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:35:44 +0000

Thanks ‘Bored as F*ck’ for reminding me I’m dyslexic. I forget from time to time.

By: May

May — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:40:16 +0000

i think some people definitely need to learn their roman numberals:

I=1
V=5
X=10

if you place an I before the V (IV) then it equals 4, and when you place an I before the X (IX) it becomes 9

By: Mag

Mag — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:35:20 +0000

stacy: i was thinking the same thing- IX in roman numerals equals 9, so if you just add a curve on the right of the 6 it looks like a 9. anyhow, i think it’s better than the actual answer

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:06:00 +0000

IX is 9, not 4 Michael.

I have to admit this is good. The best I could come up with was to put a cuved line down the right side of the 6 to make it look more like a 9, hence IX = 9.

Still, using the S seems like cheating. It’s one continual figure, but it has 2 curves, not one.

By: Bored as F*ck

Bored as F*ck — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:01:35 +0000

Stuart, XI=11 so you’re still incorrect.

By: TMo

TMo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:54:19 +0000

My answer works, too:

I X 6 = 6

A 6 is a single curved line.