quiz phÂœnix when i'm 93,504

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:24 pm

is it 8x7x6x5x4x3x2 ? or is that too simplistic

i make it 40,320

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:49 pm

is it not 147 or 149 or something?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:53 pm

Istenem wrote:is it 8x7x6x5x4x3x2 ? or is that too simplistic

i make it 40,320

Far too simplistic- you need to work out combinations, not permutations.

HE is also wide of the mark (although closer!)

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:58 pm

I saw the answer on Betfair the other day...

I was sure it was 147... perhaps 247?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:09 pm

Yep 247 well done

UP the maths is:

Doubles= 8*7/2*1 =28
Trebles= 8x7x6/3x2x1 56
Four timers = 8x7x6x5/4x3x2x1 70
Five= 8x7x6x5x4/5x4x3x2x1 56
Six etc 28
Seven etc 8
All eight= 8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1/8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1=1

Total 247.

Legend has it that the ancient Phillistine champion that fought David took his name from the bet such was his fondness for trying to predict all 8 results of the chariot race meetings that were popular at the time.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:12 pm

Very interesting. I wondered how it got its name.

What is unique and interesting about the element Meitnerium? (atomic number 109 though that won't help you)

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:18 pm

Erm yes not really sure my last comment is historically accurate

I dont know the answer but I was reading about the elements recently and one of them stood out because it was only synthesised after the next one above it in the periodic table. ie in this case the element with atomic number 110 would have been discovered before 109, the latter being more inherently unstable. The other synthetic ones were 'discovered' in order of their ascending weight.

Could this apply to Meitnerium?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:26 pm

The order which they were synthethised seems a bit random, but the answer isn't to do with that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverie ... l_elements

If I said the element was eponymous, that might give you a clue...

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:14 pm

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All these bets are the value (2 to the power of x)-x-1

ie

4 - trixie
11 - yankee
26 - canadian
57 - heinz
121 - gsuper heinz
247 - goliath.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:31 pm

could it be a misspelling? i get a lot of kicks from them.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:34 am

Pervert.

Many elements are named after famous scientists. But what is unique about Meitner?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:07 am

I just looked Meitner up, and I'm disgusted with myself that the correct answer didn't even cross my mind. Clearly, I am a dinosaur.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:17 pm

Pro Grammar XVIII wrote:.

All these bets are the value (2 to the power of x)-x-1

ie

4 - trixie
11 - yankee
26 - canadian
57 - heinz
121 - gsuper heinz
247 - goliath.

Thanks Harry, I genuinely never knew that and there's me working out combos long hand since my school days of Rugby League handicaps

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:23 pm

Multiple Bet Types Rules

The Trixie 4 bets consisting of 3 selections from different events:
3 x 2 Doubles 1 x 3 Treble

The Yankee11 bets consisting of 4 selections from different events:
6 x Doubles 4 x Trebles 1 x

Super Yankee/Canadian 26 bets consisting of 5 selections from different events:
10 x Doubles 10 x Trebles 5 x 4 Folds 1 x 5 Folds

The Heinz 57 bets comprising 6 selections from different events:
15 x Doubles 20 x Trebles 15 x 4 Folds 6 x 5 Folds 1 x 6 Folds

The Super Heinz
120 bets consisting of 7 selections from different events:
21 x Doubles 35 x Trebles 35 x 4 Folds 21 x 5 Folds
7 x 6 Folds 1 x 7 Folds

The Goliath
247 bets comprising 8 selections from different events:
28 x Doubles 56 x Trebles 70 x 4 Folds 56 x 5 Folds
28 x 6 Folds 8 x 7 Folds 1 x 8 Folds

Looks like Blaise was a bookie !!!!!!

- - - - - - - - - - - - ----------- 1 ---------------------------
------------------------------ 1---- 1---------------------------
-------------------------- 1------ 2----- 1 ----------------------
------------------------ 1------ 3----- 3------ 1 ----------------

Trixie 3 doubles, 1 treble

----------------------- 1 --- 4 ----6---- 4 ----- 1 -------------
Yankee 6 doubles, 4 trebles,1 four fold

---------------------- 1-----5---- 10---- 10--- 5-----1----------
Canadian 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four folds, 1 five fold

---------------------1- 6-15- 20-15- 6- 1
------------------ 1 -7-21-35-35-21-7--1
-------------- 1- 8--28- 56-70-56-28-8- 1

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:36 pm

Weyland wrote:I just looked Meitner up, and I'm disgusted with myself that the correct answer didn't even cross my mind. Clearly, I am a dinosaur.

Weyland gets it. Well kind of! Lise Meitner was an Austrian physicist who was should have been awarded a Nobel Prize for Chemistry but wasn't (probably because she was a Doris) - so they named an element in her honour many years later.

Curium was named after both Pierre and Marie Curie.

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