Interesting Observations

[Malcfw]

The word: WIZARD is interesting; as follows:
Using the standard English alphabet

W 4 from the end
I 9 from the start
Z 1 from the end
A 1 from the start
R 9 from the end
D 4 from the start

Also, each alphabet position used is a square!
Interesting? Any other magical properties?
I spotted this in 1991 while travelling on a bus and having finished a Terry Pratchett novel, having nothing else to do.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

That must have been some dull bus journey!!

Welcome to the forum, Malc. I hope you'll have many happy years of posting.

Oh and by the way, I haven't a clue what you're on about! Explain? Pretty please?

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Welcome Malcfw
and I also don't understand...

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Welcome Malcfw

The symmetry of the characters in the word on their hierarchical position in the roman alphabet

4 - 9 - 1 - 1 - 9 - 4...?

Easier to see that way? Also alternating from the end or the start of the alphabet.

I think it might well not be a coincidence in the same way that abracadabra is supposed to be mathematically magical

 

[Penfold]

Hellooo and welcome Malc!

 

[michelanCello]

Welcome from me too, Malcfw!

In the hungarian language, you have this sort of sentences which is the same if you read it from the back... but they don't work if I translate them

 

[An Auditor]

Hi

Welcome from me too Malcfw.

Here goes. .. . . . ..

WIZARD = 491194 eh?!

Now that's Magic


<i'll get mi coat>

Adge

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome from me too.

But do you know the answer to the crossword question in Making Money?

"1 down: Shaken players shift the load (9 letters)

Answer = Carthorse

 

[mspanners]

WIZARD = 491194

4+9+1+1+9+4 = 28

Now 2+8= AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I just said 8........and I said 8 again......... Shi.....................

AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG........................

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

 

[Bouncy Castle]

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[Bouncy Castle]

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[deldaisy]

Welcome from me too.

But do you know the answer to the crossword question in Making Money?

"1 down: Shaken players shift the load (9 letters)

Answer = Carthorse

I am rubbish at cryptic crosswords... and I only like puzzles where I can turn the page and see the answers. TELL ME THE ANSWER! NOW!

And welcome Malcfw. My oldest sends me strange mathmatical messages like that from trains. "Do you realise that in six years time when I am the age you were when you had me, Morgan will be the age I was when Hayden was born, and if you add our ages up and divide it by sum of the numbers of the year you were born it equals the age dad was when I was born.." or something like that

 

[deldaisy]

Tony?...................................................................
Well?

 

[Tonyblack]

Tony?...................................................................
Well?

Click three times in the spoiler box.

 

[deldaisy]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Tony?...................................................................
Well?

Click three times in the spoiler box.

Or just position the cursor over the box, click, hold down the button, and drag.

 

[deldaisy]

I'm getting SUCH an education in here

 

[pip]

I'm getting SUCH an education in here

Too little too late

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

I'm getting SUCH an education in here

Too little too late

Smack him Del!