Iconic Places and 820.5: Grandpa's silly math
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Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:
"Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.
Show that the following equation is correct.
Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"
Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.
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This riddle could be considered short and sweet and may need some lateral thinking.
Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:
"Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.
Show that the following equation is correct.
Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"
Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.
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asked Dec 3 at 13:45
DEEM
5,0651395
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up vote
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This riddle could be considered short and sweet and may need some lateral thinking.
Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:
"Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.
Show that the following equation is correct.
Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"
Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.
riddle knowledge
asked Dec 3 at 13:45
DEEM
5,0651395
This riddle could be considered short and sweet and may need some lateral thinking.
Grandpa says to me with a mischievous smile:
"Hope you know your famous iconic places or landmarks.
Show that the following equation is correct.
Taiwan Landmark NY Landmark US Iconic Highway = 820.5"
Bit of a stretch, if you ask me.
riddle knowledge
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asked Dec 3 at 13:45
DEEM
5,0651395
asked Dec 3 at 13:45
DEEM
5,0651395
edited Dec 3 at 14:44
asked Dec 3 at 13:45
DEEM
5,0651395
asked Dec 3 at 13:45
DEEM
5,0651395
asked Dec 3 at 13:45
DEEM
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5,0651395
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Taiwan Landmark:
(Taipei) 101
NY Landmark:
Times Square
US Iconic Highway:
Route (root) 66
Equation:
101 * sqr(66)
Which equals
820.5, approximately.
answered Dec 3 at 14:07
S. M.
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Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
– Bass
Dec 3 at 14:11
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The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.
The maths are
$101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$
Which you can read aloud to get
"(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"
answered Dec 3 at 14:09
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Taiwan Landmark:
(Taipei) 101
NY Landmark:
Times Square
US Iconic Highway:
Route (root) 66
Equation:
101 * sqr(66)
Which equals
820.5, approximately.
answered Dec 3 at 14:07
S. M.
837413
1
Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
– Bass
Dec 3 at 14:11
add a comment |
up vote
15
down vote
accepted
Taiwan Landmark:
(Taipei) 101
NY Landmark:
Times Square
US Iconic Highway:
Route (root) 66
Equation:
101 * sqr(66)
Which equals
820.5, approximately.
answered Dec 3 at 14:07
S. M.
837413
1
Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
– Bass
Dec 3 at 14:11
add a comment |
up vote
15
down vote
accepted
up vote
15
down vote
accepted
Taiwan Landmark:
(Taipei) 101
NY Landmark:
Times Square
US Iconic Highway:
Route (root) 66
Equation:
101 * sqr(66)
Which equals
820.5, approximately.
answered Dec 3 at 14:07
S. M.
837413
Taiwan Landmark:
(Taipei) 101
NY Landmark:
Times Square
US Iconic Highway:
Route (root) 66
Equation:
101 * sqr(66)
Which equals
820.5, approximately.
answered Dec 3 at 14:07
S. M.
837413
edited Dec 3 at 14:17
answered Dec 3 at 14:07
S. M.
837413
answered Dec 3 at 14:07
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answered Dec 3 at 14:07
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Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
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Dec 3 at 14:11
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Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
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Dec 3 at 14:11
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Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
– Bass
Dec 3 at 14:11
Nicely sniped. Shouldn't have concentrated on the formatting so much :-)
– Bass
Dec 3 at 14:11
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up vote
8
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The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.
The maths are
$101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$
Which you can read aloud to get
"(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"
answered Dec 3 at 14:09
Bass
26.7k465167
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up vote
8
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The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.
The maths are
$101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$
Which you can read aloud to get
"(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"
answered Dec 3 at 14:09
Bass
26.7k465167
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8
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up vote
8
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The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.
The maths are
$101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$
Which you can read aloud to get
"(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"
answered Dec 3 at 14:09
Bass
26.7k465167
The correct value is actually a bit more than 820.52, so the equals sign should probably be a bit wavier.
The maths are
$101 times sqrt{66} approx 820.527878868..$
Which you can read aloud to get
"(Taipei) 101" "Times Square" "Route 66"
answered Dec 3 at 14:09
Bass
26.7k465167
answered Dec 3 at 14:09
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