World's Oldest Puzzle Solved

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World's Oldest Puzzle Solved 78

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @12:20AM from the lasting-longer-than-rubik's-cube dept.

An anonymous reader observes: "The Loculus of Archimedes, the world's oldest puzzle, has been solved. It has 536 solutions. You can find the details here."

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Eureka! (Score:2, Funny)

by shfted! ( 600189 ) writes: on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @12:25AM (#7499539) Journal

Is this the part where Ed Pegg gets to run through the streets naked?

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Thank you, Bill Cutler... (Score:2, Funny)

by kommakazi ( 610098 ) writes: on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @12:26AM (#7499549)

My life is complete. I may now die in peace.

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Wrong...this is older (Score:5, Funny)

by Spoing ( 152917 ) writes: on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @12:38AM (#7499612) Homepage
1. Billy Og:
2. "So, Mr. Pterodactyl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a -- " *CRUNCH*.
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Re:Computation (Score:2, Funny)

by Noah Adler ( 627206 ) writes: on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @01:30AM (#7499912) Homepage

We will soon be replacing our market analysits and physicians with programmers!

No, we'll be replacing them with programs.

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WRONG (Score:5, Funny)

by Izanagi ( 466436 ) writes: on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @02:07AM (#7500102) Journal

Every one knows the world's oldest unsolved puzzle involves women!!

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Thanks for nothing! (Score:5, Funny)

by breon.halling ( 235909 ) writes: on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @02:11AM (#7500124)

Thanks for ruining it for me! I'd only made it to the 535th solution! =p

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Re:WRONG (Score:2, Funny)

by CCIEwannabe ( 538547 ) writes: on Tuesday November 18, 2003 @08:13AM (#7501021) Homepage

Everyone knows the world's oldest unsolved puzzle involves women!!

Replace the word involves with is

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Eureka! (Score:2, Funny)

Thank you, Bill Cutler... (Score:2, Funny)

Wrong...this is older (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Computation (Score:2, Funny)

WRONG (Score:5, Funny)

Thanks for nothing! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:WRONG (Score:2, Funny)

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