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A very simple puzzle

nyarlothothep · 2010-07-26 21:37:48

What is the next line in this sequence 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1

26-07-2010 10:37PM

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What is the next line in this sequence

1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1

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#2 27-07-2010 12:35AM

Flyin Irishman

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312211

-did it in an algorithms class a while back :cool:

Anyone wanna post the next line in the sequence?

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#3 27-07-2010 01:35PM

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13112221

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#4 04-09-2010 12:27AM

Sack

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1113213211

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#5 04-09-2010 09:10AM

Flyin Irishman

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31131211131221

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#6 30-09-2010 01:56PM

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1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
3 1 2 2 1 1

Wo ist die Gemütlichkeit?

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#7 04-10-2010 11:19AM

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Explanation?

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#8 11-10-2010 07:57PM

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Blisterman wrote: »

Explanation?

Each line describes what was in the line before it

So if we start with the first line:
1

Then, the next:
11 - There was one one in the previous line

And so on:

21 - There were two ones in the last line
1211 - There was one two and one one
111221 - There was one one, one two and two ones

Its a silly puzzle but its often taught in computer courses as it is used as a simple compression algorithm for computer files.

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