Google's Puzzle...

[insomniakxz]

Take from slashdot...

"Commuters in Cambridge, Mass., are scratching their heads over signs challenging passers-by to solve a complicated math problem. The mysterious banners are actually a job-recruiting pitch from Google."

http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3916173

and

http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/16/139232&tid=217&tid=8

So basically, it's a huge sign that says "{first 10-digit prime found in consecutive digits of e}.com" which is the address of a webpage with another puzzle... and the people who solve it might get a chance to work for Google as a "brainy engineer." So...anyone up for it?

Sorry if it's in the wrong forum...I was deciding between this and chit chat.

[Xaimus]

I solved this a while back.

The URL is:
7427466391.com

The digits of each of the numbers shown on that site add up to 49. I quickly wrote the following ass-program and got the answer:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <limits.h>

using namespace std;

const string e = "27182818284590452353602874713526624977572470936999595749669676277240766303535475945713821785251664274274663919320030599218174135966290435729003342952605956307381";

int main&#40;int argc, char **argv&#41; &#123;
 for &#40;long start = 0; start < e.length&#40;&#41; - 9; start++&#41; &#123;
  int sum = 0;
  for &#40;long i = start; i < start + 10; i++&#41; &#123;
   sum += strtoll&#40;e.substr&#40;i, 1&#41;.c_str&#40;&#41;, &#40;char **&#41;NULL, 10&#41;;
  &#125;
  if &#40;sum == 49&#41; &#123;
   cout << e.substr&#40;start, 10&#41; << "\n";
  &#125;
 &#125;
 return 0;
&#125;

The answer is 5966290435.

[zildjian133]

I solved it to they gave me a job and i quit in 3 days and got a 120 dollar employment check. I tried to cash it but couldn't because I wasn't 18. So I threw it away.

[banditcom]

I'm sure you did zildjian.

I also created this whole idea for Google.

[dinnerroll]

I started the internet so ha

[Privateer]

I'm God. No, I really am.

[lightdarkness]

Ok, enough guys.

This has been solved, and posted on every message board, and everyone has read it.

I belive google has stoped taking resumes from the site.

If you want this thread to remain open, please keep it semi-related.

[Uzumaki_NarutoTheDemonFox]

Yeah, well im vishnu, ill bitchslap you 4 times at once

[lightdarkness]

Please don't bump old topics.