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Old 09-16-2004, 10:53 PM   #1
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Default Google's Puzzle...

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/artic...&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.
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Old 09-17-2004, 10:09 AM   #2
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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:
Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <limits.h>

using namespace std;

const string e = "27182818284590452353602874713526624977572470936999595749669676277240766303535475945713821785251664274274663919320030599218174135966290435729003342952605956307381";

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 for (long start = 0; start < e.length() - 9; start++) {
  int sum = 0;
  for (long i = start; i < start + 10; i++) {
   sum += strtoll(e.substr(i, 1).c_str(), (char **)NULL, 10);
  }
  if (sum == 49) {
   cout << e.substr(start, 10) << "\n";
  }
 }
 return 0;
}
The answer is 5966290435.
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Old 09-17-2004, 10:13 AM   #3
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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.
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Old 09-17-2004, 10:17 AM   #4
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I'm sure you did zildjian.

I also created this whole idea for Google.
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Old 09-18-2004, 05:38 PM   #5
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Old 09-18-2004, 05:45 PM   #6
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Old 09-18-2004, 05:47 PM   #7
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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.
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Old 11-5-2004, 05:51 PM   #8
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Yeah, well im vishnu, ill bitchslap you 4 times at once
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Old 11-5-2004, 05:54 PM   #9
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Please don't bump old topics.
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