Did you get it right on the third try?

It took me 22 mins.

I was trying my hardest to think like a stupid person!

wtf??? petals, roses? It's a bunch of dice!! I thought I was quite laterally minded, obviously not. And I'm not trying to sound intelligent because I can't do it - it only tests one type of intelligence anyway when in fact there are (at least) nine different types. In a Mensa IQ test which measures spatial, linguistic and mathematical intelligence I scored 155 - chances are my zone of proximal development concerning other types of intelligence is frustratingly large.

It's nothing to do with stupid or not, it's just about your ability to think outside the box.

You can actually sove this two ways, you could sove it by simply building a large enough table of data and working it out by analysing that, or you could simply re-read the name a few times.

jag can you pm me the answer it's driving me mad

Don't do it!! It's so much more fun watching people go buggy.

*whimper*

I dooonn't get it!!!!!

And I can't spend more than a few minutes at a time on it.


Life is hell, I tell you. Helll!

*sigh*

:p

Took me three tries, and I guessed the basic idea immediately, just messed up a detail. Guess I must be stupid, as I know I'm close-minded, technically minded, and uncreative.

(seriously, of course someone who wasted a year on the puzzle would claim the smarter you are the harder the puzzle is. Sheesh)

Oh riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Thanks.

My initial reaction went something like this:

f**^*(*£$ "**@>~? @?£¬***@@ ~~##"!!!

For those still struggling, I recommend you never find out the solution. It will make you feel incredibly stupid and demoralised. I'm going to re-take that Mensa test.

Catwoman slumps off, thoroughly embarrassed

Why does no one listen to me? Hello? Is anybody there? It's cold are there are wolves chasing me.

You'd know ;)

Easy, a snap! This is the stupid way I approach all math. Visually. Generally it doesnt work, so this is refreshing.

Took me about 10 minutes, and maybe 20 tries. I guessed right, purely by chance, several times, but hadn't figured out the pattern till I read the first post in this thread that talked about the "name." Went back and looked at it again and got it right away.

I agree, it has zero to do with intelligence, and has everything to do with how your brain is wired, and how relaxed a thinker you are.