The smarter you are, the harder this is

[glatt]

Originally posted by Radar
I don't have more than 5 minutes of my time to devote to searching for a pattern in an inane puzzle.

I'm with Radar on this one. The puzzle is an amusement, a distraction. Purely for entertainment. I happened to have a few more minutes of time available to play around with it, and I got it. I'm sure Radar would get it too, given enough time.

No good can come from the puzzle, other than novelty value. Why waste time on it if you don't have enough time?