Got some time to kill? I suggest trying to solve the mystery behind the Petals Around The Rose. It's an interesting puzzle that apparently even challenged Bill Gates. It took me several tosses to figure out. After i had a theory that worked, it almost took me just as long to figure out how it got that name. Good luck!
Posted by Matthew at June 12, 2004 03:55 PMi had to roll a couple dozen times to start getting the right answer consistently, but i didn't know why. and then after doing another couple dozen correctly, with one or two surprisingly not correct, the formula dawned on me and two seconds after that, i realized why it's called Petals Around The Rose. great puzzle, thanks!
Posted by: Tracy at June 13, 2004 10:16 PMit took me a few tries as well, but using the name helped a bit... interesting!
Posted by: Josh at June 14, 2004 11:58 PMMatthew!!! I don't get it!!!
Posted by: Kathy Mountz at June 27, 2004 03:55 PM