Petals Around the Rose

A mathematical puzzle involving dice.

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[ceriuba]

1)2

2)6

3)2

the petals around the rose should not be revealed to anyone, unless this person has solved the problem!

don´t reveal it on your next video!

you sad that everything can be googled but, incredibly, the answer to petals around the rose is not on google! anyone who tries to find it won´t do it! so please don´t reveal the secret!

[TheMathGuy]

Um, actually it is. It's very easy for anyone who wishes to do so to find it (not that I'm encouraging anyone to do so--that spoils the fun!).

[Jihunn]

This problem is ill defined!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheMathGuy]

Each roll of the dice corresponds to a number, which is an even number greater than or equal to zero: i.e. 0,2,4,6,8,... That's the most "defining" I'm allowed to do with this game. Good luck! Solution will follow in a later video.

[deathorjustice]

No your a moron Jihunn. Let the "rose" be a dot at the center of the die. And the surrounding dot be the "petals" So basically 1,2,4, and 6 all equal to 0 when figuring out the soultuion. 3 is equal to 2 since there are 2 surrounding dots from the center, and 5 is equal to 4 since there are 4 surrounding dots from the center. Once again you are a moron.

[TheMathGuy]

Well, you've given away the solution. But even without it, the problem is not ill-defined. There is a deterministic rule associating to each roll of the dice to a non-negative even integer. The object of the game is to try to guess that rule and use it to give the integers corresponding to the last three rolls.

[bryceboyblue]

Damn google. This used to be the coolest trick to play on people who had no clue... now anyone can know without trying.

[lolz222288]

lol got it when all my dice were 5's

[devil7892]

the 2,6,2 is not gonna help you,

Jss,

[MrMetalmaniac345]

2-6-2

[jordyboii18]

2

6

2



[dorianfromcroatia]

you are doing it wrong, you play with 5 dice :)

[VitalyLab]

Count the dots around 3's and 5's not the middle one then you got the answer!

[oreoshooter]

2 6 2

[weirdalyou]

2,6,2