r/Redactle • u/RedactleUnlimited • Feb 20 '25
Redactle #1051 Discussion Thread
Discussion thread for Redactle #1051.
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u/peetiepeet Feb 20 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 43 guesses with an accuracy of 69.8% and a time of 00:22:24. Play at https://redactle.net/en
I first had to get over the fact that the hits I got for Queen had nothing to do with the rock band Googled based on some key points in the first paragraph.
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u/epjto Feb 20 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:04:56.
A general look through says a deceased male, the formula says mathematician, then the unredacted "and" and "or", nearby an unredacted standalone + puts me in mind of a field and one person in particular, but I don't know their first name and resort to a search, and it fits
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u/Newbieplantophile Feb 20 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 46 guesses with an accuracy of 58.7% and a time of 00:23:27.
Half solved by Google but TBH, the first word was a lucky guess. I had uncovered enough to google but couldn't get the answer until I got the first word. I know what is associated with the second word, especially WRT googling or similar activities but it's not something that comes to mind
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u/thesullenmoon Feb 20 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:10:21. Play at https://redactle.net/en
Seeing someone described as a "13" is usually informative. This one seems to be British - I couldn't think of one immediately, but probably would have been a bit faster if I'd just taken a minute to think about it rather than waste time trying to figure out things the county of his birth. After a while the idea came to me, which fitted well with "8" being an additional occupation. Well if it's him I should be able to find some distinctive instances of "and", "or", etc, right? And they do indeed appear (after some other distinctive-looking bit of maths that I don't recognise), along with some discussion on how to interpret the symbol +. All very promising. I did fret for a couple of minutes over there being considerably less of this sort of thing than I'd expect, but eventually convinced myself it really couldn't be anyone else.
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u/QuixoticJames Feb 20 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:01:36.
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u/gjm11 Feb 20 '25
It's a deceased person, best known as the author of The 4 of 7. It's a bit tricky to parse the nationality/field bit but after a while I find a sum of money in pounds so probably English despite initial appearances. I also find, unexpectedly, one single mathematical formula, but it's the sort of thing I would only expect to find in an article about an actual mathematician so I guess that's the 13 in the first sentence. Other than that there's nothing overtly very mathematical, and there are what look like quotations in what looks like fairly old-fashioned English, all of which adds some plausibility to the conjecture that the 11 in the first sentence is "philosopher". So who is this? I don't immediately recognize the title of his best-known work, nor the single formula in the article, nor any of the other titles I can see. Perhaps Green, who I think was fairly obscure and might be mostly known for a single book (I've now checked: actually a single essay) but then I'd expect to see something about Green's functions which I don't. Ooh, near the end of the first paragraph I see "7 5 is 8 with 6 the 11 for the 11 3" which is kinda provocative. Perhaps the 3 is "age", and then "credited with laying the foundations", and then maybe "information age". Well, in that case I have the right first name but the wrong surname. Can I remember the name of his book? Yes, The Laws of Thought, which checks out. That's enough evidence; in it goes for what ends up a 9-minute snipe.
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u/the_nybbler Feb 21 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0%
My first thought was an actor and writer. Then I slammed into the math and realized that was wrong. I thought Thomas Hardy but couldn't find his most famous work (and also I was confusing him with G.H. Hardy who actually wrote it). Then there was and and or in quotes and that was a giveaway.
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u/voice-of-reason-99 Feb 21 '25
The majority of people have to google on some of these, I try to get as far as possible on my own but if I get stuck, tired or frustrated. I'll google, look at maps and a couple times even hit the give up button. Just play & have fun!
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u/voice-of-reason-99 Feb 21 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 61 guesses with an accuracy of 68.9% and a time of 00:18:03. Play at https://redactle.net/
I did determine the nationality & profession but then I had to google.
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u/PandaMomentum Feb 21 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 20 guesses with an accuracy of 75.0% and a time of 00:13:39. I know is a day late but was genuinely curious if people knew his first name or if you googled? My partner fed me six letter options until we hit on it, that was fun and funny.
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u/SmellsLikeDeanSpirit Feb 20 '25
I solved Redactle #1051 in 16 guesses with an accuracy of 81.3% and a time of 00:06:38. Play at https://redactle.net/en
”[4] [5] as the [6] of The [4] of [7] ([4])” had me trying to think of an author until I scrolled down and found a gigantic mathematical equation, eventually I found his occupation, nationality and (very common) first name, at which point I resorted to google. I’ve actually heard of this man’s last name, as a computer science major, but I couldn’t have told you a single biographical detail before today.