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Other than their numerical sequence, what is significant about the following set of numbers?
1,2,4,6,8,9,10
1,2,4,6,8,9,10
Hint
Say them aloud.Title is also a hint.
Answer
Phonetically, each has one or more common homophones in American English or other well-known languages:1 (won)
2 (to, too)
4 (for, fore)
6 (sics [English, Latin])
8 (ate)
9 (nein [German])
10 (tin)
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Incredibly creative and fun teaser.
Difficult enough, also.
A perfect combination of cardinal number symbols (1,2,4, etc.) with their "verbal" counterparts (one, two, four, etc.), then "puzzled" as having other commonalities (the homophones).
Also ... if you could not make the "intuitive leap" (so typical of puzzles of this nature) you probably were unable to solve it.
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Difficult enough, also.
A perfect combination of cardinal number symbols (1,2,4, etc.) with their "verbal" counterparts (one, two, four, etc.), then "puzzled" as having other commonalities (the homophones).
Also ... if you could not make the "intuitive leap" (so typical of puzzles of this nature) you probably were unable to solve it.
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huh ?
Eh. I thought of this solution, but rejected it because of 6, 9 and 10. It is a stretch going to esoteric words, foreign words, or regional dialect pronunciations.
I like the idea, but this one did not resonate with me. Thanks for submitting a teaser!
I like the idea, but this one did not resonate with me. Thanks for submitting a teaser!
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