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From: latham@bsdpkh.UUCP (Ken Latham)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Re: Most different **SPOILER**
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Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 03:12:19 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 18 03:12:19 1986
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> 
> Here's an old puzzle that I have nonetheless seen only once, so
>  ......
> Which figure is the MOST different from the rest, and why?
> 
>                                     /\ 
>   ----------     ----------        /  \       ----------
>  |          |   |          |      /    \     |          |
>  |    /\    |   |   ----   |     / ---- \    |   ----   |
>  |   /**\   |   |  |****|  |    / |****| \   |  |    |  |
>  |   \**/   |   |  |****|  |    \ |****| /   |  |    |  |
>  |    \/    |   |   ----   |     \ ---- /    |   ----   |
>  |          |   |          |      \    /     |          |
>   ----------     ----------        \  /       ----------
>                                     \/ 
> 
>       1              2              3             4
> 
> 



I rank them this way:

		1	2	3	4

outside shape	3	3	1	3

inside shape	1	3	3	3

shaded center	3	3	3	1


each number is the count of the figures with which it has the feature in
common.

Therefore #2 is the MOST different because it is the most similar (HUH?)

( It has the greatest number of attributes in common with the greatest
  number of other figures .... greatest total count of commonality )

Baffling but true!



			Ken Latham, AT&T-IS (via AGS Inc.), Orlando , FL

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