Yet Another QuikSand Puzzle

QuikSand · 12-21-2005, 12:03 PM

The other day, Mrs Q and I were having a conversation. It stuck me that I had an opportunity to create from it yet another puzzle to share with the crowd here. Hope you enjoy.

Here's a deliberately abbreviated synopsis of the conversation... it's now yours to figure out on your own:

- - - - -

Seven three in thirty-five?
Nine ten in thirty-nine...
We'd better pack our bags!

albionmoonlight · 12-21-2005, 12:20 PM

Something to do with flight numbers and when they are leaving? That would make some sense during the holiday travel season, and fits with packing bags.

I would say that you were looking at the screen in the airport, but they why aren't your bags packed by that point?

Subby · 12-21-2005, 12:22 PM

Yeah - I finally solved a QuikSand puzzle!

Dutch · 12-21-2005, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Seven three in thirty-five?
Nine ten in thirty-nine...

If you read this backwards as time

5:30 is half-way between 3:00 and 7:00.
9:30 is half-way between 10:00 and 9:00.

EDIT: Wait....actually, not quite, my mind was playing tricks on me...

dacman · 12-21-2005, 12:36 PM

numerically:

73 in 35
910 in 39

albionmoonlight · 12-21-2005, 01:04 PM

Another way to look at it:

73 in 30--five?

910 in 30--nine.

I'm still lost in the woods on this one.

QuikSand · 12-21-2005, 09:57 PM

Bumping for evening crowd... and hoping for progress.

lighthousekeeper · 12-21-2005, 10:14 PM

arrgggghhhhhhhh! i hate not figuring these things out!

Eaglesfan27 · 12-21-2005, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

arrgggghhhhhhhh! i hate not figuring these things out!

me too.

I've got nothing.

oliegirl · 12-21-2005, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

The other day, Mrs Q and I were having a conversation. It stuck me that I had an opportunity to create from it yet another puzzle to share with the crowd here. Hope you enjoy.

Here's a deliberately abbreviated synopsis of the conversation... it's now yours to figure out on your own:

- - - - -

Seven three in thirty-five?
Nine ten in thirty-nine...
We'd better pack our bags!

The first thing I thought of when I saw this was that the first set of numbers (before the "in") sound like baby weights...seven three is 7 lbs 3 oz, but I don't know what it would have to do with the second set of numbers, unless it's the number of hours in labor?????

Eaglesfan27 · 12-21-2005, 10:31 PM

Hmm, twins aren't usually that big, so I doubt it is babies unless two different people had the babies.

That's better than the track I was taking. I kept trying to analyze the numbers as coordinates on a map.

Celeval · 12-21-2005, 10:31 PM

Seven wins, three places in 35 games, nine wins, ten places in 39 games... pack bags for Vegas?

Buccaneer · 12-21-2005, 10:33 PM

The 2nd line appears to be an answer to question in the 1st line. The 3rd line appears to be the reaction to that answer.

Bags could mean more than luggage, like shopping bags, golf bags or a slang for packing it in.

Buccaneer · 12-21-2005, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celeval

Seven wins, three places in 35 games, nine wins, ten places in 39 games... pack bags for Vegas?

That could be an appropriate reason for packing bags. It does appears that the 2nd line is an increment over the 1st. Or a correction.

timmae · 12-21-2005, 10:56 PM

Jack Schmitt, the 12th man on the moon... was born on July 3rd of 1935. That and travelling... probably not related to the puzzle.

timmae · 12-21-2005, 10:58 PM

september 10th, 1939 canada declared war on germany...

dacman · 12-21-2005, 11:04 PM

It's a baby!?!?!?!

7lbs 3 oz at week 35
9lbs 10 oz (projected) at week 39

Back you're hospital bags--that baby's coming soon! (i.e. we ain't gettin' to 39 weeks).

edit: if I'm not mistaken, human gestation is 38 weeks, so that lines up.

oliegirl · 12-21-2005, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dacman

It's a baby!?!?!?!

7lbs 3 oz at week 35
9lbs 10 oz (projected) at week 39

Back you're hospital bags--that baby's coming soon! (i.e. we ain't gettin' to 39 weeks).

edit: if I'm not mistaken, human gestation is 38 weeks, so that lines up.

Good work! I couldn't figure out what the second set of numbers meant...Where is quiksand to confirm?

dacman · 12-21-2005, 11:13 PM

Well, hell. I meant gestation is 39 weeks, but I'm not completely sober and it's after midnight.

Solecismic · 12-22-2005, 12:08 AM

Well, let me be the first to offer congratulations. Post pics soon.

Alf · 12-22-2005, 03:05 AM

Hurray, baby Q !

Shkspr · 12-22-2005, 04:51 AM

Even assuming you can accurately determine the weight of a fetus to the ounce in utero, wouldn't the correct terminology be "Seven three at thirty five"?

"Seven three" and "Ten nine" sound like references to length, either in feet or inches ('Three' and 'nine' would correspond to 1/4 and 3/4 of a foot) or as a shorthand for decimal (metric?). "in thirty-five" does sound like a time interval of some sort.

But any other random guess would be crazy talk on my part.

QuikSand · 12-22-2005, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dacman

It's a baby!?!?!?!

7lbs 3 oz at week 35
9lbs 10 oz (projected) at week 39

Back you're hospital bags--that baby's coming soon! (i.e. we ain't gettin' to 39 weeks).

Congratulations to dacman, with a big assist from oliegirl!

Wonderful news from our household, we are very excited for our first!

cthomer5000 · 12-22-2005, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Wonderful news from our household, we are very excited for our first!

Congratulations!

albionmoonlight · 12-22-2005, 06:56 AM

Woo-hoo.

Congrats. It's like the Christmas present you give yourselves!

Airhog · 12-22-2005, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Congratulations to dacman, with a big assist from oliegirl!

Wonderful news from our household, we are very excited for our first!

So are you having a blade server? or maybe a SAN? Congratulations you two. No matter what kind of machine is born to you

Bee · 12-22-2005, 07:13 AM

Congratulations!

QuikSand · 12-22-2005, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solecismic

Post pics soon.

Well, since we look at it literally every night... here is our latest:

The technology is just fascinating... and just look at those chubby cheeks!

KWhit · 12-22-2005, 07:53 AM

Congrats!

Subby · 12-22-2005, 08:00 AM

That picture is awesome!

lighthousekeeper · 12-22-2005, 08:00 AM

nice turtleneck

Draft Dodger · 12-22-2005, 08:05 AM

man, for a bunch of dorks who play text sims...we sure do seem to crank out a bunch of babies.

FrogMan · 12-22-2005, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Well, since we look at it literally every night... here is our latest:

The technology is just fascinating... and just look at those chubby cheeks!

Man, another clone of Cam Edwards!!!

Seriously, congratulations and good luck with the rest of the pregnancyu. As you said, technology is amazing....

FM

gstelmack · 12-22-2005, 08:37 AM

Just remember that those weights are ESTIMATES. They thought our first was going to be huge (projecting close to 10 pounds or something) so they would not let my wife go past her due date. 7 lbs 12 oz, but she was tall (long and thin) with a big head. That really screwed up the ultrasound size estimations.

Huckleberry · 12-22-2005, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dacman

Well, hell. I meant gestation is 39 weeks, but I'm not completely sober and it's after midnight.

You were right the first time, IIRC. Human gestation is, on average, 38 weeks. However, pregnancies are often referred to in weeks from LMP, which is roughly gestation plus 2 weeks. So 39 weeks LMP is actually 37 weeks gestation.

Eaglesfan27 · 12-22-2005, 09:36 AM

Congrats Quiksand!

digamma · 12-22-2005, 09:52 AM

Congrats!

Solecismic · 12-22-2005, 12:21 PM

It's true that these are estimates. At 39 weeks (our child took 40) the ultrasound technician gave my wife a worried look and said Gregory was well over 10 pounds and might hit 11. He came out 8 pounds, 11 ounces, which is not too bad for a late baby.

Icy · 12-22-2005, 12:27 PM

Congrats! we got a 3D pick like that since yesterday, our girl will be born in 12 weeks from now.

Antmeister · 12-22-2005, 12:32 PM

Congrats on the baby! Awesome pic.

Dutch · 12-22-2005, 12:46 PM

Congratulations, Quik.

But I still think I was on to something by reading the puzzle backwards...

QuikSand · 01-11-2006, 08:42 PM

Mrs Q and I are absolutely overjoyed at our wonderful news -- after more than 20 hours of labor and a pretty rough go of things, she delivered at a bit past 1:00 Tuesday morning. The 8 pound 6 ounce baby girl is named Elisa Kay, and both baby and mom are doing well and preparing to come home tomorrow morning. Baby has been doing just great -- early returns are that she's a very good sleeper and eater -- she has cried less than a half hour in total of the first (nearly) 48 hours of her young life, and she is taking to feeding pretty well in day two.

Dad is making a pass by home to rack up a few quality sleep hours... and to finally exhale after the undisputed best days of my life.

Dutch · 01-11-2006, 08:47 PM

Outstanding!

cthomer5000 · 01-11-2006, 08:47 PM

A hearty congratulations to you.

Toddzilla · 01-11-2006, 08:51 PM

My most heartiest of congratulations, Dad!

Now the real puzzle begins....

FrogMan · 01-11-2006, 09:06 PM

congrats to the new family!!!

FM

kcchief19 · 01-11-2006, 09:08 PM

Wonderful news ... congrats!

Buccaneer · 01-11-2006, 09:13 PM

It's funny, I sent him an email yesterday saying it must be getting close. Guess he was busy.

Congrats. Now a different life starts.

Maple Leafs · 01-11-2006, 09:15 PM

Congratulations.

Easy Mac · 01-11-2006, 09:30 PM

Does anyone shorten this thread title as YAQ P?

12-21-2005, 12:22 PM	#3
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Yeah - I finally solved a QuikSand puzzle! __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

12-21-2005, 12:36 PM	#5
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	numerically: 73 in 35 910 in 39 __________________ No signatures allowed.

12-21-2005, 01:04 PM	#6
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Another way to look at it: 73 in 30--five? 910 in 30--nine. I'm still lost in the woods on this one. Last edited by albionmoonlight : 12-21-2005 at 01:15 PM.

12-21-2005, 10:14 PM	#8
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	arrgggghhhhhhhh! i hate not figuring these things out! __________________ ...

12-21-2005, 10:31 PM	#11
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Hmm, twins aren't usually that big, so I doubt it is babies unless two different people had the babies. That's better than the track I was taking. I kept trying to analyze the numbers as coordinates on a map. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

12-21-2005, 12:20 PM	#2
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Something to do with flight numbers and when they are leaving? That would make some sense during the holiday travel season, and fits with packing bags. I would say that you were looking at the screen in the airport, but they why aren't your bags packed by that point?

12-21-2005, 09:57 PM	#7
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Bumping for evening crowd... and hoping for progress.

12-21-2005, 10:31 PM	#12
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	Seven wins, three places in 35 games, nine wins, ten places in 39 games... pack bags for Vegas?

12-21-2005, 10:33 PM	#13
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	The 2nd line appears to be an answer to question in the 1st line. The 3rd line appears to be the reaction to that answer. Bags could mean more than luggage, like shopping bags, golf bags or a slang for packing it in.

12-21-2005, 10:56 PM	#15
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	Jack Schmitt, the 12th man on the moon... was born on July 3rd of 1935. That and travelling... probably not related to the puzzle. __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

12-21-2005, 10:58 PM	#16
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	september 10th, 1939 canada declared war on germany... __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

12-21-2005, 11:04 PM	#17
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	It's a baby!?!?!?! 7lbs 3 oz at week 35 9lbs 10 oz (projected) at week 39 Back you're hospital bags--that baby's coming soon! (i.e. we ain't gettin' to 39 weeks). edit: if I'm not mistaken, human gestation is 38 weeks, so that lines up. __________________ No signatures allowed. Last edited by dacman : 12-21-2005 at 11:05 PM.

12-21-2005, 11:13 PM	#19
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	Well, hell. I meant gestation is 39 weeks, but I'm not completely sober and it's after midnight. __________________ No signatures allowed.

12-22-2005, 12:08 AM	#20
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	Well, let me be the first to offer congratulations. Post pics soon.

12-22-2005, 03:05 AM	#21
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	Hurray, baby Q ! __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

12-22-2005, 04:51 AM	#22
Shkspr College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Amarillo, TX	Even assuming you can accurately determine the weight of a fetus to the ounce in utero, wouldn't the correct terminology be "Seven three at thirty five"? "Seven three" and "Ten nine" sound like references to length, either in feet or inches ('Three' and 'nine' would correspond to 1/4 and 3/4 of a foot) or as a shorthand for decimal (metric?). "in thirty-five" does sound like a time interval of some sort. But any other random guess would be crazy talk on my part. Last edited by Shkspr : 12-22-2005 at 06:00 AM.

12-22-2005, 06:56 AM	#25
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Woo-hoo. Congrats. It's like the Christmas present you give yourselves!

12-22-2005, 07:13 AM	#27
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	Congratulations!

12-22-2005, 07:53 AM	#29
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Congrats!

12-22-2005, 08:00 AM	#30
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	That picture is awesome! __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

12-22-2005, 08:00 AM	#31
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	nice turtleneck __________________ ...

12-22-2005, 08:05 AM	#32
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	man, for a bunch of dorks who play text sims...we sure do seem to crank out a bunch of babies. __________________ Mile High Hockey

12-22-2005, 08:37 AM	#34
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Just remember that those weights are ESTIMATES. They thought our first was going to be huge (projecting close to 10 pounds or something) so they would not let my wife go past her due date. 7 lbs 12 oz, but she was tall (long and thin) with a big head. That really screwed up the ultrasound size estimations. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

12-22-2005, 09:36 AM	#36
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Congrats Quiksand! __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

12-22-2005, 09:52 AM	#37
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Congrats!

12-22-2005, 12:21 PM	#38
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	It's true that these are estimates. At 39 weeks (our child took 40) the ultrasound technician gave my wife a worried look and said Gregory was well over 10 pounds and might hit 11. He came out 8 pounds, 11 ounces, which is not too bad for a late baby.

12-22-2005, 12:27 PM	#39
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	Congrats! we got a 3D pick like that since yesterday, our girl will be born in 12 weeks from now.

12-22-2005, 12:32 PM	#40
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Congrats on the baby! Awesome pic.

12-22-2005, 12:46 PM	#41
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Congratulations, Quik. But I still think I was on to something by reading the puzzle backwards...

01-11-2006, 08:42 PM	#42
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Mrs Q and I are absolutely overjoyed at our wonderful news -- after more than 20 hours of labor and a pretty rough go of things, she delivered at a bit past 1:00 Tuesday morning. The 8 pound 6 ounce baby girl is named Elisa Kay, and both baby and mom are doing well and preparing to come home tomorrow morning. Baby has been doing just great -- early returns are that she's a very good sleeper and eater -- she has cried less than a half hour in total of the first (nearly) 48 hours of her young life, and she is taking to feeding pretty well in day two. Dad is making a pass by home to rack up a few quality sleep hours... and to finally exhale after the undisputed best days of my life.

01-11-2006, 08:47 PM	#43
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Outstanding!

01-11-2006, 08:51 PM	#45
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	My most heartiest of congratulations, Dad! Now the real puzzle begins....

01-11-2006, 09:06 PM	#46
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	congrats to the new family!!! FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

01-11-2006, 09:08 PM	#47
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Wonderful news ... congrats!

01-11-2006, 09:13 PM	#48
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	It's funny, I sent him an email yesterday saying it must be getting close. Guess he was busy. Congrats. Now a different life starts.