{"id":20997,"date":"2013-07-28T23:09:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T23:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/?p=20997"},"modified":"2013-07-28T23:09:02","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T23:09:02","slug":"day-209-maths-dancing-a-published-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/28\/day-209-maths-dancing-a-published-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 209: Maths Dancing &#038; A Published Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/63198641@N04\/6267107228\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Math Dances\" alt=\"Math Dances\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/6267107228_e851b98bab.jpg?w=600\"  \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Math Dances (Photo credit: Dylan231)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I saw that and loved it.<\/p>\n<p>I will admit that I had to look this up to check it was today&#8217;s number (I would have been annoyed had this been another day and I missed it&#8230;), but during one geeky session with a calculator, I tend to remember that\u00a0209=1<sup>6<\/sup>+2<sup>5<\/sup>+3<sup>4<\/sup>+4<sup>3<\/sup>+5<sup>2<\/sup>+6<sup>1<\/sup>. Which is kinda funky. Some other numbers in this sequence &#8211; if it can be called that &#8211; are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1<sup>1<\/sup>=1<\/li>\n<li>1<sup>2<\/sup>+2<sup>1=3<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>1<sup>3<\/sup>+2<sup>2<\/sup>+3<sup>1<\/sup>=8<\/li>\n<li>1<sup>4<\/sup>+2<sup>3<\/sup>+3<sup>2<\/sup>+4<sup>1<\/sup>=22<\/li>\n<li>1<sup>5<\/sup>+2<sup>4<\/sup>+3<sup>3<\/sup>+4<sup>2<\/sup>+5<sup>1<\/sup>=65<\/li>\n<li>1<sup>6<\/sup>+2<sup>5<\/sup>+3<sup>4<\/sup>+4<sup>3<\/sup>+5<sup>2<\/sup>+6<sup>1<\/sup>=209<\/li>\n<li>1<sup>7<\/sup>+2<sup>6<\/sup>+3<sup>5<\/sup>+4<sup>4<\/sup>+5<sup>3<\/sup>+6<sup>2<\/sup>+7<sup>1<\/sup>=732<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today has mostly been spent watching the Hungarian Grand Prix, won by <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Lewis Hamilton\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lewis_Hamilton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a>. A surprising result for many reasons &#8211; they hadn&#8217;t looked fast all weekend, but ended up on pole, they had been eating tyres all weekend, but not today. \u00a0That was a fairly good race to watch. I&#8217;ve got out of the habit of blogging as I watch. It wasn&#8217;t practical to do it today as Mrs Pitts&#8217; sister was round &#8211; it was rude enough watching the race, I couldn&#8217;t sit there and type constantly.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the day involved getting a cache published (GC4H7YH), finding a cache and going to band. All lovely stuff.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com\/2013\/07\/27\/lewis-hamilton-surprised-to-start-on-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/188695722_80_80.jpg?w=1165\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" href=\"http:\/\/motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com\/2013\/07\/27\/lewis-hamilton-surprised-to-start-on-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton surprised to start on pole<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Sports_News\/2013\/07\/27\/Hamilton-edges-Vettel-to-take-Hungarian-Grand-Prix-pole\/UPI-92701374953700\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/188749614_80_80.jpg?w=1165\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.upi.com\/Sports_News\/2013\/07\/27\/Hamilton-edges-Vettel-to-take-Hungarian-Grand-Prix-pole\/UPI-92701374953700\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton edges Vettel to take Hungarian Grand Prix pole<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/formula1\/23478496&amp;a=188707374&amp;rid=ecc71e91-412f-4f5d-b46d-55a647c63df0&amp;e=4ed9d7f0afe952902c62446684c6b93d\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/188707374_80_80.jpg?w=1165\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/formula1\/23478496&amp;a=188707374&amp;rid=ecc71e91-412f-4f5d-b46d-55a647c63df0&amp;e=4ed9d7f0afe952902c62446684c6b93d\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton not expecting Hungary win<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/beyondtheredline.org\/formula-1-lewis-hamilton-claims-first-win-for-mercedes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/188937649_80_80.jpg?w=1165\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" href=\"http:\/\/beyondtheredline.org\/formula-1-lewis-hamilton-claims-first-win-for-mercedes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Formula 1 &#8211; Lewis Hamilton Claims First Win For Mercedes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2013\/07\/28\/lewis-hamilton-targets-f1-title-challenge-with-mercedes-after-winning-hungarian-grand-prix-3902156\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/188940684_80_80.jpg?w=1165\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 80px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px;\" href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2013\/07\/28\/lewis-hamilton-targets-f1-title-challenge-with-mercedes-after-winning-hungarian-grand-prix-3902156\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton targets F1 title challenge with Mercedes after winning Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?w=1165\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw that and loved it. I will admit that I had to look this up to check it was today&#8217;s number (I would have been annoyed had this been another day and I missed it&#8230;), but during one geeky session with a calculator, I tend to remember that\u00a0209=16+25+34+43+52+61. Which is kinda funky. Some other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,34,41,42],"tags":[117,1171,1471,1472,1776,1954,2163,2476,2678],"class_list":["post-20997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","hentry","category-2","category-banding","category-formula-one","category-geocaching-hobbies","tag-2013-hungarian-grand-prix","tag-formula-one","tag-hungarian-grand-prix","tag-hungaroring","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-mercedes-gp","tag-nico-rosberg","tag-puzzle-cache","tag-sebastian-vettel","post_format-post-format-audio","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6OeSW-5sF","jetpack-related-posts":[],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20997\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}