[r-t] Monday afternoon puzzle

Richard Smith richard at ex-parrot.com
Mon Jun 27 13:14:47 UTC 2005


Oops.  Let's try that again.  This time with the right
answers...

Richard Smith wrote:

> > Follow-up questions:
> > - How many rung treble-dodging methods have this property on 8 bells?
>
> 174 Surprise + 48 Delight + 4 Treble Bob.

38 Surprise + 3 Delight + 0 Treble Bob.

> > - Are there any on higher stages?

No.

> > - Are any methods with this property any good?

Not obviously.

> > - Can this property be exploited in any innovative ways?
>
> What about a palindromic 21-part?  That might have musical
> potential.  Not sure whether it could work in practice,
> though.

That's still possible though.

RAS




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