The design is why I used subtraction. All three figures consist of a number of horizontal and vertical lines the same length, and despite there being no arithmetic sign one can choose to multiply the horizontal by the vertical or add the number of intersections to get 4, or to subtract one entire figure from another to get 8. But why has the last figure been drawn (designed) in such a way as to perfectly recreate the top figure when the middle figure is superimposed? Perhaps my former career as a graphic designer has caused me to see great significance in that fact. Were I to draw the intersection of two horizontal with two vertical lines the same length, they would not be spaced in that way. I suppose the right answer is whatever the creator of the puzzle intended, but to me, mine is the one that makes the most sense.
Not taking anything away from the guys who fought and died, but the sheer logistics of that is also staggering. All the way from the mining of the ores and pumping and refining of the oil to the designing, planning, farming and manufacturing brings so many different efforts together to culminate in this invasion.
Macy’s has apparently stated that this air filled Felix the Cat was the first character balloon ever in their Thanksgiving Day Parade, appearing in 1927.
In 1928 he was inflated with helium, and flown overhead. There had been no plan made for deflating him, so he and several other giant balloons were released, with a reward offered for finding and returning them.
One story says Felix popped in the air, another that he flew into electric wires and burned up. He was never returned.
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But I found yet another site that says Macy’s is mistaken… this was the 1931 parade, and he flew with helium in 1932.
They showed pictures of some air filled Katzenjammer Kids balloons that they say were actually the first character balloons, in 1927.
You’d think all this would be easy to prove from newspaper accounts and pictures and such… But not tonight!
Looking as closely as I can at the photo, it looks more like 1927 to me… but that doesn’t prove anything, especially at such low resolution.
You guys can doubt and surmise all you want. … but the real answer is out there someplace.
As you note, it was their claim, not mine.
I only reported and edited what I read.
Every source I looked at, not just Macy’s site, said it was helium.
When I read that Felix burned up, I googled the story to find out if he was full of hydrogen, cos that occurred to me then…. but I found nothing about it even happening, or about hydrogen in any balloons.
Just now, I searched “was hydrogen ever used in Macy’s parade balloons”.
Apparently that question has been asked before, because I got answers… They all said no.
I’d like to know, myself… If you find any support for your theory, let us know!
Our somewhat mythical “Pilgrim Forefathers” weren’t supposed to touch alcohol…
But surely the Good Lord would forgive a hard working hound for sneaking a small tipple before facing a long day of feasting, games, and trying to avoid political arguments with every neighbor and relative that could be crammed into one modest early colonial doghouse….
Not to mention refereeing squabbling puppies, and arguments over whose kibble pies were best.
A dragon, believe it or not, from the 1931 parade. It’s on a float, and may or may not be a balloon, depending on what caption you believe.
One site, in all my search, labeled it Tiamat the Dragon, but when I looked that up, it’s the name of a Malaysian goddess, and a dragon in Dungeons and Dragons, which was unknown in 1931, so that might be a joke.
I do have to say it’s an odd dragon….. And it’s floating on a sea of hats.
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I see what you did there! You aren’t getting away with it!
Now look at that and tell me that you don’t see a Dinosaur!
I’m just glad that they don’t have teeth anymore!
Imagine a kick from a 30 foot tall dinosaur!
A kick from one of the six foot guys would gut you like a fish! 😀
They do have one to help them hatch, but lose it immediately afterwards.
Thank you for reminding me. I had completely forgotten egg teeth.
“Are you serious? Are you even kidding me?!?”
He is not emu-sed
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That’s one hell of a big cracker.
I can’t put my finger on it, but .. .. .. .. .. There’s something fishy about this photograph.
Yeah… you’d have to be really tall to put your finger on it.
1941 fish.
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The Central Market, in Valencia, Spain.
Looks like a great place to shop.
Briton Riviere
Daniel in the Lion’s Den, 1872
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Nowadays, you’d be lucky if they were 5 cents each.
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It looks like that gif has only about 4 panels, but it would still be a bugger to create.
I think it’s more than four frames, cos the little semicircles have more than four positions.
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Someone said it.
Love is love.
I think this fits. 🙂
My nephew had a laying hen that was “adopted” by his daughter – she carried it around it around and treated it as good as I do my hounds.
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I liked the 1890 version better.
Yeah – what happened???
“Progress”
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If I were planning a train trip, I’d really try to find out where that is.
Not only because it’s historical and beautiful….
But because I could, you know, pick a different itinerary.
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No introduction needed! 😀
I’ll introduce him anyway. LOL
I mean, yes, we all know he’s Superman. But this one only appeared in the 1940 parade. The next year they made him into a football player…
And Superman went on hiatus, till this version, from 1966-70
And this guy in the 1980s…
And this one ever since 1992, except for a few years when he didn’t appear.
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A tale of two kitties.
“Hey! Never mind the ice princess! It’s frickin’ cold out here! Let me (us) in!”
Heh – “ice princess” -priceless!
They seem to be at a 3rd floor window!
Reminds me of the “It was a dark and stormy Night”-gif:
“I hate that cat!”
I fairly certain that the white cat has been added to the picture as I only remember the tabby one.
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Hello handsome.
Makes him mad when his buddies call out, “Hey, Colon-Head!”
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So I took away the squiggles
9=9
1=1
?=?
What, that’s not what you wanted???
That’s what see.
I have my guess.
There are several ways to think about this (even without Arfside’s way) (â—”_â—”) but two of them give me the same answer, so I’m going
Yes.
If you subtract the middle symbol (=1) from the top symbol (=9) you get the bottom symbol (=?) so I think ?=8.
That’s my interpretation of it.
As I said, there are many interpretations.
I chose the number that answered two of them…
One, if you multiply the number of sticks across by the number of sticks down… You get 3×3=9, 1×1=1, and 2×2=4
And two, there are 9 interstices in the first figure, 1 in the 2nd, and 4 in the third.
Your way works too… though there’s no arithmetic sign, so no particular reason to think subtraction is involved.
There are others, too… but there aren’t enough repetitions to know what’s correct. Not a well designed puzzle.
That 2nd one is the one saw.
The design is why I used subtraction. All three figures consist of a number of horizontal and vertical lines the same length, and despite there being no arithmetic sign one can choose to multiply the horizontal by the vertical or add the number of intersections to get 4, or to subtract one entire figure from another to get 8. But why has the last figure been drawn (designed) in such a way as to perfectly recreate the top figure when the middle figure is superimposed? Perhaps my former career as a graphic designer has caused me to see great significance in that fact. Were I to draw the intersection of two horizontal with two vertical lines the same length, they would not be spaced in that way. I suppose the right answer is whatever the creator of the puzzle intended, but to me, mine is the one that makes the most sense.
That’s why it’s such bad puzzle. Too many answers! :Dh
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Not taking anything away from the guys who fought and died, but the sheer logistics of that is also staggering. All the way from the mining of the ores and pumping and refining of the oil to the designing, planning, farming and manufacturing brings so many different efforts together to culminate in this invasion.
The beach near Coleville-sur-Mer, that was code-named Omaha Beach, during the Normandy invasion, in June, 1944…
and the same beach in May, 2014.
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I ran into a couple of debates over this one.
Macy’s has apparently stated that this air filled Felix the Cat was the first character balloon ever in their Thanksgiving Day Parade, appearing in 1927.
In 1928 he was inflated with helium, and flown overhead. There had been no plan made for deflating him, so he and several other giant balloons were released, with a reward offered for finding and returning them.
One story says Felix popped in the air, another that he flew into electric wires and burned up. He was never returned.
…
But I found yet another site that says Macy’s is mistaken… this was the 1931 parade, and he flew with helium in 1932.
They showed pictures of some air filled Katzenjammer Kids balloons that they say were actually the first character balloons, in 1927.
You’d think all this would be easy to prove from newspaper accounts and pictures and such… But not tonight!
Looking as closely as I can at the photo, it looks more like 1927 to me… but that doesn’t prove anything, especially at such low resolution.
I highly doubt their claim having used helium back then.
Hydrogen is cheaper and Hindenburg hadn’t happened yet…
Plus helium is inert, so doesn’t burn. Also, hydrogen is simple and easy to make using plain water (H20) and a DC electric current.
I didn’t want to over-explain.
Yeah. That’s a guys job. 😀
If only… 😉
You guys can doubt and surmise all you want. … but the real answer is out there someplace.
As you note, it was their claim, not mine.
I only reported and edited what I read.
Every source I looked at, not just Macy’s site, said it was helium.
When I read that Felix burned up, I googled the story to find out if he was full of hydrogen, cos that occurred to me then…. but I found nothing about it even happening, or about hydrogen in any balloons.
Just now, I searched “was hydrogen ever used in Macy’s parade balloons”.
Apparently that question has been asked before, because I got answers… They all said no.
I’d like to know, myself… If you find any support for your theory, let us know!
Our somewhat mythical “Pilgrim Forefathers” weren’t supposed to touch alcohol…
But surely the Good Lord would forgive a hard working hound for sneaking a small tipple before facing a long day of feasting, games, and trying to avoid political arguments with every neighbor and relative that could be crammed into one modest early colonial doghouse….
Not to mention refereeing squabbling puppies, and arguments over whose kibble pies were best.
If you think that Thanksgiving dinner looks familiar….
It probably does….
(Great job, Nighthawks!)
A dragon, believe it or not, from the 1931 parade. It’s on a float, and may or may not be a balloon, depending on what caption you believe.
One site, in all my search, labeled it Tiamat the Dragon, but when I looked that up, it’s the name of a Malaysian goddess, and a dragon in Dungeons and Dragons, which was unknown in 1931, so that might be a joke.
I do have to say it’s an odd dragon….. And it’s floating on a sea of hats.
Yorkshire Dales National Park UK.
James Herriot’s car is just about to come into view!
The well loved TV series “All Creatures Grunt and Smell” 😉
The current season is just over…
Dogs of ‘C’ Kennel.