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Post by John H on Oct 20, 2012 15:59:12 GMT
Well, I was thinking 3003! Congratulations Richard. That's a lot of work and a lot of dedication to HWI and of course Hayley. Well done. Martin D Not quite with you there Martin. How is 3003 like 1961?  |
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Post by martindn on Oct 20, 2012 16:28:17 GMT
Hi John,
It is a vertical palindrome, you can turn it upside down and it still reads the same!
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Post by John H on Oct 20, 2012 18:41:30 GMT
Hi John, It is a vertical palindrome, you can turn it upside down and it still reads the same! Martin D Oh! Like this? εοοε |
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Post by martindn on Oct 20, 2012 20:42:46 GMT
Hi John, It is a vertical palindrome, you can turn it upside down and it still reads the same! Martin D Oh! Like this? εοοεErr no! That's back to front, not upside down! Martin D |
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Post by Paddy on Oct 20, 2012 21:14:40 GMT
Err no! That's back to front, not upside down! Martin D 1961 turned upside down is 1961 turned back to front, so it's hardly a 'vertical palindrome'? And perhaps 3000 is the next vertical palindrome after 1961? Can't think why I'd want to turn numbers on their heads though - the last Irish government did too much of that!  Congratulations to Richard on talking sense in all his posts - a rare distinction.  Paddy |
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Post by martindn on Oct 20, 2012 21:33:53 GMT
Yes, 1961 works both ways, horizontally and vertically. So John is right, the next one is 6009.
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Post by Paddy on Oct 20, 2012 21:43:04 GMT
Yes, 1961 works both ways, horizontally and vertically. So John is right, the next one is 6009. Martin D 9 turned upside down is not 6 and 6 turned upside down is not 9, but become 6 and 9 reversed. |
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Post by Richard on Oct 21, 2012 7:42:45 GMT
Hello folks!  6009 turned upside down by rotating it clockwise or anticlockwise is still 6009. If you turn it upside down by rotating it from front to back it becomes 9006.  (I've moved this discussion from the Personal Milestone thread.) Richard  |
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Post by comet on Oct 21, 2012 13:05:37 GMT
I worked for a small car company for several years and devised some window graphics for them that could be read correctly from inside and outside of their showroom windows, they would also cast a shadow that could be read on the ground or floor of their showrooms. Their logo is also vertically symmetrical composed of 3 ovals, So it worked as well. T
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Post by comet on Oct 21, 2012 13:13:21 GMT
Yes, 1961 works both ways, horizontally and vertically. So John is right, the next one is 6009. Martin D 9 turned upside down is not 6 and 6 turned upside down is not 9, but become 6 and 9 reversed. Nein, but rotated 180 degrees is, or near enough depending on the font design. sorry Richard I see now that you already copped that. |
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Post by comet on Oct 21, 2012 13:24:53 GMT
I worked for a small car company for several years and devised some window graphics for them that could be read correctly from inside and outside of their showroom windows, they would also cast a shadow that could be read on the ground or floor of their showrooms. Their logo is also vertically symmetrical composed of 3 ovals, So it worked as well. T
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Post by Richard on Oct 21, 2012 13:37:54 GMT
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Post by Paddy on Oct 21, 2012 15:29:56 GMT
9 turned upside down is not 6 and 6 turned upside down is not 9, but become 6 and 9 reversed. Nein, but rotated 180 degrees is, or near enough depending on the font design. sorry Richard I see now that you already copped that. Ja, comet, but, therefore, 1961 is not vertically symmetrical (since 9 and 6 are not vertically symmetrical digits) and, therefore, 1961 is not a ' vertical palindrome', (as Martin claimed). Paddy |
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Post by Dave on Oct 21, 2012 16:33:35 GMT
Nein, but rotated 180 degrees is, or near enough depending on the font design. sorry Richard I see now that you already copped that. Ja, comet, but, therefore, 1961 is not vertically symmetrical (since 9 and 6 are not vertically symmetrical digits) and, therefore, 1961 is not a ' vertical palindrome', (as Martin claimed). Paddy Yes it's an upside down 'palindrome', 180 degrees rotated as already mentioned. I've been trying to think of a single word to describe it but I don't think there is one. There should be! Cheers, Dave |
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Post by Paddy on Oct 21, 2012 21:33:51 GMT
Ja, comet, but, therefore, 1961 is not vertically symmetrical (since 9 and 6 are not vertically symmetrical digits) and, therefore, 1961 is not a ' vertical palindrome', (as Martin claimed). Paddy Yes it's an upside down 'palindrome', 180 degrees rotated as already mentioned. I've been trying to think of a single word to describe it but I don't think there is one. There should be! Cheers, Dave I'm not so sure that 'upside down palindrome' covers it, since a 'vertical palindrome' could also be described as an 'upside down palindrome'. Perhaps 'rotational' or 'radial' palindrome better describes it, as rotation through 180 (or 360) degrees describes the (radial)movement that creates the symmetrical pattern. From a linguistic perspective, one could suggest that the term 'symmetry' might be more appropriate than 'palindrome' to describe the vertical or rotational movements/patterns. Cheers, Paddy |
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