Concerning the validity of I.Q.

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As I stated from the outset it's not a number puzzle per se.  It's a sequential puzzle and the sequence is listed above as was the answer, as were other clues.

The fact is that people who are not conversant with this sort of puzzle methodology, would rather argue the toss,  than try and work it out.

Which is fine....I enjoy solving puzzles and you do not....Each to their own.
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you are literally just guessing the goal.
And yet, it was shockingly popular.
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@3RU7AL:
They did seem to suggest that perhaps the numbers are coded letters.

Perhaps it's not a "sequence of numbers" but rather a "sequence of letters represented with numbers".
@zedvictor:
Even Mr A our resident philosophical scholar and wordsmith is baffled by something so simple.
"Mr. A" isn't "baffled." "Mr. A" refused to guess. 3RU7AL was right. The numbers were coded letters.

A (1) B (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) F (6) G (7) H (8) I (9) J (10) K (11) L (12) M (13) N (14) O (15) P (16) Q (17) R (18) S (19) T (20) U (21) V (22) W (23) X (24) Y (25) Z (26.)

The fact that you insist each numbers' value Is necessarily less than "27" is tacit admission that you're referring to a series of possible solutions between 0 and 26, despite the fact that 0 doesn't correspond with any letter of the alphabet. (It's also important to note that by just looking at the numbers as you presented them, they are all necessarily less than "∞". So, there's no reason one would be prone to identifying that the parameter is "less than 27" (and greater than or equal to "1".) One would still have to guess. So on to your "puzzle":

1, 2, 5, 20, 1, 4, 5, 20, ?

If each number corresponds with a letter of the English Alphabet, then this series of numbers would be:

"ABETADET?"

This is an anagram for:

"DEBATEA?T"

The mystery letter is "R":

"DEBATEART"

and "R" corresponds with the number "18." (It's just a coincidence that 18 is the sum total of the series of numbers excluding the 20's.)

So the series of numbers should've really looked like this:

"4, 5, 2, 1, 20, 5, 1, 18, 20."

Anyway, zedvictor, this is still a guessing game. Identifying that these random set of numbers were less than "27" would've been no less a shot in the dark than identifying that these random set of numbers were less than "24" (Greek Alphabet) or "71" (Japanese Hiragana.)  And the fact that it has to be greater than or equal to "1" escaped your mention. Once again, the parameters were known to just you--making it a guessing game. 

@3RU7AL:
And yet, it was shockingly popular.
Yeah, this received more attention than it should have.


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@Athias
You got it in the end.

Just a simple puzzle, if you know what you are doing.

What about the second, even easier puzzle?
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@Athias
And the series of numbers represented an anagram....So the order was relative to this factor, and not to the anagrams solution.
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Is the second one Athens?
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No...But your in the right country...So to speak.
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Damn, what good is my 170 IQ?
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Is the seventh ETA ?
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@FLRW
Yep.
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Look out your window, I'm shooting off fireworks now!
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I'm pleased that you appreciated the challenge.
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If my IQ was high before reading this thread it isn't anymore.
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Please explain?
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I hereby challenge zedvictor14 to a debate over whose IQ is higher.  Do you accept?

After having carefully observed my humble opponent, zedvictor4, utterly humiliate the entire community with their outstanding and irrefutable demonstration of superior intellect and prowess¹ (as well as other greatly desirable cognitive qualities), I have decided to challenge him to a duel where we shall fight to the death with nothing but our mental acuity.

The duel shall be fought as follows. Each round, we pose a riddle to our opponent. If there was a riddle the previous round, we attempt to solve it, or acknowledge our inability to do so. Additionally, we explain the previous riddle we posed, along with its answer.

Points are to be awarded by voters based not only on riddles solved, but on the quality and fairness of the riddles posed.

I await my opponent.
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@Puachu
Interesting.

I will give it some thought.

And to clarify.... 4 puzzles each?...All based on general knowledge, rather than trickery.
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That's correct.  I look forward to your decision.
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Be careful zedvictor4, since Puachu is a Creationist, he might  make a pact with Satan like what was done to create 
the Codex Gigas - “There is a legend concerning the making of the Codex Gigas that relates that it was the work of one scribe, and that the task was so enormous it was completed with the help of the devil". 
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I am a creationist of sorts too.


And Codex Gigas is a name that enthralls.

It wouldn't have the same intrigue if it was known as the average size book.


And, the devil as portrayed, is sadly lacking .....I think that the incontinence garment let's it down a tad.....It's more like your worst grand-parent.
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Have 1 puzzle sorted....Will let you know when I have all 4.

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At your leisure.  Personally I intend to postpone my riddle-making until the debate has begun.

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@zedvictor4
Just saw this and realise the first puzzle related to letters before reading you implying it with the 27 remark.
1 2 5 20 1 4 5 20 ?
ABETADET
Beta, de#ta

L is the 12th letter in the alphabet. 12.

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Firstly Ethang5
Secondly Athias
Lastly Seldiora

This either refers to some thread or ranking where they appear in that order or it has a sequence and someone is seventh.

Ethang5
Athias
Seldiora

I can't figure it out at first, a clue would help.
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Firstly Ethang5
Secondly Athias
Lastly Seldiora.
But what was seventh?
Ethang5AthiasSeldiora

The seventh character was 5.

5th letter in the alphabet is E




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Any suggestions for the second riddle/puzzle? As a team we'll achieve more.
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@RatMan.

Athias and FLRW, eventually solved these, page 4....So don't look, if you want to work them out.

Not quite there with the first one yet....But on the right track.
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@zedvictor4
Interesting, I would have got it fasters than Athias anyway but I was pretty sure the puzzle was Beta Delta. Anyway, what exactly makes the second puzzle ETA? 
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-RationalMadman

Let me save you some time - this is what Athias said: "Anyway, zedvictor, this is still a guessing game"
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@zedvictor4
I have a guess as to why the answer is eta.
Firstly Ethang5 - First letter of Ethang5 is E.
Secondly Athias - Second letter of Athias is T.
Lastly seldiora - Last letter of seldiora is A.
This gives us ETA, which is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet.

Of course, I could be wrong and it's just a coincidence the letters lined up like this. It's all I can think of, though.
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Did you get eta the same way I did?