Jello_Raptor comments on Exploring the Idea Space Efficiently - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jello_Raptor 11 April 2012 11:52:55AM 0 points [-]

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 What is the next number in the sequence 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 30, 33?

damn that 30, i can't think of any valid hypothesis that includes that.

Comment author: timtyler 11 April 2012 04:14:41PM 0 points [-]

Did you Google it? Google seems to have the sequence. It suggests that one possible answer is 120!

Comment author: Jello_Raptor 11 April 2012 06:44:04PM 0 points [-]

Nah, where's the fun in that? ;)

Comment author: Elithrion 11 April 2012 05:27:32PM 0 points [-]

Huh, 120 is correct! I didn't realise it was googleable. I guess I should have actually checked that and picked a different similar sequence (like umm 30, 33, 36, 39, 41, 45, 50, 55, 63, 113 a lot of these seem to be googleable now and this one is arguably harder)--woops.

Comment author: [deleted] 11 April 2012 05:49:21PM *  0 points [-]

It hadn't occurred to me to google for it. But now I remember about the OEIS. (“svsgrra va onfr svsgrra zvahf a”? I would never have thought of that myself!)

(Edited to rot-13 spoiler -- sorry if anybody read it first.)