My bicycle lock looks like this:
This rebus helps me remember the combination:
I read it left to right, top to bottom.
What's the combination, and why?
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1$\begingroup$ If this is solved, why isn't it marked as answered? $\endgroup$– qwertylpcJul 16, 2015 at 19:47
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1$\begingroup$ @qwertylpc Well, it's because many (most?) people see a puzzle that has already been solved, and are not interested in it, since it is solved. If I wait a few hours to accept an answer, then more people get to enjoy it, and see it, and as a bonus, more people might up-vote it. Also, in some cases a late answer may be better than the original correct answer, and that puzzler might not have even looked at the puzzle if it was already accepted. $\endgroup$– JLeeJul 16, 2015 at 19:49
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$\begingroup$ As an aside, please don't use that lock to lock an actual bike. A cable lock is, at best, a mild inconvenience to thieves. All it means is they have to use bolt cutters to steal your bike in seconds, instead of just riding off on it. $\endgroup$– David RicherbyJul 17, 2015 at 7:23
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$\begingroup$ @DavidRicherby shhh don't give them ideas! ;) $\endgroup$– JLeeJul 17, 2015 at 13:55
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Your combination is
21210
This is found by
Shifting the letters in each word by the number indicated to get the name of a number and then combining their digits.
Therefore, the pieces are:
LOG $\Rightarrow$ TWO
BAR $\Rightarrow$ ONE
RUM $\Rightarrow$ TWO
UFO $\Rightarrow$ TEN
answered Jul 16, 2015 at 19:06
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1$\begingroup$ nicely done. will you add to your answer, "If you upvote this answer, please also upvote the puzzle" ? haha jk $\endgroup$– JLeeJul 16, 2015 at 19:09
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1$\begingroup$ @JLee Well, I gave it +1 at least. It's not something I've seen before. It took me an extra minute to realize that WOOD+8 didn't mean anything. $\endgroup$ Jul 16, 2015 at 19:13
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1$\begingroup$ Oh... right. You know, that right there would have disqualified the correct solution for me, because not only would such an interpretation be missing a digit, the fourth number would overflow the counter. You just blew my mind. :D $\endgroup$– COTOJul 16, 2015 at 21:38