Grandpa likes iron skillets but not aluminum pans
He likes m&m but not just "m"
He likes Michigan but not Georgia
Why is that?
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Grandpa
likes the number 26, but superstitiously dislikes the number 13.
The three examples:
Iron has atomic number 26, while Aluminum's is 13.
m&m's letter positions sum is 26, and m is the 13th letter of the alphabet.
Michigan was admitted into the US as the 26th state, and Georgia was the 13th of the colonies.
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2$\begingroup$ Bravo again @Tom. I was looking at what else had 26 13 combination. Turns out Latin alphabets are 26 and Hawaiian has 13! But would have been too obvious $\endgroup$– DrDJul 25, 2019 at 12:23
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With only three examples, this risks being too broad... One possible solution is that Grandpa likes:
Words/phrases with exactly two "holes" in them.
iron skillets (2) vs aluminum pans (3)
m&m (2) vs "m" (0)
Michigan (2) vs Georgia (4)
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$\begingroup$ This is a good answer, although the tag is Knowledge and not Pattern — maybe that will help....? $\endgroup$– El-GuestJul 25, 2019 at 4:27
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$\begingroup$ Very good observation. It always amazes me that there are so many ways to look at these type of puzzles $\endgroup$– DrDJul 25, 2019 at 12:24