Quick Brain Teaser

[ASB]

About 2s to see what the answer was going to be and bloody ages to work out what the answer was 'cos the only calculator I have handy is on my phone and buggered if I know how to work it.

[conned tractor]

Here is a harder one:

1, 2, 1.5, 1.666, 1.6...

Bonus points for additional info especially on where it converges. And yes it is a real sequence.

Google not allowed.

[thelace]

Not long

Considering I had no calculator and I'm not wearing a watch

[Alf W]

10s

******* - Google - the blagger's friend.

[BrowneIssue]

How long did it take you ?

About 25 seconds and that includes turning my calculator on.

[chef]

Dont post the answer and spoil it for others

It's a shame you can't read

[Pinto]

Here is a harder one:

1, 2, 1.5, 1.666, 1.6...

Bonus points for additional info especially on where it converges. And yes it is a real sequence.

Google not allowed.

2 minutes for this one.

[Pogle]

around 45 s - for the first one (i've been out shopping)
haven't bothered with the second one

[ASB]

Bonus points for additional info especially on where it converges.

White on white

But it's an irrational number

[expat]

It is said that engineers take 3 minutes to resolve this, architects 3 hours and doctors 6 hours, sales persons just ignore it

Dont post the answer and spoil it for others

work out what is the 6th number

1, 2, 6, 42, 1806, _

How long did it take you ?

10 seconds to work out the spec but I didn't actually work out the answer, I'll get somebody in Bangalore to do that for me.