Thursday Puzzle: Petals on a Rose

[Pondlife]

It's 4

Could be fun watching this dunderhead work it out though

4 is Correct

3 3 4 6 6 = ?

[Old Hack]

4 is Correct

3 3 4 6 6 = ?

I can hear the grinding from here

[d000hg]

Is it me or are you missing a paragraph or 2?

Yes, what exactly is the question... simply 'what is the function performed'?

[SupremeSpod]

4 is Correct

3 3 4 6 6 = ?

4

[Pondlife]

I can hear the grinding from here

Since you managed to post correct answers from one throw, then you've either seen it before or googled it I should think. You now have two options;

End the game by posting the answer or enjoy watching others squirm for a bit.

[Pondlife]

4

4 is correct

1 2 3 4 5 = ?

[SupremeSpod]

4 is correct

1 2 3 4 5 = ?

6

[gingerjedi]

Since you managed to post correct answers from one throw, then you've either seen it before or googled it I should think. You now have two options;

End the game by posting the answer or enjoy watching others squirm for a bit.

I googled it initially as I wanted to be sure you had the details right, this link explains the background without giving the answer away.

Lloyd Borrett - Computing - Petals - Bill Gates plays Petals Around the Rose

It also convinced me that no-one on here worked it out in 10 minutes!

[Old Hack]

Since you managed to post correct answers from one throw, then you've either seen it before or googled it I should think. You now have two options;

End the game by posting the answer or enjoy watching others squirm for a bit.

Or managed to spot a pattern perhaps? Given what I do, I'd be ashamed if I couldn't get that. It took about a minute.

I am surprised there were wrong answers.

[Old Hack]

I googled it initially as I wanted to be sure you had the details right, this link explains the background without giving the answer away.

Lloyd Borrett - Computing - Petals - Bill Gates plays Petals Around the Rose

It also convinced me that no-one on here worked it out in 10 minutes!

Anyone who works in pattern matching would be able to spot that in seconds. It's acutely easy to be frank.