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bullF-16 said:
The answer is 8 factorial, or 8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1 which equals 40,320 possible outcomes or combinations
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It is not factorial tho'. While there are 8 options , there are four groups of two that are mutually exclusive and can only be modified by another group. If you could have a choil and no choil at the same time it would then be factorial...;)
 
In Matematics, a factorial is the number of sequences that can exist with a set of items, derived by multiplying the number of items by the next lowest number until 1 is reached. Also expressed as 8! or 8 factorial. As stated earlier the number is 40,320.
 
Since none of those binary options exclude any of the others, 2 * 2 * 2 *2 or 2^4 = 16 is the answer, so the winner is scalpelX.

1) Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,a,a,a]
2) Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,a,a,b]
3) Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,a,b,a]
4) Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,a,b,b]
5) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,b,a,a]
6) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,b,a,b]
7) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,b,b,a]
8) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,b,b,b]
9) No Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,a,a,a]
10) No Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,a,a,b]
11) No Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,a,b,a]
12) No Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,a,b,b]
13) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,b,a,a]
14) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,b,a,b]
15) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,b,b,a]
16) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,b,b,b]
 
I should have guessed 321 for the LE, or 322 if there's 2 LE's or 336 if there's 16 different LE's to match the first post. :D :p
 
The correct answer is 10000.

And there are only 10 kinds of people in the world, those who know this is the correct answer, and those who don't
 
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It's 64 combos but if you can get a plain edge mixed with serrations the total combo would be 80.
 
762 shooter said:
It is not factorial tho'. While there are 8 options , there are four groups of two that are mutually exclusive and can only be modified by another group. If you could have a choil and no choil at the same time it would then be factorial...;)
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Youre correct. I didnt realize the options were groups of 2. Thought it was 8 independent options. answer is 24.
 
scalpelX said:
16, probably
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jnphares said:
Since none of those binary options exclude any of the others, 2 * 2 * 2 *2 or 2^4 = 16 is the answer, so the winner is scalpelX.

1) Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,a,a,a]
2) Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,a,a,b]
3) Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,a,b,a]
4) Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,a,b,b]
5) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,b,a,a]
6) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,b,a,b]
7) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [a,b,b,a]
8) Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [a,b,b,b]
9) No Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,a,a,a]
10) No Choil, Round Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,a,a,b]
11) No Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,a,b,a]
12) No Choil, Round Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,a,b,b]
13) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,b,a,a]
14) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, Heavy Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,b,a,b]
15) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Serrations -> [b,b,b,a]
16) No Choil, Skull Crusher Butt, No Swedge, and Plain Edge -> [b,b,b,b]
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Yeah, but that's no fun--too simple and it ended really quickly. Through in the unknown number of scales and blade finishes and it gets interesting.
 
I'm not oldphysics, but I do hold a PhD in phyiscs... as others have said, the answer is 16.


And if some of you were my students, I would fail you :D :D :D
 
MustardMan said:
I'm not oldphysics, but I do hold a PhD in phyiscs... as others have said, the answer is 16.


And if some of you were my students, I would fail you :D :D :D
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Don't be too hard on us. That's eighth grade math, and most of us are too drunk to remember that far back.
 
16 is correct, 17 if you count the LE, and 18 if there's a choiless LE :thumbup:

It's really awesome that there will be all these options, it's going to be like ordering a custom!
 
762 shooter said:
It is not factorial tho'. While there are 8 options , there are four groups of two that are mutually exclusive and can only be modified by another group. If you could have a choil and no choil at the same time it would then be factorial...;)
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If what you say is true then it would be 24 (4X3X2X1).
 
Soulrack223 said:
I am thinking that each unique combo would include black micarta, tan micarta, each of the g-10s, each of the blade finishes, including double cut and camo PLUS the options the Boss listed in the original post. That number must be enormous! I think we can eliminate standard versus magnum scales since it wasn't mentioned but taking the HG55 finishes and adding DC would be a good start.

Blade Finishes:

Black (Std)
Desert Sage (Std)
Jungle Green (Std)
Tanker Grey (Std)
Arctic White (Std)
Muddy (Std)
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Desert Shadow Camo
Jungle Shadow Camo
Urban Shadow Camo
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Double Cut


Handles:

Black Canvas (Std)
Tan Canvas (Std)
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Black G-10
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Green and Black G-10
Black & Tan G-10
Blue and Black G-10
Black and Orange G-10

But what about Mossy Green and Black and Red G-10?!? ETA Otherwise the answer is too obvious and has been posted all ready.
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I thinky YOU are on the right track...but alas not the right answer I have spent Hours at home figuring it out....I think I got it:D:D but I must tell everyone this....WE ARE DOING CRAZY OPTIONS.....none like I have never seen at my years at Busse:thumbup:
 
Amy-0 said:
I thinky YOU are on the right track...but alas not the right answer I have spent Hours at home figuring it out....I think I got it:D:D but I must tell everyone this....WE ARE DOING CRAZY OPTIONS.....none like I have never seen at my years at Busse:thumbup:
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Cool. I was thinking 16 blade blanks with 20 different blade finish/scale combos would be 320. So possibly I am off by a couple options each way? The blade blanks are 16. The other options are unkown. Sweet.
 
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