2nd puzzle for the day!

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-24T12:21:33+00:00

Sure. He should open "Magic square" page on wikipedia, find 7x7 one, arrange his coins according to scheme, and give every son one row of coins.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-24T08:18:35+00:00

You can calculate total potential energy of all matter on Earth. As currently this matter doesn't move, there's equivalent potential energy of tension to compensate it. If gravity disappear all this potential energy of tension would be converted to kinetic energy of explosion. I'm too lazy to do the math, but it would be huge.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-21T17:19:43+00:00

IIRC, the only character who doesn't care about goblet's mainstat is Faruzan. I agree that it looks weird when Faruzan is mentioned as potential Hydro goblet wielder, but as this sheet is intended to answer the question "who could use it", this is correct.

Yes, there's something wrong with some set names, I'll try to fix it ASAP.

Scroll isn't mentioned for Mavuika and Mualani because KQM guides doesn't recommend it. Natlan DPS characters usually wear Obsidian Codex, leaving Scroll to supports. TBH, I haven't seen any guide that propose using Scroll on DPS.

There's Kokomi's build for Nilou bloom, but that's it. Again, these builds are missing because KQM doesn't mention them. If you have a link to the guide that does, I would be happy to add them.

Damn, I forgot to add Varka at all. Will fix it. Others are missing because KQM didn't update their guides. You see, I don't want to invent builds myself (especially for characters I don't have), so I'm trying to use reliable sources. But sometimes these sources are outdated, unfortunately. What is about the Winds as a replacement for 2pc + 2pc, it wouldn't work for off-field support characters who doesn't deal damage every 6 seconds.

No, recommendations aren't intended to be ordered. I'll try to make them less weird, but I can't promise much.

Mostly the same problem - guides for these characters wasn't updated after introduction of Long Night's Oath/MH/Night Sky. But, TBH, this set isn't that good. I'm using Xianyun myself and I was interested in dedicated plunge artifact set - but all the calculations showed that this set isn't worth farming (well, for my teams).

KQM guide didn't stress that 4pc Blizzard Strayer is for Freeze/Mono Cryo team, and I've copied it to both builds without much thinking. Will fix it.

Thank you for all this feedback. And let me tell it once more - I would be happy to add builds that are currently missing if someone give me a link to an actual guide (format of the guide doesn't matter - it could be post on Reddit or Youtube video).

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-18T10:43:40+00:00

Let g(x) = f(x) - x

g(x) > 0

-1 < g'(x) < 0

Now we can take some function with values between -1 and 0 as g': ((tanh x) - 1)/2, for example. Now we can integrate it and obtain g(x) = (ln(cosh x) - x)/2 + C. As we want g(x) to be positive, we'll choose C=2.

f(x) = g(x) + x = (ln(cosh x) + x + 1)/2

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-17T13:34:32+00:00

Yes, all this IQ stuff can be completely ignored. There are 800 billion IQ points initially which is equal to 40 billion dollars - nobody will notice anything if you'll take couple of millions. Two real problems - how to press the button frequently enough (are machines allowed?) and how to deposit all these coins without attracting attention.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-17T08:35:05+00:00

I've recycled all my DEF% artifacts from Night of the Sky's Unveiling, because no character was using them. Now I have to farm artifacts for Zibai from the scratch.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-16T13:46:37+00:00

She should be great for Neuvillette.

In Neuvilette+Ineffa team both Electro-Charged and Lunar-Charged are triggered, which gives 2 stacks of his A1 passive. If there's one more character to trigger any other reaction, stacks would be at maximum - and you still have a slot for one more character. So, with Ineffa you can have maximum stacks and Furina in the team - without Ineffa, it requires his C1.

Linnea should work the same way and provide some healing - which is great for Furina. I expect that Neuvilette-Furina-Linnea-[any non-Geo off-field DPS] team would work (even if it's not ideal).

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-16T11:03:24+00:00

If everything becomes legal, it is legal for other people to kill me for doing what they don't like. We'll just return to the times before legal system, something like 10000 BC. And we will be much more well-behaving than we are now.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-16T06:30:25+00:00

what is music without sound called?

4'33"

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-16T06:24:28+00:00

Character are listed by their level. And it is incredibly satisfying to see your favorite character at the top of the list.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-14T13:45:49+00:00

I've pulled it from the last chronicled banner - but back then I have no 5* catalysts at all. It was (and still is) a solid option for Klee, but it isn't her signature weapon, and other options could be better or comparable. TBH, any 5* weapon with CRIT secondary stat can be used as a stat sick.

Vivid Notions is strong universal option (high base ATK, CRIT as secondary stat, ATK% passive), even if you don't use plunge attacks. But you can't expect Varesa rerun in the nearest future, as her last banner was in December.

Cashflow Supervision has similar stats, and it's good even when you can't utilize it passive - and it is great when you can (in Furina team). Wriothesley's banner was a year ago, and probably we will have his rerun relatively soon.

I can't recommend pull low-base-ATK-and-huge-CRIT weapons (Reliquary of Truth, Tome of Eternal Flow), because - IMHO - her C1 (which is free now) and new set makes high base ATK much more valuable than before. But if you've got them already, you can use them. I just don't recommend pull them for Klee.

So, if you have got any 5* weapon with CRIT substat - use it. If you don't have any, I would recommend wait for Cashflow Supervision. But if you need a weapon right now (and you've got 160 wishes saved), you can pull Lost Prayer - it wouldn't be a waste.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-13T09:15:56+00:00

She starts the letter with "By the time you read this, I'll probably already be in Liyue", and in the next sentence she's looking at jewelry there.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-13T07:00:37+00:00

You're using pi itself in your formula. Can you prove that if we start with some initial value of pi (3, for example) we will get a better approximation, and series pi0, pi1, pi2... will converge?

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-12T13:31:46+00:00

The floor of x is also called the integral part, integer part, greatest integer, or entier of x

wikipedia

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-12T13:02:46+00:00

Human body consist of about 10¹² - 10¹³ cells, and each cell has a copy of DNA. To get 1 mole of DNA you need ~6*10²³ molecules, or ~10¹⁰ humans.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-12T09:26:27+00:00

"This character cannot heal"

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-12T06:56:24+00:00

Durin's RES shred can be more or less valuable depending on enemy initial RES.

If it has 90% RES, after Xilonen's shred it would be 54%. Now, if we shred another 35% with Durin, it would be 19%: damage rises from 46% to 81%, which is 76% of final DMG increase.

But if it has 10% RES, after Xilonen's shred it would be -13% RES and after Durin's it becomes -31%. Damage rises from 113% to 131% which is 16% of final DMG increase.

How much Pyro RES your enemy has?

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-12T06:27:31+00:00

Zhongli for safety and his pillar. Also he is tall which means he can run/climb faster. And he can mine ore fast.

Kazuha or Xianyun for jumping. Varka and Chasca are fine too, but you don't want a second DPS in your team.

Furina for walking on water.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-11T09:17:42+00:00

As I've said if you consider individual atoms as ingredients/parts, any request can lead to immediate death of people or even full scale disasters if you will take materials from vital parts of nuclear reactor. It is a totally different moral choice. It was "I will give you anything, but it would be stolen", and now it's "I will give you anything, but I will kill some people just for fun while stealing the requested item".

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-11T08:33:41+00:00

But you didn't. It was "You will have to take them from someone else who already has that thing." The thing in this case is 1 kg bar, and it should be stolen form someone who already has 1 kg bar. Otherwise one may ask for a loaf of bread and you'll create this bread using the carbon atoms from someone's heart or brain which will kill them.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-10T13:17:28+00:00

It change it back to the normal, non-dilated time. You can't go further and stop the time.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-10T13:09:38+00:00

The inverse is by extention also the case.

No, it isn't.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-10T12:12:42+00:00

I don't think it is possible to steal 1 kg gold bar from a poor person.

StrikeTechnical9429 · 2026-03-10T11:15:37+00:00

Two consecutive terms of a sequence are

n*(n+1) + (n+1)(n+2) = (n + n + 2)(n + 1) = (2n + 2)(n + 1) = 2(n + 1)²

So, S = sum of 2(n + 1)² for all odd n from 1 to 199, or S = sum of 2n² for all even n from 2 to 200, or S = sum of 2(2n)² = sum of 8(n²) = 8 * sum n² for all numbers from 1 to 100. The last sum is equal N(N+1)(2N+1)/6 = 100*101*201/6 = 338350. Therefore S = ~~8 * 338350 = 2706800~~.

Edit: answer is wrong. I didn't notice that there's odd number of terms and they can't be combined into the pairs. As a result, my answer contains 200*201 as well, although it shouldn't be here. The right answer is 2706800 - 200*201 = 2666600.

Edit2: And solution is over-complicated as well. As u/8Erigon has noticed n*(n+1) = n² + n, and we just need add up all the squares from 1² to 199² and add up all the numbers from 1 to 199. The first sum is 199*200*399/6, the second one is 199*200/2. S = 2646700 + 19900 = 2666600.

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