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Crono

Lifer
Aug 8, 2001
23,720
1,502
136
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
ahhh, should I do 6 letters then? are we aiming for the lowest string of letters that brings the lowest results, or none?

None.
 

darkxshade

Lifer
Mar 31, 2001
13,749
6
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Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
ahhh, should I do 6 letters then? are we aiming for the lowest string of letters that brings the lowest results, or none?

I think none but at this moment, I think it better to revise it to 5 characters that bring the lowest results since some already managed 4 results on 6 letters, I managed 8.
 

YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Moderator<br>A/V & Home Theater<br>Elite member
Aug 6, 2001
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Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
ahhh, should I do 6 letters then? are we aiming for the lowest string of letters that brings the lowest results, or none?

Topic Summary: come up with the shortest phrase with 0 results using home key characters
 

Turin39789

Lifer
Nov 21, 2000
12,218
8
81
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa





This many A's. Any less and you get a result.
 

manlymatt83

Lifer
Oct 14, 2005
10,051
44
91
Running... hopefully google won't block me:

pluto$ php random.php
NO: lafjs
NO: shjda
NO: gjhkh
NO: aglla
NO: kadgl
NO: hshjg
NO: jslgl
NO: gdahl
NO: ljadd
 

manlymatt83

Lifer
Oct 14, 2005
10,051
44
91
Switched to 6 characters...

NO: dfggdj
NO: afhjhg
NO: sslkkk
NO: ashllf
NO: slffds
NO: kjlsgj
NO: dhahkf
NO: lfhsjs
NO: hsssga
NO: jaskha
NO: sjlssk
 

YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Moderator<br>A/V & Home Theater<br>Elite member
Aug 6, 2001
31,205
45
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Originally posted by: manlymatt83
Switched to 6 characters...

NO: dfggdj
NO: afhjhg
NO: sslkkk
NO: ashllf
NO: slffds
NO: kjlsgj
NO: dhahkf
NO: lfhsjs
NO: hsssga
NO: jaskha
NO: sjlssk

Are these supposed to be 0 results? They're not.
 

manlymatt83

Lifer
Oct 14, 2005
10,051
44
91
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: manlymatt83
Switched to 6 characters...

NO: dfggdj
NO: afhjhg
NO: sslkkk
NO: ashllf
NO: slffds
NO: kjlsgj
NO: dhahkf
NO: lfhsjs
NO: hsssga
NO: jaskha
NO: sjlssk

Are these supposed to be 0 results? They're not.

No... that's what "NO" means. A "Yes" will be 0 results.
 

YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Moderator<br>A/V & Home Theater<br>Elite member
Aug 6, 2001
31,205
45
91
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
few of those are under 5 or so results...I don't get what your NO: is for.

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
I got two as well

kkldfh


Results 1 - 4 of about 2 for kkldfh. (0.15 seconds)

I see "Did you mean" on yours

What?

Maybe you should read the thread... the OP has all the info you need.
 

DrPizza

Administrator Elite Member Goat Whisperer
Mar 5, 2001
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well, there are only 823,543 possible 6 letter permutations from the home keys (excluding semi-colon)

Given that a lot of these seem to just be random combinations (the hits), and given the variation of the combinations that I tried, it seems that 0 hits for some of those 823,543 is rather likely.
 

Crono

Lifer
Aug 8, 2001
23,720
1,502
136
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
2 results for
kkskhf

oops, I put an h in there :eek:

It always sneaks in, unless you are very careful.
Learn from 'e oo must not be named; 'e warred many years against the sneaky attacks of the letter.