跨过十位

Past Tens

专题: Brainteaser / 脑筋急转弯
难度: L6
来源: Jane Street

题目详情

Find the answer to the hidden question in this picture.
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Addendum: The V-shaped wedge near the righthand side is not a hint, it’s just how the records settled.

解析

由于没有明确的说明，本月的谜题绝对偏难！

上面收藏的大多数唱片都是按字母顺序排列的，但并非全部。事实证明，不按顺序排列的唱片在位置 10, 11, 20, 21, 30, 31, …, 100, 101 上。

每第 10 个位置的唱片都获得了 $Pitchfork^{1}$ 的“完美 10 分”评级。

这些“过去（past）”的唱片（即位置 11, 21, 31, …, 101 上的唱片，谐音“past tens”）是：

What’s Going On (由 Marvin Gaye 演唱)

The Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd)

Band on the Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)

For You (Tatsuro Yamashita)

The Slider (T. Rex)

#1 Record (Big Star)

1973 (Placebo)

Song Cycle (Van Dyke Parks)

My Favorite Things (John Coltrane)

Love is the Message (MFSB)

这些“past tens”唱片的第一个词组成了问题：

“What’s the band for the #1 1973 song ‘My Love’?”（1973年排名第一的歌曲《My Love》是哪支乐队的？），答案是 Paul $McCartney^{2}$ & Wings。

[1] …这些唱片是：

Low (David Bowie)

On Fire (Galaxie 500)

Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division)

Loveless (My Bloody Valentine)

Purple Rain (Prince)

The Stone Roses

Laughing Stock (Talk Talk)

Remain in Light (Talking Heads)

White Light/White Heat (The Velvet Underground)

Germfree Adolescents (X-Ray Spex)

[2] …通过右下角的骑士和左上角的骰子暗示了他。

恭喜本月成功解码问题的解谜者们！

Original Explanation

With no clear instructions, this month’s puzzle was definitely on the harder side!

Most of the records in the collection above are in alphabetical order, but not all. It turns out the records that are out of order are in positions 10, 11, 20, 21, 30, 31, …, 100, 101.

The records in every 10th spot have each received a “perfect 10” rating from Pitchfork¹.

The records “past” these – i.e., the records in spots 11, 21, 31, …, 101, are:

What’s Going On (by Marvin Gaye)