Benchmarks are always fun to look at, fastest times, longest fingernails, etc. etc. I put together a short list of benchmarks that I like to time myself against while playing KenKen
To make it interesting, time yourself against an eyebrow hair:
The world’s longest eyebrow hair currently recorded is 6 3/8 inches, grown by Brian Peterkin-Vertanesian. Converting a measurable length to a measurable amount of time is impossible, and arguably useless, but we will do our best for the sake of KenKen. Each inch converts to a minute, so each half-inch converts to 30 seconds, easiest conversion ever. So! (6 inches = 6 minutes) + ( 3/8 inch converting to 22.5 seconds) = 6 3/8 minutes, obviously. But, since it’s an eyebrow and the eyebrow is halfway down the face, you have to divide the time by 2, giving you 3 3/16 minutes (3 minutes 11.25 seconds). After reading this you have most likely lost a couple of useful brain cells, which you now have to make up. Can you beat a daily 7x7 KenKen in 6 3/8 inches?
Can you KenKen the time it takes:
- To finish the fastest round of golf? 27 minutes and 9 seconds
- To Joey Chestnut to eat 68 hot dogs? 10 minutes
- A space shuttle to reach outer space? 9 minutes
- Sunlight to reach the Earth? 8 minutes and 20 seconds
- Wash your hands? 15 seconds
- Usain Bolt to run a 100 Meter Dash? 9.58 seconds
- To blink an eye? 350 milliseconds
Good luck yall,
KenKen, the new puzzle that makes you smarter! Invented by Tetsuya Miyamoto, a Japanese math teacher, KenKen is now a fun worldwide craze. KenKen truly is great for educators, students, children, grandparents and more! This blog will help search for information supporting the many ways KenKen is beneficially to society. KenKen's are created for all age levels, and have no gender or language barriers.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Detecting Alzheimer's Earlier
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A team of scientists at University of Kentucky's College of Medicine conducted research to determine structural differences in the brains of high-risk and low-risk seniors. The causes of Alzheimer's has been thought to be the decaying of both grey and white matter in the brain. Grey being matter that holds information, and white being matter that connects everything together, like electrical wiring.
White matter is made up of axons, each of which are protected by a myline sheeth. The axons send impulse messages to each other, allowing each part of the brain to share information. In this study, the team used MRI's to compare the structural differences in the brain between the two groups. What they found was, in a way, up lifting.
The high-risk seniors (who have not been diagnosed with the disease as of late) showed definite signs of White matter decay, but not signs of Grey matter decay. The low-risk seniors showed little decay of both.
So why is this up-lifting? Grey matter is extremely complicated and minimally understood. White matter, however, is much easier to understand. It is possible to develop ways of strengthening the mylin sheet, thus protecting White matter from decay.
Read more about this at http://tinyurl.com/25swm5e.
Alzheimers is also effected by the amount the brain is put to use, which is why brain games, reading, and education are so important. So get your daily KenKens on at www.kenken.com!
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White matter is made up of axons, each of which are protected by a myline sheeth. The axons send impulse messages to each other, allowing each part of the brain to share information. In this study, the team used MRI's to compare the structural differences in the brain between the two groups. What they found was, in a way, up lifting.
The high-risk seniors (who have not been diagnosed with the disease as of late) showed definite signs of White matter decay, but not signs of Grey matter decay. The low-risk seniors showed little decay of both.
So why is this up-lifting? Grey matter is extremely complicated and minimally understood. White matter, however, is much easier to understand. It is possible to develop ways of strengthening the mylin sheet, thus protecting White matter from decay.
Read more about this at http://tinyurl.com/25swm5e.
Alzheimers is also effected by the amount the brain is put to use, which is why brain games, reading, and education are so important. So get your daily KenKens on at www.kenken.com!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Enhancing Brain Power through Mind Puzzles
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KenKen, Crosswords, Sudoku, and other mind puzzles are all over the place, but why? Mind puzzles enhance your brain activity, and make you sharper in many ways.
Top reasons why KenKen, and other puzzles, are great for your brain.
1) They enhance your reasoning skills and help you focus on details.
2) Puzzles like KenKen teach you how to use deduction, eliminating wrong answers to find the correct one.
3) Keeps your logical abilities in tact.
4) Improve problem solving skills, a skill set that will be very important in years to come (depending on your age of coarse).
5) Playground for bragging rights. Beating a friend by a couple minutes on a 6x6 KenKen surely earns you a days worth of bragging.
6) Puzzles like Crosswords, and mechanically demanding problems, help you gain new knowledge in addition to the thrill of solving it.
7) Great tools for at-home teaching, or use as a review in the classroom.
8) Puzzles in general help generate faster thought processes. As you continue to play more puzzles, your mind gets sharper, and faster.
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Top reasons why KenKen, and other puzzles, are great for your brain.
1) They enhance your reasoning skills and help you focus on details.
2) Puzzles like KenKen teach you how to use deduction, eliminating wrong answers to find the correct one.
3) Keeps your logical abilities in tact.
4) Improve problem solving skills, a skill set that will be very important in years to come (depending on your age of coarse).
5) Playground for bragging rights. Beating a friend by a couple minutes on a 6x6 KenKen surely earns you a days worth of bragging.
6) Puzzles like Crosswords, and mechanically demanding problems, help you gain new knowledge in addition to the thrill of solving it.
7) Great tools for at-home teaching, or use as a review in the classroom.
8) Puzzles in general help generate faster thought processes. As you continue to play more puzzles, your mind gets sharper, and faster.
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Friday, June 25, 2010
KenKen Classroom
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KenKen has a program that focuses on the classroom, ie KenKen Classroom. This program provides teachers with weekly puzzles, age appropriate, to be distributed to their class. We also provide lesson plans each month that fit seamlessly into your day. Through testimonials, we know that teachers find this very helpful.
Because the academic year has come to an end, you will not immediately receive weekly KenKens. However, over the summer we will send you an example lesson plan, and a bunch of free puzzles to help keep your mind sharp!
To read more about this program, and to sign up, follow this link: http://kenken.com/signup/teacher.php.
After talking with a principle from a NYC private school, we agreed that KenKens can be used to boost self-esteem in students. For a few months, this principle distributed 4x4 KenKens to his students. For the first couple of days, students learned how to go about solving the puzzles, understanding the logic, and began finishing them with little assistance in no time. Though some students may have been ready to move onto 5x5's or even 6x6's, the feelings of accomplishment when finishing a 4x4 in under a minute is unforgettable. These are the moments that make a student feel on top of the world, ready to attack any problem. That is the feeling that teachers strive for, a feeling that creates motivation to do better.
The following video clip is a short interview at the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) conference:
Enjoy!
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Because the academic year has come to an end, you will not immediately receive weekly KenKens. However, over the summer we will send you an example lesson plan, and a bunch of free puzzles to help keep your mind sharp!
To read more about this program, and to sign up, follow this link: http://kenken.com/signup/teacher.php.
After talking with a principle from a NYC private school, we agreed that KenKens can be used to boost self-esteem in students. For a few months, this principle distributed 4x4 KenKens to his students. For the first couple of days, students learned how to go about solving the puzzles, understanding the logic, and began finishing them with little assistance in no time. Though some students may have been ready to move onto 5x5's or even 6x6's, the feelings of accomplishment when finishing a 4x4 in under a minute is unforgettable. These are the moments that make a student feel on top of the world, ready to attack any problem. That is the feeling that teachers strive for, a feeling that creates motivation to do better.
The following video clip is a short interview at the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) conference:
Enjoy!
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
10 Easy Ways To Make Children Smarter
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From breast feeding to video games, this top ten list breaks down a bunch of easy ways you can make your child smarter. There are no magic pills or programs involved, just simple, at-home tips for the average parent. As you can see, mind and brain games make their appearance on this list. Anything that gets your mind thinking, using logic, will enhance your learning capabilities.
1) Love and Self-Esteem Improve Academic Performance
2) Breast Fed Babies Are Smarter
3) Proper Nutrition Improve Health And Nerve Conduction
4) Exercise Benefits Intelligence And Personality
5) Proper Breakfast Improves Attention At School
6) Musical Training Improves IQ Into Adulthood
7) Some Video Games Enhance Mental Acuity
8) Mind Games Do More Than Entertain
9) Reading Improves Both Creativity And Logic
10) Nurturing Curiosity Creates An Open, Absorbent Mind
Read more about this article @ http://tinyurl.com/2e7prds
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1) Love and Self-Esteem Improve Academic Performance
2) Breast Fed Babies Are Smarter
3) Proper Nutrition Improve Health And Nerve Conduction
4) Exercise Benefits Intelligence And Personality
5) Proper Breakfast Improves Attention At School
6) Musical Training Improves IQ Into Adulthood
7) Some Video Games Enhance Mental Acuity
8) Mind Games Do More Than Entertain
9) Reading Improves Both Creativity And Logic
10) Nurturing Curiosity Creates An Open, Absorbent Mind
Read more about this article @ http://tinyurl.com/2e7prds
Show your kids fun games at KenKen.com!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
KenKen v. Sudoku
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Good afternoon people!
Just wanted to vent a little bit. Im a pretty normal college student working my summer job trying to spread the about KenKen, but I have found myself getting sucked in. My friends give me s*** for playing KenKens all the time, which makes annoying notifications pop up in their facebook mini-feeds. This obviously ends up in a conversation about "why is KenKen even a cool puzzle to play?" I'm not trying to sell anything here, or make it sound like a commercial, but whenever I have to compare and contrast KenKen to Sudoku I want to blow my brains out. It is completely different than Sudoku, aside from the fact that it looks the same, and has one similar rule to it (no repeating #s in a column or row). What about comparing lacrosse and soccer? Completely different, except the feild the same and has one similar rule (the ball must go in the net to score). Either way, the two are so different, and if anyone agrees with me that it is annoying to try to explain the differences, over and over again, especially to people who don't have experience with either, stand up and be heard!
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Just wanted to vent a little bit. Im a pretty normal college student working my summer job trying to spread the about KenKen, but I have found myself getting sucked in. My friends give me s*** for playing KenKens all the time, which makes annoying notifications pop up in their facebook mini-feeds. This obviously ends up in a conversation about "why is KenKen even a cool puzzle to play?" I'm not trying to sell anything here, or make it sound like a commercial, but whenever I have to compare and contrast KenKen to Sudoku I want to blow my brains out. It is completely different than Sudoku, aside from the fact that it looks the same, and has one similar rule to it (no repeating #s in a column or row). What about comparing lacrosse and soccer? Completely different, except the feild the same and has one similar rule (the ball must go in the net to score). Either way, the two are so different, and if anyone agrees with me that it is annoying to try to explain the differences, over and over again, especially to people who don't have experience with either, stand up and be heard!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
KenKen Fathers Day!
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Did you guys forget it was fathers day?! Well if you did, you ken get him some awesome kenken games and puzzles to make his mind grow so he can think of ways to make you get him better presents. Bad sons and daughters. http://www.amazon.com/Goliath-70512-KenKen/dp/B00200JWR0. Anyway, fathers day is a bit awkward of time dont you think? There is always a BBQ going on, but as most people know, the man runs the grill. So what if the man this time, feels like lying on his ass doing nothing (since its fathers day)? You'll end up with a sub par BBQ with no way of getting mad at the dad for not BBQing. So, what you do, obviously, is get your dad some awesome BBQ-ing supplies, so he has to get up off his butt and do some grilling! Its just like when you buy your brother or sister some awesome video game that you clearly want more than they do, just so you can play it when they arent around. Little benefits to yourself never hurt.
Anyway, for our fathers day today, we decided to make lobster rolls. I guess I dont really have that BBQ problem, but im sure some of you guys do. The problem I have is that I don't like seafood, so im going to end up eating a hot dog, awesome.
Both of our grand fathers are coming around this afternoon as well, to celebrate being the "original" fathers of our family. SO, thinking to make them feel especially old and special, we decorated two throne like chairs in beads and red sheets, and set only their places up to look like royalty. Ill get a picture of that up here after this day is over.
I hope everyone has a great save holiday today!
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Anyway, for our fathers day today, we decided to make lobster rolls. I guess I dont really have that BBQ problem, but im sure some of you guys do. The problem I have is that I don't like seafood, so im going to end up eating a hot dog, awesome.
Both of our grand fathers are coming around this afternoon as well, to celebrate being the "original" fathers of our family. SO, thinking to make them feel especially old and special, we decorated two throne like chairs in beads and red sheets, and set only their places up to look like royalty. Ill get a picture of that up here after this day is over.
I hope everyone has a great save holiday today!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
KenKen Press
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KenKen is the most popular puzzle craze since Sudoku. It combines the logic of a Sudoku puzzle with arithmetic. You have to add, subtract, multiply and divide to arrive at the numbers given in KenKen puzzle.
In KenKen, like Sudoku, there is a grid of 4×4, 6×6, 8×8, or 9×9 cells. Meaning the grid has 16, thirty six, sixty four or 81 cells. The puzzle will truly be even larger, however those are for really advanced solvers. In each types of puzzles, you want to have all the digits in one row. In different words, if a row has 4 cells, like in a sixteen-grid puzzle, you must use the numbers 1-4 in every row, and in each column. No digit could be omitted of row or column, nor may there be duplicates in an exceedingly row or a column......
Read more at: http://www.articles-direct.co.uk/how-kenken-puzzles-can-help-you-learn-math/
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In KenKen, like Sudoku, there is a grid of 4×4, 6×6, 8×8, or 9×9 cells. Meaning the grid has 16, thirty six, sixty four or 81 cells. The puzzle will truly be even larger, however those are for really advanced solvers. In each types of puzzles, you want to have all the digits in one row. In different words, if a row has 4 cells, like in a sixteen-grid puzzle, you must use the numbers 1-4 in every row, and in each column. No digit could be omitted of row or column, nor may there be duplicates in an exceedingly row or a column......
Read more at: http://www.articles-direct.co.uk/how-kenken-puzzles-can-help-you-learn-math/
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Videos
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We are in the process of ideating video commercials about the KenKen puzzle. I am compeltely open to suggestions, I'd rather see humourous ideas but all are welcome. So feel free to post ideas in response to this comment!
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday the great
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Good morning monday!
Not much to say about this awesome morning. Its dark and droopy outside, cool and relaxing inside, and nice and boring at my small desk. I have been put on a team of people working to correct the mistakes of last week. Somehow, the solutions to last weeks puzzles (June 6, Sunday NYTimes Mag.) were printed incorrectly, leaving us with the fun filled job of finding out where the hell that puzzle came from. Normally, I can just look up the puzzle and easily find the solution in our database, but noooo, this one had to be so difficult. I blame global warming, and BP. I either have to solve the puzzle myself, (which will take a very long time considering 30+ avid NYTimes readers/KenKen addicts had trouble enough to send emails) or go through the 20,000+ puzzles and find the correct one. Not to sound like I am whining, because I'm pretty sure ill be able to solve the puzzle on my own, but just wanted to let all of you people who aren't reading this, know that I am doing the best I can to give you the solutions you deserve!
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Not much to say about this awesome morning. Its dark and droopy outside, cool and relaxing inside, and nice and boring at my small desk. I have been put on a team of people working to correct the mistakes of last week. Somehow, the solutions to last weeks puzzles (June 6, Sunday NYTimes Mag.) were printed incorrectly, leaving us with the fun filled job of finding out where the hell that puzzle came from. Normally, I can just look up the puzzle and easily find the solution in our database, but noooo, this one had to be so difficult. I blame global warming, and BP. I either have to solve the puzzle myself, (which will take a very long time considering 30+ avid NYTimes readers/KenKen addicts had trouble enough to send emails) or go through the 20,000+ puzzles and find the correct one. Not to sound like I am whining, because I'm pretty sure ill be able to solve the puzzle on my own, but just wanted to let all of you people who aren't reading this, know that I am doing the best I can to give you the solutions you deserve!
Friday, June 11, 2010
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This is a great video that walks you through how to do a 4x4 KenKen. Brian Foley does a great job here explaining the strategy and rules for up-in-coming KenKeners. He also has a great website: http://mathmojo.com/kenken. Learn all about KenKen and anything else about math at MathMojo.
Hey All You KenKenners!
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I have just switched over the Blogger from Tumblr.
Welcome to the official blog of KenKen, the best puzzle game EVER. For those of you who do not know what KenKen really is, check it out at KenKen.com. The reason I chose to create our blog, is because I feel there is so much to share about KenKen. So this blog is completely open to comments, questions, etc.
For now, if anyone can beat the 5x5 daily puzzle on KenKen.com in under 30 seconds, take a screen shot and submit it.
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Welcome to the official blog of KenKen, the best puzzle game EVER. For those of you who do not know what KenKen really is, check it out at KenKen.com. The reason I chose to create our blog, is because I feel there is so much to share about KenKen. So this blog is completely open to comments, questions, etc.
For now, if anyone can beat the 5x5 daily puzzle on KenKen.com in under 30 seconds, take a screen shot and submit it.
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