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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 07/23/2005 : 00:23:30 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by dv82matt
Hey wooly, your link provides the solutions  as well as the puzzles.
I checked the solution to #8 and it is actually different than the one Dave steered me toward. You can start with a splitter and solve the puzzle, meaning I had more than one way I could have solved it, so now I feel like an even bigger moron. I'm not sure I even want to see the stuff that's hanging up you guys.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 07/23/2005 : 10:04:49 [Permalink]
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| And I checked the solution to #19, too, and it was very different from the solution I came up with (in which I had some pieces left over). |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
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Dave W.
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USA
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 07/23/2005 : 22:18:37 [Permalink]
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By the way, for those working on my latest What's the Secret Word puzzle, I've had a few guesses come my way via Private Messages here, but it's only fair to tell everyone what I told my correspondents: if you're taking a "stab" at a solution, it probably isn't right. Once you see the answer to the puzzle, you won't be timid about it, asking "I think it's blahblahblah," instead you'll know it's the right answer.
Oh, and nobody's figured it out, yet. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
Why not question something for a change?
Visit Dave's Psoriasis Info, too. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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GeeMack
SFN Regular
USA
1093 Posts |
Posted - 07/24/2005 : 22:09:33 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by me...
Although most of you don't live where it would be practical to actually hunt the Geocaches I've hidden, I thought you may enjoy solving the puzzles and riddles that go along with them. Your final answers to each puzzle will essentially be a pair of 7 or 8 digit numbers. You can find the listings for my caches here: GeeMack's Hidden Geocaches
All four of my Geocaching puzzles were solved by Dave W. in very short order. I'll admit they aren't near the challenge of the "secret word" puzzles he has posted here. A couple of those required some slightly abstract thinking, and the third I have started, but haven't invested enough time to solve it, yet. Eventually I will. 
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
760 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2005 : 17:24:35 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
Alright, someone help me out with level 19 on the lasers. I end up with 2 free mirrors and the very top bulb isn't on.
What the hell am I doing wrong?
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You've got the right idea, but two key pieces, the prism and the double mirror, are in the wrong place.
Double mirror spoiler:The double mirror should be directly below the first beam splitter.
Prism spoiler:The prism should be immediatly to the left of the lightbulb directly above the laser emitter.
Originally posted by Dave W.
Originally posted by Siberia
No, this is a cool puzzle game: Gridlock! |
Level 37 is kicking my butt. |
Hey Dave, I just solved level 37.  I think there's a glitch in the game though. On level 36 I was able to pull a piece completley off the board. Needless to say it made solving that level easy.
Your What's the Secret Word puzzle is kicking my ass though. It appears to be a maze of questions. I've mapped it roughly but I'm not seeing a clear pattern. One question: Is it significant that the first colored word is "in"? Should I be looking for an "out"? 'Cause I haven't been able to find one.
For those who don't yet have enough frustration in their lives, here's another cool puzzle game: Dyson's Telescope. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2005 : 19:31:30 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by dv82matt
Hey Dave, I just solved level 37. |
Cool! I haven't been back to Gridlock since I posted that.| I think there's a glitch in the game though. On level 36 I was able to pull a piece completley off the board. Needless to say it made solving that level easy. |
I managed that trick, as well. So I spent the first few seconds on level 37 trying to pull all the pieces off.| Your What's the Secret Word puzzle is kicking my ass though. It appears to be a maze of questions. I've mapped it roughly but I'm not seeing a clear pattern. One question: Is it significant that the first colored word is "in"? Should I be looking for an "out"? 'Cause I haven't been able to find one. |
If you can't find an "out," it's probably because there isn't one.| For those who don't yet have enough frustration in their lives, here's another cool puzzle game: Dyson's Telescope. |
Damn. Got the first 15 levels in 10 minutes. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
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Dave W.
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
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Posted - 07/27/2005 : 19:35:24 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
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For those who don't yet have enough frustration in their lives, here's another cool puzzle game: Dyson's Telescope.
Okay, all I've got left are the Christmas levels.
Did you see the popup menu labled "More Levels"? The Grandmaster levels are particularly tough. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
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26022 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2005 : 21:12:14 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by dv82matt
Did you see the popup menu labled "More Levels"? The Grandmaster levels are particularly tough.
Oh, dammit. |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
Evidently, I rock!
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Dave W.
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
760 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2005 : 22:25:31 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Okay, I finished all the Telescope levels yesterday.
For some reason, I have an urge to buy a vacuum cleaner.
Bwaaa ha ha ha! My plot to achieve world domination is in motion! Er... I mean, Congratulations Dave! Now don't you have a purchase to make?
PS: It really is just a vacuum. It's not a mind control device, I swear.  |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2005 : 23:26:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by dv82matt
Bwaaa ha ha ha! My plot to achieve world domination is in motion! Er... I mean, Congratulations Dave! Now don't you have a purchase to make? |
Actually, now that you've revealed your plot, I'm going to buy stock in Dyson.
Or, instead of waiting to get rich and then initiate my own competing plan for global control, I'll just take my revenge now:
Puzzle #4: What's the Secret Word? |
- Dave W. (Private Msg, EMail)
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dv82matt
SFN Regular
760 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2005 : 21:47:39 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Or, instead of waiting to get rich and then initiate my own competing plan for global control, I'll just take my revenge now:
Puzzle #4: What's the Secret Word? |
Ah, your vengence is swift and deadly. I must report an astounding lack of success on both your latest puzzle and the previous one. I'm all but certain that they are beyond my current ability to figure out unaided.
A hint please! I'm begging you! God man! For the sake of the children!
...er unless there are objections. Perhaps Ricky or GeeMack is on the verge of a breakthrough. |
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