Brainteaser/Puzzle Corner (Part 5)

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Brainteaser/Puzzle Corner (Part 5)

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by JBL, Sep 25, 2007.

  1. hillzagold

    hillzagold New Member

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    atom? molecule? cell?
     
  2. ssjfox

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    Hmmm DNA?
     
  3. Quanta

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    My guess, which I am about 99% sure is wrong is fractal.
     
  4. kuvasz

    kuvasz Corrections Officer

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    I can see you trying to interpret the first half of the poem but where's the second? It's there for a reason :) No good answers so far.
     
  5. hillzagold

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    a relationship or couple?
     
  6. kuvasz

    kuvasz Corrections Officer

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    No. But as with a lot of riddles, the answer is very obvious, literally.
     
  7. ssjfox

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    Hmmm well than... letters? or puncuation maybe?
     
  8. kuvasz

    kuvasz Corrections Officer

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    I'm not sure how those mean something like part of a bunch :)
     
  9. Quanta

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    It isn't supposed to mean part of a bunch your riddle says is something similar to something that means part of a bunch.

    What really bothers me is the "mostly teams" part.
     
  10. lurkers_lurk

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    the alphabet?
     
  11. kuvasz

    kuvasz Corrections Officer

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    It's so good to see you people beating around the bush :D I'm quite sure someone will solve it soon so I won't give you more hints just yet.
     
  12. hillzagold

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    a phrase?
     
  13. LordKerwyn

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    @kuvasz blocks?
     
  14. kuvasz

    kuvasz Corrections Officer

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    No correct answers so far.
     
  15. kuvasz

    kuvasz Corrections Officer

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    No correct answers so far but I'm increasing the prize to 100 minerals. Here's the riddle for those who have not had a go at it but don't want to search for it:

    Building things is so much fun,
    Taking it apart has even more to come.
    I'm very similar to something that means
    Part of a bunch, mostly teams.

    New Riddle
    In the image below, there are two pictures that are almost identical. Your task is to find (all the differences) as many differences as you can. You may miss up to 3 differences of the total. Example: if the total number of differences was 20 then I would accept number 17 and up.

    Spot-the-difference Rules
    1. To submit your solution, you need to post the number of differences you have found and nothing else! Do not post them to me in private messages!
    2. You may guess only three times, so post your guesses wisely.
    3. You must not post the coordinates of the differences you have found. You must not post the differences in words or in any other way except for the number. If someone does, I will terminate the game.
    4. I will contact those who got the right number of differences in a PM.
    5. I will not post who has got the number right or wrong. Check the time I was last online frequently because if I've been online after your post and have not contacted you in a PM, then your answer is wrong.
    6. Nothing that is part of the coordinating system (letters, white borders, grid) and the fact that the second image is smaller because of this do not count as a difference.
    7. There cannot be 2 differences in one cell. Similarly, 2 differences can never have the same coordinates.
    8. As with all riddles, post editing is not allowed. Solutions contained in edited posts will not be taken into account but will reduce that person's number of guesses by 1.

    After I've contacted you in a PM
    1. Coordinates must be given precisely. Make sure you eliminate all the typos and that you have checked capitalisation.
    2. There are differences that take up more than one cell. For the coordinates of these differences, it is enough to give me the coordinates of one cell that covers the difference.

    Prizes
    1st Place - 800 minerals + 1 powerup - congratulations to Eatmereturns!
    2nd Place - 500 minerals + 1 powerup
    3rd Place - 300minerals + 1 powerup

    The image can be found in the attachment (~3mb)
    Happy searching!

    edit: added rule #6 for clarification
    edit2: modified rules #1 and #3, hope it is absolutely clear to everyone now
    edit3: further edited rule #1. PLEASE PEOPLE, READ THE RULES!
    edit4: added rule #7 to avoid confusion
    edit5: added rule #8 to avoid cheating/confusion
    edit6: doubled the prize money
    edit7: nerfed the required number of differences
     
  16. MarineCorp

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    2! i found 2!
    I hope no one has found out my real answer!
     
  17. ssjfox

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    Ahhh fenix deleted his post. My internet died before I could get any post on it but he had posted "One has a grid" :D and I've only found two so far but I've gone over everything I can trying to find something I've even searched the grass.... argh what could I be missing?
     
  18. kuvasz

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    Alright people, it seems some have alarmingly poor reading skills, so I'll try to explain the way you can submit your answer:
    The ONLY way to do this is by POSTING HERE. The POST should consist of a single number (or you could add something like "differences found" or anything that makes it clear).

    EXAMPLE:

    6

    That is all I'm asking for! A single number!
     
  19. ssjfox

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    Hey kuvasz thats a bit confusing becuase you said you can post the differences you found, wouldn't that give it away quite a bit, if they add more than a number wouldn't that help other people and make it a little less fair?
     
  20. kuvasz

    kuvasz Corrections Officer

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    No, because nothing guarantees that the higher number is correct. That is why I'm not going to comment on numbers, see.

    ps and even if someone thought that the higher number was correct, he'd still need to find the difference to get the coordinates. By the time he finds it, the first 3 places are long taken, I'd estimate.