TimeWasters-Responses

Equation and Carta Blanca

Guest@forums.unfiction.com — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:27:10 +0000

Placing the box in the refrigerator for one hour worked for me. The lid slid open 3/8". This was enough for the paper clue to slip out. This eliminate the problem of how to reset the spring and cube.

Crane Corp/G.R.I.N/Horace Hoyle

PlesBien@forums.unfiction.com — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 21:49:00 +0000

I was on Facebook today and this page was in my recommended pages. It stuck out to me for having just 5 likes

@OfficialCraneCorp

The page links to a Vimeo video that no longer exists, but another link to a vlog about how their meds are BS is linked. Supposedly the guy in the vlog (Horace Hoyle) heard about it in the news, but obviously there's no mention of Crane Corp or GRIN in the news.

There's a comment on the Facebook page leading to GRIM , a page which seems to be the heroic organisation in this (assuming it's an ARG).

On the GRIM page there's a lot of hints that Horace Hoyle's videos might be puzzles. There's also a Vimeo link to a video called A World Of Only Smiles .

Almost everything related to this was uploaded on April 20th 2016, from both Facebook pages to Horace Hoyle's youtube vlogs. It was clearly intended to be an ARG or some kind of chaotic fiction, but it doesn't seem to have gotten off the ground. Did anyone ever come across this, hear anything about it, or hell, participate in it? I'm genuinely curious as to why this doesn't seem to have gone anywhere.

Hard webpuzzle

Guest@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:58:21 +0000

Rollover for the solution to

What's the third character (letter or number) you'll type to go to from here?
g

How many different characters will you type to go to from here, not counting .html?
2

What's the first character you'll type to go to from here?
g

g2g.html

The new link to the website is http://paulcooijmans.lunarpages.com/
All of the tests on the site are now hidden and costs a fee. Luckily, the test hasn't changed since its creation in 2001.

I was wondering if someone could post the solution to please?
The questions for are below:

What's the first character you typed to go from to ?

What's the second character you typed to go from to ?

What's the third character you'll type to successfully go to from here?

90 - 7 = ?

z y x w v u t s r ?

a c b d c e d ? ?

Do you find the answer of question 3, carterA?

Dogne

Hard webpuzzle

Guest@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:53:10 +0000

I managed to get to level 6, as far as I can tell one answer in each set of questions is intended to be worked out through trial and error. Of course you have to have all the other answers correct in order to have a chance!

for level 5 remember the answer to the first question in level 4....

As to level 6 the first question seems to be paradoxical so I'm more than a little stuck -_-

eljay

Could you help me for the question 3 please ?

Dogne

Hard webpuzzle

Guest@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 02 May 2017 20:48:08 +0000

"Different" means how many different kinds of characters, not how many characters in all. You should start counting from where you put the answer, not from http.

Other than that, I can't really help you. Hell, I got to page 5 and I still don't know how I got the answer to 2, 3 and 4. I just tried random characters until the next page appears. If anyone could explain how the answer to is derived, I would be much obliged.

Could you say me what is the solution of question 3 please? The solution of 2 is son weird. I don't tell that's a logic enigma :(

Believe In Destiny

Paintedpaws@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:35:17 +0000

I think it's very interesting you never know what can happen

New Puzzle by the Decred Project

coin_artist@forums.unfiction.com — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:11:37 +0000

Puzzle is hosted at https://decred.org/autonomy_puzzle/

Active #puzzle solving channel on Decred Slack
https://slack.decred.org/

Numerous Puzzle announcements made on social medias, one of which from the Decred Twitter:
https://twitter.com/decredproject/status/856935456956710913

Janus Puzzle by the Decred Project

okayer88@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:46:09 +0000

gosh it is crazy! i had a nightmare where i had to figure out the address i desperately needed with this scheme

Janus Puzzle by the Decred Project

okayer88@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 15:14:53 +0000

this was solved a while back.
https://twitter.com/decredproject/status/843570325040324608

amazing cipher scheme described in this image, i'm impressed!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7T1_OoXQAM2Dlh.jpg

Janus Puzzle by the Decred Project

okayer88@forums.unfiction.com — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:39:53 +0000

High resolution image download hosted at https://decred.org/januspuzzle/
The high resolution image contains secret information.

There are others attempting to solve the puzzle on the Decred Slack, on the #puzzles channel.

This text was included in the announcement tweet:
"A tree that does not bend will inevitably break. The repository unit is corrupt. Begin." https://twitter.com/decredproject/status/839204577920565248

Current Prize Value: $1500

Doctor Who '42' (E 184) Hidden puzzle

Guest@forums.unfiction.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 04:38:50 +0000

From the BBC fact file
DID YOU KNOW?:

42 minutes is the approximate length of a standard episode of Doctor Who (minus titles and credits).

42 is the age that Russell T Davies reached when Series 1 of Doctor Who began in 2005.

The first Doctor Who story that Director Graham Harper worked on was nearly 42 years ago, when he was a floor assistant on The Power of the Daleks.

42 was the age at which Elvis Presley died.

42 minutes was the length of The Beatles' last live gig, performed on the roof of Apple HQ.

To date, Elvis has had 21 number ones in the UK music charts; The Beatles have had 17.

42 was also the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, according to Douglass Adams.

Doctor Who '42' (E 184) Hidden puzzle

Guest@forums.unfiction.com — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 10:50:58 +0000

So... Francine (marthas mum) was obvobviously searching from google.co.uk, the second result in the search, including the remixes elvis has 21 no 1s. The creater of the quiz was obviously human as the crew are. Clearly english, hope that helps, find any answers with the numbers?

Pablo's Armchair Treasure Hunt

catherwood@forums.unfiction.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:15:54 +0000

The annual holiday hunt is on. The end prize is a real box buried somewhere in the countryside of England, and some small cash prizes. The fun is in the ciphers, trivia, riddles, and meta clues which yield the instructions to find it.

Fetch the puzzle (download the two PDF files) from http://pablosath.com/current/index.html

Check http://pablosath.com/current/notes.html for errata and other annoucements during the hunt.

The hard work is in creating a document to submit your answers, to be judged and scored for points. It usually takes at least 2-3 people to collaborate with any hope of finishing before the mid-January deadline.

Years ago, it was known as the Logica Armchair Treasure Hunt

(Do not post solutions here, not even in spoiler tags. Find a private place for your team to collaborate -- or your answers *will* be stolen.)

52 Master Pieces

catherwood@forums.unfiction.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 01:48:04 +0000

Grand prize winners were announced back in August. Six prizes have not yet been claimed, with these remaining: Master Politician
Master Police Officer
Master Entrepreneur
Master Jeweler
Master Locksmith
Yoga Master
And this week, an email was sent out to announce new hints added to the website.

Hello again Twelevers,

We've updated the 52 Master Pieces website with a new feature called "How to Solve a Master Piece." The six prizes listed above are still available, so if you've been wondering how the contest works and hoping to win one of the prizes, click the big new button on the first page of the site ( 52masterpieces.com ) and give it a try.

Now that the underlying contest method has been revealed, we hope that puzzle enthusiasts like you will take this opportunity to revisit the site and share this project with teachers, students, and curious minds of all ages. As always, the site is free (with no ads), with a simple goal of promoting "enthusiasm-based learning" by sharing our favorite collection of classic and original puzzles.

Enjoy,
David

ARGvent

catherwood@forums.unfiction.com — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:05:07 +0000

http://gamedetectives.net/argvent/

(must join Discord to login, which I have not done, so I cannot vouch for the puzzles)