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archange1
Greenhorn
Equation and Carta Blanca Okay so I have completed Da Vinci's Secret 100% a while back. I have obtained scrolls from puzzles 1-5. however I can use a little further assistance.
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:04 pm
puzzumba
Guest
Carta Blanca Puzzle Solution Do not despair, the puzzle is solvable without a drill and a saw ... The puzzle is solvable - although my version had no scroll inside. I think the guy that sold it took it out to make sure I didn't destroy the box to get to the scroll. Kind of like grade school where there are no points for the answer and you have to explain how you did it ... so, I will give him a call after Christmas and make him give up the scroll. I can't in good faith give out the answer as the solution is quite ingenious. But here is a hint that should help get you on the right path:
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As mentioned in another post, you unlock the top by moving the wooden block that keeps it place ... the key is to understand what is the mechanism that holds the wooden block in place. There are two popular sayings in the us when we move our clocks forward and backward based on daylight svaings time. Think about these phrases and you may understand the mechanism ... this is the first step.
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:00 pm
archange1
Greenhorn
Thanks for the tips Gotta say thanks for the tips.
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Your tip you gave concerning daylight savings, and the sayings that go with them in the US, I am guessing you mean 'Spring forward, Fall back.' Let me know if I am wrong please. Now I just need to think it over and see how to apply that. Thank again.
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:33 pm
Puzzumba
Greenhorn
On the right track You are on the right track... Remember, the hint was regarding the mechanism - not directly how to open the box ...
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The next sentence could be confusing, but it is entirely true. I've played around with the box some more and confirmed there are two diametrically opposed solutions. While it may go without saying, physics concepts will play a key in getting the 'lock' to allow the wooden block to move and the top to slide out.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:37 pm
alain-257
Guest
Re: On the right track You are on the right track...
Puzzumba wrote:
Remember, the hint was regarding the mechanism - not directly how to open the box ...
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The next sentence could be confusing, but it is entirely true. I've played around with the box some more and confirmed there are two diametrically opposed solutions. While it may go without saying, physics concepts will play a key in getting the 'lock' to allow the wooden block to move and the top to slide out.
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:00 pm
Bbudde
Kilroy
Carta Blanca Spoiler SPOILER ****************SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER********************
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:09 pm
Rogi Ocnorb
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
I've made a lot of wooden puzzlebox mechanisms like this.
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I'm telling you now, so you can't say, "Oh, I didn't know...Nobody told me!"
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:26 am
Puzzumba
Greenhorn
The real solution ... ... is not cutting it in half wow - desperate measures for a desperate person ... and you still don't have the answer after cutting it in half - now that in and of itself made my day. I still won't tell you the answer, but I will tell you how to open it without sawing it in half ...
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Bake at 200 degrees for 7 minutes ... or put it in the freezer for an hour or so.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:12 pm
Flipside
Boot
Yeah or you buy it and get it shipped to you via air courier. Then when you get it, it's already open as the aircrafts hold was so cold!!!
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:48 pm
Daphyduck1987
Guest
Hum I try to bake like you said Puzzumba, and with a hair dryer, and nothing, the cube don't move and I'm desperate too!
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:02 am
Robwood
Guest
For those who can't open it using the previous spoiled method, here's what you need to do:
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Get a sturdy wire like a strong paperclip or clothes hanger and shove it up hole #3 in any of the above pictures. Use the hook to pull the coil mechanism back. The next step it to get one face of the cube flush with the hole, allowing the lid to slide out. Jostle the box toward the broad side with the smooth surface until the cube is flush with that side (this will be guess work since you can't see if you've done it or not) then tilt the box mechanism side down and then jostle it again until the cube is out of the way (again more guess work since you can't see that, either). Then slide the lid right off! Basically, you're trying to get the cube to align with the bottom left corner of the block with the hole in it. You won't be able to get the cube over the coil because a false ceiling will prevent that. That hole up there is where the false ceiling crews into the box, so imagine a tile there, preventing the cube from going where it shouldn't.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:34 pm
mythghost
Greenhorn
paswood anyone here got the password for this thing yet. i found the map on the boxes but apparently the name i enter is incorrect or mispelled(i'll take the spoiler rollover or a PM) i have also thought about the hairdryer option but am nervous about damaging the thing. i would like confirmation that this method works along with how long i should hold it there.
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:52 pm
mythghost
Greenhorn
password sloved and help requested i'm 100% postive i found the map. it is of the coast of africa and europe from the year 1513. i found it on wikipedia of all places. here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_world_maps
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Piri Reis
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:37 pm
Danvinci
Guest
Carta Blanca solution
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