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aliendial

I agree with c1023 the notches are all around the edge of the card - not out to the edge but in where the dotted lines end. But rather than bring the thread back through the next notch, I assume it comes back through the center of the card. So I assume we need to measure the length of half the lines on the front, then double (=length of all lines on one side) double again(=length front and back), then times 4. I think.

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:01 am

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Snr Weaver · Boot Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 30

Seems to me that there is a deliberate attempt to force perspective with this card, meaning that we are looking down some sort of cylidrical loom, (The kind of thing they would make socks / stockings with) so the length of the printed "threads" would be underterminable. The numbering of the threads with beads (or pin heads?) would seem to be the logical thing to concentrate on. But I'm stuffed if I know what you're supposed to do with them!

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:10 am

manleym

I think i have seen something like this before,

Has anyone tried to start from the centre of the card and then work there way around the pegs going back to the centre each time a peg has been passed?

I will be attempting this when i get back from the post office

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:10 am

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Blackcobain · Greenhorn Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 5

Well it's not

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:02 am

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**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:10 am

Grimey · Greenhorn Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 6

...and assuming that you're only supposed to count the lines numbered 1-6 with the orange dots, that gives you

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:24 am

hendo77 · Boot Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 51

I can confirm it is NOT:

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:07 pm

thereverendeg

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:10 pm

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Grimey · Greenhorn Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 6

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:25 pm

fretty

Confirmed solve:

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:46 pm

aliendial

I don't understand. But thanks!

"lengths in terms of notches"?

and then "multiplied by 0.5" (i.e. halved it?)

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:58 pm

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hendo77 · Boot Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 51

Thank you! Although I still don't fully understand...

**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:01 pm

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**Posted:** Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:29 pm

almagest · Boot Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 45 Location: London

I still do not get this. The answer works, but why?

Note that the solve box does not say the answer is in metres, it just tells you not to input the units. The answer certainly cannot be in metres, it would be far too big. But it is hard to see how it could be cm either. Taking things like 8x the distance from the centre to the labelled notches gives around 323cm, which does not work as cm or as m. Going from labelled notch to labelled notch does not work. Ignoring the labels and going fom the centre to every notch does not seem to work either.

fretty, could you explain more precisely what you did? I got 323cm from what I think you did!

**Posted:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:31 am

Allattar · Greenhorn Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 8

A little confused also.

I know you have to take a thread through each point 4 times.
But do we take a thread from the centre?
Do we start at the one notch point, then move to the two notch then three then four etc... and back to one again?

Do we just join notches? or are we returning to the centre each time.

Confused.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:53 am