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What Perplex City Has Taught You
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volvox
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What Perplex City Has Taught You
It's not just a game, it's learning funtime!

I got to thinking that besides being a damn nifty game, and one of the most creative things I've seen in a long time, Perplex City has actually taught me some things I didn't know. Well, at least forced me to research subjects I had never looked at before. Here's a short list of what I learned (hopefully this doesn't spoil anything):

* How to be more efficient in sifting through Google results
* Basic celestial navigation
* That there are movement notation systems
* Codes and ciphers that I had never heard of
* What Semacode is
* That there are lots of really cool websites and programs out there for everything from satellite locations to diffraction simulations
* That you can encode/hide information in just about anything.

And the most important: It is really amazing what can be accomplished by a diverse group of people distributed all over the world. Rock On

So, I'm curious what other people have picked up from playing PXC? Anyone, anyone?

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Mokey Fraggle
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Joined: 16 Sep 2005
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I learned Mixolydian and all of its friends. Cool

That was like my only big solve here, and it was the greatest thrill ever!!!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:38 pm
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myf
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Might I refer you to What have you learned from Perplex City?, from way back in September 06? I'm not sure I have anything to add to my original learnings.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:42 pm
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Scott
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I've learned--*---// HEY LOOK MOKEY'S BACK!! Smile Cool Smile HI MOKEY!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:46 pm
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Afgncaap5
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I learned to always pick up the priceless treasure if you hear footsteps approaching from the previous room.

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Mokey Fraggle
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Scott wrote:
I've learned--*---// HEY LOOK MOKEY'S BACK!! Smile Cool Smile HI MOKEY!!!


Embarassed I missed you guys!!!

*big big hugs*

... now WHERE is my Perplex City??? They've been teasing me for days! Bang Head

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Loktera
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Joined: 15 Aug 2006
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Location: Sleeping.

*Helicopters only visit you when you are in the top 500...
*Updates mean "We'll see you in a week or so"
*Guys Hair is gradually getting less floppy.
*Tippy - Clothing + Towel = @_@
*Paychecks CAN Dissapear withing a day or two.
*People from England have some funny names for things. (That or us people in the States have funny names for things...)
*Helicopters....
*Intelligence is nothing unless it is paired up with ingenuity.
*Some Silvers are harder than Blacks. Some Blacks Are Harder than Silvers.
*Leitmarks Rarely Arrive on time.
*When they do arrive, the envelope looks like it's been through hell and back.
*Hell must be getting alot of post.
*PerplexCity Trades = Freekin' Awesome.
*No matter how much I ask, MindCandy will not send me a poster of Tippy in a Towel.
*Helicopters...
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:27 pm
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myf
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Loktera wrote:
*People from England have some funny names for things. (That or us people in the States have funny names for things...)

Well, there are some odd dialect words in the UK, but I think on the whole it's you Americans who insist on having funny names for things Wink Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:09 pm
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Datango
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Loktera wrote:
*People from England have some funny names for things. (That or us people in the States have funny names for things...)


The UK had their names first!! Laughing

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beglee
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I learned that after following/participating/playing/solving/enjoying PXC for over a year, NOT to lose track of it a few months before the end and miss out on helping, or even trying myself, to find the Cube!!

Ill have to make sure that doesn't happen second time around
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:43 pm
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Snowcat
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beglee wrote:
I learned that after following/participating/playing/solving/enjoying PXC for over a year, NOT to lose track of it a few months before the end and miss out on helping, or even trying myself, to find the Cube!!


My sentiments exactly!! I, too, am going to try to keep track of Season 2 - instead of drifting off a month before someone pops up with the Final Answer.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:29 pm
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levicc00123
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Snowcat wrote:
beglee wrote:
I learned that after following/participating/playing/solving/enjoying PXC for over a year, NOT to lose track of it a few months before the end and miss out on helping, or even trying myself, to find the Cube!!


My sentiments exactly!! I, too, am going to try to keep track of Season 2 - instead of drifting off a month before someone pops up with the Final Answer.


This is why RSS feeds are a good thing. Very Happy

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:43 pm
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pastymanpb
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I learned, very quickly how to use control "f" to search documents - never read instructions, me Rolling Eyes

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