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[CITY LABYRINTH] Paris, France
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Thomas Bookmore
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So, Nicolas and I completed the labyrinth yesterday. There's been a few problems though.

- Of course, we got lost here and there. It ended up not having much consequence on the labyrinth design, but there's one point in the labyrinth which I'm concerned about - it literally collides with another circuit.

- The trackstick worked well for most of the day, but by the evening it just stopped and wouldn't try to sync nor signal its position. I was somehow able to restart it, but that was a close call.

- It also didn't record two parts of our trip - one on the boulevard des Invalides (left of the outer ring) and one as we were heading for Gare de Lyon (bottom right of the outer ring).

Honestly, as I'm typing this on the following morning, I'm quite scared that all these efforts will amount to nothing because of our mistakes. Take a look at the Google Earth export and share what you think ?
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It's a fantastic effort and definitely won't come to nothing.

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Thomas Bookmore
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jasper wrote:
It's a fantastic effort and definitely won't come to nothing.
The sad part is, I'm already considering taking it again should the need arise...

I'm especially impressed by Nicolas' display of stubborness. He could (and really should) have quit running the labyrinth earlier but he courageously went on until he was really completely spent - so much so that he can hardly walk today xD Really cool on his part to have stuck through it with me from the beginning to so close to the end.
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Thomas Bookmore wrote:
jasper wrote:
It's a fantastic effort and definitely won't come to nothing.
The sad part is, I'm already considering taking it again should the need arise...

I'm especially impressed by Nicolas' display of stubborness. He could (and really should) have quit running the labyrinth earlier but he courageously went on until he was really completely spent - so much so that he can hardly walk today xD Really cool on his part to have stuck through it with me from the beginning to so close to the end.


I know what you mean. After spending 3 hours on it in Austin and getting no data I was ready to go right back out that afternoon and do it over- but the rest of the team wasn't. I'm probably going to do it over with the resurrected trackstick, though Eli told me we might be able to use the data we do have. Eli asked if we could make a "a KMZ file or Google Earth overlay" of the route that could be communicated to the other worlds. Maybe if you can just add an overlay to your data then the other multiverse Paris locations will have enough information.

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Thomas Bookmore
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Interesting...I sent an email to Eli this morning about all this and I'm still awaiting an answer. Would that mean making some sort of extra-layer on top of your labyrinth in Google Earth to add notes of where you should have made a turn, etc. ?
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Thomas Bookmore wrote:
Interesting...I sent an email to Eli this morning about all this and I'm still awaiting an answer. Would that mean making some sort of extra-layer on top of your labyrinth in Google Earth to add notes of where you should have made a turn, etc. ?


I think so- you can add an extra layer, but the other Paris's will want to make the same turns and wrong turns you made, so that's what you would note, I guess. I wonder if you can assume your own alternate selves are doing the task . . .

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jasper wrote:
I think so- you can add an extra layer, but the other Paris's will want to make the same turns and wrong turns you made, so that's what you would note, I guess. I wonder if you can assume your own alternate selves are doing the task . . .
I'd hope they'd be smarter...But I'll have to discuss that with Eli when he writes back. Thanks for all the information, jasper !
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To officially add my opinion, I think it looks good, holistically, and that it shall be accepted as a valiant and lovely omphalabyrinth!

So sayeth me. Very Happy

I also admire your walking and taking public transportation to complete it. Very awesome, indeed.
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hmrpita wrote:
To officially add my opinion, I think it looks good, holistically, and that it shall be accepted as a valiant and lovely omphalabyrinth!

So sayeth me. Very Happy


I concureth Smile.

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I just have to say "wow". I absolutly like this labyrinth. Without downgrading other ones, my personal opinion is, that this is the best city labyrinth up to now.

If you look at our Munich labyrinth, you can see that we also have had troubles in following our planned route Wink and had some "trackstick glitches".

You could be very proud of your work.
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Thomas Bookmore
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Good news come to those who wait !
Eli Hunt wrote:
Hello Thomas,

Oh, to the contrary, this is a magnificent omphalabyrinth!

Given the complexity of the design, the accuracy of your KMZ file is
extraordinary.

I have no doubt the other worlds will understand this rendering.

I am most excited to see this omphalabyrinth with my own eyes. When I
am next in Paris, I will no doubt see the city a little bit
differently as I imagine you and our allies following this path...

My greatest thanks to you and our friends in Paris for creating this knot.

Sincerely yours,

Eli Hunt
We now have a knot in Paris adding up 32 to the general strength of the planet Smile
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Congratulations Thomas Bookmore! It is no less than I expected, but I know you were worried about it. You truly rock! Very Happy
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Sorry for not reacting earlier, these last days of our summer semester are incredibly busy (the semester ends next Saturday, and I've still some papers to mark!), so I didn't log in and posted as often as I used to.

The Paris Omphalabyrinth looks SO great. Don't worry about those minor blemishes - the overall impression is gorgeous, and you really can be proud of yourselves! Very Happy

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Thomas Bookmore
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Thanks guys ! I'll forward your congratulations to Nicolas, he'll be glad to hear all this and know it wasn't all for nothing Smile Go team Agonothetai !
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Thomas Bookmore
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I realized only today that the short video shot at the end of the Parisian Omphalabyrinth run never made it online on Seero. Said video is now available on YouTube right there for anybody interested. Cheers !
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