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[darkeyedone13]

[FilmEdge]

Re: LV-426

[SevenSonicStructures]

Re: LV-426

[powereddie]

I think I know what the rest of the clues are... Traditionaly "X" marks the spot,... so maybe the x´es in Ax (Adamantine), Zx (Rare Earths) and Tx (Tridium) are the place to crack our brains into. Following this logic I started to see what can I make of the Rare Elements info. I found the following: the combined atomic number is 345, which is the ONLY sum you arrive at if you add the last 5 rare elements: 67+68+69+70+71. I tried to access using the symbols of said elements. It could be a combination of the atomic numbers or symbols, but the permutations are too many, I tried a few.

*Here´s the thing: Yttrium (Y, 39) is also considered to be a rare earth and is mentioned separately in the resource list. And the same goes for the element (Sc, 21) Scandium.

So, if whoever is making the puzzles is not that lazy (assuming this is the right solution) and is doing it the right way, then the atomic numbers to be used to reach the sum 345 should be from 57 to 71, plus 21 (Scandium) and 39 (Yttrium). 17 integers to try and find a combination that leads to 345.... and then maybe those integers can tell us which elements or combinations to use in PP

I tried to use the Solver add-in from Excel, but somehow I cannot make it work...

Can someone check this? What do you think?

[SevenSonicStructures]

x + y + 21 + 39 = 345
x + y = 345 - 21 - 39
x + y = 285
x = 285 - y


Then... Forget it, I'm too rusty with math. The only interesting thing I found was that Water (in the resources tab) has the same chemical symbol as Holmium (Ho) which is a Rare Earth, but in the tab it says its atomic number or whatever that part is (since doesn't say) it's 000. The real atomic number of Holmium is 67, so maybe that could be used in the equation to figure out which one is the other secret element?

[CapnZ]

Trout if need be, is it possible that the SJ ship in Prometheus makes it off the planet then crashes into the planet from Alien?

[FilmEdge]

Btw, the alchemy angle is very interesting, though I know next to nothing on the subject.

But from the WI Timeline, we certainly can deduce that Peter and his techs are making the most of future chemical/mineral discoveries and uses. Presumably, like today with our high-tech demands for natural (rare) resources, once WI makes these medical & technical discoveries, demand would then drive the company to seek more of these resources than exist here on Earth.

I'm not entirely convinced this is alchemy in the strict sense of the word, but perhaps more likely the next step in "plundering rain forests for resources" to make medicine or mining for high-tech metals — only looking beyond Earth to resource-rich asteroids, moons and planets. Peter Weyland may not be turning lead into gold (or water into wine), but he's certainly turning raw materials into cancer-killing meds, bio-research and tech creation that fulfills his dreams to find ... whatever... among the stars.

And presuming this is a common developmental trait in advanced species, we won't be the only ones out there plundering resources. Though Peter's goals may ultimately be loftier than mining the galaxy, such base realities may well lead us to a dangerous discovery... or competitor.

[FilmEdge]

[darkeyedone13]

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[powereddie]

[JustThinking]

[Tanmansmom]

Doesn't it seem strange that the primary resource key is completely lacking in the elements that make up most of the world as we know it? All from most-to-least: five most common elements in Earth are iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium and sulfur; atmospheric elements are nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon and hydrogen; human body elements are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and calcium.

Are these, for some reason, no longer considered key resources? Are they in such short supply that the company doesn't want to list them? Are they in short supply because WI is using them up to build Davids? Or am I just grasping at straws?

[ChrisPachi]