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The Isis Adventure & Puzzle
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 		WTF??
They lost. They LOST?!?

To the GIANTS?!?!?!

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:35 pm
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cobrafast1
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 		Re: Oiling Isis
eebrull wrote:
Warning!!! DON'T OIL THE RINGS!!!!!!!!!

I emailed SONICWARP™ about the difficulty in turning the rings.
I had been using surgical gloves which gave good traction,
but inconvenient. SONICWARP™ suggested using a small amount of oil
- NOT WD40™ or any penetrating oil! I used a small amount of
ELGIN™ WATCH OIL and yes, the rings became easier to turn temporarily!
With the surface of the sphere wiped free of any residual
oil and my hands washed thoroughly, rotation was very easy.
However, within a few minutes a miniscule amount of oil wicks
out to lubricate the rings and my fingers (gloved or not) and
by then, this had the earmarks of having ruined the puzzle
since oil kept wicking out indefinitely no matter how many
times hands and ball were cleaned.

All is not lost! We need to dissolve the oil in the sphere
or make it thin enough enough to let gravity wick out of the
rings to be absorbed by porous medium. One thought would be
to soak in a degreaser solvent (or vapor degreaser) BUT
since the sphere is made of aluminum and most degreasers
are chlorinated or fluorinated compounds like Freons™ or
chlorinated hydrocarbons the risk is high to destroy
(corrode) the the internal (and external) surfaces. AND
Aluminum reacts with these solvents (which are great for
removing oils and the like) to the extent of an explosive
reaction. Other solvent like acetone, alcohol, ethyl acetate,
etc. are great, but are very flammable and rarely used.

"SOLUTION": [Note: We are just talking about ridding the
sphere of any oil that was applied per Sonicwarp's™
Suggestion.] Heating is a very good way to thin the
applied oil(s). I used an absorbant paper kitchen folded
into 4 or so. I placed the sphere on its side so that the
thin spaces between the rings touch touch the paper and
placed them in a standard kitchen oven at 120°C (250°F)
for 4 to 6+ hours, tilting a few times (with kitchen tongs)
the sphere so that all slits between rings get to touch
the absorbant paper towel. This temperature is also helpful
in causing some of these oils to slowly evaporate. At 6
hours, I took out the sphere out of the oven and let it cool.
The paper showed a slight coloration on the paper indicating
removal of the oil. There was a considerable improvement
in ring freedom, but after a while (6 hours) I discovered
that more oil wicked ot to lubricate the sphere and my
fingers. [Mind you, barely 2 drops of oil were used in the
first case and, with all the nooks & crannies, oil deep
inside was slow in reaching the outer slits.] I then
reheated the sphere on the paper towel [to 150°C (300°F)]
and letting the sphere cook for another 6 hours with
rotating & tilting the sphere every hour. After removing
from the oven there was a much smaller indication of oil
ooling on the paper towel. It has been 48 hours and the
rings are still free, but skin oil is the major problem
as it was in the first place before the oil treatment!

SOOOOO!!! Surgical gloves is one choice of turning the rings.
These are inconvenient and problematic with what material
composition if they are latex [allergy] but other materials
are available. I remembered seeing people using "Rubber
Finger Tips" while turning pages or counting [money]. It
took me a while to find these but SWINGLINE™ [Acco™] make
"RUBBER FINGER TIPS". They come in various sizes in boxes
of 12 for about $2.00 per box. I had no real way to equate
their sizes with my fingers. I wanted to cover ALL of my
fingers, but the thumb and index fingers on your dominant
hand are the minimum you need. I ended up purchasing 4 sizes:

SIZE Swingline # Where Used

[Medium] 11-11½ 54035 'Pinkie'
[Med./Lge.] 12 54032 Next to 'Pinkie'
[Large] 13 54033 Index/middle fingers
[Extra Large] 14 54014 Thumb

Swingline™ 1-800-820-6220 www.swingline.com Search on "Finger Tips"
Regarding Latex, Contact Swingline.


From someone who thought the one-minute 'lube job' was a good idea - that good idea lasted
less than 10 minutes and needed a 'one-week' "UNLUBE"!!!!


I would think that Brake Kleen from any Auto Zone, NAPA or auato parts store would do the trick. Flood those nooks and crannies and wash away the oil residue. I use it all the time with no problems on aluminum or other metals or composites.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:31 am
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brandeeeeeeeee
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 		isis?
soooo i solved the clues but i dont under stand them? which way is up? do i turn the ball its self or one of the rings? do i press the button while turning it? im sorry im just so confused :S

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:27 am
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chant
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 		 Isis
hello could anyone tell me how they opened their isis coz i'm goin of my head, i've had it for ages now!! i desciphered the clues but i still cant open it!!!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:12 am
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cobrafast1
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 		Re: Isis
chant wrote:
hello could anyone tell me how they opened their isis coz i'm goin of my head, i've had it for ages now!! i desciphered the clues but i still cant open it!!!


Are you sure you want the easy way out. You're only cheating yourself.

If you want help, shoot me a private message and I'll give you clues that are better than the ISIS Clues. Those really are not much help.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:20 pm
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murguis
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 		 Piramid locations
Does anybody know if a new piramid location has been released this february??

PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:32 pm
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dave92082
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 		 Got it!
Solved my Isis
Finally solved this thing. Got it January 4th, and have been playing with it on the weekends when i get back from traveling. Thanks to everyone for the help.

I plan on taking it all the way apart to find out exactly how to solve it, but I have a pretty good idea now of how it works.

Picture

** Changed picture to URL, given its ginormous dimensions. -- jamesi

PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:29 pm
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 		Thats not the most unnecessarily GIGANTIC photo or anything. Shocked

PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:30 pm
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soccerdemon91
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 		opening problems
i opened my isis tonight and followed the directions to close it again but when i was closing it the two balls lined up and locked but there was a gap in between. is my isis perminantly locked? because i can still get the plunger to go down half way when i follow the steps but it wont turn in the end

PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:06 am
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 		you can still open the isis, just use the original steps it will open the same way

PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:08 pm
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 		I finally got my Isis open tonight using the bucket of water theory. I've never been able to get my plunger to go halfway down. I reassembled the Isis per instructions, except the ball that is attached to the magnet was nowhere to be found. Only the two balls in the lower chamber were there. I've reassembled it with the two lower chamber balls in place and the placentas are lined up; however, I can't open it again using either the original method or the bucket of water theory. My plunger still will not go reach the halfway point. Did I do something wrong? Is there any way to fix it? Please help!!!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:11 am
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 		if there is no 3rd bb then you cannot open it again using conventional methods there are tricks to opening it without the bb.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:06 am
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 		What kind of ways? Please let me know. Thanks

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:28 am
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 		one trick that seems to work is posted on page 62 by Charlief222

you dont need the 3rd bb to open the Isis if you use this trick.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:27 pm
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 		That is how I originally got it open. That method doesn't seem to work anymore, as I am accomplishing nothing but causing my hand severe pain. Also, I've NEVER been able to get the plunger to only the halfway point, even after roughly 30 minutes of swirling it counter clockwise. I've read EVERY page of this forum and all of the FAQ page as well and nothing seems to be working anymore. Please let me know if you have any other ideas. I really appreciate the time you have taken to help me.

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