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Ghost Sniper
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Mine is similar to Locke's "slow change" riddle. We were originally going to do one riddle together, but then he posted his version, so I'll post my version.
An astronomer started his first day at an observatory. Before he started, the janitor showed him around. However, when he arrived that night, he forgot the password to the observatory, and there is no other way in.
[_ _ _ _ _] password
look up password hint
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #1 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 10:33am » |
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Wow. This is completely different than the one that you showed me. I'll have to guess the obvious stars or space.
lol 2-day JM! :)
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #3 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 12:25pm » |
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on Jan 6th, 2007, 10:37am, hiyathere wrote:
Raven you won't mind me saying this, would you?
:: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: |
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xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD
BTW, I don't think 'look up' should've been the first clue, as that doesn't allow people to make any progress whatsoever. You have to use the other one to lead them on the right track.
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"Do you care about homework and all that crap?" ~LOCKE64
"Not really, but-" ~ANTISNAKERZ_RULE
"You just proved yourself wrong!" ~LOCKE64
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #5 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 3:05pm » |
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on Jan 6th, 2007, 2:56pm, hiyathere wrote:
What about Raven's? His first hint didn't make any sense either. |
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We don't even know what the answer to the riddle is, so we can't determine whether or not the clue was relevant.
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #6 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 4:13pm » |
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Here is a thought, if I go to work at night, and standing before the entrance I'm told to "Look Up", I will most likely only see the bright security spotlight shining down on the door... so with this in mind:
LIGHT 
...alternatively, if my pupils are dilated and I don't have on my shades, I will probably see:
SPOTS 
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #7 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 4:15pm » |
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on Jan 6th, 2007, 4:13pm, raven wrote:Here is a thought, if I go to work at night, and standing before the entrance I'm told to "Look Up", I will most likely only see the bright security spotlight shining down on the door... so with this in mind:
LIGHT
...alternatively, if my pupils are dilated and I don't have on my shades, I will probably see:
SPOTS
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:: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR :: :: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR ::
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"Do you care about homework and all that crap?" ~LOCKE64
"Not really, but-" ~ANTISNAKERZ_RULE
"You just proved yourself wrong!" ~LOCKE64
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #8 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 5:21pm » |
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No to everyone.
Hint 1:It's an obvious one, but who cares. I am older than anyone here.
I just realized something. My password hint wasn't good enough, so you guys are probably going to have to rely on the hints that I give out.
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #9 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 5:27pm » |
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on Jan 6th, 2007, 5:21pm, hiyathere wrote:No to everyone.
Hint 1:It's an obvious one, but who cares. I am older than anyone here.
I just realized something. My password hint wasn't good enough, so you guys are probably going to have to rely on the hints that I give out. |
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By 'I' he means the answer to the riddle, not himself BTW. ;)
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #11 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 5:29pm » |
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on Jan 6th, 2007, 5:29pm, hiyathere wrote:
Hey! You weren't supposed to say that, I was! |
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You weren't on. :P
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #12 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 9:04pm » |
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I'll try all the obvious ones first:
space
gamma
stars
orion
night
light
glare
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #13 on: Jan 6th, 2007, 11:22pm » |
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scope
books
cloud
trees
pluto
earth
venus
moons
north
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #14 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 9:27am » |
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grep '^.....$' /usr/dict/words.txt
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grep '^.....$' /usr/share/dict/words
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #16 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 10:20am » |
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Ummm...
space
night
cloud
ozone
flare
solar
scope
bright
light
flash
blind
black?
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #17 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 10:22am » |
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south?
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #19 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 10:35am » |
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Dang, was any of my answers close?
Other possiblites:
blase
flame
quark ( i think it is quark because they are old)
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #20 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 11:00am » |
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on Jan 7th, 2007, 10:35am, william11141 wrote: Dang, was any of my answers close?
Other possiblites:
blase
flame
quark ( i think it is quark because they are old)
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None of the ones you just said (blaze, etc) were, but one that you said earlier was going to be a clue (I think) that he was going to post.
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #21 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 11:13am » |
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on Jan 7th, 2007, 9:27am, towr wrote:| grep '^.....$' /usr/dict/words.txt |
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Yes, I agree, the shotgun approach is cheap! However, there is no clear criteria to try to narrow the field either.
...how about:
while ( $words ) print; never mind
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #22 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 11:15am » |
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on Jan 7th, 2007, 9:57am, Locke64 wrote:I probably got the directory wrong, but it would give the list of all 5 letter words that are available in the standard linux dictionary.
I mean, I could giving a dozen 5 letter words like some, or just go for the big score all at once. :P
There is the possibility it's not a word in there, but my guess would be it is.
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Re: Astronomer
« Reply #23 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 11:22am » |
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Ok. Hint 2.) Look south.
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