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(Message started by: hiyathere on Jan 6th, 2007, 10:32am)
Title: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 6th, 2007, 10:32am
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
[hide]look up[/hide] password hint
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 6th, 2007, 10:33am
Wow.  This is completely different than the one that you showed me.  I'll have to guess the obvious [hide]stars[/hide] or [hide]space[/hide].

lol 2-day JM! :)
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 6th, 2007, 10:37am

on 01/06/07 at 10:33:47, Locke64 wrote:
Wow.  This is completely different than the one that you showed me.  I'll have to guess the obvious [hide]stars[/hide] or [hide]space[/hide].

lol 2-day JM! :)


Raven you won't mind me saying this, would you?

:: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR ::
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 6th, 2007, 12:25pm

on 01/06/07 at 10:37:17, hiyathere wrote:
Raven you won't mind me saying this, would you?

:: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR ::
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.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 6th, 2007, 2:56pm

on 01/06/07 at 12:25:54, Locke64 wrote:
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.


What about Raven's? His first hint didn't make any sense either.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 6th, 2007, 3:05pm

on 01/06/07 at 14:56:33, hiyathere wrote:
What about Raven's? His first hint didn't make any sense either.

We don't even know what the answer to the riddle is, so we can't determine whether or not the clue was relevant.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by raven on Jan 6th, 2007, 4:13pm
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   8)


;D
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 6th, 2007, 4:15pm

on 01/06/07 at 16:13:10, 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   8)


;D

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Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 6th, 2007, 5:21pm
No to everyone.

Hint 1:It's an obvious one, but who cares. [hide]I am older than anyone here.[/hide]

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.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 6th, 2007, 5:27pm

on 01/06/07 at 17:21:25, hiyathere wrote:
No to everyone.

Hint 1:It's an obvious one, but who cares. [hide]I am older than anyone here.[/hide]

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.

By 'I' he means the answer to the riddle, not himself BTW. ;)
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 6th, 2007, 5:29pm

on 01/06/07 at 16:15:41, Locke64 wrote:
:: WARNING :: PASS CODE ERROR ::


Hey! You weren't supposed to say that, I was!
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 6th, 2007, 5:29pm

on 01/06/07 at 17:29:04, hiyathere wrote:
Hey! You weren't supposed to say that, I was!

You weren't on. :P
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by raven on Jan 6th, 2007, 9:04pm
I'll try all the obvious ones first:
space
gamma
stars
orion
night
light
glare
...?
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by TheNumberScott on Jan 6th, 2007, 11:22pm
scope
books
cloud
trees
pluto
earth
venus
moons
north
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by towr on Jan 7th, 2007, 9:27am
grep '^.....$' /usr/dict/words.txt
[edit]
grep '^.....$' /usr/share/dict/words
[/edit]
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 7th, 2007, 9:57am

on 01/07/07 at 09:27:48, towr wrote:
grep '^.....$' /usr/dict/words.txt

?


To all:

:: Warning :: Pass Code Error ::


Though one of them is EXTREMELY close. :P
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by william11141 on Jan 7th, 2007, 10:20am

  Ummm...
space
night
cloud
ozone
flare
solar
scope
bright
light
flash
blind
black?
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by william11141 on Jan 7th, 2007, 10:22am
south?
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 7th, 2007, 10:25am
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Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by william11141 on Jan 7th, 2007, 10:35am
  Dang, was any of my answers close?
     Other possiblites:
blase
flame
quark ( i think it is quark because they are old)
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 7th, 2007, 11:00am

on 01/07/07 at 10:35:17, william11141 wrote:
  Dang, was any of my answers close?
     Other possiblites:
blase
flame
quark ( i think it is quark because they are old)

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.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by raven on Jan 7th, 2007, 11:13am

on 01/07/07 at 09:27:48, towr wrote:
grep '^.....$' /usr/dict/words.txt
Yes, I agree, the shotgun approach is cheap! However, there is no clear criteria to try to narrow the field either.

8)

...how about:
while ( $words ) print; never mind
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by towr on Jan 7th, 2007, 11:15am

on 01/07/07 at 09:57:08, 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.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 7th, 2007, 11:22am
Ok. Hint 2.) [hide]Look south.[/hide]
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by towr on Jan 7th, 2007, 11:25am
cross?
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 7th, 2007, 11:26am

on 01/07/07 at 11:25:22, towr wrote:
cross?

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Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by denis on Jan 7th, 2007, 12:41pm
Question: Is hint 1&2 hemispere dependent? e.g. some things are not visible from the southern hemisphere that can be seen from the northern hemisphere.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 7th, 2007, 1:28pm

on 01/07/07 at 12:41:01, denis wrote:
Question: Is hint 1&2 hemispere dependent? e.g. some things are not visible from the southern hemisphere that can be seen from the northern hemisphere.

Well, if we can see it if we look south, and we live in the northern hemisphere, I'd assume that the southern hemisphere could also see it.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by denis on Jan 7th, 2007, 1:49pm
Here are constalletions/stars visible from both north and south hemisphere at this time of the year:

[hide]
Lepus
Rigel
Algol
Aries
Hamal
Cetus
Canis[/hide]
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 7th, 2007, 2:49pm
Random guessers always get it right...

This should help you solve Locke's Slow Change riddle.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 7th, 2007, 5:12pm

on 01/07/07 at 13:49:38, denis wrote:
Here are constalletions/stars visible from both north and south hemisphere at this time of the year:

[hide]
Lepus
Rigel
Algol
Aries
Hamal
Cetus
Canis[/hide]

Using this information, you should be able to solve my "Where is the Slow Change?" riddle.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by denis on Jan 7th, 2007, 6:32pm
So this one remains unsolved, correct?
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by towr on Jan 8th, 2007, 1:02am

on 01/07/07 at 18:32:13, denis wrote:
So this one remains unsolved, correct?
I thought it was implied one of the guesses was right. Which of them, though...
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 8th, 2007, 4:49am
One guess was correct. However, you have to figure out which one is.

Hint 3.)[hide]The hunter shines over me.[/hide]
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by denis on Jan 8th, 2007, 5:47am
[hide]Lepus[/hide]
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 8th, 2007, 12:16pm
We have a winner. The third hint gave away waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by william11141 on Jan 8th, 2007, 3:29pm

 dang it.. oh well..  :)
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by hiyathere on Jan 8th, 2007, 3:39pm

on 01/08/07 at 15:29:19, william11141 wrote:
 dang it.. oh well..  :)


William, I have a tip for you. If you only have a limited amount of computer time, go on more frequently, but don't go on for as long each time. That way, you'll be able to see the threads that you're most interested in.
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by william11141 on Jan 8th, 2007, 3:57pm

 Ok, thx :) P.S. Nice bunny
Title: Re: Astronomer
Post by Locke64 on Jan 8th, 2007, 6:12pm

on 01/08/07 at 15:57:37, william11141 wrote:
 Ok, thx :) P.S. Nice bunny

Thank you! ;)


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