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3x7
Leave thy vain bibble-babble


Joined: 04 May 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:53 am    Post subject: Congratulations to Puzzlinactivity Reply with quote

Congratulations to

aki
bethfay
Mrs Napoleon
Sparkplug
Stretham
teejay
The Hirsute One
wendy66

for the really tremendous third place earned in this year's
MUMS puzzle hunt.

http://www.ms.unimelb.edu.au/~mums/puzzlehunt/teamstats.php

This is a really remarkable act. Well done.

Greetings,

3x7.
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Robin
Scurvy, old, filthy, scurry lord


Joined: 06 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Indeed - a very impressive effort Thumbs up There were some really tough puzzles in there Confused
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JWawro
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! Outstanding job, all of you!
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The Hirsute One
Hairy but harmless


Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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Location: Croydon, Surrey, UK

PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The team name proved to be something of a misnomer as Team Puzzlinactivity were too busy watching in awe as SparkPlug, aki, Stretham and xyphic flexed their puzzling muscles for our benefit - all kudos to these guys for improving on the team name's finish of 110th place last year! Thumbs up

But it was great to have answered all 25 of the puzzles (as well as the first step of the final meta before it was over). Thanks for the appreciation Embarassed
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MrsNapoleon
Your purpled hands do reek and smoke


Joined: 23 Jun 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and I was watching them watch them; I didn't do squat here! Congratulations indeed!!
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Hatfielder
A great lubberly boy


Joined: 19 May 2004
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Location: The beautiful city of Durham, well a nearby village anyway

PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bet my solution diagram for 5.4 was prettier than yours Razz

Seriously though those puzzles were incredibly difficult and nothing like what we're used to, I was very impressed with how quickly you seemed to solve them. Although we got 24 in the end a few were guesses based on the meta and for some of the toughest we needed their hints to get us going. Next year we'll have to see if we can keep up with you. Well done Thumbs up
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SparkPlug
Because I can


Joined: 30 Jan 2004
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hatfielder wrote:
I bet my solution diagram for 5.4 was prettier than yours Razz


I bet mine was tastier!

SparkPlug wrote:
xyphic wrote:
If no-one else has done this when I get home, I'll whack it into a 3D application .

... and I just went to Tesco's to buy sugarlumps 8)


SparkPlug wrote:
The sugarlumps have it...

XXXXX = answer
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PaulTrigger
Private Investigator


Joined: 24 May 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awaiting photographic evidence....
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Hatfielder
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn I never thought of sugarlumps Mad Embarassed

I spent most of the time whinging that I wasn't able to get into school to use the cubes that we have there, I did briefly get out the jigsaw and some wood, but only to decide it would take forever to make sufficient cubes. Then I started on the isometric paper, with the annoying letters that had rotational symmery I had 10+ paint windows open at some points to cover all the possibilities.



And in the end I still had to do it in two parts.
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SparkPlug
Because I can


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PaulTrigger wrote:
Awaiting photographic evidence....


I'm still waiting for you to crack the case of the mystery "sugar cube sculpture smasher" (though I am fairly certain it was my 4 year old).


Hatfielder wrote:
...with the annoying letters that had rotational symmery...

...and some! Especially for those who thought that little 'L' meant it had to cross the 'L' junction at that point Embarassed
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