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'''Baby Shower Balloon''' is a
==Puzzle Elements==
[[Physical]] - Teams were asked to submit a phrase that would prompt a visit from the Balloon Vendor, who would deliver a single balloon. {{spoilers|text=Popping the balloon revealed the actual puzzle: blue and pink confetti in the shape of animals.}}
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[[Identification]] ([[Zoology]]) - The animals must be identified... or rather, the specific term for an animal ''of the gender indicated by the color'' must be identified. The single pink swan, for example, is a PEN.
[[Indexing]] - Each type of confetti occurs some number of times. These are indices.
[[Reordering]] (Size) - The confetti also has variously-sized "eyes" punched into each piece. Order the letters by increasing eye size to get...
[[Final Clue Phrase]] - ...RAPPER'S HOUSE, which clues a thematically appropriate answer.
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Baby Shower Balloon | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Balloon Vendor | |
Author(s) | Linda Holman and Rachel Petterson |
Answer | Click to revealCRIB |
Statistics | |
No. solves | 40 |
No. total guesses | 74 |
Links | |
Puzzle | Link |
Solution | Link |
Baby Shower Balloon is a physical puzzle from the Balloon Vendor round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.
Puzzle Elements
Physical - Teams were asked to submit a phrase that would prompt a visit from the Balloon Vendor, who would deliver a single balloon. Click to revealPopping the balloon revealed the actual puzzle: blue and pink confetti in the shape of animals.
Identification (Zoology) - The animals must be identified... or rather, the specific term for an animal of the gender indicated by the color must be identified. The single pink swan, for example, is a PEN.
Indexing - Each type of confetti occurs some number of times. These are indices.
Reordering (Size) - The confetti also has variously-sized "eyes" punched into each piece. Order the letters by increasing eye size to get...
Final Clue Phrase - ...RAPPER'S HOUSE, which clues a thematically appropriate answer.