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'''Catenoid''' is a [INSERT PUZZLE TYPE] puzzle from the [[Yesterdayland]] round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt (2020)|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION]▼
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|hunt = <!-- Hunt name, defaults to page parent. Do not link with [[]]; it'll automatically do so -->
|round = Yesterdayland
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|author = Mark Gottlieb
|solves = 11
|guesses = 82
|link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/catenoid/
|solution_link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/catenoid/solution/
|checker_link =
|stats_link =
|answer = BELL BOTTOMS
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▲'''Catenoid''' is a [
==Puzzle Elements==
[[Flavortext]] - ''You can find a 3D schematic for this ride in one of the two display cases containing prototype rides as you climb up CHORD. This ride is Model 40.''
{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}}
[[Hint in Flavortext]] - The flavortext mostly is there to point solvers towards the grid used in the puzzle.
[[I Have Traveled Forty Parsecs]] - While the hunt was live, solvers had to access the grid by physically going to the [https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=2 Building 2] stairwell (home to the artwork ''Chord'') and walking up to the second floor, which has a display case housing a number of 3D models, including the subject of the puzzle (Model 40).
[[Task Completion]] - Remote solvers could instead submit a sonnet about a catenoid (or a cat, annoyed) in order to obtain pictures of the model.
[[Something Different]] - The clues solve to not-necessarily dictionary-nature phrases.
[[Crossword]] (Special Grid, [[Cylindrical]]) - The crossword clues are to be filled into the grid on the catenoid's surface, which reduces down to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrakis_square_tiling Tetrakis square tiling] with 16 columns and 10 rows that wrap around in a cylindrical fashion. As such, entries cross two letters at a time in potentially opposite directions.
[[Positional Extraction]] - In a twist on extraction from double letters, this puzzle extracts from a continuous diagonal of cells that form diamond-shapes containing the same letter.
{{spoiler-end}}
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Catenoid | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Yesterdayland | |
Author(s) | Mark Gottlieb |
Answer | Click to revealBELL BOTTOMS |
Statistics | |
No. solves | 11 |
No. total guesses | 82 |
Links | |
Puzzle | Link |
Solution | Link |
Catenoid is a crossword from the Yesterdayland round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Flavortext - You can find a 3D schematic for this ride in one of the two display cases containing prototype rides as you climb up CHORD. This ride is Model 40.
Hint in Flavortext - The flavortext mostly is there to point solvers towards the grid used in the puzzle.
I Have Traveled Forty Parsecs - While the hunt was live, solvers had to access the grid by physically going to the Building 2 stairwell (home to the artwork Chord) and walking up to the second floor, which has a display case housing a number of 3D models, including the subject of the puzzle (Model 40).
Task Completion - Remote solvers could instead submit a sonnet about a catenoid (or a cat, annoyed) in order to obtain pictures of the model.
Something Different - The clues solve to not-necessarily dictionary-nature phrases.
Crossword (Special Grid, Cylindrical) - The crossword clues are to be filled into the grid on the catenoid's surface, which reduces down to a Tetrakis square tiling with 16 columns and 10 rows that wrap around in a cylindrical fashion. As such, entries cross two letters at a time in potentially opposite directions.
Positional Extraction - In a twist on extraction from double letters, this puzzle extracts from a continuous diagonal of cells that form diamond-shapes containing the same letter.