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'''Catenoid''' is a [ |
'''Catenoid''' is a [[crossword]] from the {{l|Yesterdayland}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. |
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==Solve Path== |
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==Puzzle Elements== |
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[[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.'' |
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[[Hint in Flavortext]] - The flavortext mostly is there to point solvers towards the grid used in the puzzle. |
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[[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). |
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[[Task Completion]] - Remote solvers could instead submit a sonnet about a catenoid (or a cat, annoyed) in order to obtain pictures of the model. |
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[[Something Different]] - The clues solve to not-necessarily dictionary-nature phrases. |
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[[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. |
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[[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. |
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 11 June 2022
| 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.
