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{{Infobox puzzle |
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|title = <!-- Puzzle title, defaults to subpage name, but be sure to include in case of slashes or weird formatting --> |
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|hunt = <!-- Hunt name, defaults to page parent. Do not link with [[]]; it'll automatically do so --> |
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|round = Yesterdayland |
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|image = <!-- Should start with File: --> |
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|image_width = <!-- include "px", defaults to 200px --> |
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|author = Yar Woo and Jan Chong |
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|author1 = Yar Woo|author2 = Jan Chong |
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|solves = 24 |
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|guesses = 79 |
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|link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/channel_surfing/ |
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|solution_link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/channel_surfing/solution/ |
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|checker_link = |
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|answer = VACUUM TUBE |
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==Solve Path== |
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[INSERT SOLVE PATH] |
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[INSERT PICTURE] |
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==Puzzle Elements== |
==Puzzle Elements== |
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[[Image Heavy]] - The puzzle consists of a number of images on TV screens, grouped into ten "channels". |
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* [INSERT ELEMENTS] |
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{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}} |
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[[Identification]] ([[TV Shows]]) - The images are all still frames from specific episodes of TV shows; the episode title is required. |
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[[Indexing]] - Above each TV is a number of asterisks, with one highlighted in green; the number of asterisks always matches the number of words in the episode title. Extract that word. |
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[[Clue-Centric]] - The words extracted from each set of images now constitute a crossword clue with a given [[enumeration]]. |
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[[Knowledge Required]] (TV Shows) - While none of the answer phrases exist as actual episodes of the TV shows in question, each one is a reference to a particular TV show's episode naming convention. |
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Indexing - This time, index into the show's name using the channel number. This produces the answer. |
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 1 November 2022
Channel Surfing | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Yesterdayland | |
Author(s) | Yar Woo and Jan Chong |
Answer | Click to revealVACUUM TUBE |
Statistics | |
No. solves | 24 |
No. total guesses | 79 |
Links | |
Puzzle | Link |
Solution | Link |
Channel Surfing is a media puzzle from the Yesterdayland round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Image Heavy - The puzzle consists of a number of images on TV screens, grouped into ten "channels".
Identification (TV Shows) - The images are all still frames from specific episodes of TV shows; the episode title is required.
Indexing - Above each TV is a number of asterisks, with one highlighted in green; the number of asterisks always matches the number of words in the episode title. Extract that word.
Clue-Centric - The words extracted from each set of images now constitute a crossword clue with a given enumeration.
Knowledge Required (TV Shows) - While none of the answer phrases exist as actual episodes of the TV shows in question, each one is a reference to a particular TV show's episode naming convention.
Indexing - This time, index into the show's name using the channel number. This produces the answer.