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'''Channel Surfing''' is a [INSERT PUZZLE TYPE] puzzle from the {{l|Yesterdayland}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It [INSERT BRIEF DESCRIPTION]
'''Channel Surfing''' is a media puzzle from the {{l|Yesterdayland}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]].


==Solve Path==
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==Puzzle Elements==
==Puzzle Elements==


[[Image Heavy]] - The puzzle consists of a number of images on TV screens, grouped into ten "channels".
* [INSERT ELEMENTS]

{{spoiler|label=Spoiler-y Elements}}
[[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.
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Revision as of 10:37, 11 June 2022

Channel Surfing
MIT Mystery Hunt 2020
Yesterdayland
Author(s)Yar Woo and Jan Chong
AnswerClick to revealVACUUM TUBE
Statistics
No. solves24
No. total guesses79
Links
PuzzleLink
SolutionLink

Channel Surfing is a media puzzle from the Yesterdayland round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.

Puzzle Elements

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.

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