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|author = Justin Graham |
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|answer = DRUMS, PROTECTOR |
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|solves = {{spoiler|label=14|text=14 full solves, 28 correct submissions}} |
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|guesses = 48 |
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|link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/crocodile/ |
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|solution_link = https://puzzles.mit.edu/2020/puzzle/crocodile/solution/ |
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''The Penny Petting Zoo has two exhibits, separated by a crocodile moat. (Don’t ask why they put crocodiles in the Petting Zoo - just be very careful what you pet!)'' |
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{{Element|Image Identification|Crocodile contains a large number of images—all of animals in a cage of some kind.}} |
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{{Element|Biology|Each of these animals can be identified by scientific name (though the cages serve to throw off reverse image searching tools as best as they can).|Identification|Identification|[[List of STEM puzzle topics#Biology|Biology]], Taxonomy}} |
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{{Element|Famous People|Each of the animals have a shared characteristic: their scientific name (the two-word Latin phrase) is eponymic. Namely ([[Hint in Flavortext|as clued by the flavortext]]) the first set has animals named after celebrities...|Identification|Identification|Famous People}} |
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{{Element|Arts and Media|...and the second set animals named after famous fictional constructs.|Identification|Identification|[[List_of_arts_and_media_puzzle_topics|Arts and Media]]}} |
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{{Element|Pairing Up|There's an equal number of each, and each of the "celebrity animals" has a relation next to it that can match one of the "fanciful animals". These can be paired.}} |
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{{Element|Indexing|There's a number to each side of the relations; index it into the scientific name of the animal it corresponds to. Both sets of images start in no particular order; thus each set uses its own order to sort its letters.}} |
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{{Element|Final Clue Phrase|Two final cluephrases, one for each side: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr RINGO] INSTRUMENT and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_protector NERD'S POCKET WEAR]. Each clues its own answer.}} |
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{{Element|Multiple Answers|Like most Safari Adventures puzzles, this one has multiple answers. The answer from the celebrity animals is relatively easier to find, being a simple indexing job; knowing the index for the "fanciful relations" requires knowing which celebrity each one links to.|||Sequential*}} |
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 17 May 2024
Crocodile | |
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MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
Safari Adventure | |
Author(s) | Justin Graham |
Answer | Click to revealDRUMS, PROTECTOR |
Statistics | |
No. solves | 1414 full solves, 28 correct submissions |
No. total guesses | 48 |
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Puzzle | Link |
Solution | Link |
The Penny Petting Zoo has two exhibits, separated by a crocodile moat. (Don’t ask why they put crocodiles in the Petting Zoo - just be very careful what you pet!)
Crocodile is an image-heavy puzzle from the Safari Adventure round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt.
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Image Identification - Crocodile contains a large number of images—all of animals in a cage of some kind.
Identification (Biology, Taxonomy) - Each of these animals can be identified by scientific name (though the cages serve to throw off reverse image searching tools as best as they can).
Identification (Famous People) - Each of the animals have a shared characteristic: their scientific name (the two-word Latin phrase) is eponymic. Namely (as clued by the flavortext) the first set has animals named after celebrities...
Identification (Arts and Media) - ...and the second set animals named after famous fictional constructs.
Pairing Up - There's an equal number of each, and each of the "celebrity animals" has a relation next to it that can match one of the "fanciful animals". These can be paired.
Indexing - There's a number to each side of the relations; index it into the scientific name of the animal it corresponds to. Both sets of images start in no particular order; thus each set uses its own order to sort its letters.
Final Clue Phrase - Two final cluephrases, one for each side: RINGO INSTRUMENT and NERD'S POCKET WEAR. Each clues its own answer.
Multiple Answers (Sequential*) - Like most Safari Adventures puzzles, this one has multiple answers. The answer from the celebrity animals is relatively easier to find, being a simple indexing job; knowing the index for the "fanciful relations" requires knowing which celebrity each one links to.