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'''Drawing Board''' is a |
'''Drawing Board''' is a physics puzzle from the {{l|Wizard's Hollow}} round of the [[MIT Mystery Hunt 2020|2020 MIT Mystery Hunt]]. It is presented as a series of sketches detailing the layout of a proposed roller coaster. |
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==Solve Path== |
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==Puzzle Elements== |
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[[Flavortext]] - ''Geez, kid. You're the most enthusiastic intern we've ever had, but this roller coaster design needs a <u>lot</u> of work. Back to the drawing board... J'' |
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[[Hint in Flavortext]] - A very subtle hint, but the "Geez" at the beginning is meant to clue at the usage of ''g'' as the unit of acceleration of choice for this puzzle. |
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[[Knowledge Required]] ([[Physics]]) - The majority of this puzzle involves calculations using centripetal acceleration (<code>a = v<sup>2</sup>/r</code>) and conversions between potential and kinetic energy (<code>mgh = (mv<sup>2</sup>)/2</code>). At each place where the roller coaster experiences acceleration (at the bottom of a loop, at the top of a loop, and during sections of free fall), calculate the acceleration in terms of ''g''. |
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[[Alphanumeric Extraction]] - The accelerations turn out to be (within rounding error) integer multiples of ''g'', where the integer is at most 26. Converting these to letters yields the answer to this puzzle. |
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{{spoiler-end}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:50, 13 September 2022
| Drawing Board | |
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| MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
| Wizard's Hollow | |
| Author(s) | John Ananny |
| Answer | Click to revealROUGH CALCULATION |
| Statistics | |
| No. solves | 41 |
| No. total guesses | 54 |
| Links | |
| Puzzle | Link |
| Solution | Link |
Drawing Board is a physics puzzle from the Wizard's Hollow round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt. It is presented as a series of sketches detailing the layout of a proposed roller coaster.
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Flavortext - Geez, kid. You're the most enthusiastic intern we've ever had, but this roller coaster design needs a lot of work. Back to the drawing board... J
Hint in Flavortext - A very subtle hint, but the "Geez" at the beginning is meant to clue at the usage of g as the unit of acceleration of choice for this puzzle.
Knowledge Required (Physics) - The majority of this puzzle involves calculations using centripetal acceleration (a = v2/r) and conversions between potential and kinetic energy (mgh = (mv2)/2). At each place where the roller coaster experiences acceleration (at the bottom of a loop, at the top of a loop, and during sections of free fall), calculate the acceleration in terms of g.
Alphanumeric Extraction - The accelerations turn out to be (within rounding error) integer multiples of g, where the integer is at most 26. Converting these to letters yields the answer to this puzzle.
