| Author | Message | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 779 Registered: 9-2009 |
This is my first attempt at a connections type puzzle, so please bear with me... Here it goes: What links together: a. a sunflower b. the town of Strasbourg and (of course) c. a certain Mr. Koch ? Googling and praying are of course not only allowed but even encouraged. I use them both | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 924 Registered: 9-2010 |
Gregoryuconn aka Gregory Koch/Kotch/Coke/our Mr. Koch? :-D | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 780 Registered: 9-2009 |
Gregoryuconn aka Gregory Koch/Kotch/Coke/our Mr. Koch? :-D Not this time, no | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 925 Registered: 9-2010 |
Pity...but maybe that's for the best, he's been getting a lot of attention lately, lol. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7211 Registered: 4-2010 |
Koch - H? A? M? Profession relevant? Strasbourg - the town in France? History of the town relevant? Something about the culture? Sports relevant? Sunflower - the flower? A specific type of sunflower? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2240 Registered: 3-2006 |
Well, before I resort to God & Google, let me throw out what little I know about sunflowers, Strasbourg and Kochs: a. The sunflowers painted by Mr V. van Gogh (pronounced a bit like Koch, except in America)? Girasole in Sardinia? The Jerusalem artichoke? b. Relevant that Strasbourg stands on the Ill? That its cathedral has an asymmetric spire? c. Running out of Kochs, but ... wiki sometimes throws up treasures like this lovely defence of weightlessness: The Waste Land gave the time’s most accurate data, It seemed, and Eliot was the Great Dictator Of literature. One hardly dared to wink Or fool around in any way in poems, And critics poured out awful jereboams To irony, ambiguity, and tension – And other things I do not wish to mention. [Kenneth Koch, pronounced Coke] Is this your man? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 782 Registered: 9-2009 |
Koch - H? A? M? Profession relevant? Yes to all Strasbourg - the town in France? Yes History of the town relevant? Yes Something about the culture? Sports relevant? No to both Sunflower - the flower? Yes, I believe so anyway A specific type of sunflower? I don't think so Well, before I resort to God & Google, let me throw out what little I know about sunflowers, Strasbourg and Kochs: Impressive, to say the least... a. The sunflowers painted by Mr V. van Gogh (pronounced a bit like Koch, except in America)? No, and unfortunately nothing related to this extraordinary artist is relevant Girasole in Sardinia? No The Jerusalem artichoke? Not this either b. Relevant that Strasbourg stands on the Ill? That its cathedral has an asymmetric spire? No to both c. Running out of Kochs, but ... wiki sometimes throws up treasures like this lovely defence of weightlessness: The Waste Land gave the time’s most accurate data, It seemed, and Eliot was the Great Dictator Of literature. One hardly dared to wink Or fool around in any way in poems, And critics poured out awful jereboams Is this a typo or just my bad English / lack of culture? To irony, ambiguity, and tension – And other things I do not wish to mention. [Kenneth Koch, pronounced Coke] Is this your man? Sadly, no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7223 Registered: 4-2010 |
A jeroboam is a quadruple-sized wine bottle, named for the Biblical king. Is a characteristic of the sunflower relevant? A single specific sunflower? Is Koch's profession related to media? Sports? Crime? Law? Government? Strasbourg - date of founding relevant? A historical event involving the town? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 783 Registered: 9-2009 |
A jeroboam is a quadruple-sized wine bottle, named for the Biblical king. That was also my impression, I was just surprised to see it spelled 'jereboam' Is a characteristic of the sunflower relevant? No A single specific sunflower? No. To clear up the confusion, we are looking for a piece of text involving sunflowers, so no actual living sunflower is relevant Is Koch's profession related to media? Sports? Crime? Law? Government? No to all Strasbourg - date of founding relevant? No A historical event involving the town? Yes! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7226 Registered: 4-2010 |
Narrowing it down, did the Strasbourg event occur in [LTPF list of centuries]? Is Koch's profession related to education? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 785 Registered: 9-2009 |
Narrowing it down, did the Strasbourg event occur in [LTPF list of centuries]? 9th Is Koch's profession related to education? This also, but not relevant | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7232 Registered: 4-2010 |
Oaths of Strasbourg? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 787 Registered: 9-2009 |
Oaths of Strasbourg? Exactly! Now then... | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2245 Registered: 3-2006 |
I think 'Jereboams' is a wordplay by Koch: a cross between the expected 'Jeremiads' and 'Jeroboams', earnest laments by champagne-swilling critics. I think it's wonderful. Ninth century events? Erk! I will now have to invoke G-d and Google, not necessarily in that order :-) | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 788 Registered: 9-2009 |
think 'Jereboams' is a wordplay by Koch: a cross between the expected 'Jeremiads' and 'Jeroboams', earnest laments by champagne-swilling critics. I think it's wonderful. I see. Now it makes sense -- and poetry appears Ninth century events? Erk! I will now have to invoke G-d and Google, not necessarily in that order :-) Not necessary. Matt put us in the next level | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7238 Registered: 4-2010 |
So is the Oaths of Strasbourg the key, or needst we to go further? Charlemagne relevant? Is Koch a writer? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2247 Registered: 3-2006 |
Charles the Bald? Blake's sunflower? Another poem about a sunflower? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 789 Registered: 9-2009 |
So is the Oaths of Strasbourg the key, or needst we to go further? You need to go further Charlemagne relevant? No Is Koch a writer? No, or not in a relevant way. The solution is much simpler and has been recently on the LPTF Charles the Bald? And Louis the German. But the key to moving forward is the 'oath' Blake's sunflower? Another poem about a sunflower? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7250 Registered: 4-2010 |
Robert Koch? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 791 Registered: 9-2009 |
Robert Koch? That's our guy. Now moving further... Established by now: a. sunflower appearing in a text of some kind b. Strasbourg -> the Oath c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7253 Registered: 4-2010 |
The "sunflower" text - an essay? A poem? A book? An article? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 793 Registered: 9-2009 |
The "sunflower" text - an essay? A poem? A book? An article? No to all. I think a motto is closest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7256 Registered: 4-2010 |
Sunflower seeds relevant? Would "slogan" work better? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 794 Registered: 9-2009 |
Sunflower seeds relevant? No Would "slogan" work better? I am not sure. Maybe a nickname would work better | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7260 Registered: 4-2010 |
Robert Koch - anthrax relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 795 Registered: 9-2009 |
Robert Koch - anthrax relevant? No, but in the right forest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7263 Registered: 4-2010 |
TB? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 2982 Registered: 1-2001 |
I'm sure this is way off, but... There's a character in the series 'The Tick' (which has appeared as an animated TV show but may also be in print somewhere) known as "El Seed" - he is a giant walking, talking sunflower who uses plants and plant-borne toxins to fight humans; the Strasbourg Oaths were a plan to prevent fighting in wars, and El Seed is one of many menaces whom The Tick prevents from starting a war where plant toxins would be used as a weapon; Koch did research on anthrax and bacteria, potential toxins used as weapons. I'm sure this is wayyyy off, if by some miracle it's actually correct I'll faint from the shock of it. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 796 Registered: 9-2009 |
TB? This! Now then... I'm sure this is way off, but... There's a character in the series 'The Tick' (which has appeared as an animated TV show but may also be in print somewhere) known as "El Seed" - he is a giant walking, talking sunflower who uses plants and plant-borne toxins to fight humans; the Strasbourg Oaths were a plan to prevent fighting in wars, and El Seed is one of many menaces whom The Tick prevents from starting a war where plant toxins would be used as a weapon; Koch did research on anthrax and bacteria, potential toxins used as weapons. I'm sure this is wayyyy off, if by some miracle it's actually correct I'll faint from the shock of it. No need to faint, it has nothing to do with my poor puzzle. But a nice piece of information and of lateral thinking | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7266 Registered: 4-2010 |
So we have... Sunflower -> some text (a "motto" or "nickname") Strasbourg -> The Oaths Koch -> Robert -> TB All good so far? TB vaccine relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 797 Registered: 9-2009 |
So we have... Sunflower -> some text (a "motto" or "nickname" This is closest I guess, for our American co-puzzlers.) Strasbourg -> The Oaths Koch -> Robert -> TB All good so far? With the observation above, yes TB vaccine relevant? No, nothing about Koch or vaccine is relevant any more -- only tuberculosis | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 798 Registered: 9-2009 |
A short recap: a. sunflower appearing in a text of some kind ("nickname" is closest) b. Strasbourg -> the Oath c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis We have left around 4-5 levels of indirection for each hint. According to my calculations, point a should have been the first to be solved. Let's see | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7280 Registered: 4-2010 |
The Sunflower State? Kansas? Then maybe The Wizard of Oz? Wildcats? Jayhawks? (mascots of Kansas U and Kansas State) Chiefs? Royals? Another sports team? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 800 Registered: 9-2009 |
The Sunflower State? Yes! Kansas? This one but none of the rest Then maybe The Wizard of Oz? Wildcats? Jayhawks? (mascots of Kansas U and Kansas State) Chiefs? Royals? Another sports team? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 953 Registered: 9-2010 |
so...text with Kansas in it? A book? A newspaper? A magazine? A sign? a license plate? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 802 Registered: 9-2009 |
so...text with Kansas in it? No, FA. The nickname was the text. Now what matters is the state A book? A newspaper? A magazine? A sign? a license plate? So no to all of these | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 955 Registered: 9-2010 |
Ok...Kansas. Hmm. Kansan (resident of Kansas) Motto: Ad astra per aspera (Through hardship to the stars) Capital: Topeka Kansas Territory (prior to statehood?) January 29, 1861 (34th state) KS (postal code)? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 803 Registered: 9-2009 |
Ok...Kansas. Hmm. Kansan (resident of Kansas) Motto: Ad astra per aspera (Through hardship to the stars) Capital: Topeka Kansas Territory (prior to statehood?) January 29, 1861 (34th state) KS (postal code)? No to all. A little bit more of ground work required | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 958 Registered: 9-2010 |
Rats. It's quarter to midnight here on the Pacific coast, and I'm too tired for ground work. Also, I'm graduating from college tomorrow evening, and I'll be out and about most of the day. I bet someone will solve this when I'm not looking. Ah well, there's no place like home. Or bed. Or the LTPF. But between LTPF and bed right now, I choose bed. *yawn* Night, everyone. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 806 Registered: 9-2009 |
Good night and have fun tomorrow. In this other part of the world the work day has just begun | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7325 Registered: 4-2010 |
Kansas - as setting in a work of literature? Or film? A phrase with the word "Kansas" in it? Wildest guess imaginable - the song "Kansasland" from the musical Curtains? Or another song involving Kansas? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 810 Registered: 9-2009 |
Kansas - as setting in a work of literature? Or film? A phrase with the word "Kansas" in it? Wildest guess imaginable - the song "Kansasland" from the musical Curtains? Or another song involving Kansas? No to all, fiction is not involved here | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7332 Registered: 4-2010 |
Size of Kansas relevant? Neighboring states? Tornadoes? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 818 Registered: 9-2009 |
Size of Kansas relevant? Neighboring states? Tornadoes? No to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7344 Registered: 4-2010 |
Kansas is mostly farmland relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 819 Registered: 9-2009 |
Kansas is mostly farmland relevant? No, but something from Kansas (more specifically from one of the counties is relevant} | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7350 Registered: 4-2010 |
Tuberculosis - symptoms relevant? Widespreadedness (I know that's not a word) of the disease? Vaccine? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 820 Registered: 9-2009 |
Tuberculosis - symptoms relevant? Noish. No to rest Widespreadedness (I know that's not a word) of the disease? Vaccine? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7353 Registered: 4-2010 |
A famous person with TB relevant? Causes of TB? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3003 Registered: 1-2001 |
Dodge City, Kansas? Is Doc Holliday relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 821 Registered: 9-2009 |
A famous person with TB relevant? Yes! Finding this person is the next step in this chain Causes of TB? No Dodge City, Kansas? Is Doc Holliday relevant? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7359 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the person a celebrity? Are they still alive? Were they alive in [LTPF list of centuries]? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3008 Registered: 1-2001 |
Lyon County, KS? Did the person die from TB? Or just have it? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 822 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the person a celebrity? He is well known by some Are they still alive? Who are they? The person we are talking about is not Were they alive in [LTPF list of centuries]? Again, who are they? The person was alive in the 19th century Lyon County, KS? No, other county is relevant Did the person die from TB? Yes! Or just have it? So no | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3011 Registered: 1-2001 |
Douglas County, KS? James Naismith? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 823 Registered: 9-2009 |
Douglas County, KS? James Naismith? No. To avoid a [LTPF list of KS counties] I will name it: Leavenworth | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 824 Registered: 9-2009 |
Recap at the end of Day #2: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county b. Strasbourg -> the Oath c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> one well known person who died from tuberculosis in the 19th century | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7371 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is anything specific about Leavenworth county relevant? Or just its name? Leavenworth -> the prison? Or leavened bread? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 825 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is anything specific about Leavenworth county relevant? YES Or just its name? Leavenworth -> the prison? Or leavened bread? So no to the rest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7390 Registered: 4-2010 |
County code (LV) relevant? Towns in the county? Geographical location of the county? Demographics? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 828 Registered: 9-2009 |
County code (LV) relevant? Towns in the county? Geographical location of the county? Demographics? No to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7395 Registered: 4-2010 |
Changing tacks for a moment...for the Oaths of Strasbourg, are we looking for a specific part of the Oath? Something that happened as a result of the Oath? Another famous Oath? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 829 Registered: 9-2009 |
Changing tacks for a moment...for the Oaths of Strasbourg, are we looking for a specific part of the Oath? Something that happened as a result of the Oath? Another famous Oath? This one! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7435 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did this famous oath occur in [LTPF list of centuries]? Or has it happened more than once? Wedding vows? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 831 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did this famous oath occur in [LTPF list of centuries]? Apparently it originated around 5th century BC Or has it happened more than once? It has happened many times Wedding vows?No | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2260 Registered: 3-2006 |
Hippocratic oath? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3000 Registered: 1-2007 |
Doc Holliday the person who died from TB? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3001 Registered: 1-2007 |
Darn just realised Doc Holliday had already been guessed . Sorry. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 832 Registered: 9-2009 |
Hippocratic oath? Indeed! Doc Holliday the person who died from TB? No Recap: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> one well known person who died from tuberculosis in the 19th century (but not Doc Holliday) | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3004 Registered: 1-2007 |
My goodness there's a lot of famous people who've died of TB . Are they a writer? Robert Louis Stevenson? One of the Brontes? poet? John Keats? Politician? Ruler? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 838 Registered: 9-2009 |
My goodness there's a lot of famous people who've died of TB There is, indeed. A simple methodical approach should reveal the one intended here Are they a writer? This is closest, but may be grossly misleading Robert Louis Stevenson? One of the Brontes? poet? John Keats? None of the rest. Some would consider him more of a scientist Politician? Ruler? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7501 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the dead guy [LTPF list of nationalities]? Hippocratic Oath - ancient Greece? Doctors? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 841 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the dead guy [LTPF list of nationalities]? Norwegian Hippocratic Oath - ancient Greece? Doctors? Yope. Something about Hippocrates is relevant | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3075 Registered: 1-2001 |
Dead guy - Abel? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 844 Registered: 9-2009 |
Dead guy - Abel? Exactly! Nice job... Recap: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath -> something about Hippocrates relevant c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> Niels Abel | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7514 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is anything about Niels Abel's life relevant? His work? Is the name "Niels" relevant? Niels Bohr? Or is the name "Abel" relevant? Cain and Abel? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 845 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is anything about Niels Abel's life relevant? His work? Thisish. No to all the rest Is the name "Niels" relevant? Niels Bohr? Or is the name "Abel" relevant? Cain and Abel? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7548 Registered: 4-2010 |
Mathematics relevant? The quintic equation? Radicals? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 846 Registered: 9-2009 |
Mathematics relevant? Yes The quintic equation? Radicals? But none of these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7562 Registered: 4-2010 |
A specific branch of mathematics relevant? Hippocrates - ancient Greece? Contemporaries of him? His time of death? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 847 Registered: 9-2009 |
A specific branch of mathematics relevant? Algebra. Something that is named after Niels Abel Hippocrates - ancient Greece? Yes, in the sense that Hippocrates lived in that period. No to the rest Contemporaries of him? His time of death? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7589 Registered: 4-2010 |
So are we looking for something about ancient Greece? Gods/goddesses? Temples? Buildings? Some part of the culture? The Olympics? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 848 Registered: 9-2009 |
So are we looking for something about ancient Greece? No, only something about / related to Hippocrates and the people to whom he taught his art Gods/goddesses? Temples? Buildings? This is closest, but still not close. No to the rest Some part of the culture? The Olympics? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7605 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a specific place in Greece relevant? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3096 Registered: 1-2001 |
The Abel prize relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 849 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is a specific place in Greece relevant? Yes | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3100 Registered: 1-2001 |
Did you see the cross-post? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 853 Registered: 9-2009 |
The Abel prize relevant? No Did you see the cross-post? Only now | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7649 Registered: 4-2010 |
Place in Greece - a city? Athens? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 854 Registered: 9-2009 |
Place in Greece - a city? Athens? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7665 Registered: 4-2010 |
Leavenworth county - some event in the county relevant? Something it is famous for? A place in it? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 856 Registered: 9-2009 |
Leavenworth county - some event in the county relevant? Something it is famous for? Not sure if this makes it famous, but it is known for something originating from there, though not an event or a place A place in it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7675 Registered: 4-2010 |
A person from there? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 857 Registered: 9-2009 |
A person from there? No, something else | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7679 Registered: 4-2010 |
A thing from there? Is that where the giant ball of twine is? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 858 Registered: 9-2009 |
A thing from there? Yesish Is that where the giant ball of twine is? Irrelevant | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7698 Registered: 4-2010 |
Place in Greece - a landmark? A topographical site? Such as a mountain? Sea? River? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 864 Registered: 9-2009 |
Place in Greece - a landmark? This, on something... A topographical site? ...like this... Such as a mountain? Sea? River? ... but however none of these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7703 Registered: 4-2010 |
Areopagus (Rock of Ares)? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 867 Registered: 9-2009 |
Areopagus (Rock of Ares)? No. Remember, Hippocrates is relevant and we are trying to discover something related to him | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7712 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is this a monument of some sort? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 874 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is this a monument of some sort? Yes, for svv of monument. A landmark is better I guess | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7720 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it a structure? Writings? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 876 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it a structure? Writings? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7722 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it a place where Hippocrates did something? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 877 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it a place where Hippocrates did something? Yope -- what are we looking for is in a place where Hippocrates did something, but is not the place itself | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7723 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it an item in that place? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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Is it an item in that place? Yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7730 Registered: 4-2010 |
OK - I've circled around myself again. Could you please recap? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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RECAP: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county -> something that has its origins in this county b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath -> something about Hippocrates relevant: a landmark standing in the place where Hippocrates used to do something, not a structure, writings or Areopagus c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> Niels Abel -> something named after him in the field of algebra | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7738 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the humors relevant? The thing Hippocrates did - related to medicine? To the Hippocratic Oath? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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Are the humors relevant? No The thing Hippocrates did - related to medicine? Yes To the Hippocratic Oath? Yesish Because I already answered that but forgot to mention in the recap: the thing he was doing was teaching medicine to his students. In the place he used to do this, on the island of Kos, a certain item stood, considered a landmark, and this item is our only concern. Nothing else related to Hippocrates or to ancient Greece is relevant | ||
| Balin (Balin)
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The market? The domed building? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 883 Registered: 9-2009 |
The market? The domed building? No to both | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
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The Tree of Hippocrates. A plane tree. ? Sorry, but my snake definitely blinked before yours. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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The Tree of Hippocrates. Exactly... A plane tree.? ... and precisely so. Approaching the grand finale... With a few steps left | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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Recap at the end of the day: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county -> something that has its origins in this county b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath -> Hippocrates -> the Tree of Hippocrates -> plane tree -> ? c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> Niels Abel -> something named after him in the field of algebra | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
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Were you dropping a sneaky hint on my puzzle? I'm thinking here of the complex plane... | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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Were you dropping a sneaky hint on my puzzle? I'm thinking here of the complex plane... I'd wished that was true, but unfortunately I didn't think about it... A plane is a simple plane, so to speak | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1147 Registered: 9-2010 |
I wish someone would try poking around at my puzzle...*sigh* Plane = flat surface? Or airplane? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 893 Registered: 9-2009 |
Plane = flat surface? Or airplane? This one! Only one step left in this chain | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7756 Registered: 4-2010 |
Airplane - a specific type of airplane? A company that makes airplanes? An airport? An airline? Skydiving? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 894 Registered: 9-2009 |
Airplane - a specific type of airplane? A company that makes airplanes? An airport? An airline? Skydiving? No to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7773 Registered: 4-2010 |
Airplane - pilot? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 898 Registered: 9-2009 |
Airplane - pilot? No. A little more basic investigation might be required here. A direct connection, without a little more questioning, is next to impossible | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7785 Registered: 4-2010 |
One specific airplane? A real one? A fictional one? A depiction of one? In some form of media? Or entertainment? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 900 Registered: 9-2009 |
One specific airplane? No A real one? Yes, no to the rest A fictional one? A depiction of one? In some form of media? Or entertainment? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7799 Registered: 4-2010 |
Something that an airplane does? Something done on an airplane? Someone who works on an airplane? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 901 Registered: 9-2009 |
Something that an airplane does? This is closest. None of the rest Something done on an airplane? Someone who works on an airplane? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7803 Registered: 4-2010 |
One of the airplane's instruments? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 902 Registered: 9-2009 |
One of the airplane's instruments? One instrument is relevant, but is not the answer | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7817 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant instrument: speedometer? Altimeter? Level flight indicator? Wash? Soak? Rinse? Spin? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 904 Registered: 9-2009 |
Relevant instrument: speedometer? This one, more precisely the airspeed indicator Altimeter? Level flight indicator? Wash? Soak? Rinse? Spin? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7823 Registered: 4-2010 |
The airspeed is given...in knots? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 905 Registered: 9-2009 |
The airspeed is given...in knots? It is, but it is not relevant RECAP: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county -> something that has its origins in this county b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath -> Hippocrates -> the Tree of Hippocrates -> plane tree -> airplane -> something related to airplane speed c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> Niels Abel -> something named after him in the field of algebra Point b is very close to the end of chain, but point a and c may be also of interest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7829 Registered: 4-2010 |
Point C: Abelian groups? Topology? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 907 Registered: 9-2009 |
Point C: Abelian groups? This one! Only two steps left here also Topology? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2343 Registered: 3-2006 |
Mach number? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 914 Registered: 9-2009 |
Mach number? No, but speed is certainly involved | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7885 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a specific part of an Abelian group relevant? A specific type? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 915 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is a specific part of an Abelian group relevant? A specific type? No to both. We are looking to find something to which an abelian group is somehow related | ||
| Balin (Balin)
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Something about abstract algebra? Finite groups? Infinite groups? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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Something about abstract algebra? Yes Finite groups? Infinite groups? But none of these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
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Groups? Rings? Fields? Modules? Vector spaces? Fermat's theorem? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 917 Registered: 9-2009 |
Groups? Rings? This one! Now for the final leap in this chain... Fields? Modules? Vector spaces? Fermat's theorem? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7903 Registered: 4-2010 |
Rings: Actual, physical rings? Lord of the Rings? Onion rings? The Olympic rings? Wedding rings? Engagement rings? Rings found in Cracker Jack boxes (which are sometimes used as engagement rings)? ISH's puzzle about Execution Rock? The rings (gymnastics event)? Ring Around the Rosie? A ring of criminals? Super Bowl rings? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 918 Registered: 9-2009 |
Rings: Actual, physical rings? This-ish, none of the others Lord of the Rings? Onion rings? The Olympic rings? Wedding rings? Engagement rings? Rings found in Cracker Jack boxes (which are sometimes used as engagement rings)? ISH's puzzle about Execution Rock? The rings (gymnastics event)? Ring Around the Rosie? A ring of criminals? Super Bowl rings? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7904 Registered: 4-2010 |
A drawing of rings? Some depiction of rings? One ring? More than one? Ring as in the round thing? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 919 Registered: 9-2009 |
A drawing of rings? No Some depiction of rings?b{No} One ring? No More than one? Yes Ring as in the round thing? It has a round appeareance, yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7906 Registered: 4-2010 |
A sculpture of rings? Are the rings all the same? Of the same type? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 920 Registered: 9-2009 |
A sculpture of rings? No Are the rings all the same? Nope Of the same type? Yes Also, I sense a FA in some of the questions in the last few posts | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7907 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are the rings linked? Or otherwise connected? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 921 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are the rings linked? Or otherwise connected? Nope. They are concentric | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1224 Registered: 9-2010 |
A target? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 922 Registered: 9-2009 |
A target? No, but good thinking | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7910 Registered: 4-2010 |
A hedge maze? Labyrinth/ | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 924 Registered: 9-2009 |
A hedge maze? Labyrinth/ No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7912 Registered: 4-2010 |
Crop circles? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 925 Registered: 9-2009 |
Crop circles? No, but also good thinking | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7913 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is an optical illusion relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 926 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is an optical illusion relevant? Noish | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2345 Registered: 3-2006 |
Saturn? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 927 Registered: 9-2009 |
Saturn? Bingo! And this is the end of the this chain, which prompts a RECAP: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county -> something that has its origins in this county b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath -> Hippocrates -> the Tree of Hippocrates -> plane tree -> airplane -> something related to airplane speed c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> Niels Abel -> Abelian group -> Rings -> SATURN [end of chain] Once all the chains will be completed, the connection will be evident. Till now, point a. is the most underdeveloped, although I think it will proceed faster than the elusive airplane speed. Your call. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1227 Registered: 9-2010 |
Mercury? Because Mercury is so fast? The fastest planet? (this is for b, by the way. Although that's just for speed, not airplane speed. I'm probably missing something so I decided to try and skip ahead. Is planetary speed relevant?) | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 928 Registered: 9-2009 |
Mercury? Because Mercury is so fast? The fastest planet? (this is for b, by the way. Although that's just for speed, not airplane speed. I'm probably missing something so I decided to try and skip ahead. Is planetary speed relevant?) No to all. The speed is airplane speed | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7927 Registered: 4-2010 |
All right, back to Chain A for a bit... Leavenworth's formerly being a dry county relevant? Any schools in there relevant? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2349 Registered: 3-2006 |
Hmmm, don't know much about aircraft speeds. Anything to do with V Speeds? Critical speeds at which an aircraft doesn't, er, fall out of the sky? And now we've got to Saturn at the end of one thread, perhaps we might start moving sideways? Is the connection between the threads to do with planets? Motor vehicles? Ancient Roman rites? Gods? Gustav Holst? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7936 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ooh, maybe a famous person from the county? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 933 Registered: 9-2009 |
All right, back to Chain A for a bit... Good idea! Leavenworth's formerly being a dry county relevant? Any schools in there relevant? No to both Hmmm, don't know much about aircraft speeds. It seems that you know enough and of course googling is alowed Anything to do with V Speeds? Indeed! Critical speeds at which an aircraft doesn't, er, fall out of the sky? So no to this And now we've got to Saturn at the end of one thread, perhaps we might start moving sideways? You might. Anyway, the puzzle will be over when all the threads will be completed, which is not far away -- only "a" needs a bit more work, since "c" is completed and "b" is at its final step Is the connection between the threads to do with planets? Motor vehicles? Ancient Roman rites? Gods? Gustav Holst? No to all Ooh, maybe a famous person from the county? Not this. The 'thing' in question is not a person Good progress | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7981 Registered: 4-2010 |
V speeds -> Saturn V rocket? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 934 Registered: 9-2009 |
V speeds -> Saturn V rocket? This one, but a specific V speed is relevant for finishing off thread b | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7987 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the correct V-speed designated with a number? A letter? Letters? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 935 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the correct V-speed designated with a number? This one. No to the rest A letter? Letters? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2351 Registered: 3-2006 |
V1? VI=6? Saturn = 6th planet? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 941 Registered: 9-2009 |
V1? No VI=6? Very much so, but totally irrelevant Saturn = 6th planet? Also true but equally irrelevant | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7997 Registered: 4-2010 |
V2? V3? V4? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2352 Registered: 3-2006 |
Oh so they're rockets? V2 is a rocket, and the Saturn is a rocket. Are we looking for a third rocket, linked (at one remove) to this county in Kansas? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 942 Registered: 9-2009 |
V2? This one! V3? V4? Time for the RECAP a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county -> something that has its origins in this county (but not a person) b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath -> Hippocrates -> the Tree of Hippocrates -> plane tree -> airplane -> airplane speed -> V2 [end of chain] c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> Niels Abel -> Abelian group -> Rings -> SATURN [end of chain] (Saturn V rocket relevant) Remaining: point a (2-3 levels) and the wrap-up: connection between the three -- both necessary for the $poyler | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8006 Registered: 4-2010 |
Well, Woodworm seems to have nailed the connection (rockets), but still working on Leavenworth county - are we looking for a product? Something manufactured? A toy? A food? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 944 Registered: 9-2009 |
Well, Woodworm seems to have nailed the connection (rockets), but still working on Leavenworth county - are we looking for a product? Yes Something manufactured? No A toy? No A food? Edible, anyway | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1297 Registered: 9-2010 |
A drink? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 945 Registered: 9-2009 |
A drink? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8053 Registered: 4-2010 |
A normally inedible product that has been made edible? Like edible paper? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 946 Registered: 9-2009 |
A normally inedible product that has been made edible? No, it is edible and eaten frequently Like edible paper? So no to this | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8059 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it chewing gum? Something else that is typically chewed? But not considered a food? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 947 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it chewing gum? Something else that is typically chewed? But not considered a food? No to all. A potential BLOOPER from my part: it is actually food -- maybe because I don't like it too much prevented me from saying a straight 'yes' to the food part | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8065 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it a health food? Tofu? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 948 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it a health food? I don't know what this is Tofu? No, tofu is man-made, what we are looking for is not | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8067 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it a fruit? Vegetable? Candy? Snack food? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 949 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it a fruit? This one! No to the others.Vegetable? Candy? Snack food? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 1331 Registered: 9-2010 |
Just one fruit? Anything to do with this guy? here | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 950 Registered: 9-2009 |
Just one fruit? One type relevant Anything to do with this guy? Yes indeed, well done. The Stayman apple is what we were looking for. From now it should be easy... only two leaps left to end this last chain | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 951 Registered: 9-2009 |
I've totally missed this post yesterday. My apologies Woodworm Oh so they're rockets? Yes V2 is a rocket, and the Saturn is a rocket. Indeed Are we looking for a third rocket, linked (at one remove) to this county in Kansas? No third rocket in this thread, though | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8074 Registered: 4-2010 |
So are we looking for something involving Stayman? Apples? Apple -> Macintosh? Computers? iPod? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 952 Registered: 9-2009 |
So are we looking for something involving Stayman? This one, none of the rest Apples? Apple -> Macintosh? Computers? iPod? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8078 Registered: 4-2010 |
Checkers? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 953 Registered: 9-2009 |
Checkers? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8079 Registered: 4-2010 |
Any other fruits relevant? His work in horticulture? The Smithsonian? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 954 Registered: 9-2009 |
Any other fruits relevant? His work in horticulture? The Smithsonian? No to all. No fruits are relevant any more. Only Stayman. As you know, google is allowed and encouraged | ||
| Balin (Balin)
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Something about his personal life? Other business? A town? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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Something about his personal life? Other business? A town? No to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8093 Registered: 4-2010 |
Education? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 956 Registered: 9-2009 |
Education? No. You were closer with the checkers question | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8095 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a hobby of his relevant? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 957 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is a hobby of his relevant? We do not need to find more of Dr. Joseph Stayman other that we already know | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2353 Registered: 3-2006 |
Two clubs? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 959 Registered: 9-2009 |
Two clubs? No, but of course we are looking for an alternative to the Stayman convention | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 2355 Registered: 3-2006 |
Jacoby transfers? Baron? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 961 Registered: 9-2009 |
Time for the usual end-of-day RECAP: a. sunflower -> Kansas -> Leavenworth county -> Stayman apples -> Stayman bridge convention -> ? (Two easy steps left here) b. Strasbourg -> the Oath -> Hippocratic Oath -> Hippocrates -> the Tree of Hippocrates -> plane tree -> airplane -> airplane speed -> V2 [end of chain] (V2 rocket relevant) c. a certain Mr Koch -> Robert Koch -> tuberculosis -> Niels Abel -> Abelian group -> Rings -> SATURN [end of chain] (Saturn V rocket relevant) Thread 'a' and 'connection' (obvious by now) remaining to be solved. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 962 Registered: 9-2009 |
Jacoby transfers? Baron? This one ... Only one step left | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8143 Registered: 4-2010 |
The Red Baron? Which would make me think of Snoopy? Didn't one of the Apollo missions or something name one of their modules Snoopy? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 963 Registered: 9-2009 |
The Red Baron? Which would make me think of Snoopy? Didn't one of the Apollo missions or something name one of their modules Snoopy? You're right, Snoopy was the name of the LM of Apollo 10, but this is not relevant. Our last step in this chain does not involve rockets, planets or anything like this, only a YOPISHLY synonim to the word "baron". Of course, since this is the last step in the last chain, you can start guessing the connection between the three. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
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Baron - another royal title? Duke? Earl? Count? Lord? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
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Baron - another royal title? Duke? Earl? Count? Lord? No, think of a baron in another language | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 8185 Registered: 4-2010 |
Etymology of "baron" relevant? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 1113 Registered: 5-2007 |
Somewhat late to this, but the name of Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr [Baron in German] von Braun comes to mind. Since he worked for the Germans on the V2 and for the Americans on the Saturn V, he may or may not have something to do with the puzzle. Whether or not he did, you may enjoy watching this. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 967 Registered: 9-2009 |
Etymology of "baron" relevant? No Somewhat late to this, but the name of Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr [Baron in German] von Braun comes to mind. Since he worked for the Germans on the V2 and for the Americans on the Saturn V, he may or may not have something to do with the puzzle. Whether or not he did, you may enjoy watching this. Nice piece. ******* SPOILER ******* And of course, what links together a sunflower (Freiherr), the town of Strasbourg (V2 rocket) and a certain Mr. Koch (Saturn V rocket) is the famous Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (1912 - 1977). Thanks to all who participated and to woubit for revealing the connection. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
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Brilliant puzzle! And I definitely enjoyed the Tom Lehrer piece. Gotta love good old-fashioned satire. |
