| Author | Message | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1051 Registered: 7-2010 |
Often, the wish is the father of the wostmo feeling. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15851 Registered: 4-2010 |
Wish -- for an object? Event? Person? At a specific time? Event? Occasion? Birthday wishes relevant? Blowing out candles? | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 208 Registered: 10-2011 |
The wostmo feeling: something that can be felt at any time? Season specific? Daytime? Nighttime? At home? At work? Outside? Can it be felt by anyone? More likely to be experienced by men? women? children? adults? poor people? rich people? people in a particular profession? Of a certain nationality? Have you felt it? Would I be likely to have felt it? Would most people? | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 25 Registered: 11-2011 |
Is it a happy feeling? Sad feeling? Lonely feeling? Is it a GOOD feeling? A BAD feeling? Is it a feeling of expectation? Anger? Vengence? Is it a feeling of desperation? Love? Hate? Jealousy? Bitterness? Greed? Desire? Is it a feeling of loss? Is it a feeling that accompanies an illness like say dizziness, nausea, cramps? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1052 Registered: 7-2010 |
Balin Wish -- for an object? Event? This Person? At a specific time? Event? This Occasion? Birthday wishes relevant? Blowing out candles? Jondahr The wostmo feeling: something that can be felt at any time? Yope. Explore. Season specific? No Daytime? Yes Nighttime? Yes At home? No At work? Depends on your job, but for most jobs, no Outside? Noish Can it be felt by anyone? No More likely to be experienced by men? women? children? adults? No difference between sexes and ages poor people? Poor people would be less likely rich people? people in a particular profession? Yope, but better don't focus on that too much Of a certain nationality? Nationalities irrelevant Have you felt it? Yes Would I be likely to have felt it? I think so Would most people? Same here Chek101 Is it a happy feeling? A bit of this Sad feeling? Lonely feeling? Is it a GOOD feeling? Hmm... Possibly, at least at the beginning... A BAD feeling? ...but it can develop into this. Is it a feeling of expectation? Yes Anger? Maybe a bit of this, too Vengence? Is it a feeling of desperation? Love? Hate? Jealousy? Bitterness? Greed? Desire? Is it a feeling of loss? Is it a feeling that accompanies an illness like say dizziness, nausea, cramps? | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 35 Registered: 11-2011 |
Is it something anyone would long for, or wish to obtain, or does it encompass something that is a thing desired by a select few or common to all? Such as an artist would desire to paint for example? Does it require a large surface area to be obtainable? Small surface area? Does it encompass wealth? Sports? Academics? This "wostmo" thing, I don't know what that is or means. Is it a part of the code language used on this board? Or did you just make it up? Am I allowed to know what it is or is that part of the puzzle to figure out what it means? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5058 Registered: 9-2010 |
Chek, this puzzle's a neologistic puzzle, so Potato made a "word" and we have to figure out what its definition is. =) I'm truly stumped by this one, though, lol! It may or may not be an acronym, but most neologisms seem to be. | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 39 Registered: 11-2011 |
Chek, this puzzle's a neologistic puzzle, so Potato made a "word" and we have to figure out what its definition is. =) I'm truly stumped by this one, though, lol! It may or may not be an acronym, but most neologisms seem to be. Oh. LOL! chek | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 214 Registered: 10-2011 |
Is it a feeling that comes when your wish comes true? When it doesn't? When you think it has and then realize it hasn't? Or vice versa? When your wish would have come true, if only..? Almost comes true? Comes true, and then you change your mind? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1055 Registered: 7-2010 |
Chek101 Is it something anyone would long for, Not anyone, only those who are in a specific situation. or wish to obtain, Obtaining tangible things is irr or does it encompass something that is a thing desired by a select few This is more like it, see above or common to all? See above Such as an artist would desire to paint for example? This is somewhat OTRT Does it require a large surface area to be obtainable? No Small surface area? No Does it encompass wealth? No Sports? No Academics? No To prevent a possible FA: There is a very specific situation involved with wostmo. Kayleetonkslupin Chek, this puzzle's a neologistic puzzle, so Potato made a "word" and we have to figure out what its definition is. =) I'm truly stumped by this one, though, lol! It may or may not be an acronym, but most neologisms seem to be. Yes, it is an acronym :-) Jondahr Is it a feeling that comes when your wish comes true? When it doesn't? When you think it has and then realize it hasn't? This Or vice versa? When your wish would have come true, if only..? Almost comes true? Comes true, and then you change your mind? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4571 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is art relevant? Photography? Film? Other people? An object? Technology relevant? Could one feel this: 10 years ago? 100? 1000? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1057 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is art relevant? No Photography? No Film? No Other people? Strictly speaking, yes, but... assume no. An object? Yes Technology relevant? Yes Could one feel this: 10 years ago? Yes 100? Yes 1000? No | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 76 Registered: 11-2011 |
So is this wostmo feeling disappointment, then? Maybe something like in the movie, "The Monkey's Paw" where the wish was granted but in a twisted way that really turned out to be bad for the person who made the wish? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1064 Registered: 7-2010 |
So is this wostmo feeling disappointment, then? See below Maybe something like in the movie, "The Monkey's Paw" where the wish was granted but in a twisted way that really turned out to be bad for the person who made the wish? Hmm... not really, no To prevent a possible FA, there are actually two stages of the situation involving the wostmo: At first, you think that something happens that you've wished for. And then you realize that this didn't really happen. This can be accompanied by anger, frustration, disappointment and pretty much everything else that can come with a your-hopes-are-shattered situation. The actual wostmo, however, is what creates the (erroneous) thought that the wish came true. The realization that wostmo happened leads to the realization that the wish didn't come true (and, by the way, also to a bit of a WTF moment, at least for me xD). | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 224 Registered: 10-2011 |
Does this work with any wish? Or just some very specific wishes? Is a person or persons involved in the false assumption that your wish has come true? If so, are they trying deliberately to make you think it has? Is mistaking a person for somebody else relevant? Or an object for something else? A sound for another sound? Is eyesight very relevant? Hearing? Smelling? Feeling? Tasting? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1065 Registered: 7-2010 |
Does this work with any wish? No Or just some very specific wishes? Yes Is a person or persons involved in the false assumption that your wish has come true? Strictly speaking, yes If so, are they trying deliberately to make you think it has? No Is mistaking a person for somebody else relevant? No Or an object for something else? No A sound for another sound? No Is eyesight very relevant? Yes Hearing? Not very, assume no Smelling? No Feeling? No Tasting? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2344 Registered: 2-2011 |
so do you see something which makes you think the first event has occurred? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1066 Registered: 7-2010 |
so do you see something which makes you think the first event has occurred? Yesish | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 92 Registered: 11-2011 |
Is it a pastime or hobby thing? Did you hope for this thing for yourself or for others? Was this a haphazard wish or an earnest deep desire to see it come true? If it came true, would it have improved your relationship with someone else? I know it's not about wealth, but is money involved in anyway? Like a pay raise, or a job promotion? Could it be about wishing to be in another profession? Going some where common folk may never get to go like say to the President's Ball tho not specifically that? Is this thing that you wished for possible for you to obtain without wishing for it? Does it have anything to do with where you live? Want to live? It is of evidential importance? Would its coming true be proof of something you may have had a bet on? Did gambling even enter into it? Did it involve science? Did it blow you away when it did not come out the way you expected? Is photography involved? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1069 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is it a pastime or hobby thing? No Did you hope for this thing for yourself Yes or for others? Not really Was this a haphazard wish or an earnest deep desire to see it come true? It was an earnest wish in that situation. If it came true, would it have improved your relationship with someone else? No I know it's not about wealth, but is money involved in anyway? Only marginally. It's not directly involved in the wostmo. Like a pay raise, or a job promotion? So, no Could it be about wishing to be in another profession? No Going some where common folk may never get to go like say to the President's Ball tho not specifically that? No Is this thing that you wished for possible for you to obtain without wishing for it? Yes Does it have anything to do with where you live? No Want to live? No It is of evidential importance? No Would its coming true be proof of something you may have had a bet on? No Did gambling even enter into it? No Did it involve science? No Did it blow you away when it did not come out the way you expected? What do you mean by "blow away"? I'd say first comes surprise, then anger/disappointment/blablahblah, but it's not that it does any damage really. Is photography involved? No | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 93 Registered: 11-2011 |
By 'blown away:" possibly something like you had not anticipated that it WOULD NOT come true and so the let down would be more severe. Did you naturally assume it would? Was any kind of award involved? Or reward? Did it involve "time" as one would wish for another ten minutes to complete a test, though not meaning a test here. Anything to do with weather? Heat or cold? Did it involve a ceremony of sorts? Was there something you wanted to learn? Did patience have anything to do with it? An accomplishment? Would anyone else notice that you got your wish? Would they naturally assume that you would wish for this? Or it doesn't matter what others think or see regarding this wish? Since eye sight is important, did you wish for better eye sight. Or maybe there was something you didn't see abut should have and therefore wished you had seen it the first time? Were you SUPPOSED to notice something? This event, it is not job related? Health related? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1073 Registered: 7-2010 |
By 'blown away:" possibly something like you had not anticipated that it WOULD NOT come true and so the let down would be more severe. Ah, thanks for the clarification. But it's nothing like this. Did you naturally assume it would? Hm, no, not really. Was any kind of award involved? No Or reward? No Did it involve "time" as one would wish for another ten minutes to complete a test, though not meaning a test here. No Anything to do with weather? No Heat or cold? No Did it involve a ceremony of sorts? No Was there something you wanted to learn? No Did patience have anything to do with it? YES An accomplishment? No Would anyone else notice that you got your wish? Probably. Explore. Would they naturally assume that you would wish for this? I think so. Explore. Or it doesn't matter what others think or see regarding this wish? No. I could experience wostmo without anyone around and the result would be the same for me. Since eye sight is important, did you wish for better eye sight. No Or maybe there was something you didn't see abut should have and therefore wished you had seen it the first time? No Were you SUPPOSED to notice something? No This event, it is not job related? Right * Health related? No *) I know I mentioned jobs earlier. For me and in general, wostmo is not job-related, but some people are more likely than others to experience wostmo due to their workplace. | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 95 Registered: 11-2011 |
Is the wostmo feeling satisfaction? A feeling of superiority? A sense of achievement? Did it have anything to do with how you look? How you appear to others? How you appear to yourself? How you want to look? Would you WANT others to notice you got your wish? Is mirrors important in this? Does reading something matter? Is this wish a thing expected to be typically accomplished by you? Is it even a typical wish for you? Or out of the ordinary? Or just one precipitated by an unusual set of circumstances? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1079 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is the wostmo feeling satisfaction? Not really A feeling of superiority? No A sense of achievement? No Did it have anything to do with how you look? No How you appear to others? No How you appear to yourself? No How you want to look? No Would you WANT others to notice you got your wish? No Is mirrors important in this? No Does reading something matter? No Is this wish a thing expected to be typically accomplished by you? No Is it even a typical wish for you? Do you mean that I often have the wish (umm... yeah) or that it is a thing that is barely wished for by anyone else (no)? Or out of the ordinary? No Or just one precipitated by an unusual set of circumstances? No Hint: The location is very relevant. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1080 Registered: 7-2010 |
And another hint, since I see an FA lurking here: Wostmo is not an emotion but rather a sensation/perception. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2396 Registered: 2-2011 |
do you wish you could see a particular sight? or person? is film relevant? TV? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1085 Registered: 7-2010 |
do you wish you could see a particular sight? No or person? No is film relevant? No TV? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2407 Registered: 2-2011 |
do you wish to see the end of your journey? something waiting for you there? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2409 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something like realising you are dying for the loo? or dying for a drink? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1096 Registered: 7-2010 |
do you wish to see the end of your journey? No, but good q! something waiting for you there? No is it something like realising you are dying for the loo? No or dying for a drink? No | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1123 Registered: 7-2010 |
HINT: Wostmo can only be experienced in a specific location. I don't think that anyone has asked for details on that yet. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2453 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it outdoors? in the country? on the sea? climbing a hill or mountain? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1125 Registered: 7-2010 |
is it outdoors? Noish to yope. Explore. in the country? No on the sea? No climbing a hill or mountain? No | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1126 Registered: 7-2010 |
BLOOPER: It can happen in the country, but it can also happen in the city. There, it's also more likely. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 223 Registered: 11-2011 |
is it a covered area that is open to the elements? in a garage or shed? a porch? is it part of a house? are you in a tent? caravan? is the weather relevant? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1146 Registered: 7-2010 |
is it a covered area that is open to the elements? What do you mean with that? in a garage or shed? No a porch? No is it part of a house? No are you in a tent? No caravan? No, but OTRT is the weather relevant? No | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 234 Registered: 11-2011 |
i meant 'are you effectively outdoors but sheltered in some way, so it might feel like you were yope outdoors?' are you in a vehicle? driving a car? passenger in a car? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1153 Registered: 7-2010 |
i meant 'are you effectively outdoors but sheltered in some way, so it might feel like you were yope outdoors?' See below are you in a vehicle? Yes driving a car? No passenger Yes in a car? No | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 238 Registered: 11-2011 |
passenger on a train? tram? bus? coach? lorry? boat? aeroplane? helicopter? hovercraft? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1155 Registered: 7-2010 |
passenger on a train? Yes tram? This is possible, too bus? I think it can happen there as well, but it wouldn't be as pronounced coach? No lorry? No boat? No aeroplane? No helicopter? No hovercraft? No | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1156 Registered: 7-2010 |
RECAP: Wostmo is something that can be experienced in a train or tram, but only under specific circumstances. To a lesser extent, it can also be experienced in a bus. Wostmo first makes you think that something you wished for (and expected to happen) came true, but when you realize that wostmo happened, you will also realize that in fact, the wish did not come true at all. Seeing things is very relevant but the time of day is not. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5132 Registered: 9-2010 |
Getting off at the wrong station/bus stop? after thinking your stop had been called? or getting on the wrong train/tram/bus, thinking it was the right one, after waiting for the right one? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1159 Registered: 7-2010 |
Getting off at the wrong station/bus stop? No after thinking your stop had been called? No or getting on the wrong train/tram/bus, thinking it was the right one, after waiting for the right one? No | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 250 Registered: 11-2011 |
is the bus less applicable because it doesn't travel as fast? as far? because you pay your fare to the driver? is it related to seating? other passengers? the guard? tickets? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1160 Registered: 7-2010 |
is the bus less applicable because it doesn't travel as fast? No, but OTRT as far? No, but OTRT because you pay your fare to the driver? Irr is it related to seating? No other passengers? No the guard? No tickets? No | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 254 Registered: 11-2011 |
is it something you see inside the train/tram? or outside the window? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1162 Registered: 7-2010 |
is it something you see inside the train/tram? or outside the window? I am inside the train and look out of it through the window. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 257 Registered: 11-2011 |
is it something to do with thinking that you're moving, but actually it's an illusion caused by another train moving alongside? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1165 Registered: 7-2010 |
is it something to do with thinking that you're moving, but actually it's an illusion caused by another train moving alongside? YES! | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1166 Registered: 7-2010 |
********** SPOILER ********** Wostmo is the feeling that the train in which you're in is moving although it's actually the train next to yours that's moving into the opposite direction and your train is in fact still standing. Wostmo stands for "When opposite side train moves" and I wonder if maybe part of the reason for this phenomenon is the wish that your own train gets going at last. Nice work, everyone! | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 261 Registered: 11-2011 |
I had wostmo this morning, shortly before I put in that guess! | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 243 Registered: 10-2011 |
About time someone put a name on this phenomenon! Great puzzle! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4689 Registered: 9-2009 |
Nice puzzle! The most peculiar feeling is when the wostmo suddently stops, and the expected jerk from coming to a sudden stop is missing. I'm wondering if it would be possible to exploit this in some kind of carnival ride. Something similar to a wostmo can happen when working at a conveyor belt, sudently it seems like the belt is stationary and the world is moving. |
