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What, just what? Is the word some on one of Sam's websites or soomething?2009-10-17 23:46:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

Alright, I'm trying to look further into the hint:

"Well done for making it this far. Tricky puzzles give great rewards.

The hardest example would obviously result, detrimentally, in Sam Lloyd's outstandingly logical/lateral, invigorating, powerfully obscure puzzles.

There is but one step left. Can you solve it?"

What is meant by "The hardest example would obviously result, detrimentally..."? I'm not asking you Dawes, but everyone else.		2009-10-17 23:46:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Just one clue left, 750xp could be yours! Just read the last step in the OP, you don't need to read the rest!

Incinerator, no, not that. compher, **** you're close!		2009-10-17 23:46:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Yeah - it was fun up to this point. The clue in the encrypted image is doing nothing for me. Never heard of Sam Loyd before today.2009-10-17 23:46:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

v0rtex, read compher's post! The Sam Loyd bit is just meant to tell you to THINK LATERALLY and nothing else!2009-10-17 23:47:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

diamond.

knskdnsd		2009-10-17 23:48:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

you said he was close like 10 pages ago lol2009-10-17 23:48:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

I meant close to the next step.

compher, you were very close to finding the secret to the FINAL WORD. Keep at it!		2009-10-17 23:49:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

in the clue you said "there is but one step left". There's more steps after that? You liar lol2009-10-17 23:50:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

Well, I searched and it said detrimentally meant:

"causing detriment; damaging; harmfully"		2009-10-17 23:50:00

Author:
Frinklebumper
Posts: 941

Well, I searched and it said detrimentally meant:

"causing detriment; damaging; harmfully"


Chuck Norris! o/		2009-10-17 23:51:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Sometimes the final endings can be found in the beginnings.

Frinkle, as I understand it, dentrimentally also means at it's core - "basically", in other words.		2009-10-17 23:51:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

lol dawes thats not what detriment means at all -.-2009-10-17 23:52:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

Ah well, it's not all that important.

"definitely", then.		2009-10-17 23:52:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Ummm.. .the first step is the hardest?


first		2009-10-17 23:53:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

detrimental is the opposite of beneficial2009-10-17 23:53:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

Incinerator, it doesn't matter, just replace it in your head with "definitely" or "directly".2009-10-17 23:53:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

is te word rewards?2009-10-17 23:54:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

Nope. Try following compher's positing. Especially his opening statement, "Alright, I'm trying to look further into the hint:"2009-10-17 23:55:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Back to single words

Logic		2009-10-17 23:56:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

dang - thought I had it there...2009-10-17 23:57:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

I would guess "tricky puzzles" but that's two words... so...

puzzles		2009-10-17 23:57:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Question

:-)		2009-10-17 23:57:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

riddles!

sdfs		2009-10-17 23:57:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Answer....2009-10-17 23:58:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

compher, it's not going to be just any old word from the clue. I liked what you were doing at looking CLOSER at the clue though.

Everyone else, heed those words 		2009-10-17 23:58:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

riddles!

sdfs

Already guessed that 		2009-10-17 23:58:00

Author:
Mod5.0
Posts: 1576

LOLLIPOP OMG

Yesh!@		2009-10-17 23:59:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

SAGE WINS

Tell them how, Sage!		2009-10-18 00:00:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

......... >2009-10-18 00:00:00

Author:
Mod5.0
Posts: 1576

Congrats Sage! How'd you arrive at that?2009-10-18 00:00:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Lloyd's outstandingly logical/lateral, invigorating, powerfully obscure puzzles.

Look at the letters..

That was brilliant dawes, purely brilliant. Thanks!		2009-10-18 00:01:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

lollipop of all words......2009-10-18 00:01:00

Author:
Mod5.0
Posts: 1576

DUH! I'm so stupid! 2009-10-18 00:01:00

Author:
Frinklebumper
Posts: 941

I'm sure someone would have said lollipop without all these hintes.

PS: ******, I only ipop		2009-10-18 00:01:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Yeah - that was fun!!2009-10-18 00:01:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

If you look at the whole phrase

The hardest example would obviously result, detrimentally, in Sam Lloyd's outstandingly logical/lateral, invigorating, powerfully obscure puzzles.

It's "The word is lollipop"		2009-10-18 00:01:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Ah, I get it, detrimentally can mean "broken down from" I never would've thought to use the letters from each word...2009-10-18 00:02:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

If you look at the whole phrase

The hardest example would obviously result, detrimentally, in Sam Lloyd's outstandingly logical/lateral, invigorating, powerfully obscure puzzles.

It's "The word is lollipop"
Ah -hahaha... BRILLIANT!		2009-10-18 00:02:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

Oh lol I just saw lollipop.

But that was really clever. 		2009-10-18 00:02:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

Good job sage. I'm out.2009-10-18 00:03:00

Author:
Mod5.0
Posts: 1576

So Sam Loyd wasn't involved at all!?!? His only purpose was to lead to the word lollipop?? RAGE2009-10-18 00:03:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

So Sam Loyd wasn't involved at all!?!? His only purpose was to lead to the word lollipop?? RAGE

Haha - Are you not entertained!?!?!		2009-10-18 00:03:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

So Sam Loyd wasn't involved at all!?!? His only purpose was to lead to the word lollipop?? RAGE

Lol... yeah but all of dawes hints saying look at it indirectly led me to that.		2009-10-18 00:04:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

No, Sam Loyd was supposed to point towards lateral thinking, and taking the hint in a completely different manner.2009-10-18 00:04:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Oh that makes sense lol, now THATS lateral thinking 2009-10-18 00:05:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

Oh, lol, I didn't even notice that the first letters from the first half of the sentence spell out "The word is"

Very Nice!		2009-10-18 00:05:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Oh, lol, I didn't even notice that the first letters from the first half of the sentence spell out "The word is"

Very Nice!

Me neither, it's way more clever than I first thought. 		2009-10-18 00:06:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

Wow, this post is now my 47th in this thread. I'm outta here!2009-10-18 00:07:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Points are heading through the system now.

Compher receives 350 points for multiple contributions
Vortex receives 100 points for finding my avatar
BSPRAGUE receives 100 points for finding the hidden message
Syroc receives 100 points for finding the OTHER hidden message
LittleBigSackBoy receives 100 points for being first to post, and for keeping going at the guessing, just in case everyone else couldn't get it.

And of course Sage gets 750 points for finding the final answer.

Now who wants a lollipop!		2009-10-18 00:07:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I went up 2 levels since the start of this thread.

Who needs rewards? 		2009-10-18 00:08:00

Author:
KlawwTheClown
Posts: 1106

Oh, lol, I didn't even notice that the first letters from the first half of the sentence spell out "The word is"

Very Nice!

Dang, and there was me scanning every first letter. I just couldn't make sense of it. Clearly it's too late or I blasted my braincells.		2009-10-18 00:09:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

I went up 2 levels since the start of this thread.

Who needs rewards?
Now THAT's funny!!		2009-10-18 00:09:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

All prizes have been sent, thanks for playing! If your prize does not come through, drop me a PM!

Thanks for playing!		2009-10-18 00:10:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I should get a lollipop for winning nothing 2009-10-18 00:11:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

What a rush... as soon as I saw the letters spell out lollipop I immediately went to post, fearing that someone else had found it first...

Awesome, purely awesome.		2009-10-18 00:11:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

48th post...

Thanks for wasting 2 hours of my life. Lol.

Incinerator, check your inbox.		2009-10-18 00:11:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

305 posts in 2 hours.

People must love their experience!

The most I've ever seen on this site. :eek:		2009-10-18 00:12:00

Author:
KlawwTheClown
Posts: 1106

I wonder if I beat Disguise yourself as another member?

Also, incinerator, I thanked your post, should give you some XP in thanks for your efforts.

EDIT: With all the posts I made and the Thanks! you gave, I end up with a nett loss of c. 350xp from this contest!

Here's an idea - if you guys contribute say 100xp each, we could have a 1000xp pot if we're lucky, I'd chip in say 250, all of which would probably end up balanced out with the number of posts you guys make, and I'd create another of these puzzles! I'd have to put more thought into it, though.		2009-10-18 00:13:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

I wonder if I beat Disguise yourself as another member?

Also, incinerator, I thanked your post, should give you some XP in thanks for your efforts.

EDIT: With all the posts I made and the Thanks! you gave, I end up with a nett loss of c. 350xp from this contest!

Here's an idea - if you guys contribute say 100xp each, we could have a 1000xp pot if we're lucky, I'd chip in say 250, all of which would probably end up balanced out with the number of posts you guys make, and I'd create another of these puzzles! I'd have to put more thought into it, though.

YEAH!

I'd chip in 100xp or more for another one of these 		2009-10-18 00:19:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

You'll never beat spam can though. R.I.P2009-10-18 00:19:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

You'll never beat spam can though. R.I.P

Wha...? HJowza you knowz bout da spam can? HOWZA? WOWZA!

... Congrats, pathetic piece of meat (Sage) :kz:		2009-10-18 00:20:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

How do I go about contributing xp? Just send it to you? I have plenty of xp I'm not ever going to use anyway so there may be a bit more than 100 going towards the next riddle from my side.2009-10-18 00:21:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Syroc, don't send it yet. When I have some plans (I have one or two already), I'll make a thread asking for donations, then...it'll begin again. Not for a week or two though.2009-10-18 00:26:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Well, I didn't plan to just yet. My plan was, and still is, to go to bed. 2009-10-18 00:28:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

I honestly don't think I could take another one of these for at least a week... lol. It was too darn nerve wracking.

By the way, I already sent incinerator 100 xp for his troubles.		2009-10-18 00:33:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Haha ok, that's very kind of you. Also, night Syroc.

Right, I'm off to bed soon too. Let's hope I dream up some new ideas 		2009-10-18 00:34:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Awwww i missed it, this looked awesome D:

How did 22 pages go by in like 2 hours?!		2009-10-18 01:40:00

Author:
Dexiro
Posts: 2100

22 pages in 3 hours? Man, you people obviously made more experience posting in this topic than winning.2009-10-18 01:51:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432


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