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by gowron
Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:11 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: A Hundred 0s
Replies: 33
Views: 64001

Hey guys,

I think this one may be related to a game which children are not yet allowed to play. Unfortunately there are many game hosts and (I'm from Europe) I have no idea which one is the most popular / most well-known in the US. Any hints?

Thanks!
by gowron
Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:44 pm
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: Telecran
Replies: 24
Views: 2083

stretching is evil

When I finally caught how the countries translate to directions, everything seemed simlpe. As Matlab was running anyway I used it to plot the crane's path. But the picture looked somehow messed up and it took me another day to figure out that the scaling of x and y wasn't identical... funny how asym...
by gowron
Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:05 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Telecran
Replies: 19
Views: 32069

@Stingrey: Nope, you don't. Maybe have a closer look on the spelling of the countries that are referenced by the flags. And then remind yourself how a telecran is used...

Btw: Quite a nice challenge! Like that one.
by gowron
Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:25 am
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Big Fib
Replies: 36
Views: 50139

Why not use some tools?

Is using math software considered cheating? I was amazed how quickly maple calculated the fib number (using the closed-form solution, I guess).
by gowron
Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:28 pm
Forum: Challenges Solved
Topic: didactic green
Replies: 12
Views: 1213

Matlab's also very nice: File -> Import Data, choose the image and you're almost done - just apply the char command on the data.
by gowron
Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:26 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: V.I.L.E
Replies: 16
Views: 21684

That one is funny! Well, I think the 7 is ambiguous... thought when you got to that point, that won't hinder you anyways.
by gowron
Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:05 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Password protected 1
Replies: 2
Views: 9177

Maybe you could try to get your hands on the compiled java classes first... Can you find a way to access theses files..?
by gowron
Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:52 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: about substitute teacher
Replies: 24
Views: 39098

Hmmm, I think I got the text substituted to good and sensible English, but my answer doesn't look like an English word, it's not even close to any I have ever read. I am on the wrong track? (Of course my finding is not correct, or I wouldn't bother you here)
by gowron
Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:34 pm
Forum: Challenges
Topic: Voices in my Head
Replies: 15
Views: 28593

Got it after like 50 times listening. That one is really hard, if you're not a mother tongue! The hint with a similar german word is not too bad, while I'm not sure what movie that should be connected with..? Maybe that helps: the first to syllables are quite clear, but the "third" is real...