Puzzle Box 3

[oscarfever]

Don't know if its relevant - but food for though:-

Both entered the Hall of fame when Hall's Induction Committee waived the mandatory three-year waiting period eligbility. Quite a rear occurrence

[obasi]

the one thing that I haven't been able to figure out is why are all the numbers <=4.

because you can't move more than four boxes on the grid. On an end box, you can move four to the other end.

[troist]

the one thing that I haven't been able to figure out is why are all the numbers <=4.

if they were greater than 4 then they'd go off the grid... the only 4s are around the edge, otherwise there would be nowhere to go from them. atm the grid will get you stuck in a loop if you go the wrong way.

[r_will_see]

I thought this interesting. Although not related to solving this set of puzzles.

http://experiencemobility.com/wordpress/?p=1410

[jeshua]

i believe it is Berenice Abbot . not sure though

Well, I'm not sure "Photographer" has anything to do with the woman. I figured that was the clue for Letters From Home.

[Jacki Boi]

Has anyone figured out the significance of the woman in the pictures in London?

I'm guessing your not from the UK because they are stamps at the bottom (or look a lot simmilar to the syle of stamps)

http://www.royalmail.com/MEDIA/CustomProdu...Sheet_large.jpg

And the stamps in britain use the highest member of royalty, i.e. King or Queen as the image (same with currency)

I'm guessing that it's asking you to find out who the royal photographer was for the Queens (if they all are queens) on the stamps. trouble is its so hard to see who they are (each one is different)

[WyattearpNS]

CALENDAR WHEEL = BRONZE

SPEAK EASY = STRAIGHT FLUSH

PIRATE TREASURE = SEVENTEEN

LASER = 86400

BALANCE THE BOOKS = 450

DISCO INFERNO = this world today is a mess

NUMBER GRID =

HISTORY LESSON = MAGELLAN

COMPOSERS = Los Angeles

LETTERS FROM HOME = HERBERT MASON

MURAL =

TOMB = greece

[confusio]

I don't know if it's a snafu but if GLL stands for Georges-Louis Le Sage, they may have

used the incorrect picture, all the results I'm getting about this guy talk about a

complete different device with several cables in parallel to transmit the message,

and what is shown in the picture is a classic morse keyer.

Below is a picture about how Le Sage device looked like:

Still the clue may be valid ...

My .02

PS noticed the small power supply on the right ? it could be cool to carry one of those to

power our laptops ...

[thsartori]

if they were greater than 4 then they'd go off the grid... the only 4s are around the edge, otherwise there would be nowhere to go from them. atm the grid will get you stuck in a loop if you go the wrong way.

Got it...I clicked through them the first try and didn't realize that the number you are currently on represents the number spaces you can move. I'm mean really...the numbers flash which makes it pretty easy.

thanx for the explanation.

[Eric Veteran]

I just checked on Wikiepedia... the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto normally has those images in the windows...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hockey_Hall_of_Fame.JPG

[troist]

I'm guessing your not from the UK because they are stamps at the bottom (or look a lot simmilar to the syle of stamps)

http://www.royalmail.com/MEDIA/CustomProdu...Sheet_large.jpg

And the stamps in britain use the highest member of royalty, i.e. King or Queen as the image (same with currency)

I'm guessing that it's asking you to find out who the royal photographer was for the Queens (if they all are queens) on the stamps. trouble is its so hard to see who they are (each one is different)

the penny black doesn't actually have a photo of the queen... its an engraving of a sketch for an original print press

The head was engraved by Charles and Fredrick Heath based on a sketch provided by Henry Cole. Cole's sketch was in turn based on the head by William Wyon, that had been done for a medal used to commemorate the visit of Queen Victoria to the City of London in the year she ascended the throne, 1837.

edit: the stamps they used in the projections all had A then B in the top two corners and B then A in the bottom two corners... if thats of any significance, even though we've already solved letters from home.

[phxmimms]

This may trigger something for someone.

http://www.kerala.com/science/discover_2.htm

[oscarfever]

I think the initials HD in the Mural is Humphry Davy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Davy

[boazer]

Here is all the work completed so far for the mural thanks to everyones help here, couple names I think need to be worked out but looks like this is one to work on, not sure if they will have a clue for seeing that there is no box in the corner to reference...

EW = Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin 1794

HD = Humphrey Davy - Demonstrated electric lamp to the Royal Society - 1806

JW = James Watt - Improved steam engine - 1763 / John Whitehurst - Pulsation Engine - 1722

BF = Benjamin Franklin - Pointed light rod conductor - 1752

GLL = George Louis Lesage - Used a single wire system to telegraph a message - 1774

LP = Louis pasteur - Process of sterilizing milk - 1862

GS = Glenn T. Seaborg - Synthesis and isolation of the radioactive element plutonium - 1941

GM = Guglielmo Marconi - Radio - 1901

AGB = Alexander Graham Bell - Phonophone - 1880

CM = Cyrus McCormick - Inventor the Reaper - 1809

TE = Thomas Edison - Invented phonograph - 1877

Edited January 21, 2007 by boazer

[phxmimms]

Archimedes was a mathematician and inventor from ancient Greece. He discovered the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cyclinder (he had discovered pi). He then formulated a hydrostatic principle based on that mathmatical relationship called Archimedes' principle. He inventing the Archimedes screw - a screw-shaped machine or hydraulic screw that raised water from a lower to a higher level. Archimedes also invented the catupult, the lever, the compound pulley, and the burning mirror (a system of mirrors that burned the boots and ships of invading armies by focusing the sun's rays). Although Archimedes is credited with inventing the screw in the 3rd century BC, his screw was not like today's screw fastener but actually two other screw-type devices.

[Eric Veteran]

While we're waiting for San Fran... You guys need to make sure you read the official rules on the VPG site... It says you have to be home and answer the phone on Feb 1 when they award the Grand Prize... :)

[slugbug]

Mural:

EW is Eli Whitney who invented the cotton gin in 1794

HD is Humphry Davy who invented the first electric light in 1800

JW is James Watt who invented the steam engine, not sure what year though.

[Eric Veteran]

Mural:

EW is Eli Whitney who invented the cotton gin in 1794

HD is Humphry Davy who invented the first electric light in 1800

JW is James Watt who invented the steam engine, not sure what year though.

I still don't think that's a steam engine... it has no boiler or firebox!

[confusio]

This may trigger something for someone.

http://www.kerala.com/science/discover_2.htm

That's a great list, I believe we have to focus in the 1800's, I'm not 100% convinced about

Glenn T. Seaborg, he is not contemporary with the rest and RW is incorrect I think

the correct one still is Eli Whitney.

[Jaxom]

What if we are reading the word contest wrong....what if it is conTEST, as in contest a game

[confusio]

I still don't think that's a steam engine... it has no boiler or firebox!

I agree but it may be the same case as the telegraph where the clue may

be correct but the picture dubious.

The wiki entry says that he had a working model around 1765 ...

[slugbug]

Ok maybe its the Sun and planet gear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_and_planet_gear

[boazer]

Here is all the work completed so far for the mural thanks to everyones help here, couple names I think need to be worked out but looks like this is one to work on, not sure if they will have a clue for seeing that there is no box in the corner to reference...

EW = Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin 1794

HD = Humphrey Davy - Demonstrated electric lamp to the Royal Society - 1806

JW = John Whitehurst - Pulsation Engine (hydraulic pump) - 1722 other possible answer James Watt - Improved steam engine - 1763

BF = Benjamin Franklin - Pointed light rod conductor - 1752

GLL = George Louis Lesage - Used a single wire system to telegraph a message - 1774

LP = Louis pasteur - Process of sterilizing milk - 1862

GS = Glenn T. Seaborg - Synthesis and isolation of the radioactive element plutonium - 1941

GM = Guglielmo Marconi - Radio - 1901

AGB = Alexander Graham Bell - Phonophone - 1880

CM = Cyrus McCormick - Inventor the Reaper - 1809

TE = Thomas Edison - Invented phonograph - 1877

sorry had it wrong from an old post for the first name but is now corrected, but the majority say Jw is john whitehurst who invented the hydraulic pump for pumping water the picture looks more like it has to do with pumping water than a steam engine(in which I 1st thought myself) but you can notice the stem and valve...

[Jaxom]

I think GS is more likely George Stibitz -- the father of the modern digital computer

[thsartori]

I still don't think that's a steam engine... it has no boiler or firebox!

This is interesting to me...look at the picture in the mural and then look at the first few pictures at this link:

http://community.webshots.com/album/188300547wpVzDE