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12:41 AM
What's the normal force of an object in say an elevator that's descending at an acceleration less than 9.8 m/s^2?
Is it equal to the force of gravitational pull on the object?
 
> a speed less than 9.8 m/s^2
Do you mean acceleration?
 
My bad, yes
 
And by normal force we're assuming the object is on the floor of the elevator?
 
Then I think it's m(g-a), where a is the acceleration of the elevator
 
12:53 AM
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Q: Super-derangement on a round table

BubblerThere is a round table with 16 seats, each seat labeled with 1 to 16 in clockwise order. Also, there are 16 people, each of whom is assigned a unique integer between 1 and 16 inclusive. Now, the 16 people are asked to sit around the table, so that no one sits at their own label and, even if the ...

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Q: Having fun with nyms

Dmitry KamenetskyIn the following sentence, can you replace every dash (-) with a character so that the sentence makes logical sense? An ----nym is an ----nym of an ---nym.

 
1:17 AM
@Sphinx can't figure this one out for the life of me
> an ????nym is an ????nym of an ???nym
so they must all start with vowels
 
@bobble I now literally have the exact same question you had about a month ago about the inclined plane and the block and deriving an equation from it?
It's from the AP Physics 1 Student Workbook, right?
 
1:43 AM
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Q: Nurikolor (Level 3)

Player1456Previous Level: Nurikolor (Level 2) Level 3 has arrived, and the grid gets larger, now being an 8x8. The rules still apply. There are colored numbers on the grid, which indicate the number of tiles the group of its color holds. There are tiles with 1 color, which indicate the color of the tile....

 
@NorthLæraðr that was a month ago?! time flies when you're stuck in a pandemic having fun
 
time just keeps happening and i don't understand it
 
@Deusovi </sarcasm>?
 
...just a joke?
 
:)
I think you have a cccc to solve :P ----->
 
Avi
1:58 AM
but the wordplay is unusual
lemme guess, it's homophones
apparently "garbage" is a semi-synonym of "assortment"
I would not very respectfully disagree.
wtf thesaurus.com come on I thought better of you
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"semi-synonym"?
 
Avi
it's a less intense synonym apparently
or at least, that's what the color scheme tells me
 
"less relevant"
 
Avi
Sometimes the site's synonyms are on point. Other times, they are assortment.
/s
or, take the first three letters....
 
@NorthLæraðr yes :) Did you take a look at the chat room?
 
2:03 AM
@avi apparently "slow" is a synonym of "stupid" ... what in the absolute [bleep]
 
yes, it is
 
Avi
uhhhh
it is
 
it's a pretty well-known one too
 
Avi
^
"Bit slow on the uptake"
 
hm
 
Avi
2:04 AM
it's implying that one's brain operates slowly
 
such as mine, in this case
 
Avi
no we would call that a lack of knowledge
but now you know :D
 
that smiley face has no teeth. did they all fall out?
 
@bobble alright then, you type a smiley face with teeth using only your keyboard
 
Avi
:$
 
2:08 AM
that doesn't even look anything remotely like teeth
 
😁
 
@Deusovi that does not count because it is not ascii art
 
:[
vampire teeth!
 
you didn't say ASCII art, you said "using only your keyboard"
and I have a massive file of keyboard shortcuts
 
Avi
I have Google.
 
2:09 AM
how massive exactly? I secretly want your keyboard /s
@Avi ah yes, the super rare search engine /s
 
Avi
Ctrl T "smiley face with teeth"
 
uh, currently it's at 3420 sequences
 
@Deusovi OH MY GOSH THAT IS INSANE
 
Avi
😁
Ctrl A Ctrl C Shift tab Ctrl V
little bit of deleting later and there you have it
Deusovi, you use Linux?
 
well lucky me, i have a chromebook so I can type pi with ctrl+shift+u 3 c 0
 
2:13 AM
windows currently, but thinking about switching to linux if i get a new computer
 
I had a chromebook, for one day, then I returned it because it couldn't connect to the internet
 
Avi
o.o
 
@bobble ouch
 
The next computer took ~40 minutes to boot up
 
@merrybot [winkey]-[g]-[p] → π for me
 
2:13 AM
The computer after that I used for a while, then it started crashing randomely
After that is my current computer
 
how ... not great is it? (no offense :)
@Deusovi nice
 
Current computer is good, though it occasionally gets angry at the home wifi
 
mine does that sometimes as well
also my keyboard is really weird, sometimes it takes 5 tries to get an "x"
 
wifi is always a pain to get working
 
It connects, then it says "no internet" while still giving 5 bars.
 
2:17 AM
@bobble w- how
i must see proof
 
It's not angry right now - I'll see if I remember to screenshot the next time
 
alright :)
 
Avi
Deusovi, do you use autohotkey?
 
for keyboard shortcuts? i use wincompose
 
[totally related(not)] y'all have any music recommendations?
 
2:20 AM
(though i use autohotkey for other things - setting "a left and a right click at the same time" to produce a middle click has been really nice, since my scroll wheel stopped responding to presses a while back)
 
interesting
hey @north!
 
@merrybot one time my keyboard went crazy and started typing random letters (plus the odd hiragana), switching between caps and lowercase for seemingly no reason. I tried to figure out what was happening by Googling. Google did not understand what I was asking because I was typing with the crazy keyboard
(last computer)
 
for music recommendations, i'm pretty into chiptune? been listening to danimal cannon a lot recently: youtube.com/watch?v=6j-eb-8huQc
some other artists in a similar vein: chipzel (made soundtracks for super hexagon and dicey dungeon), patricia taxxon (makes some background music music for summoning salt's youtube videos), microd (has a really interesting album called "prime" with lots of weird time signature shenanigans), sabrepulse (contributed some music to just shapes and beats)
 
I like the Awesome Mixes from Guardians of the Galaxy (1 > 2)
 
My personal pick for chiptune (not exactly, but pretty close) is DDRKirby
 
2:31 AM
ooh, ddrkirby is fantastic
loved a lot of their rhythm games
 
@bobble So confused about it lol
 
Yeah :)
 
@NorthLæraðr if you need help, get someone to un-freeze it and I can explain.
 
@bobble I'm planning to ask my teacher tomorrow
 
@NorthLæraðr Does this help? It's the long version of the proof.
 
2:41 AM
I saw normy and gravy and my brain shut down
 
do trees have brains?
 
 
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3:46 AM
@bobble Har har. Very funny
 
so they do?
 
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Q: Lesser derangement on a round table

BubblerThis is a harder variant of Super-derangement on a round table. There is a round table with 16 seats, each seat labeled with 1 to 16 in clockwise order. Also, there are 16 people, each of whom is assigned a unique integer between 1 and 16 inclusive. Now, the 16 people are asked to sit around the...

 
@bobble No. Obviously not. I was speaking metaphorically
Duh
:-P
 
I see.
 
You seem mildly disappointed
Is it because you can't suck my "brains" and drain the Puzzling skills out of me?
 
3:51 AM
yes
if there are no brains, my bobblecrown minions cannot drain them!
 
Haha!
 
@bobble but there are metaphorical brains
 
@msh210 So she can metaphorically drain them
 
my bobblecrowns require physical brains
 
@NorthLæraðr Exactly.
 
3:54 AM
maybe I should upgrade them to be able to drain metaphorical brains
I will put in a feature request with my Research and Development to Take Over the World (R & D TOW)
 
@bobble If you put one of your own bobblecrown minion on your head, what would happen?
 
They get the latest update, obviously
what else would happen?
Also, my double tetronomino minesweeper is done, and free of errors (I checked. Twice manually, once with conditional formatting)
 
 
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6:19 AM
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Q: Nurikolor (Level 4)

Player1456Previous Level: Nurikolor (Level 3) Level 4 introduces a 9x9 grid, but we still have 8 colors to work with. There are colored numbers on the grid, which indicate the number of tiles the group of its color holds. There are tiles with 1 color, which indicate the color of the tile. There are tile...

 
 
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7:53 AM
I get the slightest of indications that my CCCC might be too obscure
 
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Q: Riddle, riddle~

Akari Sakuura YumeA king of pain, "Conquer!" he compelled, A land whose name is most commonly misspelled. People quite oriented, A change was fated. The rising sun fought, Freedom then bought. What am I? -Akari01 I w I

 
"conversationally dominate" sounds like it could be a colloquial word meaning "to dominate"
"own" comes to mind but that doesn't look likely to start a 7-letter word
or "conversationally" could clue a homophone but i don't think that would qualify as unusual wordplay
"with a wide assortment" could be the definition for something like "diverse"
 
8:13 AM
Variety?
Feels like homophone with con"ver"sationally and pret"ty", though I'm not sure exactly how homophones work
(Just realized "homophone" is not the word for that)
 
8:35 AM
yeah homophones are words that sound the same, like rode and road
variety could be "(a) wide assortment", maybe
 
:(
 
8:57 AM
ah right
"rule" is a colloquial word for "dominate", no?
or "rock"
 
9:10 AM
You could even use 'run' or 'reign'
 
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Q: Billiard table: how many sides touched?

markhollisOn a billiard table of 1 by 2 meters lies a billiard ball, with normal dimensions, separate from the sides. It is pushed away without effect and then it rolls 3 meters. How many sides could have been hit at the most?

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Q: Dissection puzzle from the Gardner's book. How to define points without tools?

NickThe figure shows a fairly well-known puzzle from the book by Martin Gardner. You need to cut the regular hexagonal star into pieces and fold the square. Question: how to define points (marked in red) without using additional tools?

 
9:58 AM
(peeks)
 
hi @OmegaKrypton
how are things? haven't seen you around in a while
 
been busy with discord
been moderating some game server
so... yeah
and school is harsh too
and elllooooooo JAFEEE
 
:P
i see
which game is that?
 
 
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11:46 AM
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Q: Massive NuriKolor (Level 5) (Red-Fury)

AnonymousPrevious Level: Nurikolor (Level 4) Level 5 introduces a 11x12 grid, and this time we have 9 colors. (Colours used here are Red , Blue , Dark-Green , Light-Green , Brown , Purple , Orange , Light-Yellow , Yellow Ochre) There are colored numbers on the grid, which indicate the number of tiles the...

 
12:36 PM
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Q: Bunch of letters? It is all Greek to me

DrDI found this paper on Grandpa's desk with a bunch of letters, big and bold, with a question: Which two letters come next in the sequence? He even wrote down four choices Which two letters go next? Curiously he had scribbled at the bottom: " I don't think I can go any further in this sequence" ...

 
@jafe
werewolf online
 
1:02 PM
? lmao
 
user478740
Soory, deleted it, just saw lmfao
 
user478740
Are we alone lol
 
idk
maybe
 
1:51 PM
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Q: Another Nutakapa

Jeremy DoverThis puzzle is another Nurikabe-Tapa hybrid puzzle, similar to one of the poster's previous puzzles. In this grid, your task is to create a single fully-connected shaded path with no 2-by-2 blocks respecting all of the clues. Some clues are Nurikabe clues, indicating the number of unshaded square...

 
user478740
Hmmmmm @Mithical
 
2:16 PM
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Q: Please explain this answer: “Fruit from Panama about 20 times.”

Ger Green“Fruit from Panama about 20 times.” ... the answer I have is STRAWBERRY based on other letters and fruit. Is the Panama straw hat involved? And what does “about 20 times” refer to??

 
2:29 PM
hello everyone :)
 
I am quintuple-checking the logic of my puzzle before posting it
(I think it's more that 5 times, but I don't know the words past quintuple)
 
they're the same as the -illions past 5: sextuple, septuple, octuple, etc.
just add the Latin numeral thingy
 
no matter what the word is, I've lost count of the number of times I've checked
 
well then
that's an n-tuple
 
My solution to having no test solvers is to solve my puzzle over and over myself
 
2:34 PM
good idea ... besides, test solvers mean they can't solve it when it gets released
this can be either good or bad
 
gerbil has their parents as test solvers
 
you could do a similar thing
 
my parents have no time
 
oh, also: numbers between 10 and 19 have -cuple and 1000 is a milluple
@bobble ah, darn
 
I do show them my puzzles. My mom said my latest looks hard "because it has all those numbers and question marks".
Yes, mom, those are the clues
 
2:38 PM
^ (spoken in deadpan)
 
It does have a decent number of clues, but I don't think I can safely remove any
(though for all I know there's some magical path that cuts through half the logic)
 
"safely"?
@bobble which Deusovi is sure to find
 
The most I can say is there is a single, unique solution with at least one logical path leading to it.
 
hm
 
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Q: A harder robot-control puzzle

Lucas The goal is to find a sequence (a "program") of max 5 commands that will move the triangle (the "robot") through the grid and make it visit all the squares marked with a star. Two types of commands can be used: P0 makes the sequence start over. The arrows (↑, ↱, ↰) move the triangle (forward) o...

 
2:41 PM
@Sphinx thank you /s
let's see ... there are n-tuples, n-illions ... what other fancy things are there?
think that's it
hey @skullpatrol :)
 
hey gerbil!
 
bye skullpatrol :(
hey sciborg!
and skullpatrol again
 
re hi :-)
 
okay, this puzzle is as ready as it'll ever be
 
alright then, can't wait to see!
 
2:49 PM
Let's see how long it takes Sphinx to post it
 
note to self: started at 7:49am pacific
 
good note to make
 
@skullpatrol </sarcasm> or </joke>? can't tell
 
Truth.
 
nice :)
 
2:51 PM
:)
 
(:
how bout dat
 
coolio
 
And I'm over 3k!
 
nice
 
@bobble how do we celebrate
 
2:54 PM
the bobblecrowns are planning me a party
 
pAAAArrrTyyy
 
@bobble i assume you are the only one they invited?
 
well, anyone else who comes must wear a bobblecrown
 
fortunately I already have one
 
I didn't realize you two had the same avatar and I was thinking why is Bobble talking to themselves for a whole page?
 
2:55 PM
@Sciborg mine is titled
 
ok peeps, gotta run cya
 
bye!
 
I only noticed the tilt now lol, I am blind
 
eh its fine lol
hey @oalt!
 
2:56 PM
ello
 
Does the crown have a significance? I was always curious
 
i dunno about bobble herself, but they're kinda becoming a meme in here
 
I used it as a stock image for an AP US History project, and I like it. It's cute! Little button eyes and a smiley face.
 
I love it too!! I was just curious if it had some deep meaning :p
The deep meaning is being adorable
 
"bobble" is a misspelling of my mom's childhood pet's name. It annoys her when I call it "bobble", so I named myself it.
 
3:00 PM
interesting
 
Daww
 
my name is just ... my name
my other account merrybot came from some stupid thing with my friend
 
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Q: Wait, so how many mines are there? A tetronomino minesweeper

bobbleHere's another tetromino minesweeper. I have bolded where the rules differ between this one and my first tetromino minesweeper Rules: A number indicates how many adjacent (including diagonally adjacent) cells have mines in them. Mines cannot go in numbered cells. Mines must be grouped into tetro...

 
note to self: happened at 8:06 pacific
@bobble it took 17 minutes
 
good to know
data for SCIENCE!
 
3:07 PM
@Deusovi Can you reopen my matchstick puzzle?
 
oops
 
oh cool, I can see the explanations for closing now!
 
@bobble ooh yay, science, favorite thing
 
Thanks anyway.
 
hey @jafe!
 
3:17 PM
@AnnZen Which puzzle are you referring to? The only matchstick puzzle I remember being closed recently belonged to risky mysteries.
 
they're the same person
 
Ahh I was unaware.
I think that puzzle was closed because there were too many possible answers and no clear correct one.
 
Seems to be the problem with a lot of matchstick puzzles in my experience
 
Yeah
 
teacher just said "lymph nods" instead of "lymph nodes"
 
3:20 PM
this one was tagged , which is just asking for bad solutions
 
Are you in class?
 
@Sciborg me? yeah
 
my school starts soon, but not yet
 
Naughty, you should be paying attention :p
 
i have the google meet and this chat in two separate windows :p
 
3:22 PM
Sure :p
 
SAME for me once class starts
 
Which class is it?
 
health
i offer you proof, @sciborg
 
@AnnZen The question was closed because there were many plausible answers to it, and answers were inherently subjective and based on interpretation. That hasn't stopped being true.
 
@matt i challenge you for evidence
I accept your proof.
 
3:24 PM
I could pop into your class now
 
sure /s
 
Doxxed
 
ahhhhhh what have i done
 
my sister has been doing homework during "PE" class
 
It's too late we've already seen you use light theme on Google Chrome, you're obviously a criminal
 
3:26 PM
@Sciborg how is using a light theme bad?
 
I'm with matt here
 
@Deusovi But don't you think there are plenty of answers that aren't actually plausible?
 
The problem is that there are plenty of answers which are plausible
 
That is true. But there are still many answers that are plausible.
 
3:28 PM
oops sorry
 
(you're fine)
 
Great minds think alike
 
indeed
also @bobble your plan has been foiled, the live class just ended
 
Mission failed, we'll get 'em next time
 
@Deusovi okay :)
 
3:33 PM
@Sciborg yes and unfortunately I'd be none the wiser b/c I don't know @bobble's actual name
 
I choose to believe they are a sentient crown IRL
 
interesting hypothesis
 
Here is one hint
Sep 3 at 22:25, by bobble
For one thing, my first name doesn't start with "B", so some of the effect is lost
 
Bobble you should make a puzzle that when solved, reveals your true name.
 
@sciborg i second this
 
3:36 PM
I could reveal a fake name
 
@bobble do i dare take a screenshot of your repl.it profile?
 
wait does it have my real name?
gahhh
 
indeed
 
a so it does
hmm
not a great idea
just um forget i gave you my profile
 
@matt Doxxing people is generally not a good idea.
 
3:39 PM
right
sorry
 
Yeah low key I don't want anybody to doxx Bobble if they are not comfortable, or if they use a different name than birth name
 
can a mod or someone who can delete the chat messages where I told matt my repl handle?
 
ctrl w
 
done
 
thanks!
Um why does it say my puzzle has been modified 4 minutes ago if I don't see any edits or answers or anything?
 
3:44 PM
@bobble it doesn't for me, weird
 
it looks like somebody commented and then deleted maybe?
 
comments don't bump
 
"modified 4 minutes ago"
ah
 
@bobble i am suddenly reminded of north's "it"
 
Ahh somebody posted an answer
 
3:47 PM
yeah, someone posted an answer and deleted it shortly after
 
invalid answer
 
it was... very much not an answer
 
"nice try" /s
 
They certainly, um... tried
 
A for effort?
 
3:49 PM
I want to yell "did you see how it's a TETROMINO minesweeper?"
 
@LukasRotter there was effort, but not very good effort
 
Maybe a C+ for effort in this case
 
@bobble the all-important tetrominoes
 
yeah, the whole point is you can make deductions based on connectivity and having to fit all the tetrominos
I did notice a title typo when they bumped it, so that's good I guess?
 
It's possible they just assumed the shapes had to fit and didn't know the rules of how tetromino works?
 
3:52 PM
I did explain in the rules above the puzzle
Can you see any ways to make those rules clearer?
 
seems likely
 
ooh, clue symmetry too
very nice
 
I don't think you could have made it any clearer, they maybe just missed it
 
@bobble oh no, @deusovi is at it
 
It's over then lol
 
3:55 PM
@Sciborg i agree
 
eh, I have something else I have to do first, but it shouldn't take too long
 
I'm glad you like the clue symmetry - that bit was hard to do while preventing overcluing
 
Whenever I see that Deusovi is working on something, I always think "good game, we had a good run" in my head.
 

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