The Sphinx's Lair

in case you're wondering about the background - dark blue backpack is my sister's, light blue + black backpack is mine, and the white leg you see is the exercise bike no one uses

Sciborg

4:12 AM

don't worry, about once a year my dad gets all excited about a new peloton or step machine or something and uses it twice then never touches it again

bobble

would you like to hear how I tortured the buns today

Sciborg

of course

bobble

so, when I sweep their home I put them inside this gate you see in the picture

they prefer to be in boxes while they wait, especially under boxes

so I gave them no boxes

Sciborg

BOBBLE

bobble

then I put one on the opposite side of the gate, with the opening facing them

and they tried SO HARD to get into it

Sciborg

4:15 AM

BOBBLE

bobble

they pushed at the gate, tried running starts

one of them was reduced to pushing her nose through the bars

it was so funny

Sciborg

i'm YELLING IN REAL LIFE

bobble

I stood there and laughed my head off for a minute or so

Sciborg

𝘿𝙊 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙉𝙎

bobble

then I put the box inside and they fought each other for the good spot in the back

Sciborg

4:16 AM

incoherent screaming from Michigan

Mithical

@bobble you monster-

bobble

does it make it any better if I flagged down my mom and dad to laugh at it as well?

Sciborg

i'm GENUINELY UPSET

Mithical

@bobble no it makes it worse

bobble

but burb, you were thanking me before ^^

Sciborg

4:20 AM

that was before i knew you were a monster

bobble

i gave them the box afterwards

;-; forgive me

Sciborg

nay! this is an act of BUN WAR CRIMES

you have broken Law 328 of the Bun Code stating that all buns must be given legal access to boxes

you will be tried accordingly

bobble

here, a bunny getting nails clipped

Sciborg

......you are forgiven

bobble

can you see the bun belly

Sciborg

4:27 AM

it haz a little floofy belly ;=;

i can forgive your bun war crimes.... for now

Jafe

crimes against bunnity?

Sciborg

indeed

bobble

I have another distraction

> If you have people running away from law enforcement, and then forming a community, then they are basically a band of outlaws. If they also have ships, then they are pirates. Since pirates make everything better, and you have an excuse to use pirates, you now have to use pirates; especially since the only thing better than pirates is space pirates. It is science.

(worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/a/122432)

Jafe

sound imo

Sciborg

the rule: if a world can contain pirates, it must contain pirates.

bobble

4:40 AM

if it doesn't, then the pirates will come anyways

matt

i see someone's broken a bun law

you know who you are :p

Sciborg

bun lawbreakers must be punished

matt

yes. they must.

Mithical

5:26 AM

oh- oh no

I just got a badge notification on my Clues series

...that I never finished

it's been two years since the last one

...and five years since the first

2 hours later…

Sphinx

7:00 AM

Q: Poem of the ball

Your ball is not it It is not yours We love bras Bras are nothing Bras define who we Are and shows it Are not who we Bras are not French It can be used on spas Gems, but not French What cup size do we talk about?

msh210

7:24 AM

CCCC: Message: Mix up some noodles for me. (8)

Sphinx

7:49 AM

Q: Missing number in a table

Table. 3 ? ? ? 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 What number is missing and why?

mathematics

oAlt

8:00 AM

Kinda cute surface lol

msh210

thanks

2 hours later…

AncientSwordRage

10:10 AM

@Sciborg makes notes for future novel

Arrrrrr

oAlt

10:38 AM

Oh my, the next four clues in my CCCC stockpile coincidentally all begin with A. Hahahah

TakingNotes

well, let's keep that in mind for your future CCCCs then...

AncientSwordRage

11:02 AM

Started for future reference.....

Lukas Rotter

I feel tempted to pin this message

AncientSwordRage

@LukasRotter that's assuming it stays pinned long enough for @oaltz's turn on CCCC...

Not implying it won't be soon, but you can't be sure

oAlt

Just to clarify, I was referring to the clues proper, not their answers :P

AncientSwordRage

@oAlt darn it

Lukas Rotter

oAlt

11:07 AM

heh

Lukas Rotter

11:20 AM

I seem to have a talent in getting stuck on the very last step of a puzzle, which perhaps was even just designed to be an easy finish, or at the very least not being as dumbfounding as I perceive it to be.

oAlt

11:31 AM

Rip

7 hours later…

Sphinx

6:10 PM

Q: Solution to this Raven Matrix Puzzle

What is the correct answer and the reasoning behind it?

pattern

Q: A Linguist in a Cave

I am but a linguist that lives in a cave. I talk with visitors from the central city. When the dragon comes, I invite him inside. The lions stay out, but gain trust and enter. Merchants and messengers come in to rest. Politicians peer outside, but remain indoors. What am I?

riddle word

1 hour later…

Sphinx

7:24 PM

Q: Vertices of a regular $13$-gon and $14$-gon on a circle with center angle $< 1°$

All vertices of a regular $13$-gon and all vertices of a regular $14$-gon lie on a circle and divide it into $27$ circular arcs. Is there always an arc, which corresponding center angle is less than $1$ degree?

mathematics logical-deduction geometry

Rand al'Thor

That's an interesting suggested edit.

On balance I decided to reject, since it's so clearly a reply to the OP, but that's an interesting way to give the source of a puzzle.

Lukas Rotter

Imagine filtering your tinder matches with a mastermind puzzle. Imagine seeing the puzzle and posting it to PSE to get help. Imagine googling it to pass the test. Imagine seeing your puzzle on PSE, slowly realizing how many got through your filter illegitimately.

Kinda ridiculous

Sid

@Randal'Thor harsh. I would have accepted that edit.

maybe just by removing the "Thank you for ruining it"

Rand al'Thor

7:40 PM

That's why I posted it here, in case anyone wants to edit in the info in a slightly more SE-format-friendly way.

bobble

7:55 PM

It'd still be an "ongoing competition" :)

4 hours later…

Sphinx

11:58 PM

Q: What does this comment on my video mean?

So I was on youtube and I got a notification on my video(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNudMkOPdJo&lc=UgzxjiapoO527XXpPgd4AaABAg) that someone commented on it the comment had the numbers and letters: 26nvun.fyi I think this might be some sort of code but I have no idea. The poster of the comm...