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tionis
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Windy city is correct, the rest is wrong.Jonathan Scott said:"windy city"
Windy city is correct, the rest is wrong.Jonathan Scott said:"windy city"
Sorry, but in that case I'm not likely to make any more progress without more clues to check things against. I first looked for something associated with the Chicago Freedom Movement but couldn't find any specific place or object to match the clue. The Golden Lady "Statue of the Republic" seemed to be associated with a pole and "liberty" but that wasn't a clear match anyway.tionis said:Windy city is correct, the rest is wrong.
No way, is it possible, that Jonathan is stumped?!Jonathan Scott said:Sorry, but in that case I'm not likely to make any more progress without more clues to check things against. I first looked for something associated with the Chicago Freedom Movement but couldn't find any specific place or object to match the clue. The Golden Lady "Statue of the Republic" seemed to be associated with a pole and "liberty" but that wasn't a clear match anyway.
Well, that at least eliminate various concrete poles which I was considering, not to mention wooden and metal ones.tionis said:Perhaps he should go searching, for some abstract poles.![]()
Last clue!Jonathan Scott said:Well, that at least eliminate various concrete poles which I was considering, not to mention wooden and metal ones.But I don't think I've ever seen an abstract pole in my travels (although admittedly I've never been to the North or South pole, magnetic or otherwise).
The stuff about "poke you with my pole" sounded like a picador in bull-fighting, so I had also wondered if there was any connection with the Chicago Bulls (basketball) but I couldn't find anything.
No offense was intended, your forgiveness I imploreJonathan Scott said:Ignoring the minor personal attack, I already tried searching for stuff relating to complex analysis (relating to winding numbers, poles and zeroes) but I couldn't see how it would relate to some location around the world.
Can I check again that this definitely means that "windy city" was a reference to Chicago?tionis said:Windy city is correct, ...
Windy city is correct, but it's not Chicago. It's not even in America. Follow the abstract pole.Jonathan Scott said:Can I check again that this definitely means that "windy city" was a reference to Chicago?
You thought wrong.Jonathan Scott said:I thought that when you said "Windy city" was correct after my statement, you were confirming that it was a reference to Chicago (known as "Windy City") as I suggested.
Think quantum.Jonathan Scott said:Am I at least correct in assuming that the "poles" and "zero" relate in some way to complex analysis?
Yes!Jonathan Scott said:simply somewhere there is a lot of wind?
OK, in that context "Moscow zero" suggests "Landau pole" but Lev Landau was a person, not a location!tionis said:Think quantum.
And where was he born?Jonathan Scott said:OK, in that context "Moscow zero" suggests "Landau pole" but Lev Landau was a person, not a location!
OK, "City of Winds", that is Baku, Azerbaijan. You were only looking for a city? I had expected a more specific location.tionis said:And where was he born?
Correct!Jonathan Scott said:OK, "City of Winds", that is Baku, Azerbaijan. You were only looking for a city? I had expected a more specific location.
Jonathan Scott said:I'm probably trying to do too many things at once. I might well have got it after the "Moscow zero" clue if I had taken more time; there was however no way I could have got it from the original clue.
Wiki said:Landau poles appear in theories that are not asymptotically free
tionis said:If you have no freedom, I'll poke you with my pole.
Jonathan Scott said:I had searched on "poles" in conjunction with "degrees of freedom" but hadn't spotted anything relevant. I can see how the first clue matches the answer, but I couldn't find ways to limit the search possibilities as there were so many other possible interpretations. I was amused by the way the "Moscow zero" clue was phrased anyway; certainly no offence taken.
I have been trying to think up a good puzzle but I think I'll need more time so anyone else is still welcome to have a go.
Told you it was too easy lolJonathan Scott said:Is this a reference to the Hooker telescope on Mount Wilson, California, which Edwin Hubble used to prove that the universe was expanding, contrary to what Einstein had expected?
I thought that was a really excellent puzzle poem, very entertaining and just the right sort of clues - not trivial to Google, but sufficiently specific to enable research and for me to be fairly sure when I'd got it. It took me quite a few minutes of work to solve, as although I was aware of Edwin Hubble's work at the Mount Wilson Observatory, I didn't know the telescope was called the Hooker Telescope, so I was first looking for stuff associated with Robert Hooke (microscope or telescope) and similar.tionis said:Told you it was too easy lolyou are correct!
Thank you for your kind words, ScottJonathan Scott said:I thought that was a really excellent puzzle poem, very entertaining and just the right sort of clues - not trivial to Google, but sufficiently specific to enable research and for me to be fairly sure when I'd got it. It took me quite a few minutes of work to solve, as although I was aware of Edwin Hubble's work at the Mount Wilson Observatory, I didn't know the telescope was called the Hooker Telescope, so I was first looking for stuff associated with Robert Hooke (microscope or telescope) and similar.
As before, I still need time to think of a new one, so feel free to have another go if you like.
Welcome back, 1O2!1oldman2 said:Bravo!Good show, let the record reflect, I have returned for more abuse.
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Incorrect!1oldman2 said:First, a thought fresh 42 put in my head yesterday,
NP problems may be thought of as being like riddles: it may be hard to come up with the answer to a riddle, but once one hears the answer, the answer seems obvious. In this comparison (analogy), the basic question is: are riddles really as hard as we think they are, or are we missing something?
Okay then, that being said, this sounds like a San Fran bay area landmark. would that be correct?
1oldman2 said:How about the Spire of Dublin (Monument of light)![]()
Funny you should mentionwolram said:Darn it i must be thick as two planks, i can not make head nor tail of this one.
Me too, I'm wondering what JS thinks ?wolram said:Darn it i must be thick as two planks, i can not make head nor tail of this one.
Very warm lol.Jonathan Scott said:The bit about geeks and saints also definitely makes me think of Silicon Valley, around San Jose, Santa Clara and various other saintly locations around the San Francisco bay area, so that would probably have been my guess for an area to start if it hadn't already been ruled out.
tionis said:Very warm lol.
Tionis was surprised
that no one's realized
my home is in a valley
right up Mr. Scott's alley