Need Help with Puzzle 29 Roundabout [Archive]

derick

01-26-2006, 01:12 PM

Do it the long way man!
It may take a while but not if you use your head. Think logically...

If the words were :

inventer, of, the, person, man, banana, telephone

Think logically, it wouldn't be inventor of the banana now would it?
Do you kind of get what i'm trying to say...

USE GOOGLE! and do it the long way!

Anonymous

01-31-2006, 06:08 AM

inventer, of, the, person, man, banana, telephone
So the answer is "raffi"?

oxygenthief

03-10-2006, 05:45 PM

inventer, of, the, person, man, banana, telephone
So the answer is "raffi"?

....XD

It's not, sadly. I need help too. Is it like a combonation lock? Different combonations?

dannawii

03-15-2006, 02:34 PM

can someone plz post some hints! maybe a good starting point!
anything would be great actually! thanx

moron

03-15-2006, 02:47 PM

I don't really get it...how do we get the numbers to go together? How do we figure out the combination with the words? I'm stumped! :cry:

oxygenthief

03-15-2006, 03:05 PM

Same @__@ I fail.

senork

03-19-2006, 11:29 PM

Ok, so I have five types of word, with four in three types, three in one type and one in the last type. I can make a lot of sentences with these, but I have no idea which will help. Also no idea what the numbers refer to.

lexie_98

03-20-2006, 07:13 PM

i thought mabe the numbers have to do with degrees in a circle or angles, does that make sense? i still have no idea what the heck the answer is though

smrq

03-20-2006, 11:51 PM

I only recently solved this one, and I admit I still don't know what the significance of the numbers is. You can pretty much figure out what to Google based on what you think would give a single clear answer.

labrat

03-21-2006, 05:10 PM

Any help would be great! I've been rearanging these words, googling and more google but cant tell if I'm even making any head way. PM me if you can start me off in the right direction... Thanks

mokin

03-25-2006, 06:15 PM

So far I haven't heard of anybody who has solved this using the numbers. Ignore the numbers, focus on the words. figure out which words make a notable and interesting phrase, and then google it.

derick's clue is the best so far, i think.

glacion

03-25-2006, 11:33 PM

There was another post in a different thread about this problem that says that the numbers can't be angles because the numbers are in multiples of 15 while the words are in 22.5 degree angles. This may be throwing people off.. I don't think that statement means the numbers are not angles.

Fripp

03-26-2006, 12:22 AM

I didn't say that the numbers weren't angles, just that they didn't line up with the words directly due to the differences in the increments. I think they probably are angles, I just can't figure out what they have to do with the words yet. Is there anyone who has actually solved this one without random googling of combinations of words?

bravo

03-26-2006, 05:49 AM

glacion

03-26-2006, 11:58 PM

I also solved it without random googling.. Fripp, you are on the right track, but in this case precision is not necessarily a virtue.

misterpink

03-28-2006, 06:37 AM

Although I did not use the numbers, I don't think 'random googling' is a fair way to classify how it can be done without them. As was hinted earlier in this post - if you actually look at all the words - there are not too many ways they can be arranged to come up with something that would be worthwhile googling.. I googled exactly twice.

Acrobad

03-31-2006, 10:02 AM

first if anything I would say that 165 seems like a wrong number... I haven't been able to solve this puzzle yet but I've tried from different starting points... for the only combination that remotely seemed to refer to an answer, google didnt' give me any. I'm thinking it's all the censoring and stuff...
Man, it's cracking my head! I just need a starting point!

emandel

04-01-2006, 01:36 PM

It's a roundabout, right? Just pick a direction, and off you go spinning around. But stop once in a while to read out a word.

Garf

04-02-2006, 12:14 PM

Am I wrong to think the answer must be "roundabout" that year in history ?

JGS007

04-02-2006, 07:04 PM

The numbers are important, mostly a time saver. Pilots would know what to do once they figured out where to start and where to go!

J

Garf

04-05-2006, 11:16 AM

Unfortunately I'm no pilot, and I'm really lost here. Tried so many things already, but none of the answers I came up with are correct.

I made sentences, queries, found names, planes, trains and automobiles or whatever. I entered everything I could think of, but I obviously think wrong. Please Help.

Garf

04-06-2006, 12:45 PM

Got it.
pfew

the_crowbar

04-06-2006, 01:33 PM

Still lost on this one. Can anyone give me the starting word?

starwarsrfreakbh

04-06-2006, 06:21 PM

start at the red circle and follow the lines around until you find an invention. Use Google to find the inventor.

wonderbike

04-06-2006, 07:47 PM

I figured out the answer to this one without using the numbers, but I'd really like to know how I should have solved it. Could someone PM me the way this is supposed to be done?
Thanks

Rebes

04-06-2006, 09:54 PM

I couldn't help but reply on this one after thinking about it for some time...

This one CAN be solved with the numbers... Two points I would make though:

1. For the starting point, think back to high school math... Where is 0 degrees? It's not the same as with a compass heading.

2. [Removed spoiler!]

You will get a phrase, in the correct order, and if you Google that phrase one of the answers that pops up will have the solution in it... You won't even have to visit the page.

R!

razrobinson

04-07-2006, 07:39 AM

Believe it or not I looked at the words, came up with a sentence, googled it and it worked.

Having done that I worked out what the numbers mean.

So yes the numbers do mean something - but I only worked out what when I already had the sentence.

One thing that is not clear - is that the words are not evenly spaced around the circle!

Rr.

the_crowbar

04-10-2006, 08:50 AM

I used the suggestion by Rebes of where 0 was. From there I followed the numbers to solve this puzzle.

Once I had a sentence I Googled it and had the answer in the page summaries.

cutebunny70

04-11-2006, 07:58 PM

i still don't get it
what should i be looking for?
someone mentioned a an inventor but i'm lost...
help would be appreciated (pm me for spoilers)

timbo23

11-08-2006, 10:50 AM

Do you go around more than once to get it? Also, I tried pulling words that fit the degree locations acound the circle but none made sense... Anyone PM me with some hints?

timbo23

01-02-2008, 03:14 PM

Dang... a year later, and still stuck on this one.... just 2 left tho (other is This one is Bacon)... any help?

timbo23

01-02-2008, 03:22 PM

Ok, I guess my issue is what 0 is (high school was a while ago) do the numbers stack (move 60 degrees, then 90 from the 60 degree mark or just 60 from 0 then 90 from 0, etc.). Clockwise or counter clockwise?

njokka

01-03-2008, 06:19 AM

I used the suggestion by Rebes of where 0 was. From there I followed the numbers to solve this puzzle.

Once I had a sentence I Googled it and had the answer in the page summaries.

that really was a good suggestion :D always start from 0

xtensivemind

08-15-2009, 10:26 PM

Yes, timbo, the numbers "stack". Always start anew, and try spinning in both directions. (See what you get one direction; if it's a bunch of gibberish, try the other) Also, I found it helpful to translate the numbers into how many words I need to skip to get to the next one. Hope this helps!

PS-I'm dumb on most of these so I'm patting myself on the back for a moment on this one :-D