| Author | Message | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1860 Registered: 7-2009 |
There is something that I enjoy doing. However, some evenings when I do it, I experience a mixture of surprise, regret, and sometimes even mild panic. What is it? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1861 Registered: 7-2009 |
CORRECTION: "surprise" in the puzzle statement might be better if replaced with "confusion" | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6368 Registered: 4-2010 |
Solving lateral thinking puzzles? If not that, is the action done solo? With one other person? In a group? Can the action be done by children? By blind people? Deaf people? Paraplegics? Quadraplegics? Does the action involve speaking? Using the hands? Moving around? Does it require a prop? A computer? Can it only be done in the evening? Or at all times of day? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1863 Registered: 7-2009 |
Solving lateral thinking puzzles? yes (and I expected that part to go fast, but not THAT fast!) so the rest of your questions are either irrelevant or obvious. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6370 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is one specific puzzle relevant? All of them? Some? Are these active puzzles? Ones on the forum? Or are they puzzles in Admin's books? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1865 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is one specific puzzle relevant? no All of them? no Some? no, no specific ones Are these active puzzles? yes Ones on the forum? yes Or are they puzzles in Admin's books? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6376 Registered: 4-2010 |
Surprise...at the solutions to some of the puzzles? Or when wild guesses turn out to be correct? Confusion: when you're stuck on a tough puzzle? Regret: when you can't figure out a solution that should be obvious? Or when someone else figures out an answer that you were dancing around, and was really obvious, but you never hit on it? Panic: when you're totally stuck? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2956 Registered: 1-2007 |
I usually panic when I know the solution and am desperately trying to post it before someone else does , anything like this? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1869 Registered: 7-2009 |
Surprise...at the solutions to some of the puzzles? Or when wild guesses turn out to be correct? Confusion: when you're stuck on a tough puzzle? Regret: when you can't figure out a solution that should be obvious? Or when someone else figures out an answer that you were dancing around, and was really obvious, but you never hit on it? Panic: when you're totally stuck? I usually panic when I know the solution and am desperately trying to post it before someone else does , anything like this? No to all. And to clarify: by saying yes to the question about solving puzzles, I meant any time during the entire act of solving a puzzle from puzzle statement to completion, not necessarily the exact moment of finding a solution (although that is included, too) | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 686 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is something related to your computer or web browser relevant? Something that goes on in the physical space you are in (as opposed to only in the magical puzzle world)? Or is it about what happens/is said on the forum? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1873 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is something related to your computer or web browser relevant? sort of related to my computer Something that goes on in the physical space you are in (as opposed to only in the magical puzzle world)? yes-ish Or is it about what happens yes /is said no on the forum? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 688 Registered: 5-2010 |
What you type relevant? Typos? Other mistake on your part? Something to do with the mouse or pointer? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1876 Registered: 7-2009 |
What you type relevant? Typos? Other mistake on your part? Something to do with the mouse or pointer? no to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6389 Registered: 4-2010 |
What others post? Double-posting relevant? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1878 Registered: 7-2009 |
What others post? Double-posting relevant? no to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6394 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are personal stories told on the forum relevant? Stories that have been made into puzzles? Chatroom relevant? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1882 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are personal stories told on the forum relevant? no Stories that have been made into puzzles? no Chatroom relevant? sometimes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6399 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is anything seen in the sidebar relevant? Post count? Registration date? Moderators? New mambers (who are mostly now "new")? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1888 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is anything seen in the sidebar relevant? Post count? Registration date? Moderators? New mambers (who are mostly now "new")? no to all | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6410 Registered: 4-2010 |
That should have read "NOT new", not "NOW new"...whoops. Number of forum members relevant? Level of activity on the forum? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 701 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is it related to something you are physically doing? Something you are seeing? Hearing? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1890 Registered: 7-2009 |
Number of forum members relevant? Level of activity on the forum? this one might be a little bit relevant Is it related to something you are physically doing? indirectly Something you are seeing? yes Hearing? no to rest | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 648 Registered: 9-2009 |
File locking errors, by any chance? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1893 Registered: 7-2009 |
File locking errors, by any chance? no | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1901 Registered: 7-2009 |
HINT: reread the puzzle statement. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 719 Registered: 5-2010 |
Relevant that it is in the evening? Are others on the forum relevant? Is what you are seeing on the screen that which is relevant? Do you regret getting on the computer? Getting on the forum? Posting something? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1908 Registered: 7-2009 |
Relevant that it is in the evening? yes! Are others on the forum relevant? not directly Is what you are seeing on the screen that which is relevant? yes Do you regret getting on the computer? no to the rest Getting on the forum? Posting something? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3462 Registered: 9-2009 |
Time zones relevant? time in the evening? Sleep? Other tasks you do in the evening? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1910 Registered: 7-2009 |
Time zones relevant? yes time in the evening? yes Sleep? no Other tasks you do in the evening? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6478 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the post time several time zones off from yours? Do you mistake the post time for the actual time? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1911 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is the post time several time zones off from yours? Do you mistake the post time for the actual time? yes to both, and this is very relevant | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 721 Registered: 5-2010 |
Do you mistake people for being online when they are not? Some other relevance to mistaking the times of other people's posts? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6521 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you think you've been up too late? But it's really only, say, 9 PM and you think it's 2 AM? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1916 Registered: 7-2009 |
Do you mistake people for being online when they are not? no Some other relevance to mistaking the times of other people's posts? no Do you think you've been up too late? But it's really only, say, 9 PM and you think it's 2 AM? no to both, but these questions are very ORT | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6595 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you worried about being late for something? Not getting enough sleep? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1919 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are you worried about being late for something? Not getting enough sleep? no to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6601 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the date of the posts relevant as well as the time? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1921 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is the date of the posts relevant as well as the time? YES | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6608 Registered: 4-2010 |
Do you think it is the next day? And you have something going on that day? Or it's a special occasion? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1925 Registered: 7-2009 |
Do you think it is the next day? yes! And you have something going on that day? sometimes Or it's a special occasion? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6641 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are you worried you will miss something important? Not get enough sleep? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1928 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are you worried you will miss something important? sometimes Not get enough sleep? no I think you guys have enough info to put together the confused and the sometimes-panicked feelings now. The regret is tougher, so I'll give a hint. The source of regret is not any one particular action or goal. It's a more general sort of regret that many people experience (but some types more than others). | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6693 Registered: 4-2010 |
Regret at not solving a puzzle? At missing something you wanted to see? Some event? Because you thought it happened x hours ago? When it hasn't happened yet? Maybe a TV show? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1932 Registered: 7-2009 |
Regret at not solving a puzzle? At missing something you wanted to see? Some event? Because you thought it happened x hours ago? When it hasn't happened yet? Maybe a TV show? no to all. there's no particular event, either. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6702 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the regret at failing to do something? Not doing something? Not trying something? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1936 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is the regret at failing to do something? Not doing something? Not trying something? none of these. HINTS: It's a regret about a certain natural process. It is not necessary for a person to mistake what day it is to experience this regret; however, the date is relevant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6711 Registered: 4-2010 |
Phases of the moon relevant? Eclipses relevant? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1940 Registered: 7-2009 |
Phases of the moon relevant? no, but thinking about the phases of the moon might cause someone to have the same regret Eclipses relevant? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6715 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are we looking for a certain day? Holidays? First of the month? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 681 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you feeling getting older? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1945 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are we looking for a certain day? Holidays? First of the month? no. There is no specific day that is relevant. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6719 Registered: 4-2010 |
Date (as in number) relevant? Day of the week relevant? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1947 Registered: 7-2009 |
Date (as in number) relevant? Day of the week relevant? very hard to answer. Let me say that there is only ever one day/date that is relevant at a time, but it changes | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 682 Registered: 9-2009 |
You missed my post at 7:22. Thanks | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1950 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are you feeling getting older? close enough. That time is passing at an alarmingly rapid pace. Thanks for pointing out your post! Anyone want to try to put it all together? Or should I? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 684 Registered: 9-2009 |
You enjoy puzzling on the LTPF. However, in the evenings, due to the time zone differences, by looking at the day / hour that appears in the posts, you seem confused and sometimes mildly panicked, noticing for a second that it is already tomorrow. That passes however, and you feel a sentiment of regret (or melancholy?): another day passed in an instant and is tomorrow even before finishing being today. Something along these lines or there's more to it? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1953 Registered: 7-2009 |
You enjoy puzzling on the LTPF. However, in the evenings, due to the time zone differences, by looking at the day / hour that appears in the posts, you seem confused and sometimes mildly panicked, noticing for a second that it is already tomorrow. That passes however, and you feel a sentiment of regret (or melancholy?): another day passed in an instant and is tomorrow even before finishing being today. Something along these lines or there's more to it? no, that's pretty much it. See below. ***SPOILER*** I live in the Eastern Standard time zone, while LTPF times are listed as GMT. Often, when I check LTPF in the evening, I am quite confused for a moment to see that it is a day later than I had thought it was. If I have something important that should have been done before that later day, I occasionally panic. However, more often I simply take the fact that it appears to be a day later than I expected as yet another sign that time is flying past at what seems to be an ever increasing rate. These feelings only last a moment, though, before I realize what time it is and put an end to my confusion. It amuses me to no end that I still experience this trio of emotions on a regular basis when visiting LTPF. You would think I would be numb to it by now. Oh well, it is what it is. =) Thanks to all who participated. It felt good to host a puzzle again. It has been a while. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6743 Registered: 4-2010 |
I seem to get that a bit too, and I am in the same time zone as you. Great puzzle! | ||
| Gregoryuconn (Gregoryuconn)
New member Username: Gregoryuconn Post Number: 102 Registered: 9-2010 |
No, I just look at a puzzle and see that the maker replied at (for instance now) "8:48 PM" and think oh, they replied a minute ago, so I'll post some more questions now, then realize it was 5 hours and one minute ago and I probably already saw what they posted! |
