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Drizjr: added image of clue

2007-01-26T22:59:36Z

added image of clue

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	[[Image:Tomb 1.png]]		[[Image:Tomb 1.png]]<br><br>
			Clue [[Projections\|projected]] on The National Gallery, London.<br>
			[[Image:London_crop.jpg]]<br><br>
	<spoiler>		<spoiler>
	The images are different yo-yo tricks.		The images are different yo-yo tricks.

Recondo27: Added correct answer

2007-01-25T13:01:22Z

Added correct answer

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	The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]		The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]
	"The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C."		"The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C."

			The answer then, is <b>"Greece"</b>.
	</spoiler>		</spoiler>

	''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''		''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''

Rkuhler at 03:48, 24 January 2007

2007-01-24T03:48:05Z

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	N OT N E MI		N OT N E MI
	</pre>		</pre>
	Reading from right to left, this can clearly be seen as FIRST on the top line and MENTION ~~can be read~~ on the bottom line.		Reading from right to left, this can clearly be seen as FIRST on the top line and MENTION on the bottom line.

	The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]		The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]

Rkuhler at 03:45, 24 January 2007

2007-01-24T03:45:36Z

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	'''Contributed by InsaneProdigy:'''		'''Contributed by InsaneProdigy:'''
	Taking the original yo-yo trick hieroglyphs, we can replace them with the letters that are crossed from their names in the diagram. This gives: <br>		Taking the original yo-yo trick hieroglyphs as they are laid out in the puzzle image, we can replace them with the letters that are crossed from their names in the diagram. This gives: <br>
	<pre>		<pre>
	T S MI I F		T S MI I F

Rkuhler at 03:44, 24 January 2007

2007-01-24T03:44:30Z

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	'''Contributed by InsaneProdigy:'''		'''Contributed by InsaneProdigy:'''
	~~The bird on the far right indicates the hieroglyphs are to be read from right to left.<br>~~		Taking the original yo-yo trick hieroglyphs, we can replace them with the letters that are crossed from their names in the diagram. This gives: <br>
	~~Placing~~ the ~~letters that each~~ yo-yo trick ~~contributes into~~ the ~~same order as they appear~~ in the ~~picture (i~~.~~e. the F from Flag has an arc through it. Therefore, F goes in the top right corner)~~ gives:<br>		<pre>
	T S MI I F~~<br>~~		T S MI I F
	N OT R N E<br>		N OT R N E
	~~Moving~~ the blank ~~space to~~ the top row ~~gives~~:<br>		</pre>
	T S R I F~~<br>~~		Hieroglyphs can be written either left to right or right to left. The bird on the right side of the image is facing left which is the standard notion that the glyphs are to be read right to left. However, this doesn't quite look right. My guess is that the blank in the bottom row should have been in that position on the top row and the middle top row should have been on the bottom row at the far right. This would give: <br>
	N OT MI N E<br>		<pre>
	~~This~~ clearly ~~gives~~ FIRST on the top line and MENTION can be read on the bottom line ~~(possible order error in puzzle or solving)~~.		T S R I F
			N OT N E MI
			</pre>
			Reading from right to left, this can clearly be seen as FIRST on the top line and MENTION can be read on the bottom line.

	The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]		The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]

Out: Changed solving clue from anagram to placement based on hieroglyph order

2007-01-24T03:17:10Z

Changed solving clue from anagram to placement based on hieroglyph order

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	[[Image:tomb-overlay.jpg]]<br>		[[Image:tomb-overlay.jpg]]<br>
	Look at the inside and the outside arc. They cross through the following letters:		Look at the inside and the outside arc. They cross through the following letters:
	TIFNIEOMSTRN		TIFNIEOMSTRN<br>

	This ~~anagrams to~~ FIRST MENTION		'''Contributed by InsaneProdigy:'''
			The bird on the far right indicates the hieroglyphs are to be read from right to left.<br>
			Placing the letters that each yo-yo trick contributes into the same order as they appear in the picture (i.e. the F from Flag has an arc through it. Therefore, F goes in the top right corner) gives:<br>
			T S MI I F<br>
			N OT R N E<br>
			Moving the blank space to the top row gives:<br>
			T S R I F<br>
			N OT MI N E<br>
			This clearly gives FIRST on the top line and MENTION can be read on the bottom line (possible order error in puzzle or solving).

	The first hit of the search for ~~first mention~~ yo-yo says:		The first hit of the search for FIRST MENTION yo-yo says:[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]
	[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]
	"The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C."		"The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C."
	</spoiler>		</spoiler>

	''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''		''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''

Out: Edited to include full solution.

2007-01-24T02:55:34Z

Edited to include full solution.

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 In order of the pictures:
 Rock the baby<br>
 Sleeper<br>
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 Three Leaf Clover (missing in puzzle; picture given in the projection in London)<br>
 Behind bars<br>
-Flying saucer<br>
+Flying saucer<br><br>
-These fit into the spaces on the second image.
+These fit into the spaces on the second image in the following order.<br>
-still working on final result.<br><br>
+The boxes on the paper represent the Great Pyramids with the point in the top left corner being the "vanishing point". By overlaying a map of the pyramids such as found, [http://goodfelloweb.com/giza/fig3.html here], you get the following:<br>
-(edited by crowen)<br>
+This anagrams to FIRST MENTION
-douBLE or nothing<br>
+The first hit of the search for first mention yo-yo says:
-man on a flying trapeze<br>
+[http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=first+mention+yo-yo&mkt=en-us&FORM=LVSP (search)]
-sleeper<br>
+"The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C."
 </spoiler>
 ''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''

Doublecross: Corrected 'flying saucer' 'eiffel tower' comment - they are not interchangeable!

2007-01-22T09:01:18Z

Corrected 'flying saucer' 'eiffel tower' comment - they are not interchangeable!

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	Behind bars<br>		Behind bars<br>
	rock thE BABY<br>		rock thE BABY<br>
			eiffel tower<br>
	flying saucer<br>		flying saucer<br>
	~~(the next set of two words of 6 letters each can either be flying saucer or eiffel tower)<br>~~		three leaf clover (there are no boxes on this one, yet it was missing from symbols, must mean something)<br>
	three leaf clover (~~theres not~~ boxes on this one yet it was missing from symbols, must mean something)<br>
	around thE WORLD<br><br>		around thE WORLD<br><br>
	so put these in order and you get<br>		so put these in order and you get<br>

Scott at 03:35, 22 January 2007

2007-01-22T03:35:42Z

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	<spoiler>The answer is '''Greece''', which seems to be the country of origin of the Yo-Yo</spoiler>		<spoiler>The answer is '''Greece''', which seems to be the country of origin of the Yo-Yo</spoiler>

			''Onward to: [[Collection Plate]]''

Bekuletz at 22:57, 20 January 2007

2007-01-20T22:57:13Z

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	<spoiler>The answer is Greece, which seems to be the country of origin of the Yo-Yo</spoiler>		<spoiler>The answer is '''Greece''', which seems to be the country of origin of the Yo-Yo</spoiler>