Puzzle Contest #3

[Edgar]

Puzzle #3 is now open for your enjoyment (or frustration).

This one is a Wood Identification Contest. There are 8 pen blanks in the attached photo and I'm going to tell you what they are (in alphabetical order). Your task is to put these woods in order by blank number.

1. Send your list of the woods to iap.puzzles@gmail.com. Be sure to put Puzzle #3 in the Subject line of your message so I can keep track of which contest your entry is for
3. You will earn two points if you get all 8 correct or one point if you get at least 5 correct.
4. Everyone who gets at least 5 correct will be entered into the random draw for this individual puzzle.
5. This puzzle will close at noot CST on Monday, Feb 12.

Be sure to include your real name and user name in your message.

Banter is encouraged, but please do not post any real hints. Everyone needs to figure out the puzzles on their own.

Have fun and let me know if you have any questions.
Edgar

Here are the 8 types of wood:

Alaskan Yellow Cedar
Alder
Camphor
Holly
Kou
Oak
Ramone
Wood Apple

 

[Edgar]

Note about the photo in this puzzle.

The photo was shot under fluorescent light with an iPhone. I cropped and resized the photo, but I did not apply any adjustments (brightness, color, contrast, etc) to the image itself.

Edgar

 

[alankulwicki7]

Edgar is living up to his reputation with this one

 

[Cwalker935]

They all look like sassafras to me.

 

[Dehn0045]

I'm sure I could get it if I had 40,320 guesses

 

[MRDucks2]

Can you post a scratch-n-sniff photo. It would help if I could smell it.


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[1080Wayne]

Be careful with what you might get from that request . Not all of his pens have been made from wood .

Can you post a scratch-n-sniff photo. It would help if I could smell it.


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[jcm71]

No fair. I'm color blind.

 

[rholiday]

I think it would be easier if he dyed them all black and took the photo at midnight under a new moon without any other illumination.

 

[Scissortail Pens]

They all look like sassafras to me.

I was thinking Hills Weeping Fig, but you could very well be right.

 

[lyonsacc]

Tempted to use a random number generator on this one. It would have about as good of a chance as I do to get them right.

 

[greenacres2]

I'm sure I could get it if I had 40,320 guesses

Almost worth a point just for doing the math on potential combinations!! :biggrin:
earl

 

[Scissortail Pens]

Be careful with what you might get from that request . Not all of his pens have been made from wood .

Can you post a scratch-n-sniff photo. It would help if I could smell it.


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That's so true, not to mention the others, but I do seem to recall at least one made from something to do with elephants.

 

[Edgar]

No fair. I'm color blind.

That's why I selected a group of blanks with no color - didn't want to make it difficult for anyone.

 

[jcm71]

No fair. I'm color blind.

That's why I selected a group of blanks with no color - didn't want to make it difficult for anyone.

You have a deliciously devilish side to your personality that comes out every February.

 

[Karl_99]

8 pieces of light colored wood!

 

[SpecialV4213]

I had to drag out my dart board for this. Yikes.


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[dogcatcher]

8 pieces of firewood. They are too plain to be of use for any woodturner.

 

[Dehn0045]

I finally figured out which one is boxwood, on to the second...

 

[Edgar]

Second Chance

So far, no one has been able to get as many as 5 correct, so here's what I'm going to do.

If you have already submitted an entry, you may submit a second one.

If you have not yet submitted an entry, you may also submit two entries.

Only one of your entries will count, but I will use the one with the most correct entries.

Edgar

 

[MRDucks2]

Well, since Edgar is concerned about how well people are doing I went ahead and sent in the correct answer. Twice. In two different orders. So everyone can quit trying now.


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[jcm71]

So far, no one has been able to get as many as 5 correct, so here's what I'm going to do.

If you have already submitted an entry, you may submit a second one.

If you have not yet submitted an entry, you may also submit two entries.

Only one of your entries will count, but I will use the one with the most correct entries.

Edgar

Well, did I get at least one right?

 

[ajollydds]

Hmmm...can you stamp my ticket for the loser train instead of a 2nd guess?

 

[jcm71]

i think the "Pulling Numbers Out of a Hat" system will work best for this one.

 

[greenacres2]

I put one entry in--might have gotten one or two. If I just reverse the order for the second entry I might get more right!!
earl

 

[greenacres2]

I put one entry in--might have gotten one or two. If I just reverse the order for the second entry I might get more right!!
earl

 

[1080Wayne]

Please ! Don`t give him any more hints on how to torture us next year !

I think it would be easier if he dyed them all black and took the photo at midnight under a new moon without any other illumination.

 

[alankulwicki7]

I bet that these pieces of wood all came from the same tree and Edgar just added the 7 other wood types as a distraction...

 

[Karl_99]

Now that you mention that ... they do look a lot like pecan!

 

[1080Wayne]

Don`t think he has any pecan left . He couldn`t afford to keep those 10 million squirrels in nuts , so they had to start eating his best pieces of wood , leaving what you see in this contest .

Now that you mention that ... they do look a lot like pecan!

 

[Edgar]

Puzzle #3 -- EXTENDED TIME

We have 25 players so far, but 9 of you have only submitted one guess.

I am going to extend Puzzle #3 until 10pm CST on Tuesday, Feb 13.

If you have only submitted one guess so far, go ahead and send a second entry.

I will also continue to accept entries from new players until the contest closes.

I am also going to alter the point awards for this game:

Everyone with 5 or more correct answers will earn 2 points.
Everyone with 3 or 4 correct answers will earn 1 point.

Everyone earning 1 or 2 points will be entered into the drawing for this puzzle.

 

[edicehouse]

Admin, is there a way to report Edgar for this one?

 

[SpecialV4213]

I guess one more wrong guess can't hurt.


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[greenacres2]

I sent a second wild guess in this morning. I'll tell you this--I've looked closely at rough cut wood over the past few days (not sure I learned anything other than the importance of building trust in my providers!!). Great challenge!!
earl

 

[Edward Cypher]

I think I got it right 1 thru 8 is tree wood!!!! Not FOG wood.

 

[Leo S. Long]

Well sent guess #2 don't think it will help much! But you never know.

Leo

 

[Edgar]

Puzzle #3 is Closed

Puzzle #3 is now closed.

I will post the answers sometime on Wed.

Thanks for playing
Edgar

 

[Edgar]

Puzzle #3 Answers

The answers to Puzzle #3 are revealed in the attached photo.

We had 26 players for this puzzle & most (but not all) submitted two guesses for a total of 46 entries.

I will double check everything before I announce the final results at the end of the games, but it appears that 8 people had 3 correct entries and 1 person had 4 correct entries. Those 9 people each earned 1 point and will be entered into the random drawing for this puzzle.

One person supplied 6 correct answers for 2 points and a shot at the individual prize for this puzzle. I'm not mentioning any names, but you know who you are, 1080Wayne.

Thanks for playing
Edgar

 

[longbeard]

I think i may have gotten 1 right :biggrin:



Harry

 

[greenacres2]

I think i may have gotten 1 right :biggrin:



Harry

I think I tied you.
earl