Puzzle #2

[Edgar]

A little over 2 hours left if you're still working on the puzzle

 

[JCochrun]

got the puzzle done but having trouble with part 2.

 

[markgum]

got the puzzle done quickly... then hours to decipher the code..
confuzer says it was submitted.
Will I leave the loser train this year.. doubtful but VERY HOPEFUL..
Thanks for the fun puzzle bash team.

 

[rblakemore]

Twice?!?!

Thanks Edgar.
I still live in Friendswood, near Houston/Clear Lake; but, work in south Austin and stay in Round Rock. I drive home for the weekend.
When do I have time to turn pens now???

OK, I understand rules; I worked the puzzle twice tonight - do I win something for that??
I see the clue for the completion code; I saw it the first time and it did not register with my tired brain.
Anyway, submitted.
It appears that I missed puzzle 1??

 

[Edgar]

Thanks Edgar.
I still live in Friendswood, near Houston/Clear Lake; but, work in south Austin and stay in Round Rock. I drive home for the weekend.
When do I have time to turn pens now???

That's a rough commute & a lot of time away from home & family. I don't like driving to Austin, even occasionally. I hope you won't have to do this for too long.

OK, I understand rules; I worked the puzzle twice tonight - do I win something for that??

You definitely get an "attaboy!"

I see the clue for the completion code; I saw it the first time and it did not register with my tired brain.
Anyway, submitted.
It appears that I missed puzzle 1??

Yeah, but not to worry - we will have 6 more before the end of the month

 

[JCochrun]

any hints for the second part? I've got a great image.

 

[MesquiteMan]

any hints for the second part? I've got a great image.

Just admire the picture closely and it will come to you!

 

[JCochrun]

I'm looking. I just can't see clearly.

 

[Cmiles1985]

I wouldn't ask my enemy to drive to/spend time in Austin!!

Puzzle related: I need to learn to READ before the next one. I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to rotate the pieces the first go around

 

[JCochrun]

I just can't see it. Any other hints? Please?

 

[MesquiteMan]

What in the world are you dong the puzzle on? You must be using a really small screen. I would suggest possibly doing a screen capture and then enlarging it.

 

[JCochrun]

Made my best guess. Hope it was right.

 

[Edgar]

Puzzle #2 is now closed.

Results will be posted Thursday morning & Puzzle #3 will start sometime Thursday.

Thanks for playing.
Edgar

 

[JCochrun]

Since the puzzle is closed, can you reveal the confirmation of completion answer for puzzle 2?

 

[MesquiteMan]

Guys, you had to search IAP photos for the proof of completion. I would suggest looking through the archive of featured photos from 2014.

 

[Gizmo3k]

I recognised the photo while it was still in pieces, still took a while to do the jigsaw though (and then find out more info on it)!

 

[The Penguin]

it was easy to find the creator of the pen.

it was a pen set made of olive with a closed end pen.

search the site for "closed olive" and it was near the top of the list.

 

[THarvey]

The pen was one of the recent featured photos on the home page. I just looked at that album to find the required information for the puzzle answer.

 

[MesquiteMan]

The pen was one of the recent featured photos on the home page. I just looked at that album to find the required information for the puzzle answer.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! That is exactly how the photo was chosen. It came from an easy to find category of photos on IAP and it was a good picture to use for a puzzle due to the patterns in the wood. It is unlikely we are going to just randomly choose a photo from anywhere on the site. Then again, we might!

 

[Krash]

My first inkling was that it was one of Zach's pens since he is known for working in olive wood. From there, it didn't take too long.