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Qubes: Oh, For the Love Of
TL;DR: This is a mixture between a tribute/spin-off puzzle and an attempt at a new puzzle type, greatly inspired by the notorious arcade game, Q*bert, published originally by Gottlieb Amusement Games. ...
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Lazy Box Sorting
In front of Louis there are 10 boxes containing different foods: tomatoes, (red) herrings, and bananas.
The boxes are arranged side by side in a line. Right next to the last box are three bigger ...
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Third timer's a charm
Three motorized 24-hour
light timers
are arranged between a power outlet and a light bulb,
with timer A parallel to a daisy
chain
of timers B and C.
For these timers, devise schedules
that ...
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Odd hours with two timers
Two motorized 24-hour
light timers
are daisy
chained
between a power outlet and a light bulb.
For these timers, devise schedules and choose initial times
that produce the following repeated 9-hour ...
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8
votes
3
answers
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Halve time with two timers
Two motorized 24-hour
light timers
are daisy
chained
between a power outlet and a light bulb.
For these timers, devise schedules and choose initial times
that produce the following repeated lighting ...
- 21.9k
3
votes
2
answers
714
views
Connecting 3 circular power timers to lights so that they turn for one day on Christmas
My friend gave a question to me. I am not sure if it is an original puzzle, but he has 2 lines of Christmas lights and 3 circular timers with 96 switches apiece. Each switch turns on power for 15 ...
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