A Monday Puzzler: "Beloved Aunt"

[RoJoHen]

Thanks to said hints I now know how to solve it. Unfortunately, there is a very practical reason why I can't, even though I know how...

And it also explains why I had trouble with the puzzle in the first place.

There have been hints?!

 

[ITL]

^ Oh, yes.

 

[RoJoHen]

I haven't been in school in several years. My mind is not prepped for this kind of thinking!

 

[Zulu Romeo]

No need to go to school to get this one.

 

[RoJoHen]

Well, there is a need to use my brain, and I don't do that a whole lot these days.

And if I hadn't just discovered this thread at 4:30 in the morning, I might be more inclined to try and figure it out. But I need to go to bed.

 

[Da'an]

Post #13 gave it away for me.

 

[RoJoHen]

Post #13 gave it away for me.

The tool I used was Google, and all it did was link me to this thread.

 

[RJDiogenes]

I tried checking for Primes, but there's no Site that handles numbers that big. And I tried checking for sequences within pi, but that got me nowhere. The next tool I'm going to use is a mallet applied to Zion's head.

 

[Trekker4747]

The next tool I'm going to use is a mallet applied to Zion's head.

Want help?

I keep seeing those clues about looking at the last sequence of numbers and if anything is unusual about them.

I keep looking, straining, and staring.

I just see... numbers.

 

[Jadzia]

You have to think, "What would Spock do in this situation?" Do you remember that obelisk with the symbols on it? And after a few hours he worked out that they were musical notes.

 

[RoJoHen]

The next tool I'm going to use is a mallet applied to Zion's head.

Want help?

I keep seeing those clues about looking at the last sequence of numbers and if anything is unusual about them.

I keep looking, straining, and staring.

I just see... numbers.

I looked at the hint that said to "think laterally," and I noticed some things that peaked my interest, but I still don't know what to do with it.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

You have to think, "What would Spock do in this situation?" Do you remember that obelisk with the symbols on it? And after a few hours he worked out that they were musical notes.

These are not musical notes, though.

Well, actually, they might be, come to think of it. Only it's not a great tune, though.

Now, that gives me a great idea for a third puzzle... it'll need more time to figure out, though.

 

[trampledamage]

I'll leave this open until Friday evening-ish, by the way, as some of you are having more trouble than necessary with it.

I mean, these puzzles can't all be maths problems or wordplay posers, can they? - things would just get stale quickly. Sometimes a little lateral thinking and utilising what you know is all you need. (Incidentally, this IS a wordplay poser.)

And that's all the vague clues I can give right now. To say any more is to pretty much show you the answer, and I'd rather you all tried to work it out for yourselves.

Quoted for emphasis.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Heyyyyy.....

 

[Kelthaz]

Nope. Still got no idea. All I see is numbers.

Come on Friday.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Maybe I need an electric shock to the skull to get things going?

 

[RJDiogenes]

* Waits for Zion to tell me I got it. *

 

[Zulu Romeo]

You can stop waiting. You are indeed correct.

 

[RJDiogenes]

* Is proud. *

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Maybe I need an electric shock to the skull to get things going?

Spoiler: A very big hint indeed

Nah, you're just pushing the wrong buttons. You need to be more mobile in your thinking.