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Post by seannm on May 26, 2020 18:54:33 GMT -5
Zap, You don’t “know” that a general map of the US Rocky Mountains is the “wrong” map to get you to the first two clues. That is just your belief based upon your interpretation of what you think the first two clues are and what they mean. But we don’t “know” for certain that a general map of the US Rocky Mountains isn’t a good enough map to marry those first two clues to. However, I would agree that a general map of the US Rocky Mountains may not be detailed enough to get us beyond those first two clues, and that is why I said “and maybe all the way to the treasure” in my above post. Seannm Oh, I fully believe that a (paper) map of the entire U.S. Rocky Mountains *is* sufficient to solve the first two clues. I'm only saying that map isn't sufficient to go beyond that, and that's the most likely reason that TLGII can't get closer than the first two clues. I actually found Forrest's answer very interesting in that he was admitting that despite that coarse map, Little Indy may still be able to solve the first two clues. Zap, I think we are then in agreement that a general map of the US Rocky Mountains may be enough to marry the first two clues. And once you have done that you may then know what detailed map, paper or otherwise, you would need to proceed with. I cannot be certain that is what Forrest was, in part, alluding to in his response to Jenny’s question, but in my interpretation it makes sense. Seannm |
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Post by zaphod73491 on May 26, 2020 21:50:22 GMT -5
Hi SeanNM: I think it was one of the top 5 questions from Jenny to Forrest in terms of revealing tantalizing information. The revelation that with such limited resources, Indy could solve the first two clues. Yes, yes, naysayers will quibble that he didn't say solve... he said she couldn't get closer. And some of them take that literally in terms of her physical distance from the first two clues, to which I counter: Great Circle distance? 3D geometrical distance through the earth? Jenny didn't specify where she is in India (a fairly large country), and given the longitude is nearly 180 degrees from the Rockies, the answer could well vary depending on her precise location, the location of the first two clues, and the method of computing the distance.
So I think an appeal to actual distance measurements is most likely a case of what Forrest would call "overcooking". I think he was simply referring to how much clue-solving progress she could make.
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