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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jun 30, 2023 18:07:47 GMT -5
Please Read before beginning the hunt – there are some new details in this hunt!Instructions and rules for Who Am I? (Part III)1. This is a totally armchair hunt. No travel is required. 2. Winner must have a US address. 3. Send your answer to me via messaging here on MW. 4. The correct solution will identify the topic of the hunt, along with solutions to as many lines as possible. 5. I am doing something a little different for this hunt. The prizes will be awarded based on how many lines of the poem you can accurately connect to your answer. 6. I will let you know if your answer is correct or incorrect, but once you have submitted your correct answer, you will no longer be able to submit updates.7. There will be up to three prizes awarded for this hunt. 8. The hunt will remain open until July 30th, and the prizes will be drawn from all correct answers received by midnight EDT of that date. 9. Feel free to message me with questions, comments or if you feel there is an error. Despite my best efforts, sometimes mistakes &/or typos do sneak in! 10. Have fun and Good Luck! -FHH
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 7, 2023 9:24:16 GMT -5
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 7, 2023 10:48:53 GMT -5
I received my first question: Can you confirm if we're looking for a person, or if the answer could be an object?
All I can that say is that in both my previous "Who Am I?" hunts, although they did involve names, neither one was a person. So I suppose you could say the answer could be anything involving a proper noun :-)
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 11, 2023 6:58:36 GMT -5
First, I want to thank the treasure-hunting puzzling sleuths who have submitted answers. You have truly uncovered pieces of history I was not aware of! I am especially impressed by the multiple submissions I've had for a fountain sculpture in Belgium known as Manneken Pis. This is not the correct answer, but I am amazed at how much of my poem fits the details of Manneken Pis. Because it seems my poem is leading multiple people to this end, I wanted to redirect you from this rabbit hole! I will post a clue on Friday with a line about my original poem that I changed before posting the hunt.
Thanks again for diving into this mystery, and good luck!
-FHH
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 14, 2023 6:03:11 GMT -5
I'm feeling generous today, so here I offer you not one, not two, but three hints!
Hints 1 & 2 are two sets of lines I removed from my original poem and replaced with different lines. Hint 3 speaks for itself:
1. Our shortest brother Won a golden prize.
2. A man in a box, But not in chains
3. Did you catch the hint in my last post?
Good luck!
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 20, 2023 9:13:02 GMT -5
My weekly clue, and a day early!
Start with some Interesting Things that = Abacus, Spices, Cameras, Moth, Razors, Toaster ... and so much more! After enjoying these curiosities, go South 39, then Head East 35 (be sure to pause at 21 to enjoy some Belly Dancing!) Turn North and go 22, where you can Stop to pick up your Passport. From there, walk 11 East to catch the Bus. Ride North 24, get off at your stop, and Enjoy some Pizza before heading out again. Travel East 31 – I know, it's a long walk, but then you can Take a break and enjoy some Yoga. After some Zen time, another long walk - Head South 33, then a quick jog 2 East Where you can pick up a Bicycle for the last leg! Peddle the final 22 West, where we can finally meet!
Is your head spinning yet?
Good Luck!
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 22, 2023 11:23:44 GMT -5
This is not really a new clue, just a visual of the most recent clue. Note on the bottom it says "not to scale" because the number of boxes in the diagram does not match the numbers in the instructions. I didn't have paper big enough!
I will probably add clues every few days and will extend the end date if necessary.
Good luck!
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 24, 2023 8:48:34 GMT -5
New clue coming this evening :-)
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 24, 2023 16:24:26 GMT -5
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 28, 2023 6:56:12 GMT -5
Quote:
"The only novelty you'd readily observe, seen at evening or night, is the halo around Luna."
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Jul 28, 2023 18:41:48 GMT -5
Just a reminder - this hunt will end at midnight on Monday 7/31 (extended one day), so be sure to have your answers in by then :-)
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Aug 1, 2023 6:08:08 GMT -5
Here is the solution to this hunt: The ALAMO CUBE is an outdoor sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, located at Astor Place in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in NYC.
Striking in appearance, Alamo is a large, tilted cube sculpture that seems to defy gravity I have turned many heads. Alamo rotates on a pole Born in the year of the goat, Built in 1967 In a family of twenty-five It was part of a temporary exhibit of 25 artworks in NYC Outliving them all Alamo is the only remaining sculpture from that exhibit I remain, one of seven. There are six additional cubes at other locations (see image link, below)
From the Class of '65, An identical cube was a gift from the University of Michigan Class of '65 My brother is head-over-heels! ENDOVER CUBE, sits at University of MI in Ann Arbor, MI Our squat little brother? A cube called MARTY'S CUBE Well, he still holds a record. The shortest film (90 mins) ever to win Best Picture was 'MARTY', 1955 Another, now sadly just a memory. MEMORIAL CUBE, at Connecticut College, New London, CT And surely don't forget Our very private sister Shirley. SHIRLEY'S CUBE – A cube made in 2001 for a private collection, named for the owner's wife. (Rosenthal's wife was Cynthia)
They even made a movie about me! A short fiction film (available on YouTube), MAN IN A CUBE, about a man who lives inside Alamo I've been known to wear sweaters, Artist OSEK crocheted a colorful cover for Alamo And colorful costumes. Alamo was covered in colored squares as a RUBIK'S CUBE (also lights and other colorful items) I briefly put on a few pounds While playing a valued guide. It was dressed as the WEIGHTED COMPANION CUBE from game PORTAL
Known to disappear for months, Alamo was removed a number of times for renovations I once had my weaker wobblier twin JELLO CUBE, made from PVC, named in honor of Peter Cooper* Assume my public duties. Jello Cube was put up when Alamo was gone for renovations I was asked to step from the public eye "For my own safety", they claimed. It was removed "from harm's way" for renovations But I've always returned, Each time stronger still. It has been fully restored and once again spins on the pivot. They said I wouldn't last Alamo was originally part of a temporary exhibit But I stand firm It is bolted to the ground on a pivot With the first of eight JOHN JACOB ASTOR I, namesake of Astor Square, NYC (there are 8 John Jacob Astors to date) Between the East and the West, It sits at the border of the East and West Villages, NYC Against all odds, The Battle of the Alamo was 200 men against army of 2,000 A battle bravely fought. The answer to the hunt: The ALAMO cube
*Peter Cooper was was an American industrialist & inventor. Among other things, he developed & patented a powdered gelatin desert we now know as Jello!
Side note: The background is an image of E.M. Escher cubes that intertwine in an impossible, E.M. Escher way :-)
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Aug 1, 2023 6:17:41 GMT -5
Explanation of the Hints and Clues: On July 11, I wrote: "I will post a clue on Friday with A Line About My Original poem that I changed before posting the hunt." Take the first letter of each word and you get IWPACOFW ALAMOPTICBPTH On July 14, I wrote:1. Our shortest brother/ Won a golden prize. This was replaced with "Our squat little brother? Well he still holds a record" Both lines refer to the film, "Marty", the shortest film ever to win an Oscar for Best Picture. One of the Rosenthal cubes is called Marty's Cube. 2. A man in a box, But not in chains. This was replaced with "They even made a movie about me!" Both lines refer to the short film (available on YouTube) called "Man in a Cube", about a man living inside the Alamo Cube. When I was going to use this line, I didn't want it confused with the song by Alice in Chains. On July 20, I wrote:Start with some Interesting Things that = Abacus, Spices, Cameras, Moth, Razors, Toaster ... and so much more! This refers to The Museum of Interesting Things in NYC. The museum is located in NYC, but it is also a virtual museum. If you visit the site, you can see some of the things on my list: Abacus, Cameras, Razors, a Toaster. But the museum does not have Spices or Moth. Take the = sign and the two things NOT found in the museum and use What3Words to find the location of The Museum of Interesting Things. Equal.Spices.Moth Starting here, and using the What3Words grid, count the squares in each direction, stopping at the locations mentioned. The trail ends on the Alamo Cube in Astor Place.
Then I posted a map that showed the path you would take and the location of the Alamo Cube, as seen on a What3Words map.
On July 24, I posted an image of a colorful design on a square. This is a combination of something called The Weighted Companion Cube, a "recurring object and pseudo-character" in the Portal video games, and a Rubik's Cube. The Alamo Cube was dressed up as both. On July 28, I wrote:" The Only Novelty You'd Readily Observe, Seen at Evening or Night, is The Halo Around Luna." Leaving out the two-letter words (at, or, is), the first letters spell TONY ROSENTHAL, the artist who created Alamo and all the other cubes.
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Aug 1, 2023 6:25:34 GMT -5
There are 4 prizes and the winners, based on the number of correct answers, are:
1st Prize: elysethecat 2nd prize: em20 3rd prize: puzzledrifter 4th prize: susb8383
Congratulations to the winners!
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Post by forgottenhistoryhunt on Aug 1, 2023 6:48:28 GMT -5
I forgot to mention, the glass artist who made the little glass cubes is Alyssa Steele, a glass artist located in Oregon. Her work can be found on the Facebook site Marbles & Things.
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