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waialua359 04-12-2008 15:38

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My first thought wasn't a water game.
More like a fat fish who just "ATE."
Maybe like 2006 and "EAT" (collect) balls (fish pellets) until we are full.
Then, fire away!

Muktar Ali 04-12-2008 15:42

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The image and writing in the background could be of the next page of the book. As it was scanned, a faint image can appear in the background

IndySam 04-12-2008 15:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperJake (Post 779366)
It looks to be a Lampris Guttatus, commonly called an Opah.

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spec...ry.php?id=1072

LOL we crashed this website.

IndySam 04-12-2008 15:43

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The Opah is a deep-bodied, compressed fish. It is deep blue on the back grading to a lighter blue or silver on the belly. The body is covered with white spots and the fins are a vibrant red.

Opahs grow to over 1.5 m in length and can weigh over 70 kg.

They eat other fishes and squids.

The species has a worldwide oceanic distribution. It is a mid-water species which lives at depths between 100 m and 400 m. In Australia it is known from off northern New South Wales, around the south of the country including Tasmania, to south-western Western Australia.

The 87 cm long specimen in the image is registered in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.24492-001). It was collected on a tuna long line off Ulladulla, New South Wales in March 1984. The upper lobe of its caudal (tail) fin is missing.

The species has also been called Spotted Moonfish and Opal Fish.

Elgin Clock 04-12-2008 15:44

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OPAH!!!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opah

http://www.state.hi.us/dbedt/seafood/opah.html

synth3tk 04-12-2008 15:45

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Muktar Ali (Post 779373)
The image and writing in the background could be of the next page of the book. As it was scanned, a faint image can appear in the background

Those are some pretty thin pages, but I believe you're right. I don't think the phrases/words will mean anything significant. But then again, who knows if this clue does either.... :rolleyes:

SuperJake 04-12-2008 15:47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock (Post 779377)

I think this is interesting from the Hawaii website (emphasis mine):

Quote:

Opah are not found in schools, and thus are not caught in any quantity. However, individual fish are regularly hooked by longline boats fishing over seamounts. Landings follow no set pattern in any particular area, but the presence of opah at the depths of longline fishing gear may be related to vertical migrations from the deep up the slopes of seamounts in search of food. Opah are taken on longline gear year-round, but landings seem to peak in April-August.
also...

Quote:

In Hawaii, the opah has historically been an incidental catch of longline gear. Only recently has this species become commercially important. The opah was viewed as a good luck fish by old-time longline fishermen, who would give it away as a gesture of goodwill rather than sell it.
Possibly a single robot will have to climb down (or is placed inside) a deep area - its task is to give scoring objects to other robots. The other robots cannot reach scoring objects without the help of this robot.

lenny8 04-12-2008 15:47

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i think the letter mean that the cam this year is going to have to recognize faint letters.....


Behind a Fish :D

martin417 04-12-2008 15:48

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Here it is. Looks like bleed through from the back of the page it was copied from.



if you can't see the image, try this:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mwilson4...39325316773090

koreabell 04-12-2008 15:49

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I tried to clear it with photoshop but i think it got worse kinda


Wetzel 04-12-2008 15:49

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6 fins for one fish.
6v0 alliances! :yikes:

Wetzel

synth3tk 04-12-2008 15:51

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A few words I've roughly found:

"deeply"
"forked"
"body"

And a picture of a shark in the background. I vote page bleed.

ChuckDickerson 04-12-2008 15:51

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It was Lampris luna (now Lampris guttatus) common name Opah or Moonfish. It is an open ocean fish not commonly seen near shore or in shallow water. It is believed to move fast and manouver nimbly. It is a midwater deep sea fish. It is unusual because it has pectorial fins that point straight up, and are believed to be the main force in locamotion rather than the tail. It is the only member of its family and can be quite large up to 500 lbs. The mouth is highly protractile.

Plenty of food for thought...

martin417 04-12-2008 15:52

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I could read "body" and "deeply forked" the shape bleeding through appears to be another fish. I would bet that it was scanned from a fish book. Duh...

James1902 04-12-2008 15:54

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Quote:

An opah has four types of flesh, each a different color
Four different alliances all different colors?:ahh:

Quote:

The opah was viewed as a good luck fish by old-time longline fishermen, who would give it away as a gesture of goodwill rather than sell it.
Or a game involving "Sharing or giving away" pieces to other robots

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indicates that opah—like tuna—maintain themselves at constantly high speeds
Speed may be important as well




Hooray for useless game hints and speculation!!!!


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