Official 2005 Clue Thread

[MikeDubreuil]

Originally Posted by 2005 FIRST Game Design Committee

While wearing Amethyst colored glasses, John Neun gave George Burns the following riddle: "Look closely and you will see something between Pi, You and Me."

This is an offical game clue for the 2005 season from a FIRST e-mail blast on December 30, 2004. It is documented in this thread. It has been brought into the Rumor Mill for discussion to keep the E-Mail Blast Archive in a more pure state...Any ideas?

[MikeDubreuil]

Originally Posted by http://www.worldzone.net/sports/baseball/tripleplay.html

Johnny Neun -- May 31, 1927
Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun turned his in the ninth inning against Cleveland. Neun caught Homer Summa's line drive, tagged Charlie Jamieson between first and second and touched second base before Glenn Myatt could return.

George H. Burns -- Sept. 14, 1923
Boston first baseman George Burns turned his in the second inning against Cleveland. Burns caught Frank Brower's line drive, tagged Walt Lutzke off first base and ran to second and slid into the bag before Riggs Stephenson could return from third base.

It looks like both players accomplished their tripple plays against Cleveland.

[Corey Balint]

So something with three's and what is Cleveland famous for?

They have the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, maybe there are lyrics that match this.

[phrontist]

Was this in a FIRST email?! If so, w00t!

Originally Posted by Some Random Website

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and is a popular gemstone. If it were not for its widespread availability, amethyst would be very expensive. The name "amethyst" comes from the Greek and means "not drunken." This was maybe due to a belief that amethyst would ward off the effects of alcohol, but most likely the Greeks were referring to the almost wine-like color of some stones that they may have encountered. Its color is unparalleled, and even other, more expensive purple gemstones are often compared to its color and beauty. Although it must always be purple to be amethyst, it can and does have a wide range of purple shades.

Amethyst can occur as long prismatic crystals that have a six sided pyramid at either end or can form as druzes that are crystalline crusts that only show the pointed terminations. As a mineral specimen, amethyst is popular for its color and nice crystal shapes that produce a handsome, purple, sparkling cluster.

However, amethyst is not the same everywhere. Different localities can produce a unique amethyst to that particular region or even to that particular mine. Experts can often identify the source mine that a particular amethyst came from. The key to this is the specimen's color, shape of crystal, inclusions, associations and character of formation.

[JohnBoucher]

March 14 is National PI day.... March = 3

[Dested]

okay, follow me here.

The IR Beacon is in the middle of the field, you cant see it, thats why you need to "Look closly", and, maybe, there are 3 teams going at it at once...?

[Michael Leicht]

My mother thinks it has to do with the scoring and 3 ways and i agree.

It looks like that 3 is the lucky number this year. about time 3 is the lucky number.

[Bcahn836]

Originally Posted by Some Random Website
Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and is a popular gemstone.

Red+Blue = purple

[Max Lobovsky]

I think its pretty clear from the shape of amethyst gems and from the triple-play clue that we are going back to the hexagon fields with 3 teams. Now for the "Pi, you, and me" part...

[Corey Balint]

Could it be something with pyramids?

The Rock and Roll hall of fame is a pyramid shape if i can remember correctly and as previously posted the amethyst has a pyramid on it too. So maybe something in the middle of the field is a pyramid?

[Dested]

Well it has to be something invisible, cause it says "If you look closely", thats y i assumed that it was the beacon or something.

[phrontist]

Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky

I think its pretty clear from the shape of amethyst gems and from the triple-play clue that we are going back to the hexagon fields with 3 teams. Now for the "Pi, you, and me" part...

Yes I agree. Looking into FIRST History , the astute reader will note that FIRST expects feilds to last for 5 years. The number 5 is also visible in John Neun's user image. This year would be the current feild's sixth if we were to keep it.

[JohnBoucher]

Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that amethyst was able to dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence.

[phrontist]

Originally Posted by Corey Balint

Could it be something with pyramids?

The Rock and Roll hall of fame is a pyramid shape if i can remember correctly and as previously posted the amethyst has a pyramid on it too. So maybe something in the middle of the field is a pyramid?

Amethyst is in the trigonal/hexagonal crystal system which is reflected in the long prismatic, hexagonal-shaped crystal form, often with a six-sided pyramidal terminations on one end.

found here

[Michael Leicht]

George H. Burns -- Sept. 14, 1923
Boston first baseman George Burns turned his in the second inning against Cleveland. Burns caught Frank Brower's line drive, tagged Walt Lutzke off first base and ran to second and slid into the bag before Riggs Stephenson could return from third base.

is there another george burns? other then baseball?