Official 2005 Clue Thread

[Jeff K.]

Originally Posted by kmcclary

Another thing to think about is that Amethyst lenses are often used to enhance color discrimination in optical systems.

This COULD imply either:

- The Human Player has the role of wearing glasses to "see something" the driver's can't, and try to ADVISE them (now wouldn't THAT be cool?? ...especially if the thing they see is CHANGING during the round...);
...

But doesn't everyone in it have to wear safety glasses too? so maybe every1 would have to wear the same glasses that they would see the 'special thing'.

But ya, your idea would be an interesting addition to make game play more challenging, would be like having to lead a blind man around.

[NumberQ]

Its simple. PI can symbolise parenthood (Progonos or something like that...) So John Neun was proposing to George Burns. The fact that he was wearing purple glasses only helps my case.

[kmcclary]

Originally Posted by Stonefan5271138

But doesn't everyone in it have to wear safety glasses too? so maybe every1 would have to wear the same glasses that they would see the 'special thing'.

Not if the lenses were "clip-on", or BE safety glasses you use INSTEAD of your own.

- Keith

[kmcclary]

Originally Posted by NumberQ

Its simple. PI can symbolise parenthood (Progonos or something like that...) So John Neun was proposing to George Burns. The fact that he was wearing purple glasses only helps my case.

That sounds more like "beer goggles" to me...

- Keith

[Joel J]

I can definitely also see the pyramid association, if we continue with the baseball reference. Pi is in reference to a circle, and a base is a diamond like shape.

That six sided object, as always, seems to be coming back to mind.

Also, what about Dave Lavery and his liking, along with Dean, of e^i*pi? Isn't e somewhere between 1 and 3?

Also, there is a quote from Cliff Pickover, "Somewhere inside the digits of pi is a representation for all of us -- the atomic coordinates of all our atoms, our genetic code, all our thoughts, all our memories. Given this fact, all of us are alive, and hopefully happy, in pi. Pi makes us live forever. We all lead virtual lives in pi. We are immortal." In the documented discussion of that quote, Cliff says one of his friends from IBM said, "If the binary representation of pi is interpreted as a program in some computer language, perhaps it encodes a simulation of the universe that includes itself, you and me... or maybe it is a movie of your live encoded in some yet-to-be-discovered version of MPEG..."

[Tuba4]

"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.'"

There is another baseball player hidden in this clue. From 1920 until 1937 there was a player named "Pie" Traynor who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It just so happens he played third base. (Yet another 3?!?)

So if John Neun said to George Burns 'Look closely and you will see something between Pi, You and Me', what could that mean? Well, between first base and third base you have second base. Three bases (or three player stations) could mean either three teams or three alliances of two teams. Any further thoughts on Pie Traynor?

[rees2001]

Originally Posted by kmcclary

That sounds more like "beer goggles" to me...

- Keith

Where did this thread go wrong?

If you look at the greek alphabet Pi falls directly between Mu (M, Me) and Upsilon (Y, You). There are 3 letters between the first 2 and 3 letters between the last 2.

I am sure this has nothing to do with anything but it has to be better than "God" and J(V)N getting hitched because of a few too many.

[jparkteach]

"Pi, you and me"

In radians, Pi is half a circle, or 180 degrees. Perhaps it is referring to the fact that there may be something with an IR beacon, and the alliance drivers or their respective robots will be in opposite sides.

I also think this center structure will be a pyramid of sorts... But, that could be just me...

[Pat McCarthy]

Somehow this backs the pyramid theory...

http://www.math.washington.edu/~greenber/PiPyr.html

[Corey Balint]

Well one thing that i havent noticed yet is the simple idea that Pi is infinite(to our knowledge so far). Might the game have something to do with an infinite score or something of the sort.

[gsensel]

Originally Posted by Tuba4

"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.'"

There is another baseball player hidden in this clue. From 1920 until 1937 there was a player named "Pie" Traynor who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It just so happens he played third base. (Yet another 3?!?)

So if John Neun said to George Burns 'Look closely and you will see something between Pi, You and Me', what could that mean? Well, between first base and third base you have second base. Three bases (or three player stations) could mean either three teams or three alliances of two teams. Any further thoughts on Pie Traynor?

Another possibility though not sure how it could work in is the pitchers mound is between first and third.

[Pat McCarthy]

Originally Posted by gsensel

Another possibility though not sure how it could work in is the pitchers mound is between first and third.

As is second base.

[gb8]

It seems to me that everyone is looking to far into the clue. I doubt all the details of the game are compressed into 25 words. I think the clue possible refers to a circle inscribed into a triangle.

What was last year's clue? How related was it to the actual game?

Another note: Why is the time on this website an hour faster than EST?

[Pat McCarthy]

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."

While reading the hint, I noticed something in the way the comma was used.
Normally, when referring to three items in a list, the writer would write it as such, "Pi, You, and Me" With another comma separating You + and.

But in the hint, the comma implies that the speaker is saying that "You and Me" (John Neun and George Burns) will see something between Pi.

I have no clue if that made much sense to anyone else, but that's another thing I got out of this hint.
There must be some significance in that.

[Lisa Perez]

Originally Posted by Pat McCarthy

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."

While reading the hint, I noticed something in the way the comma was used.
Normally, when referring to three items in a list, the writer would write it as such, "Pi, You, and Me" With another comma separating You + and.

What if what is seen between Pi (or a round field) IS you and me? And the driver's station would be in the middle of said round field, creating a donut-like shape?