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In a Mystery.... (Posted on 2009-04-16) Difficulty: 4 of 5

                    ..... we might expect some:


Each button (1-9) will display at least one letter in the 'LED' window. Note also that if two or more buttons control a cell, and are activated, then a displayed letter will change.

A switch is 'ON' when its indicator (right) changes from [O] to [ I ].

Find four 10-letter words which could complete the sentence.

  Submitted by brianjn    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The buttons have respective values attached to them which represent the position of letters in the alphabet.

Where two or more buttons reference the same cell in the display the values are added or subtracted in accord with the on/off status of the button.

Button values are:

                      Cell
Button   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10	
  1   |  9   5       1   5           9
  2   |                          8       1   7
  3   |          1   4
  4   |  9               7
  5   |  3   9          10   4
  6   |          3
  7   |             10      20
  8   |      9      11       2
  9   |         18           1   12     14   7
	
Buttons           Result
1,4,5 & 9      UNRAVELING
1,2,3,4,6 & 9  REVELATION
1,2,3,4,7 & 9  RESOLUTION
1,2,3,8,& 9    INSPECTION 
I am uncertain if I entertained the idea of "REVOLUTION" since I possibly didn't consider 'conflict', a la a detective investigation, I think I noted it in my development but ruled it out.

In recognition of Dej Mar's comment I might have been more cognizant; the three Cell3 values add to 22 and therefore would change "S" into "V". And yes, though I had not given it credence REVOLUTION is a valued solution.

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionSolutionDej Mar2009-04-16 21:56:24
The only computer use is a little help from GrayCharlie2009-04-16 15:57:21
anotherCharlie2009-04-16 15:29:18
re: Listing wordspcbouhid2009-04-16 14:05:19
Listing wordsJer2009-04-16 13:48:14
anotherCharlie2009-04-16 13:43:34
Anyway...pcbouhid2009-04-16 13:41:48
re(2): Another one -------- agree. And this one?pcbouhid2009-04-16 13:38:32
re: Another oneDaniel2009-04-16 13:32:38
Another onepcbouhid2009-04-16 13:23:50
Another onepcbouhid2009-04-16 13:18:07
One of thempcbouhid2009-04-16 13:05:52
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