Find the Building: Solve the Clues & Show the Map!

[1oldman2]

(b) as the crow flies;

Sorry about the lack of detail but (b) would be correct.

 

[1oldman2]

So where's the "around the world" puzzle element in this?

It's just a break from the routine puzzle format we have been following, kind of a "out of the ol' box" thinking exercise. Post #1321 is useful, and the answer is far less than 5000 miles although your method is correct.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Ah, like Manhattan. Got it.

 

[john101]

inverness florida, malta ny, kremlin montana, glasgow kentucky?

 

[Jonathan Scott]

inverness florida, malta ny, kremlin montana, glasgow kentucky?

I make that 25% right. I assume there's more consistency than that.

 

[1oldman2]

inverness florida, malta ny, kremlin montana, glasgow kentucky?

Assume post #1325 is 100% correct.

 

[1oldman2]

Again, "2" is a "common denominator" or clue.

 

[1oldman2]

Okay... in the interest of this thread not languishing any longer, the "2" refers to a US highway.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Google makes it about 394 miles as the crow flies or about 419 miles going to and fro along the highway, so about 400 either way.

 

[1oldman2]

Google makes it about 394 miles as the crow flies or about 419 miles going to and fro along the highway, so about 400 either way.

That figure is well within the "Margin of error" I mentioned. Your turn.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

That figure is well within the "Margin of error" I mentioned. Your turn.

That was an amusing puzzle. I guessed what you were after back at post #1323 as you could presumably see from the "Manhattan" reference to an earlier Montana puzzle, but I tried to confirm it in a way which wouldn't give it away totally. It might have been easier to understand that there was a catch if you'd made it clear in the puzzle that you were expecting an answer of much less than 5000 miles! I suspect some people still didn't notice that all of those places were in Montana, in a line along US Highway 2.

Sorry I still don't have time to think up new ones - someone else can have a go again. My day job (IBM software support) used to be quite boring before this year, frequently leaving time for running orchestras, reading news, following forums, inventing puzzles and so on. I've now inherited several more people's jobs (and may well have another one soon), which is much more interesting but leaves very little spare time to run orchestras or follow forums.

 

[hsdrop]

ok guys it been a little while i'll try to think up a mind bender

 

[hsdrop]

sorry for the long delay life got bizzy for a bit lol but here goes

I spy with my not so little eye
now even throw it's man made
it that took over 200 million years to make
with a little water/ice and a lot of dirt

 

[hsdrop]

hey guys we still playing??
I don't think the riddle was that hard to solve
and you'll can always ask for more clues as well

 

[1oldman2]

hey guys we still playing??
I don't think the riddle was that hard to solve
and you'll can always ask for more clues as well

I'll take one of those clues please.

 

[hsdrop]

ok ill narrow it down a but
you're looking for a lake with a iland

 

[Jonathan Scott]

sorry for the long delay life got bizzy for a bit lol but here goes

I spy with my not so little eye
now even throw it's man made
it that took over 200 million years to make
with a little water/ice and a lot of dirt

Nice one. I don't think that needs any more clues. Location of eye is Q.

 

[1oldman2]

Lets try Lac Manicouagan, Quebec.

 

[hsdrop]

yep that was not too ruff on you guys lol

 

[1oldman2]

yep that was not too ruff on you guys lol

Be back soon.

 

[1oldman2]

Your looking for the the location of the namesake of Slaughterhouse fives location. first clue, its not 5600 tons.

 

[1oldman2]

I guess another clue would be, it's not the city in the book.

 

[hsdrop]

wow I thought I got cut off for the notifications for the thread

 

[1oldman2]

wow I thought I got cut off for the notifications for the thread

I think sometimes the notifications may be a little buggy but the thread goes on.

 

[1oldman2]

*twiddles thumbs, waiting for an answer* (or at least a guess)

 

[hsdrop]

I'm still lost, sorry.
Just now looking up slaughterhouse five.
Looks like an interesting story and I don't say that often
But maybe, just hearing about it now shows how under read I am
Ok, I could use another bone please.

 

[1oldman2]

Ok, I could use another bone please.

One bone, coming up. The subject location involved the Falkland Islands, although your searching for a place far from there.
(You could do far worse than reading Slaughterhouse five, there was even a passable film based on it. One of Kurt's best.)

 

[1oldman2]

Okay then... I'll take that as "One more clue please". Next clue, Not exactly Gilligans Isle but it is famous for it's literary castaway. One more thing, Wolrams "good ship SS Ginsling" likely sailed from this port on the way to the Tiki Bar.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

First time I've looked at this thread for months. Been too busy with work and orchestras.

Your looking for the the location of the namesake of Slaughterhouse fives location. first clue, its not 5600 tons.

Do you just mean the location name which comes next after "scuttled off ..." ?

 

[1oldman2]

Welcome back, I was ready to give this thread a burial at sea. You are of course correct in your guess. Hope the summers treating you well. I was surprised to learn that two ships of the same name were involved in sinking, that complicated my clues as far as not being too obvious with the answer.