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Where's the Gold? II
Bob Sr. the alchemist had recently died. He invented only one magic potion, the Cingumbulating Stone 2001. It had the power to make any metal into gold (just like the Philosopher's Stone). It was nowhere to be seen. However, he seemed to have left instructions on how to make it:
Take 12 toenails,
Add 5 nincompoops,
Mix that with 14 salads.
Next add 9 icicles,
2 dead frogs,
And 6 wet rocks.
Finally, put 14 cats in,
Along with 12 ace of spades,
7 diamond bracelets,
And 9 monkeys' paws.
His son, Bob Jr., will not receive the inheritance of the ultimate stone if he cannot figure out this puzzle. Can you help him?
Take 12 toenails,
Add 5 nincompoops,
Mix that with 14 salads.
Next add 9 icicles,
2 dead frogs,
And 6 wet rocks.
Finally, put 14 cats in,
Along with 12 ace of spades,
7 diamond bracelets,
And 9 monkeys' paws.
His son, Bob Jr., will not receive the inheritance of the ultimate stone if he cannot figure out this puzzle. Can you help him?
Hint
Similar to my first "Where's the Gold?" teaser. Are they really instructions?The numbers in each line are VERY important.
Answer
The stone was inside Bob's cane.The number (n) in each line represent the nth character to take. For example, the "12" in the first line means you must take the 12th character in the line. Commas count as characters. Taking the corresponding character from each line leaves us with "insidecane". Put a space in to get "inside cane."
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Comments
Cant he just say... great teaser! you got me!
A fun teaser! I enjoy cryptography puzzles.
cool
Great enjoyed muchly
this was one of the better teasers i have read today
Tough one
ummm... I got confused by the wording. I wasn't looking to find the stone but how to make it. I just thought well, just follow the recipe.
i am cofused. it can be much more better
Good teaser, I especially liked the ingredients!
wow i read ur first teaser! u probably think really deeply! thanks for the challenge!
all i can say is:
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AHHA nice one
I added them all up and i am like
WHAT THE HECK DOES THE FREEAKIN' NUMBER 90 HAVE TO DO WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im cooled off now.
WHAT THE HECK DOES THE FREEAKIN' NUMBER 90 HAVE TO DO WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im cooled off now.
i got this one pretty quickly, good teaser
pretty good one, keep it up. I think all my mind. These kinds of teasers can mean a lot of directions to solve, and to be able to go all the directions really take time. anyway, keep it up.
How silly!
How silly!
Nice one!
This one was definently harder than the first one. Keep on making them. They are the best.
Heavy Duty Tooty Fruity!
SourDough liked this one very much, yes indeed!
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SourDough liked this one very much, yes indeed!
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that was good...I just don't think I am good at that kind of mystery...
No matter how difficult a Teaser is, the answer should be spelled out clearly for those participants who may lack the knowledge to arrive at a conclusion, a correct conclusion. Therefore, this Teaser was Boring and unfair, even though I rated it positive. You know fun and hard. Even though Braingle is not a school, show off your true talent.
precious, why is it that in every comment u post it is always negative and begins and ends with demons?
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