Who's The Boss
Game #580: Where in the World? II
This private game is moderated by Gizzer. Please read the rules and contact the moderator with any questions or concerns about this game.
This game finished in 10 rounds.
Congratulations to the winners!
Players who found Carmen:
1st place - cinnamon30
2nd place - TanCW
3rd place - Smeraldina
4th place - V_Bapat and Mysterious
6th place - Scubee
Honourable Mention:
11/12 challenges - ltblupngn
.....10/12 challenges - PineappleMama, grilledcheese and Harmony_Girl
......7/12 challenges - RGW4 (from the sidelines)
Invitations to the Map Room have been extended to all remaining players.
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Players who found Carmen:
1st place - cinnamon30
2nd place - TanCW
3rd place - Smeraldina
4th place - V_Bapat and Mysterious
6th place - Scubee
Honourable Mention:
11/12 challenges - ltblupngn
.....10/12 challenges - PineappleMama, grilledcheese and Harmony_Girl
......7/12 challenges - RGW4 (from the sidelines)
Invitations to the Map Room have been extended to all remaining players.
---This message was edited on 2008-04-11 22:29:46---
Enjoyed it and would do it again.
What would Scooby Doo?
What would Scooby Doo?
It was another fun challenge by Giz. Thank you Giz.
Knowledge is not power. The USE of knowledge is power.
Knowledge is not power. The USE of knowledge is power.
Thanks for modding, Gizzer. It was fun while it lasted. I just don't think I'm smart enough for your puzzles.
Livin' that mom-life...
Livin' that mom-life...
Witty, after you see a few of her puzzles and see the types of things she does, it gets a little easier the next time around.
I have seen her use the elemental math idea before as well as the anagrams in stories before. That made those a little easier. Challenge B was by far the toughest of them all and I should have known to search braingle a little better as she has used several things from braingle in her ABR games. You always tell yourself next time I'll remember that but then you tend to forget another trick or idea she has used.
Knowledge is not power. The USE of knowledge is power.
I have seen her use the elemental math idea before as well as the anagrams in stories before. That made those a little easier. Challenge B was by far the toughest of them all and I should have known to search braingle a little better as she has used several things from braingle in her ABR games. You always tell yourself next time I'll remember that but then you tend to forget another trick or idea she has used.
Knowledge is not power. The USE of knowledge is power.
OK, superlong post, as it's time for answers and explanations of clues.
Starting from the Lindy Hop page:
Challenge A:
To earn the first piece of the picture, you must determine the final number in this series:
3, 7, 13, 25, 33, 41, 57, 67, 75, 85, 101, 121, 133, 149, 167, 172, 178, 198, 222, 240, 259, 265, 289, 313, 334, 354, 378, 402, 474, ???
If you don't recognize the numbers, then through trial and error, counting up from 474, you would reach the 530 page.
Challenge B:
So, the complete series is:
3, 7, 13, 25, 33, 41, 57, 67, 75, 85, 101, 121, 133, 149, 167, 172, 178, 198, 222, 240, 259, 265, 289, 313, 334, 354, 378, 402, 474, 530
But what does the series represent? Determine that and you will be awarded with the next piece of the picture.
(Note: the answer has two words)
Hint: So, you think you can dance? Could you win an award?
Hint 2: You'd better hustle or it could be lights out for you in this game!
Hint 3: Don't let your brain turn into goo; search Braingle, not Google, for this clue!
Last Hint: Key words from previous clues have been highlighted.
If you didn't solve this one, you were certainly not alone - 8 of the original 20 players did not come up with the answer.
Braingle's version of the Lights Out game is called Disco, and you can win an award for solving the first 25 levels. There are 30 levels in all, just as there are 30 numbers in the series, which represents the cumulative number of moves per level needed to solve the game in the fewest moves. The two word answer to what the series represents is therefore disco moves.
Challenge C:
To earn the next piece of the picture, solve this rebus:
Hint: If you are lost, a GPS unit might help.
Hint 2: Treasure seekers hunt for treasure...
Hint 3: Three pictures, three syllables... but only one word.
Final Hint: Key words from previous clues have been highlighted.
The key to this challenge was interpreting the $ as "cash". Apparently, however, many players were unfamiliar with the geocaching craze, and so had difficulty recognizing the answer as geocache.
Challenge D:
To earn the next piece, you must solve the following group teaser:
Ten friends are participating in a geocaching game in Ottawa. Nine of the friends have already recorded their names in the logbook:
Becci
Charlotte
Ed
Fred
Gina
John
Peg
Ron
Victor
What is the name of the 10th friend who has yet to sign the logbook?
Hint: If you are lost this time, use a map.
Hint 2: You can only capitalize on the previous clue if you use the right map.
Each of the nine given names are segments of nine of Canada's provinicial capitals:
Quebec City, Quebec
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Edmonton, Alberta
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Regina, Saskatchewan
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Toronto, Ontario
Victoria, British Columbia
There were 2 clues included with this challenge: the reference to Ottawa, which is the capital of Canada, and the reference to my address, which is Halifax, Nova Scotia, the missing province. (The 3 territories were not represented, because I couldn't make names from Yellowknife or Whitehorse, and the Al from Iqaluit was too similar to Hal.)
Challenge E:
Science Fiction. Some people love it, some people hate it. Even those who love it know that some stories are great and some... well... aren't.
The following movies represent some good and some not so good science fiction. But these movies were selected because of an interesting connection.
Cocoon
The Island of Dr Moreau
Meteor
Planet of the Apes
One star from each of these movies worked together on another, earlier, production. Find the name of that earlier production, and you will earn the next piece of the picture.
Hint: One of the actors coulda been a contender.
Jessica Tandy was one of the stars of Cocoon.
Marlon Brando, whose famous quote from On the Waterfront was the basis of the hint, starred in the 1996 remake of The Island of Doctor Moreau.
Kim Hunter starred as Zira in the 1968 version of The Planet of the Apes, and its sequels.
Karl Malden starred in Meteor.
These four actors were the original cast of Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire, which is why the question refers to an earlier production, not an earlier movie.
Challenge F:
To earn the next piece of the picture, you must solve this rebus:
+ - +
No one who got this far had any trouble with this one. Even if they didn't recognize the "old guy" as George Bernard Shaw from either the picture or the initials GBS, once they determined the second picture was a rickshaw, the math was easy:
cap + rickshaw - shaw + corn = capricorn
Challenge G:
To earn the next piece of the picture, you need only solve this elementary math:
17 + 18 + 53 + 8 + 7 = ?
Hint: Call out loud and clear when you solve this clue.
Hint 2: It's elementary, my dear Watson.
Hint 3: A periodical like Scientific American might be of some use, if you are not able to figure this out yet.
Last Hint: Key words in previous clues have been highlighted.
The key to this challenge is recognizing that "elementary math" refers not to addition, but to the periodic table of the elements.
After substituting the elements for the atomic numbers, the equation reads:
Chlorine (Cl) + Argon (Ar) + Iodine (I) + Oxygen (O) + Nitrogen (N) = clarion.
A clarion is medieval trumpet-like instrument, and today a "clarion call" is a call that is loud and clear.
Challenge H:
To earn the next piece of the picture, solve this rebus:
lavoro
Hint: Ciao!
Hint 2: Parla italiano?
After solving the Russian Roulette challenge in the first game, most return players had no trouble with a little Italian. The only trick here is that lavoro can mean "I work" as well as "job". It is the latter you need to get The Italian Job.
By the way, Mark Wahlberg, who starred in the remake of The Italian Job, also starred in the remake of the Planet of the Apes.
Challenge I:
To earn the next piece of the picture, solve this riddle:
These two letters are all that stand
Between the birds and the bees
Put them together and you will find
You've created a very big cheese.
No one needed a hint for this one, which was a pleasant surprise. Then again, one could just try all 650 2-letter combinations if one was desperate!
The key to this challenge comes from the Latin roots (from which Italian is derived) for bird and bee, from which we get such words as avian/aviary and apian/apiary. The letters VP are the standard abbreviation for Vice President, a very big cheese.
Challenge J:
Group 1:
arm
bear
cast
gone
shadow
Group 2:
draw
moor
nips
rood
wolf
Group 3:
opts
pose
post
pots
stop
One of the words in Group 3 belongs in either Group 1 or Group 2. Determine which word should be moved, and why, and you will earn the next piece of the picture.
Hint: Are you having trouble deciding? Going back and forth between Groups A and B?
Hint 2: Madam, I'm Adam.
Both hints attempted to force players to read the words both forward and backward. Group A words will all form words with the prefix for, while Group B words, if read backward, will all form words with the prefix back. Therefore, the word posts can be moved to Group B to represent backstop.
Challenge K:
To earn the next piece of the picture, change one letter of each of these 3 words:
walk, boy, sleet
to create a new set of words with a common theme.
(Note: the answer is the 3 new words)
Hint: An American, a Canadian and an Englishman walk into a bar...
Hint 2: One of the words rhymes with the theme.
Hint 3: One of the answers can be found by researching a psych question.
Last Hint: Why did the chicken cross the road? Probably to see his broker.
There are lots of combinations here! The first hint reveals that the 3 new words represent something American, Canadian and English, in that order. The second and fourth hints point to the theme being streets, with the fourth hint further alluding to streets in the financial district.
The third hint refers to the psych question which asks about actors nominated for an Academy Award. The Boss selected George Clooney from the 5 possibilities. I was a bit surprised at that, actually; considering her age, and the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean, I thought she'd prefer Johnny Depp, who was nominated for his role as Sweeny Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street. However, had players researched the question at the time, they may have seen the solution to this challenge much sooner: Wall, Bay and Fleet (Streets)
Challenge L:
You may have noticed that each piece of the picture has a name that begins with Square2, followed by the letter that represents the challenge, followed by a series of random numbers and letters. For example, the piece you just earned is Square2K5U9Q.
To earn the last piece of the picture, you must determine its name. To do this, you will have the assistance of some friends from another famous street. But you will have to find them first.
Within the following story there are several anagrams of gemstones. Find all the anagrams, and you'll learn the name of the last piece of the picture.
(Note: The wiki pages correspond to the anagrams, as written, not the gemstones)
Hint: Dog, obey! Bury dust, yea.
Hint 2: There are 2 gemstones in the third paragraph.
Follow Big Bird's instructions to piece together the name of the last piece of the picture as Square2L6E8PY9.
By the way, the first hint is an anagram of the Rolling Stones classic Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, which shows that bury is an anagram of ruby.
Carmen's Location:
Several people identified Carmen's location as Shanghai with only a few pieces, but needed the last piece to determine that Carmen was hiding out in the Oriental Pearl Tower
Starting from the Lindy Hop page:
Challenge A:
To earn the first piece of the picture, you must determine the final number in this series:
3, 7, 13, 25, 33, 41, 57, 67, 75, 85, 101, 121, 133, 149, 167, 172, 178, 198, 222, 240, 259, 265, 289, 313, 334, 354, 378, 402, 474, ???
If you don't recognize the numbers, then through trial and error, counting up from 474, you would reach the 530 page.
Challenge B:
So, the complete series is:
3, 7, 13, 25, 33, 41, 57, 67, 75, 85, 101, 121, 133, 149, 167, 172, 178, 198, 222, 240, 259, 265, 289, 313, 334, 354, 378, 402, 474, 530
But what does the series represent? Determine that and you will be awarded with the next piece of the picture.
(Note: the answer has two words)
Hint: So, you think you can dance? Could you win an award?
Hint 2: You'd better hustle or it could be lights out for you in this game!
Hint 3: Don't let your brain turn into goo; search Braingle, not Google, for this clue!
Last Hint: Key words from previous clues have been highlighted.
If you didn't solve this one, you were certainly not alone - 8 of the original 20 players did not come up with the answer.
Braingle's version of the Lights Out game is called Disco, and you can win an award for solving the first 25 levels. There are 30 levels in all, just as there are 30 numbers in the series, which represents the cumulative number of moves per level needed to solve the game in the fewest moves. The two word answer to what the series represents is therefore disco moves.
Challenge C:
To earn the next piece of the picture, solve this rebus:
Hint: If you are lost, a GPS unit might help.
Hint 2: Treasure seekers hunt for treasure...
Hint 3: Three pictures, three syllables... but only one word.
Final Hint: Key words from previous clues have been highlighted.
The key to this challenge was interpreting the $ as "cash". Apparently, however, many players were unfamiliar with the geocaching craze, and so had difficulty recognizing the answer as geocache.
Challenge D:
To earn the next piece, you must solve the following group teaser:
Ten friends are participating in a geocaching game in Ottawa. Nine of the friends have already recorded their names in the logbook:
Becci
Charlotte
Ed
Fred
Gina
John
Peg
Ron
Victor
What is the name of the 10th friend who has yet to sign the logbook?
Hint: If you are lost this time, use a map.
Hint 2: You can only capitalize on the previous clue if you use the right map.
Each of the nine given names are segments of nine of Canada's provinicial capitals:
Quebec City, Quebec
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Edmonton, Alberta
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Regina, Saskatchewan
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Toronto, Ontario
Victoria, British Columbia
There were 2 clues included with this challenge: the reference to Ottawa, which is the capital of Canada, and the reference to my address, which is Halifax, Nova Scotia, the missing province. (The 3 territories were not represented, because I couldn't make names from Yellowknife or Whitehorse, and the Al from Iqaluit was too similar to Hal.)
Challenge E:
Science Fiction. Some people love it, some people hate it. Even those who love it know that some stories are great and some... well... aren't.
The following movies represent some good and some not so good science fiction. But these movies were selected because of an interesting connection.
Cocoon
The Island of Dr Moreau
Meteor
Planet of the Apes
One star from each of these movies worked together on another, earlier, production. Find the name of that earlier production, and you will earn the next piece of the picture.
Hint: One of the actors coulda been a contender.
Jessica Tandy was one of the stars of Cocoon.
Marlon Brando, whose famous quote from On the Waterfront was the basis of the hint, starred in the 1996 remake of The Island of Doctor Moreau.
Kim Hunter starred as Zira in the 1968 version of The Planet of the Apes, and its sequels.
Karl Malden starred in Meteor.
These four actors were the original cast of Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire, which is why the question refers to an earlier production, not an earlier movie.
Challenge F:
To earn the next piece of the picture, you must solve this rebus:
+ - +
No one who got this far had any trouble with this one. Even if they didn't recognize the "old guy" as George Bernard Shaw from either the picture or the initials GBS, once they determined the second picture was a rickshaw, the math was easy:
cap + rickshaw - shaw + corn = capricorn
Challenge G:
To earn the next piece of the picture, you need only solve this elementary math:
17 + 18 + 53 + 8 + 7 = ?
Hint: Call out loud and clear when you solve this clue.
Hint 2: It's elementary, my dear Watson.
Hint 3: A periodical like Scientific American might be of some use, if you are not able to figure this out yet.
Last Hint: Key words in previous clues have been highlighted.
The key to this challenge is recognizing that "elementary math" refers not to addition, but to the periodic table of the elements.
After substituting the elements for the atomic numbers, the equation reads:
Chlorine (Cl) + Argon (Ar) + Iodine (I) + Oxygen (O) + Nitrogen (N) = clarion.
A clarion is medieval trumpet-like instrument, and today a "clarion call" is a call that is loud and clear.
Challenge H:
To earn the next piece of the picture, solve this rebus:
lavoro
Hint: Ciao!
Hint 2: Parla italiano?
After solving the Russian Roulette challenge in the first game, most return players had no trouble with a little Italian. The only trick here is that lavoro can mean "I work" as well as "job". It is the latter you need to get The Italian Job.
By the way, Mark Wahlberg, who starred in the remake of The Italian Job, also starred in the remake of the Planet of the Apes.
Challenge I:
To earn the next piece of the picture, solve this riddle:
These two letters are all that stand
Between the birds and the bees
Put them together and you will find
You've created a very big cheese.
No one needed a hint for this one, which was a pleasant surprise. Then again, one could just try all 650 2-letter combinations if one was desperate!
The key to this challenge comes from the Latin roots (from which Italian is derived) for bird and bee, from which we get such words as avian/aviary and apian/apiary. The letters VP are the standard abbreviation for Vice President, a very big cheese.
Challenge J:
Group 1:
arm
bear
cast
gone
shadow
Group 2:
draw
moor
nips
rood
wolf
Group 3:
opts
pose
post
pots
stop
One of the words in Group 3 belongs in either Group 1 or Group 2. Determine which word should be moved, and why, and you will earn the next piece of the picture.
Hint: Are you having trouble deciding? Going back and forth between Groups A and B?
Hint 2: Madam, I'm Adam.
Both hints attempted to force players to read the words both forward and backward. Group A words will all form words with the prefix for, while Group B words, if read backward, will all form words with the prefix back. Therefore, the word posts can be moved to Group B to represent backstop.
Challenge K:
To earn the next piece of the picture, change one letter of each of these 3 words:
walk, boy, sleet
to create a new set of words with a common theme.
(Note: the answer is the 3 new words)
Hint: An American, a Canadian and an Englishman walk into a bar...
Hint 2: One of the words rhymes with the theme.
Hint 3: One of the answers can be found by researching a psych question.
Last Hint: Why did the chicken cross the road? Probably to see his broker.
There are lots of combinations here! The first hint reveals that the 3 new words represent something American, Canadian and English, in that order. The second and fourth hints point to the theme being streets, with the fourth hint further alluding to streets in the financial district.
The third hint refers to the psych question which asks about actors nominated for an Academy Award. The Boss selected George Clooney from the 5 possibilities. I was a bit surprised at that, actually; considering her age, and the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean, I thought she'd prefer Johnny Depp, who was nominated for his role as Sweeny Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street. However, had players researched the question at the time, they may have seen the solution to this challenge much sooner: Wall, Bay and Fleet (Streets)
Challenge L:
You may have noticed that each piece of the picture has a name that begins with Square2, followed by the letter that represents the challenge, followed by a series of random numbers and letters. For example, the piece you just earned is Square2K5U9Q.
To earn the last piece of the picture, you must determine its name. To do this, you will have the assistance of some friends from another famous street. But you will have to find them first.
Within the following story there are several anagrams of gemstones. Find all the anagrams, and you'll learn the name of the last piece of the picture.
(Note: The wiki pages correspond to the anagrams, as written, not the gemstones)
Hint: Dog, obey! Bury dust, yea.
Hint 2: There are 2 gemstones in the third paragraph.
A Gem of a Story
There's never a dull moment here at Exit Strategy, a shipping company that specializes in exotic items.
President Bill Lading proudly opened the monthly managerial meeting. "I see we netted a new account: Crane Origami. Lee?"
Lee Ward, Director of Marketing, was a proud as a peacock. "Yes, Bill, our commitment to external aid campaigns has paid off. Crane Origami is the newest sponsor of the Make a Wish Foundation, and they need a shipper who won't fold under pressure."
"Well, that's us," smiled Bill. "What is our commitment to Crane?"
"The contract is for 1000 pallets a month, Bill," replied Lee.
"Oh my! You are just trying to bury me in paperwork!" laughed warehouse manager Steve Dore.
"All for a good cause, Steve," replied Lee. "Besides, this will offset our losses on the HP account. The sauce business is worse this year."
"You are in fine form today, Lee" giggled Hazel Matt, Safety Officer. "Must you always pun-ish us so?"
Lee rewarded Hazel with a mad leeer. "Only when you bewitch me, Hazel dear!"
"OK, OK," Bill sputtered through his Earl Grey tea. "Let's get back to business. Do you have that quarterly report, Mick?"
Mick Emaus, Distribution Manager, slid a sheaf of papers down the table. "There you go, mate. All orders processed within benchmark times."
Customer Service manager Peter Pan piped up, "I've received three calls about a missing boomerang shipment, Mick. You told me you sent them out yourself last week."
"I did moaned Mick, "but I can't make them stay there - they keep coming back!"
"Oh my head," groaned Bill. "We must have earned the punniest meeting award by now!"
"It's not quite ours yet, Bill", quipped Hazel. "I've submitted the minutes from our last 10 meetings to the Guinness site. I thought we'd win for sure, but no pun in ten did!"
"Meeting adjourned!"
There's never a dull moment here at Exit Strategy, a shipping company that specializes in exotic items.
President Bill Lading proudly opened the monthly managerial meeting. "I see we netted a new account: Crane Origami. Lee?"
Lee Ward, Director of Marketing, was a proud as a peacock. "Yes, Bill, our commitment to external aid campaigns has paid off. Crane Origami is the newest sponsor of the Make a Wish Foundation, and they need a shipper who won't fold under pressure."
"Well, that's us," smiled Bill. "What is our commitment to Crane?"
"The contract is for 1000 pallets a month, Bill," replied Lee.
"Oh my! You are just trying to bury me in paperwork!" laughed warehouse manager Steve Dore.
"All for a good cause, Steve," replied Lee. "Besides, this will offset our losses on the HP account. The sauce business is worse this year."
"You are in fine form today, Lee" giggled Hazel Matt, Safety Officer. "Must you always pun-ish us so?"
Lee rewarded Hazel with a mad leeer. "Only when you bewitch me, Hazel dear!"
"OK, OK," Bill sputtered through his Earl Grey tea. "Let's get back to business. Do you have that quarterly report, Mick?"
Mick Emaus, Distribution Manager, slid a sheaf of papers down the table. "There you go, mate. All orders processed within benchmark times."
Customer Service manager Peter Pan piped up, "I've received three calls about a missing boomerang shipment, Mick. You told me you sent them out yourself last week."
"I did moaned Mick, "but I can't make them stay there - they keep coming back!"
"Oh my head," groaned Bill. "We must have earned the punniest meeting award by now!"
"It's not quite ours yet, Bill", quipped Hazel. "I've submitted the minutes from our last 10 meetings to the Guinness site. I thought we'd win for sure, but no pun in ten did!"
"Meeting adjourned!"
Follow Big Bird's instructions to piece together the name of the last piece of the picture as Square2L6E8PY9.
By the way, the first hint is an anagram of the Rolling Stones classic Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, which shows that bury is an anagram of ruby.
Carmen's Location:
Several people identified Carmen's location as Shanghai with only a few pieces, but needed the last piece to determine that Carmen was hiding out in the Oriental Pearl Tower
The problem I have with the challenges is that I over [or in some cases under] think them.
IE The Holmes number one... I immediately thought of ELEMENTary...
but then got sidetracked by sherlock stuff.
Same with the dance... award one... I thought of Braingle game awards...
Even went to the trouble to check number of whatnots in Booty... and Tetris too!!
BUT NOT DISCO... I can't believe I missed that.
See wiki to see just how embarrassing that slip was.
But the ultimate ... I was in an alliance with the freakin' Boss.
Suspected she was... but couldn't be sure... so I just fried myself up real nice.
Dangit.... anywho, great game Giz YOU ARE A GENIUS...
Fractions are romantic.
IE The Holmes number one... I immediately thought of ELEMENTary...
but then got sidetracked by sherlock stuff.
Same with the dance... award one... I thought of Braingle game awards...
Even went to the trouble to check number of whatnots in Booty... and Tetris too!!
BUT NOT DISCO... I can't believe I missed that.
See wiki to see just how embarrassing that slip was.
But the ultimate ... I was in an alliance with the freakin' Boss.
Suspected she was... but couldn't be sure... so I just fried myself up real nice.
Dangit.... anywho, great game Giz YOU ARE A GENIUS...
Fractions are romantic.
great game!!!
i got all of the gems except diamond...
"Fall down again Bella?" "No Emmet, I punched a werewolf in the face."
i got all of the gems except diamond...
"Fall down again Bella?" "No Emmet, I punched a werewolf in the face."
Great game !
It would be nice to have the final check-in time of the top 6 place finishers, if Giz does not mind disclosing the information.
It would be nice to have the final check-in time of the top 6 place finishers, if Giz does not mind disclosing the information.
1st place = April 5, 3:39 pm (BT)
2nd place = April 6, 8:30 am
3rd place = April 6, 9:34 pm
4th place = April 7, 10:11 am
6th place = April 10, 8:58 am
2nd place = April 6, 8:30 am
3rd place = April 6, 9:34 pm
4th place = April 7, 10:11 am
6th place = April 10, 8:58 am
I got stuck on the rebus because I was going too in depth with it. I thought that the color of the letters and the box around the O had something to do with it. I think I was looking too hard.
Livin' that mom-life...
Livin' that mom-life...
Follow Braingle!