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U of Chicago Scavenger Hunt List - 2004

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the distributed-approach dept.

nightsweat writes "The list of items and tasks for the 2004 version of the infamous University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt (or scavhunt for short) is up as a PDF. As a veteran of the first hunt in 1985, I'm glad to see the youngsters carrying on the madness. Some of the highlight items - the URLs of the blogs of the judges, five pages of Queer Eye for Doctor Doom, A McDonald's Sad Meal, Mrs Potatohead giving Mr. Potato head, Eudaemonia (300 points!), and a permanent tattoo that says 'Sorry about the syphilis, can we still be cousins?'"

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  1. Re:Eudaemonia means by SomeGuyFromCA · · Score: 5, Informative

    Happiness derived from a life of living according to reason. Shouldn't be *too* hard to find *that* at a Uni.

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  2. Re:Eudaemonia means by kavachameleon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Really, it means "Well-demoned". It can be lucky, happy, prosperous, or a couple of other things.

  3. They forgot number 283, a non slashdotable server by Kenja · · Score: 1, Informative
    Items (a bit mangled)

    1.Ateammemberinlox.Ateammemberinstocks.Twosmokin?t eammembersinbarrels.[32points]
    2.Ascratch-and-sniffmapofChicago.[36points]
    3.Mandelbrotwurst.[17points]
    4.TheLastAnnualScavHuntAll-StarGame.By7:00PMThursd ay,submitthreerésumésfromyourteam?sAll-StarScavHun ters(résuméformssuppliedatTheConclaveoftheCaptains ).TheseAll-StarswillcompeteforitemsonSaturdayafter noonwithAll-Starsfromopposingteams.["1+"2+"3points ]
    5.Legallychangeyournametothemaximumlength.[37point s.10bonuspointsfornumbersorspecialcharacters,liket hosedumbCaliforniaplates.]
    6.GiveaJudgedéjàvu.[11points]
    7.Hawflakes.[2points]
    8.Ateammember?sumbilicalcord,tobeeatenbythatteamme mber.[96points]
    9.GiveaJudgedéjàvu.[11points]
    10.You?vealreadygottenmarried,renouncedyourcitizen ship,andbeendeclaredlegallyinsaneforScavHuntspast, nowmightbeagoodtimetobeatadeadhorse.[1point]
    11.FantasyScavHunt.BringateammembertoIdaNoyesbefor ethepartytodraftanAll-Starteam.TheAll-Starswillbef romotherteams,buttheywillrepresentyourScavHuntTeam .["0points]
    12.GiveafittingperformanceatEnoHall.Thengoroundbac kandgivehimtheclapp.[17points]
    13.PhotographyourselfontheescalatorofTajMahal?slob by.Upordown?Youpick.It?sagamble![7or0points]
    14.EntertheSeminaryCo-Opwearingonlybackpacksandsho ulderbags.[28points]
    15.Createtwomappings:OnefromaCTAmapintoaUSmapandon efromtheUSmapintoaCTAmap.Wewantittolookrealbad-ass ,andbybad-ass,wemean?likesomethingthatcameoutofKai ?sPowerGooTM.?[31pointseach]
    16.AnEasy-BakeOvenwiththeSpecialEditionSylviaPlath inactionfigure.[15points]
    17.AWillieNelsondollfromSuperBowlXXXVIII.[38points ]
    18.Hi...we?reinDelaware...SetupabluescreenatJudgme nttomagicallywhisktheJudgesawaytoatropicalbeach, thegatesofHell,Delaware,andyourfavoriteplaceinthis world.[112points.20bonuspointsforfacialimpositiont hatmakesuslooksexyorpossiblylikeaJediMaster.Forget abouttheJudgeswhodon?tneedthelatter]
    ? 19.m=maroon;x=bluegreen;o=olive;p=purple;r=red;d=d arkgrey;l=lightgrey;b=black;w=white;g=green.Formor einformation,pleaseseehttp://scavhunt.uchicago.edu /2004pattern.txt.[36points]
    20.Anoutofordersignthatisoutoforder.Noinfiniteregr essions.[5points]
    21.AbrahamdidwhattoIsaac?!...OnlyinNewJersey.[6poi nts]
    22.Ridethewhitehorses.Don?tgettoowet.TheAC?sonfull blast.[12points]
    23.Holiestofwater,ACstyle.TrumpTrumpbaby,giveusabo ttle.[13points]
    24.EattheWorld?sWorstApplePieinthebiggestrockingch air...ever![30points]
    25.Wecouldn?tgetthisonepastLori. 26.VenusdeMidol.[34points]
    27.?Wearestillontopofthewave...We,whoknowaboutAris totle,Plato,whoweavewordslikeanachronism,transcen- dentalist,cosmos,metaphysical,corollary,integer,mo narchical,intoourbreakfastspeechasamatterofcourse? ? Whoarewe,andaccordingtowhom(atleastin1953,whenthis previousPulitzerprize?winningauthordescribedusassu ch)?[19.53points]
    28.Haveacomputercombustthroughnothingbutitsowninte rnalworkings.[32points]
    29.ProverbsIV:7-Wisdomistheprincipalthing;therefor egetwisdom:andwithallthygettinggetunderstanding. Calligraphthenplaceonparchment,theScavengerHuntRSO bylaws.Putthembehindglassafteryouhaveagedthedocume

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  4. Re:a couple years ago... by jdunlevy · · Score: 2, Informative

    See http://slashdot.org/articles/99/05/20/1320256.shtm l.

  5. mirror here by whizkid042 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.unixauthority.com/~fiskeja/list2004.pdf

    1. Re:mirror here by lart2150 · · Score: 4, Informative

      another one here http://www.cyberonic.com/~creamme/list2004.pdf

  6. Re:#1 on the list by Black+Jack+Hyde · · Score: 2, Informative

    For Adobe, try removing the plugins.

  7. Re:a couple years ago... by Cyclotron_Boy · · Score: 5, Informative
    No, we (Justin and I) are not "idiot twins." Our breeder reactor was, indeed, last publicly seen in the back of my Ford. It was originally built in our dorm suite. But it was later disassembled. You can read about it here. Our breeder reactor created about 12000 atoms of Uranium and in the neighborhood of 4000 atoms of Plutonium. At those levels, it is even difficult to measure chemically.

    As a result of my experience building nuclear reactors for fun, I was a science advisor for a BBC show, "The Nuclear Boyscout." I have had to answer questions about this a thousand times, and it has been /.-ed before (second down).

    Also, I don't work for Los Alamos. I worked for Fermi National Accelerator Lab, but now I am at General Dynamics.

    And by way of reference, the Scav Hunt rocks. We had a great time every year. Too bad I can't be there as an honorary judge this year. I would, but I can't make it... (Sorry Matt Kellard)

    -Fred

    My Webpage

  8. Re:Hope it's less than 33 ft... by sameerd · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.uchicago.edu/docs/mp-site/construction/ ratner/rat-eleva.html

    Extrapolating from the size of the human figure in the model, I would say about 40 feet.

    Ratner looks like a boat stuck inland.

  9. Re:#1 on the list by dgmartin98 · · Score: 4, Informative

    (while acknowledging the humor...)

    Solution:
    Don't use Adobe Reader 6.x.
    Stick with Adobe Reader 5.x.

    If you already have 6.x installed and you're pissed off with the startup time and resources used (I was), uninstall it and reinstall 5.x

    To download 5.x, go to the Adobe site, and pick Windows 98 as your platform, regardless if you actually have WinXP, 2k or whatever. If you REALLY want a small Adobe Reader, pick the Win 3.1 platform, to give you Adobe Reader 3.x.

    If you're using Linux, you're in luck, Adobe won't try to forcefeed you with 6.x... yet.

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  10. Re:UC Prank or scavenger hunt? by arrow · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was MIT, on the great dome. The car was a mockup too.

    http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1994/cp_car/

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  11. That's too easy. by oneiros27 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Block all exhaust ports, stop all of the fans, and put in a 15k RPM drive or overclocked CPU.

    Depending on the exact strictness of the 'nothing but', you can either place something inside that's likely to combust, or at the very least, use an old system that's filled with dust.

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    Build it, and they will come^Hplain.
  12. Re:I'm over here! by Raul654 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I don't see it on the list, although xylophilia is pretty close.

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  13. Done it. by raygundan · · Score: 5, Informative

    Find an AT machine. (ATX PSUs probably won't do this). Connect any one of the case LED jumpers to the power switch connector with the polarity right.

    Plug in machine. What you have done, essentially, is used the LED as a dead short across the power switch. The tiny wire on that connector will not handle the high current, and the insulation will be on fire before you can say "hey, I made it through POST!"

    I can confirm it works, having done it on accident once. Computer was fine, but it stunk in my room for days. The PSU fan moves that nasty plastic smoke into your room very effectively.

  14. One stop Acrobat shopping... by orangepeel · · Score: 2, Informative

    Try the alternate Adobe Reader Download Page

    All of the software, less of the HTML insanity.

    That being said, I prefer XPDF. On many occasions I've found it can open PDFs that Acrobat (even Professional) can't, due to file corruption or strange PDF generation techniques. Highly recommended.

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  15. Re:Item #183 is impossible. by Tran · · Score: 2, Informative

    Motorcyclists are also allowed to pump their own gas...

  16. Re:Queef??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative
    Queef: A vaginal fart.

    See http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Que ef

  17. Re:#1 on the list by normal_guy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, this is much easier. Go to your Acrobat\Reader folder and take everything from the "plug_ins" folder and move it into "Optional" except the following: Search.api, Search5.api, IA32.api, EWH32.api, EScript.api. Printing and search will still work, and it will load 75% faster. This is on Reader 6.0.

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    Linux: Free if your time is worthless.
  18. Re:#1 on the list by xWeston · · Score: 2, Informative

    There is even a program that does this for you, and gives you information about each plugin:

    Adobe Reader Speed Up
    http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1069 854583