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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. Hope it's less than 33 ft... by pyite · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This event truly sucks. Teams must provide a giant straw which reaches from the ground to Ratner's upper deck. The team who can suck up a litre of water the fastest wins. You provide the bucket.

    Anyone know the distance of this? It might be impossible if it's greater than 33 ft.

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    "Nature doesn't care how smart you are. You can still be wrong." - Richard Feynman

    1. Re:Hope it's less than 33 ft... by gunnk · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The trick to this one is "you provide the bucket". Bring a tall enough bucket and this one is easy...

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  2. Never specified *which* gas. by raygundan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Note that the item doesn't say "gasoline" specifically, either. It says "pump your own damn gas in new jersey."

    The solution is as simple as:

    1. Go to new jersey
    2. Acquire pump
    3. Use it to pump a damn gas of your choice. (Air is handy)

    Hell, just breathing there probably counts as "pumping a gas."

    I'd be more worried about fulfilling the "damn" part of the requirement-- you may have to curse the gas, or coerce the gas into comitting a sin before pumping it.