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University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt Returns

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-find-what-you-don't-look-for dept.

mresolver writes "We've discussed it in previous years, and now the world's largest scavenger hunt at the University of Chicago has returned. The event may be best known for the working breeder reactor students built for the 1999 hunt. This year, some of the 330 list items (PDF) include 3-D (and 4-D) Twister, a hand-built Theremin, a recreation of the Moon landing, the world's largest Newton's Cradle, and hyperbolic crocheting."

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  1. A few more highlights and comments: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    17. The Marx brothers' mirror sketch did not involve a mirror -- why should these?

    27. A Turing machine. Is it OK if it's just equivalent to one?

    45. Sounds like fun. How much money?

    51. Tumbleweed. Believe it or not, they actually do have these in Chicago.

    72. Angel Falls, MN?

    206. Find Waldo in the Loop. Now, are you supposed to abduct him and take him back to show you found him?

    240. Carhenge. I'm sure the photos will look great, but I'm keeping my distance.

    304. "The Anarchist's Cookbook, complete with the Anarchist's Crock-pot."

  2. Re: a recreation of the Moon landing by ciroknight · · Score: 2, Informative

    Oddly enough, #134:

    "Screw the salute--Diet Coke and Mentos jetpack!"

    Killing two birds with one stone.

    --
    "Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is." G.W.Bush
  3. Re:PDF sucks by J0nne · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ever heard of print stylesheets?