Lukas Stanley’s online $1000 treasure hunt: Hint video #1
A while back I posted about Lukas Stanley’s online treasure hunt…. for those who need reminding you can, from your armchair or bed or wherever you physically are online, and…
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“Two keys unlock the chest of gold That’s made of ones and zeroes” Lukas Stanley’s $1000 riddle
I came across this “digital treasure hunt” created by Lukas Stanley – apparently the following riddle contains all one needs to discover the (virtual) location of a $1000 prize. Here…
J G Ballard on viewing Crivelli’s Annunciation
Via Bibliokept: I am sure that a large part of the enduring mystery of the Renaissance masterpieces in the National Gallery was due to the absence of the explanatory matter that…
From Heiton Buckley : the Top 8 Native Irish Plants That You Really Should Know
From the perhaps not entirely expected source of the website of Heiton Buckley builders’ providers, here is a rather humbling test of knowledge of native Irish planets. Below is the…
What is the worst chess move? – with Gregory Serper
I am unsure if I am worse at chess or at drawing but I enjoy both. Chess.com is a wonderful resource for online play and also for learning. I am afraid I have been…
Did Captain Molesworth Lose His Bet? … what happened
Following on from last week: “Captain Molesworth had a bright idea – he would play another round. He did this seventh round in 104 strokes and argued that he had…
Aristotle’s Illusion (via Tim Hunkin and Lord Kilmarnock)
A while back I was reading the entertainingly gothic ghost story Ferelith by Lord Kilmarnock, and came across this passage: At last, after four years of waiting, I stumbled on the…
Did Captain Molesworth lose his bet?
From Andrew Ward’s Golf’s Strangest Rounds: “At 5.20a.m. on a September morning Captain Molesworth set out for a busy day at the Royal North Devon Golf Course. To win his…
Séamus Sweeney 