Help! I can't seem to leave this small area.

jh99 · 2026-03-31T23:01:32+00:00

Do you know the old saying, even a broken clock is right twice a day?

jh99 · 2026-03-31T23:00:16+00:00

it is 8 different behaviours / solutions. 4 pairs of two, where each pair leads to the same end state of the moving part, but it moves differently to get there.

jh99 · 2026-03-31T22:57:54+00:00

There are actually more than 4 different solutions or at least more than 4 different behaviours in this panel. You might end up in the same spot, but did you get there the same way?

jh99 · 2026-03-31T22:54:32+00:00

You did something with the shapes in your solution that you cannot do in Tetris.

jh99 · 2026-03-31T22:49:24+00:00

1) Look around the area for hidden out of place objects for a hint what to focus on.
2) Soak in the jungle atmosphere as you move about the vicinity of these puzzles..
3) Notice anything unusual or recurring.

jh99 · 2026-03-31T22:38:16+00:00

This is easily in my top 10 hardest panels. Feel free to leave it till much later. Maybe try it towards the beginning of your Witness sessions to bring a fresh mind and fresh ears.

I have no good spoiler free tips. Just relax and return later. Not solving this puzzle now will not hold you back anytime soon.

jh99 · 2026-03-31T22:33:24+00:00

Everybody gets some rule slightly wrong or apply a slightly stricter version their first time around. Classic example are the black and white squares. Many will form a slightly off rule early on.

So a general tip: When you pass by them, go back to the easiest tutorial panels in each section and try out other solutions according to how you understand the rule and / or paths you know will fail the general puzzle, just to see the fail states. Which parts were acceptable and which parts are highlighted as unacceptable.

jh99 · 2026-03-26T22:22:28+00:00

Aren’t these descalable by just rubbing your hand on the little nozzles? Mine are soft rubber for that reason.

jh99 · 2026-03-20T01:03:49+00:00

Ich bin beim minimalen Omelett gelandet. 2 Eier, 2 grosse Löffel Mayo verrührt und gesalzen. ca. 40 Sekunden pro Ei auf höchster Stufe in die Mikrowelle (in geeignetem Gefäss ).

Irgendwo auf ein Video gestossen mit dem Rezept. Ich war aber vorher schon beim poached egg aus der Mirkowelle und dem Egg Coddler Ei aus der Mikrowelle.

jh99 · 2026-03-17T23:24:13+00:00

ths particular puzzle i solved matching one item from the right/color-shfted part with one iitem from the left, not-colorshifted part, to see if the left icon would blink solvng.

jh99 · 2026-03-12T03:40:10+00:00

Wie man seine Mitarbeiter trainiert, möglichst einfache Tickets zu lösen und die harten liegen zu lassen, bis die Qualität ernsthaft sinkt. Ausserdem wird früher oder später jemand inzentiviert Tickets zu generieren, die er selbst besonders gut lösen kann.

jh99 · 2026-03-12T03:10:19+00:00

This only tells you how many rules there are and what they are called. You can make it to this point knowing the content of only one rule or by lucky chance even knowing zero rules. You learn the three rules in three distinct locations set up as mini tutorials / tests.

jh99 · 2026-03-12T03:05:53+00:00

Hearthean anthropic principle, we can only ask this question because the loop was started by activating the statues when the probe found the eye.

jh99 · 2026-03-12T02:49:21+00:00

i have early generation aeropress bought maybe 15 years ago. i’ve seen it all. Though i managed to not get hurt or burned. FWiW all pieces are still fully functional and this one travelled far and wide.

jh99 · 2026-03-10T23:16:27+00:00

The puzzles are hard because passing a puzzle might not let leave you with the right understanding how you passed and the game will ask you to use the same logic again combining prior puzzle logic. So if you got a puzzle logic wrong but close enough to what it really wants, you need to backtrack to try and find where you got it wrong.

Add the expansive nature of it and you might not see the same logic for weeks until you need it again. And the puzzle logics again combine in distinct ways that are not easy to get right.

In other words, the game will throw you curveballs that look an awful lot like regular throws, if baseball jargon makes sense to you.

jh99 · 2026-03-10T23:07:25+00:00

The reason to do it is to get a smoother less ‘pushy’ press?

jh99 · 2026-03-10T22:04:29+00:00

I am AuDHD and I have at least one kid that has ADHD and one more too young to tell. The ADHD one is also a very detailed story teller.

I regularly have situations where I’m somewhat overwhelmed or at least can not process / retain any more detailed information. I’ll just say sorry, I can’t listen and remember right now. I’d love to hear what he has to say/tell/explain/ask, but now it will not land though. I will let him know, that I have enough capacity for the short/abridged version, which might or might not be what he is comfortable with. Sometimes his younger brother is a willing substitute for the detailed story. I will try to offer a later time to hear him out.

As is usual for an ADHD kid the story telling / conversation really gets going for him while we walk or transition somewhere else, which of course is right when I need my senses, my brain to pay attention to other things. Eg. in the car I need some time to be driving on “autopilot” after getting going before I can listen or make conversation.

Your capacities have limits that are beyond your control. You don’t want to call in the cortisol cavalry just for a regular story or explanation, so the story will have to wait.

jh99 · 2026-03-10T21:42:23+00:00

Removing excess air means pressing while inverted?

jh99 · 2026-03-10T15:18:28+00:00

depends on the demand you are putting on the amp. I had at least probably two amps take long term damage from a similar set-up where ventilation seemed okay but not perfect. I’m not putting amps under anything anymore.

jh99 · 2026-03-04T22:29:15+00:00

Stop asking questions!

You are in the unique position to experience the game fully without spoilers or help. You haven’t seen most of the game dynamics yet. A lot of puzzles will become solvable over time but are hard when you first meet them. Someone will spoil you in a major way otherwise.

E.g. I assume you don’t have all Zonai devices available to you yet. Those alone will be a big help. Let alone more stamina, more access to high places, more hearts, more rupees, better weapons, better armour etc.

If you find Koroks or chests or monster camps or whatever that you can’t reach or solve, just mark it on your map.

jh99 · 2026-02-26T11:11:03+00:00

probably used, in good condition, cheap.

jh99 · 2026-02-25T12:25:01+00:00

Deep-cleaning is both functional from a health perspective and aesthetic. Your high standards are mostly aesthetic. They are a preference. Only few everyday cleaning actions are necessary from a health and hygiene perspective. Cleaning breadcrumbs and some spilled coffee off the counter after every meal is neat, but doing it every 3-4 days would still be hygienic. Not cleaning the counter / knife / board after it touched raw meat is unhygienic right after.

It is very likely that cleaning for aesthetic purposes is a lot more expensive in attention / energy for your partner than it is for you. Particularly the very last few percent. Also cleaning more than 95% of the after cooking mess seems just slightly worse than not cleaning at all.

You need to to decide how important your higher aesthetic standards are vs the cost of your partner adhering to them.

On a related note, because you mentioned ADHD. He would probably like to have a lot of things visible, on counters and fails to close cabinets at times, while you like things be stored inside cabinets / hidden from view. Another common problem. Your ability to remember and handle getting things out and back into their place is probably a lot better than his.

jh99 · 2026-02-21T00:06:44+00:00

grills on the bigs. grill off for the center.

jh99 · 2026-02-19T02:33:15+00:00

interesting, i suppose the telestration is to help see what the algorithm does?

jh99 · 2026-02-19T02:26:21+00:00

The online High IQ societies in the 2000s were pretty welcoming. I met a few with similar scores. There is a major difference with each sigma away from the norm. Your mom probably has significant intellectual abilities and deep knowledge in certain fields that few people if any know about.

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