5/24/2023 0 Comments Word whizzle physics 101We were very impressed with those numbers: not everyone at Physics World HQ was so successful. The infographic above-right shows the number of correct answers submitted to the online answer-checking tool for each of the puzzles, as of early December. You’re right about the first word”) and recipients of help were very grateful (“Thanks uszkanni! I’ve been going a bit mental on that one.”) That was a tough slog.”), encouraged others to persevere (“Ted, I think you’re nearly there. Commenters posted where they’d come in the rankings (“Hallelujah! #121. With more than 1000 comments posted in total, the response to the puzzles was staggering. That’s because we published a series of five physics-themed puzzles as part of the celebrations, which left me both ( a) excited to see if people would enjoy them, and ( b) nervous that some loose cannon might reveal an answer and spoil the fun! (It didn’t calm my worries that the very first comment made on the very first puzzle – now deleted – was indeed the answer to the puzzle.) It was also the month in which, unusually for me, I compulsively checked the comments being posted on this blog. October 2013 was Physics World’s 25th birthday. (Warning: spoilers below for those who haven’t yet tried the Physics World at 25 puzzles.)
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