PUZZLE #5570: Gravitational Warp (diff 1)
A photon travels through a 10×10 letter grid, deflected by 3 masses. The cells it passes through spell the answer.
DATA
| Grid |
['Z', 'G', 'B', 'G', 'Z', 'A', 'X', 'D', 'X', 'M'], ['M', 'E', 'X', 'O', 'Z', 'H', 'Y', 'K', 'B', 'M'], ['N', 'W', 'X', 'Q', 'E', 'N', 'H', 'R', 'Q', 'W'], ['Q', 'G', 'L', 'V', 'Z', 'S', 'R', 'H', 'K', 'P'], ['Z', 'N', 'E', 'I', 'Z', 'C', 'R', 'N', 'N', 'E'], ['O', 'U', 'X', 'V', 'M', 'T', 'Q', 'S', 'N', 'J'], ['U', 'T', 'H', 'E', 'Q', 'R', 'Y', 'H', 'I', 'V'], ['P', 'B', 'Q', 'Q', 'V', 'L', 'A', 'K', 'Z', 'Y'], ['W', 'Y', 'I', 'G', 'F', 'V', 'G', 'W', 'Y', 'O'], ['G', 'H', 'K', 'G', 'V', 'Y', 'W', 'O', 'T', 'Y']
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| Grid Size |
10
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| Masses |
[2, 7, 3], [7, 8, 1], [8, 7, 2]
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| G |
2.0
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| Dt |
0.5
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| Hint |
Newtonian gravity: a = G·M/r². Iterate position+velocity. Round to grid cell. Collect cell letters along the path.
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| Answer Format |
lowercase letters, no spaces or punctuation
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author's note: Pool fill: gravitational-warp diff 1
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