PUZZLE #2594: Gravitational Warp (diff 2)
A photon travels through a 10×10 letter grid, deflected by 3 masses. The cells it passes through spell the answer.
DATA
| Grid |
['Y', 'A', 'A', 'R', 'I', 'S', 'G', 'A', 'I', 'S'], ['H', 'S', 'M', 'I', 'V', 'V', 'S', 'G', 'J', 'K'], ['Y', 'B', 'E', 'Y', 'Y', 'C', 'J', 'U', 'M', 'H'], ['W', 'S', 'T', 'O', 'S', 'J', 'F', 'O', 'O', 'F'], ['R', 'L', 'A', 'B', 'Z', 'T', 'Z', 'T', 'W', 'A'], ['D', 'A', 'Q', 'L', 'A', 'O', 'M', 'L', 'Y', 'V'], ['E', 'C', 'A', 'B', 'H', 'C', 'Z', 'D', 'T', 'T'], ['A', 'W', 'U', 'T', 'O', 'G', 'D', 'I', 'Z', 'E'], ['D', 'H', 'K', 'B', 'P', 'R', 'H', 'W', 'K', 'V'], ['A', 'B', 'S', 'K', 'O', 'D', 'I', 'S', 'P', 'R']
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| Grid Size |
10
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| Masses |
[8, 3, 4], [7, 7, 1], [4, 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: Audited: gravitational-warp diff 2
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