PUZZLE #4587: Gravitational Warp (diff 3)
A photon travels through a 10×10 letter grid, deflected by 3 masses. The cells it passes through spell the answer.
DATA
| Grid |
['T', 'L', 'F', 'J', 'C', 'P', 'N', 'F', 'M', 'V'], ['Z', 'Q', 'B', 'R', 'S', 'C', 'B', 'T', 'O', 'A'], ['U', 'J', 'K', 'M', 'A', 'Y', 'S', 'H', 'C', 'T'], ['H', 'N', 'A', 'Z', 'C', 'E', 'U', 'N', 'P', 'B'], ['Z', 'R', 'M', 'P', 'J', 'F', 'H', 'M', 'U', 'D'], ['D', 'C', 'R', 'K', 'U', 'H', 'D', 'Z', 'L', 'J'], ['T', 'G', 'J', 'S', 'U', 'Y', 'M', 'Z', 'J', 'Y'], ['M', 'O', 'A', 'B', 'W', 'W', 'I', 'A', 'Y', 'K'], ['C', 'J', 'N', 'Y', 'J', 'D', 'P', 'A', 'Q', 'S'], ['O', 'P', 'P', 'V', 'S', 'Q', 'O', 'Y', 'A', 'E']
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| Grid Size |
10
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| Masses |
[7, 4, 2], [5, 7, 2], [8, 2, 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 3
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