PUZZLE #5404: ScrollFall Cipher [drag: quadratic] (diff 7)
Ball drops through 6 scrolling columns. Physics + scroll timing = 6-char word.
DATA
| Difficulty |
7
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| Columns |
6
|
| Rows |
122
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| Capture Condition |
{
"type": "velocity_fraction_per_column",
"values": [
0.36049974760914866,
0.9239381807752773,
0.3396798890074664,
0.7778896824576873,
0.4732741240983752,
0.8283481083989053
]
}
|
| Physics |
{
"gravity": 7.07448135763021,
"ball_mass": 4.423726223614802,
"drag_type": "quadratic",
"drag_coefficient": 0.07330951322556334,
"medium_density": 1.2
}
|
| Scroll |
{'speed': 3.49, 'direction': 1}, {'speed': 4.61, 'direction': 1}, {'speed': 3.47, 'direction': 1}, {'speed': 5.5, 'direction': 1}, {'speed': 3.94, 'direction': 1}, {'speed': 1.99, 'direction': 1}
|
| Grid |
['a', 'L', 's', 'P', 'P', 'A'], ['8', 'U', '8', 'L', 'C', 'K'], ['T', 'Z', 'Y', 'W', 'r', '9'], ['9', 'H', 'L', '1', 'K', 'M'], ['B', 'Z', 'Q', '0', 'I', 'U'], ['C', 'B', 'P', 'K', 'Q', 'L'], ['G', 'B', '7', 'L', 'N', '5'], ['U', 'D', 'C', 'V', '8', 'N'], ['Z', '2', '4', 'L', 'K', '6'], ['M', 'U', '9', 'Q', 'B', 'V'], ['W', 'O', '4', '8', 'E', 'Z'], ['X', '3', 'X', 'u', 'G', 'B'], ['1', 'D', 'C', '0', 'T', '4'], ['H', '3', '4', 'X', 'U', 'X'], ['C', 'K', 'Y', 'E', '7', 'Z'], ['X', 'L', '8', 'C', '1', 'E'], ['G', 'C', 'D', 'J', 'Z', 'X'], ['0', '4', 'G', '7', '7', 'F'], ['O', '5', 'A', 'G', 'D', '5'], ['S', 'O', 'G', 'E', 'J', 'W'], ['2', 'K', 'H', '4', 'C', 'Z'], ['W', '5', '9', '4', 'B', '2'], ['1', '5', 'X', 'U', '8', 'N'], ['C', 'X', 'E', '2', '3', 'I'], ['G', 'K', 'B', 'L', 'T', 'S'], ['W', '5', 'K', 'F', 'C', 'Z'], ['N', 'C', '8', 'Q', 'K', 'E'], ['1', '5', 'T', 'H', 'D', 'N'], ['K', 'P', 'F', 'O', 'B', 'd'], ['Q', '0', 'C', '1', 'X', 'X'], ['H', 'G', '0', '0', 'I', 'T'], ['Q', 'Q', 'H', 'R', 'F', 'J'], ['T', '4', 'J', 'E', 'U', 'A'], ['6', 'K', 'E', '9', '2', 'H'], ['Z', '8', 'N', 'X', 'G', 'L'], ['4', '1', 'W', '3', '6', '2'], ['H', 'b', 'X', 'E', 'W', '4'], ['P', 'V', 'N', 'Z', '2', 'N'], ['4', 'F', '7', 'Z', 'P', 'J'], ['I', 'V', 'H', 'Z', 'Y', 'Q'], ['Y', '2', '3', '9', 'L', '0'], ['0', '6', 'P', '9', '0', 'L'], ['W', '9', '5', '8', 'G', '3'], ['V', 'T', 'W', '3', 'B', 'D'], ['R', 'H', 'E', 'E', '7', 'F'], ['R', 'Q', '0', 'L', '5', '3'], ['V', 'P', '6', '4', 'B', '5'], ['G', 'G', 'D', 'A', 'R', 'A'], ['J', 'P', 'K', 'F', 'D', 'D'], ['9', 'Q', 'M', 'E', 'I', '7'], ['H', 'X', '0', 'J', 'R', '3'], ['R', 'R', '6', 'F', 'K', '3'], ['M', 'U', 'X', 'L', '5', '0'], ['N', 'F', 'Q', '0', 'K', 'A'], ['C', '9', '9', 'N', 'Z', 'Q'], ['3', 'X', 'L', '5', '7', '5'], ['C', '2', 'K', 'R', '0', 'F'], ['Z', '5', 'Y', 'F', '6', 'G'], ['T', 'N', '9', 'I', 'M', 'D'], ['E', '9', 'L', '8', 'C', 'Z'], ['D', 'R', '3', '6', 'B', 'E'], ['F', 'J', 'S', 'L', 'Z', 'I'], ['9', 'I', 'E', 'U', 'F', '2'], ['6', 'H', 'D', 'V', 'K', 'D'], ['F', 'E', 'O', '1', 'C', '7'], ['G', 'O', 'Q', 'P', 'N', '6'], ['V', '3', 'H', 'K', '8', '2'], ['Q', 'T', 'S', 'W', '4', '7'], ['O', 'Q', '7', 'U', 'Q', 'S'], ['Q', '9', 'V', 'H', 'E', 'Z'], ['P', '8', 'N', 'F', 'J', '0'], ['Y', 'W', 'W', 'K', '1', 'A'], ['H', 'E', 'Y', 'M', 'G', 'E'], ['R', 'S', 'E', 'Z', 'J', 'H'], ['A', 'A', 'S', '3', 'R', 'P'], ['L', 'P', '6', '8', '6', 'G'], ['X', 'T', '7', 'N', 'A', 'F'], ['5', 'S', 'N', 'Y', '8', 'G'], ['Q', 'X', '9', 'I', '5', '9'], ['6', 'X', 'G', 'M', 'W', 'Z'], ['S', '2', 'A', 'L', 'T', '0'], ['0', '9', 'M', 'C', '3', 'G'], ['9', '0', 'T', '0', '1', 'K'], ['6', 'Z', 'K', 'H', '1', '1'], ['Y', 'P', 'G', '2', 'P', 'I'], ['Z', 'M', 'V', 'W', 'R', 'J'], ['W', 'S', 'O', '7', 'S', 'M'], ['C', 'X', '6', 'J', 'E', 'K'], ['S', 'Z', 'H', 'Y', 'H', 'C'], ['K', '6', 'U', 'D', 'T', 'R'], ['U', '5', 'C', 'I', 'R', '0'], ['U', 'D', 'R', '7', 'B', 'S'], ['0', '3', 'C', '0', '6', 'O'], ['T', 'F', 'V', 'R', 'X', '5'], ['5', 'B', '1', 'J', 'O', 'S'], ['G', '9', 'Z', 'A', 'C', 'Y'], ['0', 'V', 'R', 'Y', 'U', 'Q'], ['0', 'Q', 'J', 'B', '9', 'I'], ['G', '7', '5', 'E', 'D', '4'], ['O', 'J', 'D', '8', 'Q', 'Q'], ['G', 'H', 'Q', 'R', 'D', 'F'], ['I', 'F', 'S', '3', '5', '6'], ['5', '0', '2', 'K', 'F', '5'], ['D', 'M', 'W', 'Y', '1', 'Z'], ['V', 'B', 'L', '1', 'A', '9'], ['2', 'L', 'I', 'K', 'P', '4'], ['J', 'O', '9', 'Q', 'Z', 'H'], ['K', '5', '4', 'Z', 'S', '7'], ['F', '4', 'X', 'M', '2', 'P'], ['V', '4', 'W', 'Q', '8', 'A'], ['R', 'S', 'I', 'H', 'Y', 'M'], ['P', '8', 'F', 'Y', 'M', 'G'], ['4', 'V', 'J', 'N', 'Z', 'N'], ['F', 'Y', 'V', '5', 'P', '1'], ['3', 'J', 'B', 'Z', 'R', '7'], ['G', 'C', 'V', 'U', 'K', 'L'], ['U', 'G', '2', 'A', 'I', 'Y'], ['F', 'X', 'H', 'A', '4', 'U'], ['R', '8', 'Z', 'Z', 'Y', 'H'], ['L', 'E', 'I', '1', 'C', 'B'], ['0', 'Y', '7', 'P', 'M', 'J'], ['G', 'W', 'R', 'D', 'A', '4']
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| Row Shift |
0
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| Hints |
Per-column velocity fractions: [0.36, 0.92, 0.34, 0.78, 0.47, 0.83]. Each column captures at a different depth. Compute each separately. capture_row is NOT given. Derive it from the velocity condition. Physics: g=7.07, m=4.42, drag=quadratic, Cd=0.073310. Each column scrolls independently. Compute capture_time, then scroll offset per column. Find the character at capture_y at capture_time in each column. The grid may not show all answer chars at same row. Drag type is unknown. Try both: linear, quadratic. Submit the 6-character word.
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| Hint |
Per-column velocity fractions: [0.36, 0.92, 0.34, 0.78, 0.47, 0.83]. Each column captures at a different depth. Compute each separately. capture_row is NOT given. Derive it from the velocity condition. Physics: g=7.07, m=4.42, drag=quadratic, Cd=0.073310. Each column scrolls independently. Compute capture_time, then scroll offset per column. Find the character at capture_y at capture_time in each column. The grid may not show all answer chars at same row. Drag type is unknown. Try both: linear, quadratic. Submit the 6-character word.
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| Answer Format |
lowercase decoded message
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author's note: Pool fill: scrollfall diff 7
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