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Contest #243 hint

karel — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:01:01 +0000

This UNESCO World Heritage site survived an 8.0 earthquake a few years ago.

Contest #243

karel — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:30 +0000

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Contest #242 answer: Fort Eben-Emael, Belgium

karel — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:55 +0000

Fort Eben-Emael was in its time the largest fort in the world. Constructed between 1931 and 1935 for defending Belgium against a German attack, it was considered to be impregnable.

However it was not quite protected against paratroopers and on 10 may 1940 it took the German army only 15 minutes to destroy the armament, which led to the surrender of the fort on 11 may 1940.

For those interested: here is a kmz file which gives an overlay of the German military drawings.

Nowadays the fort is open to the public.

Those who did not surrender:

steve willis
hhgygy
Ernesto Posse
Paul Voestermans
rob de wolff
Marcel
mehmet durmus
Sandworm
Emil Schierle
Deniz Yorukoglu
mccrumplair
VSWG
Steve Hoge
TitouPinkRider
Paul Franson
Sasha Smith
quiltadel

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LawnBoy
David Kozina
Aaantoine
Mik
Dennis S.
Steve Jaycocks
EJ
ACG
Dan468
steven simmons
Alonso Alfaro
Marisa Boraas
Elrober
Shelly
mehtab sond
Bloemkool
zumsen
Adam Macer

Contest #242 hint

karel — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:23 +0000

The day I published this contest, but then 72 years ago, the unthinkable happened here.

Contest #242

karel — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:25 +0000

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Contest #241 answer: Marina Bay Floating Platform, Singapore

karel — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:23 +0000

The Marina Bay Floating Platform, a.k.a The Float@Marina Bay, is located at the Marina Bay in Singapore.
With its dimensions of 120 x 83 metres, it is large enough to host a soccer field.

Those who stayed afloat

Paul Franson
ACG
LawnBoy
Ernesto Posse
Ben
Emil Schierle
mccrumplair
brian t
rob de wolff
Steve Jaycocks
hhgygy
mehmet durmus
steve willis
mehtab sond
Ashwini Agrawal
Sandworm
Paul Voestermans
Adam Macer
Javier Abadia
quiltadel
Marcel
Sasha Smith
Elrober
zumsen
Deniz Yorukoglu
Nicholas
Aaantoine
Steve Hoge
Antoine
Dennis S.
Skip
Marisa Boraas
EJ
David Kozina

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Captain Greybeard
globcke
Mik
Jellicle
mikehutch
steven simmons
Bill Close

Contest #241 hint

karel — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:01:53 +0000

Yes, you can actually play a soccer game here…

Contest #241

karel — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:00:54 +0000

We start the new series with an easy one…

Contest #240 answer: Blue Hole, Dahab, Egypt

karel — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:53 +0000

The Blue Hole in the Red Sea is a natural sinkhole and a famous but notorious diving site.

It has a depth of about 130m and at least 70 divers died here (although the number of casualties may well be over 100).

There is a documentary made of this place in 2007 and for those interested: youtube is full of diving videos of this spot, some of which you might find disturbing, as they show a number of casualties.

Those who took the plunge:

hhgygy
Ben
steve willis
Paul Franson
Pascal Gilbraith
Ernesto Posse
Paul Voestermans
Alonso Alfaro
mccrumplair
rob de wolff
Marisa Boraas
Felix Bossert
Cécile
Adam Macer
Dennis S.
Skip
Sasha Smith
Sandworm

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EJ
ACG
Steve Jaycocks
mehmet durmus
Marcel
Aaantoine
Steve Hoge
Jellicle

And this ends another series, with hhgygy as a clear winner (with full marks) and mccrumplair and steve willis as runners up with 19 points.

Contest #240 hint

karel — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:01:48 +0000

Do you want to dive into this? Take care!