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KarenCampe

@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz

Math teacher using technology for understanding • Connecticut USA
Reflections & Tangents blog: https://karendcampe.wordpress.com
#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns

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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Mercury. Slippery customer, and that's how I felt about today's challenge:

#CellTower 734

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜
➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=734

Current streak: 80 (Mercury)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo it was troublesome but I got there eventually.
cc: @amcsquared

#CellTower 734

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Hah !! Just took a little extra time, but spotted the difficult words early:

#CellTower 732

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=732

Current streak: 78 (Platinum)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo not perfect but SO much better than yesterday's (I had to get a hint for the first time in nearly 100 games! 😭)
cc:@amcsquared
732

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⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⏹️➡️⬇️⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Staying with friends, one of whom has a package that has just been dispatched from source, and I am reminded of this:

https://xkcd.com/281/

Check the hover text ...

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo 😂

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

I took time to plan this time ...

#CellTower 728

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=728

Current streak: 74 (Tungsten)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo good morning!
I might be onto something beginning at the bottom.
cc: @amcsquared
#CellTower 728

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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I marked a word in this, didn't commit it, stared for ages to see hoe to complete the area around it, then realised it was wrong!

So I'm really happy with this result:

#CellTower 725

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=725

Current streak: 71 (Lutetium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@amcsquared @ColinTheMathmo
Had a good go this morning! Happy with this because I didn't see words at the top at first, so worked from bottom of the grid.

I'm closing in on 100 puzzles without hints. [I sometimes miss the day's puzzle due to time difference, so I don't have a "streak"]

#CellTower 725

⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜➡️➡️➡️⬆️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Woo Hoo !!!

#CellTower 724

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=724

Current streak: 70 (Ytterbium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo
Woohoo, me too!!
#CellTower 724

➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

cc: @amcsquared

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Sigh ... the usual:

#CellTower 723

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=723

Current streak: 69 (Thulium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo I had a good day!!
#CellTower 723

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️➡️➡️➡️➡️

Cc: @amcsquared

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Yet again, one misstep. I was so pleased to have spotted the prefix, I missed the suffix.

Sigh.

#CellTower 718

⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=718

Current streak: 64 (Gadolinium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo good morning! It was going so well, then I got a bit off track!
#CellTower 718

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬇️⬆️⬜⬜⏹️⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️⏹️⬆️⬜⬜⏹️⬇️⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⬇️
➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Going for speed, made some mistakes, backtracked, perhaps took longer.

"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast"

Hmm.

#CellTower 717

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬇️⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⏹️⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=717

Current streak: 63 (Europium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo similar result here.
#CellTower 717
cc: @amcsquared

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➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⬆️➡️➡️

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Well, that was more of a meander ...

#CellTower 716

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️⏹️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜
⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=716

Current streak: 62 (Samarium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo Sometimes you get there directly, & sometimes you take the scenic route!
I had an (unusual for me) straight path!!
cc: @amcsquared

#CellTower 716

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ColinTheMathmo, to random
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Just been doing my weekly review of the Ko-Fi support, both donations and subscriptions.

You people are amazing ... thank you so much.

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo I was just thinking it's time to make another of my intermittent/semi-annual-ish donations.
Thanks for all you & @christianp do to keep the Mathstodon community up and running!

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo @christianp
^^done.

KarenCampe, to random
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Today is a good day for !
Here are 3 nice ones from the April Calendar of Problems; try them out & share your ideas.


Check out more problems at:
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2024/04/01/april-calendar-problems-2/

April 12: If f(x) = x^2 + bx + c, f(1) = 9, and f(3) - f(2) = 8, Find f(4)
April 3: A circle is inscribed in a square whose side is 10. A second smaller circle is drawn tangent to the first circle and tangent to two sides of the square. Find the diameter of the smaller circle.

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

No garden-path traps today ...

#CellTower 713

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=713

Current streak: 59 (Praseodymium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo nicely done. Mine wasn't too shabby.
#CellTower 713

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⬆️⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️⏹️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

christianp, to random
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Ahhhhh May is too busy! I've just been told I'm doing a talk at JISC #ConnectMore24 on the 9th, and then I'm doing a new workshop at a primary school on the 10th.
This is after we planned a public @numbas training session for the end of the month, and a private one some time in the month, hope it's not any of those days!
I have a feeling there are one or two others I've forgotten about as well...

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@christianp {gentle reminder about those handy calendar apps to keep track -- from a friend who always forgets to put things in their calendar app 😉}

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@christianp I always think I'll be able to keep track in my head, but nooooooooooo.......

ColinTheMathmo, to random
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I found this one straight forward. Every now and again there's one that "just works".

709

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https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=709

Current streak: 55 (Caesium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo YES! And I waited to see whether my first word needed a final S or not instead of guessing immediately.
Cc: @amcsquared

709

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hartkp, to random Norwegian
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707

➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=707

KarenCampe,
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@christianp @hartkp @ColinTheMathmo @ppscrv
YES much more interesting!!
cc: @amcsquared
707

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬇️⬜⬜⬜➡️⏹️⬜⬇️⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜➡️⏹️➡️➡️⬇️⬆️⏹️➡️⏹️⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬆️⬜⬜⬜➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬇️⬇️⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️⏹️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=707

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Sigh ... The usual one mistake:

706

⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=706

Current streak: 52 (Tellurium)

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo was it an e in the wrong place? That's what got me.
706

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➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️

amcsquared, to random
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Vindicated I am 706

➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=706

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@amcsquared
I was so close!! One right letter in the wrong place.
#CellTower 706

⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬜⬜
➡️➡️⬆️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜➡️➡️➡️

cc:@ColinTheMathmo

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

One. Small. Mis-step.

Again.

Oh well ...

702

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬇️⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️⏹️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=702

Current streak: 48

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo me too!!!!
702

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➡️➡️⬆️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

amcsquared, to random
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Insert happy dancing Snoopy gif here 702

➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=702

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@amcsquared almost!!
702

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➡️➡️⬆️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

Cc: @ColinTheMathmo

amcsquared, to random
@amcsquared@mathstodon.xyz avatar

Lucky 700! #CellTower 700

➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=700

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@amcsquared YAY!
And you inspired me not to jump to easy-looking conclusions:
#CellTower 700

➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

cc: @ColinTheMathmo

ColinTheMathmo, to random
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz avatar

It took me ages to see how to use that "ck" in the middle. Simply ages. That, and a couple of wrong letter choices, and BOOM something of a detour.

#CellTower 688

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️➡️➡️➡️➡️⬇️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️
⬛️⬛️➡️➡️⬆️⬛️⬛️⬛️➡️➡️⬇️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️
⬛️⬛️⬆️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️➡️⬇️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️
➡️➡️⬆️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️ https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/?p=688

Current streak: 34

Best streak: 93

KarenCampe,
@KarenCampe@mathstodon.xyz avatar

@ColinTheMathmo I did fine, except for one British spelling... 😉
cc: @amcsquared

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Procaffinating: To delay or postpone action; put off doing something until you've had coffee.

KarenCampe,
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@ColinTheMathmo I feel seen 👀😬

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