TFI Riddle Discussion

[jmenier]

First, if you don't know what I am talking about user @Neil_Cross has a superb youtube channel filled with tips and tricks and challenges related to inventor/fusion/3d modeling. Check it out here: TFI Youtube Channel .

So, his last video he posted is a riddle, pretty challenging one too, and maybe we can solve it together here?

He stated in the comments of the video that the hints are sequential, so I assume you don't need step 2 before you solve step 1.

Any clue with this one? Below is the entirety of clue #1.

4292627161619271 
180 
-1111111111111111
Online 2108147 at 239 is a sign that defines your design (these won't always rhyme)
The window into the søul of the Taurus opens out over the mother road.

The last line I quasi translate to this: (The window into the søul) = eyes (of the Taurus) = bull (opens out over the mother road.) = Route 66... translation is the town of Adrian, Tx. which is the midpoint of Route 66 here in the states which is sometimes called the "bullseye of the Mother's Road". There is a diner there and a small windmill.

[esmith53]

I think solving the second part of the fist clue is needed before moving on to the third part (this is also confirmed by Neil).  This means that the line "Online 2108147 at 239 is a sign that defines your design" needs to be solved before even thinking about "The window into the søul of the taurus opens out over the mother road."

[Cuthard]

On youtube there is a video with the number 2108147 (I was looking for #Autodesk 2108147). It's a video by Neil titled "Learn Autodesk Inventor in under an hour, 3D CAD modelling full tutorial". Unfortunately, at 2 :39 there is nothing essential to see except the TFI logo. However, the logo contains two hexagons. After what you found out it might be the sign that we are looking for?

[JohnHyslop]

You all should join Neil's Patreon server..we are all discussing this live plus you get a good laugh on the way..☺️ for less than a coffee a month from Macdonald's it's well worth it..

Cheers all and good luck solving this nightmare .....

[andrewdroth]

Alt code 239 is intersection...

https://altcodeunicode.com/

[JohnHyslop]

How do you find a video by number?

[Anonymous]

If the "window to the soul of the Taurus" means both Torus and Route 66, then maybe 66 is one of the diameters of the Torus

[leowarren34]

Online could be one of two things

A website link/address

or 

On Line - something straight.

[karthur1]

I think that maybe the 4292627161619271  is a lat/lon coordinate of 42.926271 61.619271 .  Then the number 180 is 180 degrees added to that.... which would be half way around the globe... or 42.926271 -118.380729.

[Neil_Cross]

The first bit has already been cracked Kirk, everyone is now stumped by the next bit after that 😂

[Cuthard]

while googling i came across youtube videos that had a number like VID 123456, i thought i'd search Youtube for it. Only with 2108147 came many search results. Together with the #Autodesk then only Neils Neightmare Riddle and the mentioned video appear. But maybe I am completely on the wrong track, because it doesn't really get me any further.

And from the Discord comes already the invitation to discuss it there, so that there is at least a laugh.

[Neil_Cross]

Update - parts 1 and 2 have been successfully unravelled and cracked over on Discord.  

[leowarren34]

Cheers for the update, good grief- this is hard, be interesting what the reward will be...

[Neil_Cross]

At this rate it could be solved before I've even sorted something out! 

Seems to have gone down really well though (apart from a few people getting upset about it not being a regular challenge) so if I don't manage to get something secured in time, I'll do another one of these with the reward sorted in advance.

[leowarren34]

I definitely like the change in style, something the community can get behind is never a bad thing. Although I do like the modeling challenges as they push my feature set out. You can't please everyone but a mix of both in the future would definitely be great.

[leowarren34]

Anymore progress here?

It's been a while and I'm wondering if there is fresh intel.

[Neil_Cross]

Update - the entire riddle has been cracked.  Successfully solved by the guys over on my Discord.  Video with the solution and credit to the winners coming in the next week.

[leowarren34]

Good grief - I'm looking forward to seeing the solution, baring in mind that this thread only got past part 1.

[pball]

I'm looking forward to the answer for this. I don't care much for riddles so I didn't think about this challenge much. Can't wait for the next not riddle based challenge.

[doug.johnston]

The solution has been posted .....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj72yKFzczU 

[leowarren34]

@doug.johnston A pretty epic reveal IMO, looking forward to the next one, although some 'normal' cad challenges would be good in the mean time.