Straightening Techniques

[Stigy]

Ok boys (and girls (I should probably just say Revoers (or is that Revo'ers (or Revoees, as the maze really controls us , but I digress ... )))), so, where was I again ... oh yes, straightening. So, now I've joined the ranks of the openers, I'm looking for the secrets of your most important technique. How do you straighten your certificates and maps??

Come on now, don't be shy, I know at least a few of you sleep with them under your pillow Any other embarrassing, or even serious techniques out there? Or do I just simply need to leave them tucked snuggly inside the pages of EVO for more than the few hours they've been there so far? All tips welcome

[bluesign2k]

This is a interesting question that I've often wondered myself.


I currenty leave mine under a revo stand with a maze on. It works okay but they still have a bit of a bend in them. I haven't yet thought of a good way to flatten them without damaging them, particularly the maps.

[allardwza]

Ditto, been under the Revo-stand with the appropriate puzzle on it for some time now - still quite a kink in some of them...

(Scanned copy of maze on PC for future playing around...)

cheers

allard

[bluesign2k]

Yeh, when I get a spare few minutes (and a little more motivation) I'll sit down and scan all the mazes into the computer. Since there's so many now I may even go to the effort of modifying a cheap flatbed scanner to make the process easier.

Has anyone managed to find a way of scanning in the acetate maps so they be saved / overlayed on the computer? I scanned a few in but couldn't find an easy way of making the transparency work... ideas on a postcard?

[mattangel]

I keep mine in a book.

PS...thank you for complementing your brackets.

[Gdamatov77]

my advice, as bluesign said, scan into computer. until then, keep straightened under a stand or something with the outside roll up so that it really straightens it.

as for the scanning, wait till u get all 5 maps to scan it, or else ther is no point. they need to be together in order to find the 16 digit code. all of my avice for now, but i wish i even had 1. lol

[mattangel]

my advice, as bluesign said, scan into computer. until then, keep straightened under a stand or something with the outside roll up so that it really straightens it.

as for the scanning, wait till u get all 5 maps to scan it, or else ther is no point. they need to be together in order to find the 16 digit code. all of my avice for now, but i wish i even had 1. lol

Gdamatov...the 16 digit code isn't just found by overlaying the maps and sketching out the path. When put together, they form a sort of 'hypercube' that follows the movie rules. Pieces of the code are not only hidden in the 2D layout, but in 4D space and time. Finding the codes will require that you have a good understanding of primer numbers and space-filled hyperboxes, and how they relate to hypermazes. Regardless, I doubt any of this could be captured with today's scanning technology.

(PS..be careful of the military men waiting for you outside of the hypermaze once you've found the clue.)

[Gdamatov77]

and on that note matt, u lost me

[mattangel]

Oh come on! Any good Revoee is sure to have see the cube series!

[Gdamatov77]

the movie?