There’s No Bad Solution When It Comes To Solving Puzzles

The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is known for having puzzle room-type mini dungeons, where the player is asked to solve a number of puzzles strung together. The thing about these mini-dungeons, called shrines, is that any player can solve them in their own way. While there is a recommended way to solve each shrine, people can get creative and do it their own way. Such is the case of Twitter user @MrOrdun. His solution is to not solve the shrine puzzle, instead opting to head straight to the end of the shrine. How did he do it? Watch the video here.

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I am reminded of the classic problem from high-school physics, where you are asked to describe how to measure the height of a building with a barometer.

1.The canonical answer: measure the air pressure at the base of the building, and at the top of the building, and calculate the height based on the difference in air pressure.

2.Climb to the top of the building and drop the barometer off the side of the building, measuring the time it takes to hit the ground, using the formula for distance covered under acceleration to calculate the height.

3.Lower the barometer down the side of the building on a rope, and then measure the rope.

4.Set the barometer on the ground, and measure the height of the barometer, the length of its shadow, and the length of the building's shadow, and use the principle of ratios to calculate the height of the building.

5.Place the barometer on the ground and back up to a point where, looking from the ground, the barometer subtends the same visual angle as the building. Compare the distance from your visual point to the barometer and the building, and again using the principle of ratios, calculate the height of the building.

6.Climb the side of the building, marking your climb in units of the height of the barometer, then multiply the height of the building in barometers by the actual height of the barometer to get the building's height.

7.Knock on the door of the building superintendant, and when he answers, greet him and say, "Sir, if you can tell me the height of this building, I will give you this fine barometer."

I'm certain there are others, but these were the ones that my high-school physics teacher recounted when talking about the problem.