[Contest] OFFICIAL Halforums Fourth Annual Anniversary Contest Thread

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Dave

Dave

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Rules:

  • Somewhere in the world a person from Halforums has hidden an object.
  • Using ONLY yes/no questions, determine the person who hid the item, what the item is and where they hid it.
  • One question per user per hour.
  • Questions can be asked using either the Shoutbox or in Vent.
  • The winner must post IN THIS THREAD a PICTURE of the item, the AVATAR of the user and a Google Maps (or Google Earth) screen shot of the location.
  • Prizes are: THQ Humble Bundle (complete with soundtracks), an original piece of artwork by Zappit, 10,000 HalBucks to be used in the Halforums Stock Exchange, and anything else anyone wants to donate. UPDATE: Also a $25 gift card to Amazon.com!
  • Question/answers start at 12:00 pm CST and the contest goes until it's done.
  • Additional clues/answers may be given in either Vent or Shoutbox as the moment strikes me.
  • If participation is slow or I feel it needs a boost, I can and will - without warning - change the rules to a question every 1/2 hour instead of hour. Or switch back if needed. Basically, the time frame is fluid and totally up to me.
  • Questions/answers may or may not be posted in this thread. I probably won't do it, but if anyone does that's cool.
  • Have fun and thanks for another year of giggles!
 
Wahad

Wahad

OFFICIAL ANSWER POST: TO BE UPDATED SPORADICALLY

Location

Is the place in North America? - No
Is the item located on the southern hemisphere? - Yes
Is the item located on a major continent? - Yes
Is the item located north of the tropic of Capricorn? - Yes
Is the item hidden in a country that begins with the letter A? - No
Is the item located on the Western Hemisphere? - No
Is the item located in the country of Indonesia? - No
Is the item located on the continent of Africa? - Yes
Does the country's name end in an A? - No
Does the country's name end in an E? - No
Bonus clue! The location this year is not a man-made location or structure. Instead, it's something I saw on Google maps/earth that looked cool. (Dave)
Is the phenomenon (place) caused by water? - Yes.
Is one of the official languages of the country French? - Yes.
Is the place in a lake? - No
Is the place with 25 miles of a border? - No.
Is the place within 25 miles of a city? - No
Is homosexuality a crime in the country? - No
Does the country's name end in a vowel? - Yes
Is the location in the country known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo? - Yes
Is the location in a national park? - No
Is the location in the southern HALF of the country? - No
Is the location to the east of the 24 degree meridian? - Yes
Is the location in the Province of Orientale? - Yes
Is the item within 100 miles of Lake Edward? - No
Is the location Boyoma Falls? - No

Item

Is the item a newborn baby? - No
Does the item have any plastic components? - Not this specific one.
Can the item be classified as a utensil or tool? - No
Is the item often found in a home? - Depends on occupants
Is the item smaller than a toaster? - Yes
Is the ITEM found in your kitchen? - Yes. Actually, it can be found anywhere in your house.
Is the item a toy? - Yes
Is the item marketed at kids under the age of 12? - No.
Is the item mostly made of metal? - No
Is the item part of a major franchise? - No
Does the item make noise? - No
Is the item a whole - i.e. are there multiple, loose components or not? - Hard to answer. It's a single item made up of a lot of things.

User:

Is the user male? - Yes
Is the user trading in our fake stock market? - No
Does the user have over 1000 posts? - No
Is the user located in North America? - Yes
Is the user Canadian? - No
Does the user have more than 500 posts? - Yes
Does the user have more than 700 posts? - No
Has the user been active in the past month? - No
Does the user have a name that begins with a letter of the alphabet before J? - No
Does the user have 7 letters in their name? - Yes
Do you, Dave Nihsen, hate what the image icon of the person in question was taken from? - No clue.
 
Wahad

Wahad

It's not over. Questions will continue in the thread, one per user per day, until somebody gets it.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Ugh... sorry I missed this. Had a really, really shitty day.

Do you need to assemble the object yourself? I mean this as a primary function/intention of it's use (like a model kit) and not as in you need to put the batteries in.
 
Dave

Dave

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AshburnerX said:
Is the object in question located somewhere you normally wouldn't see one?
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Is this a location question or an item question? If you are asking if the item could be found in the location my answer would be no. I highly doubt you'd fine it there.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yeah, it was a location question. Like if you found a toaster next to a swimming pool or something, that would be an object somewhere you wouldn't normally see one.
 
Wahad

Wahad

When talking about the parts of the item, are they all equivalent parts - i.e. same in shape and material - or not?
 
Wahad

Wahad

CONTEST PRIZEWINNING ANSWER

Location: A cloud formation over the Democratic Republic of the Congo



Item: A rope toy for a dog



Person: Rathkor
 
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