Rube Goldberg Machine #1

Hi everybody! Here is my very first Rube Goldberg Machine!:

So here is what happens:

1)The first book is pushed, and all the books and CD containers fall in a chain reaction.
2)The last CD container pulls down the block via tape, allowing the marble to roll down the ramp.
3)The marble pushes away the stick so the steel ball is free to roll.
4)The steel ball knocks down the stick-supporting blocks, so the stick falls and the ping pong ball takes it's turn rolling down a ramp.
5)The ping pong ball shoots away the stick that holds another ping pong ball from going down.
6)The second ping pong ball makes it's way down the final ramp and stops in front of the big block. Mission Complete!

Haiku #3

The tall redwood tree,
As the leaves rattle loudly,
The squirrel scurries.

Urgent Alert!

Five bears have been kidnapped! Dark-suited people have been taking them, snatching from the shadows. We have only one witness, Groget Selam. This is what he says:



So you get the idea, right. (teary sound)
We still have a chance, though. I got a picture of one of the people running:

And, luckily for the hostages, I intercepted a message. Unfortunately, the message is in code. Try to solve it:

 

I tried to solve it, but none of the alphabet ciphers in my coding file work. Can you help? One more question: Who are R and G? Could the letters be initials? This is getting confusing. I'm going to the Golden Bear command center in St. Petersburg, Russia for now. We are organizing a group meet there. See if we can analyze anything. Be careful!

Magic Video #2

Sorry for not being here for a while. Here is my official "Poohret's second magic video"!: Hope you like it!

Magic Trick #2: The Coin Coaster

-Poohret

Coding Hints 1

Hi there! Here are some hints to the post, Coding-Decoding. Enjoy!

hint to code 2: (the second code in the post)
Highlight the following: what can 1 be? Maybe it stands for the first of something? Perhaps the first letter in the alphabet?

hint to the third code: (highlight again)

look at this one. It resembles a clock. Which way does a clock's hands go? Use that direction. (Pretend it's noon and read in the direction.) The X in the middle doesn't mean anything. It's just the center. After you decode the clock, look at that code. Now try to decode it.

Now try solving the codes. Try to code this message like the number code:

Get out!

Happy de/coding!
                             -Poohret

Daniel Ford Series

Hello there! Soon I will be posting some of my new book: Daniel Ford. I'm working on the third chapter. Anyway; here is a free verse I invented:


The moonlight forms a circle at the clearing,
the silvery light makes the short green grass look metallic,
the dull mossy rocks form a dim silhouette in the dark night,
whispers in the darkness and rustles from the breeze; sounds like crickets chirping are heard.

It's going to be Halloween soon! So here is a Halloween poem I made up for 2011! :-)

Death's Song

The darkness, the black,
it's the cheer you lack,
on Halloween night,
sounds of the fright,
witches in flight,
Jack-o-lanterns a-light,
the song of the dead,
fills you with dread.

Haiku #2

The soothing wind blows,
See gently swaying branches,
Hear the leaves rustle.