tlohde

i've got another good ceiling

00:23 09/10/2024
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another long train journey with a handful of stops provides me with the opportunity to present to you another round of everyone’s favourite game: ✨guess the ceiling✨.

in case you missed it: the first edition is here.

mark your own homework. be honest. you’ll only be cheating yourself.

here we go…

are you ceiling lucky?

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Fig 1: amsterdam centraal. but is it the bus or train terminal?
answer... the bus terminal.0.5 points
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Fig 2: last time i was here i changed trains. but not this time.
answer... bruxelles midi.3 points
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Fig 3: we’re at the bus station in which italian province capital? and what was the temperature reading on the time/date/thermometer?
answer... trento. 22 ℃.10 points for trento. -3 points for every degree wrong
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Fig 4: inside hintertuxer gletscher. but how much ice is above me?
answer... ~20 m.1 point (reset total score to zero if specified any non-metric units)
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Fig 5: a nice venue to wait in. reccommended by the man in seat 61. but what did i consume?
answer... just an espresso. and the little biscuit that came with it.7 points (+bonus 0.5 if identified venue as grand cafe 1e klas)
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Fig 6: nightjet #421; coach 280. but which bed was mine?
answer... top bunk. on the left as you enter the couchette #85.3 points
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Fig 7: between which river and tributary is this? the Inn and the Sill, or the Sava and the Kokra?
answer... the Inn(sbruck) and the Sill. Kranj station is on the right bank of the Sava, whereas the Kokra joins the Sava on its left bank. but you knew that already.1 point

scoring

maximum of 26 points

use the look-up table to see your final score:

points final score
26 1
2.5 0.9
everything else 0

and that brings to a close the second of 5 editions of are you ceiling lucky?

#travel #train