* Attention: all puzzles have finally been solved (August 8, 2007). Thanks to all who participated. *
On page 79 of my novel The Lobotomy Club, Adam and his girlfriend
Sayori are exploring a ziggurat in an alternate reality America.
Inside the ancient structure, a woman approaches them and says four italicized
words. Adam and his girlfriend
never learn what these four words mean. I have already given a free Pickover
book to the first person who deciphered the meaning of the words. [This prize has
already been taken. Someone solved the mystery!]
The Lobotomy Club is here:
The Lobotomy Club
On page 128 of my novel Liquid Earth, people encounter dozens
of symbols etched into a tree. The people never seem to
understand the message fully, which is written in a sequence of
animals including rabbits, butterflies, and horses. I will give a
free Pickover book to the first person who deciphers the meaning of
the message. e Pickover book to the first person who deciphered the meaning of the words. [This prize has
already been taken. Someone solved the mystery!]
Liquid Earth is here:
Liquid Earth
On pages 164-165 of my novel Egg Drop Soup, David and Melissa see numerous
cryptic symbols on a library wall. The librarian says that no one has deciphered the
text. Perhaps the symbols are meaningless. Perhaps not. I will give a
free Pickover book to the first person who deciphers the meaning of
the message or can prove that they have no meaning.
[This prize has
already been taken. Someone solved the mystery!]
Egg Drop Soup is here:
Egg Drop Soup
On pages 109-111 of my novel Sushi Never Sleeps, Neuron plays a beautiful
game with playing pieces placed on a circular board. In the hyperdimensional version,
does the first player always win? Justify your answer in a way that game players
or mathematicians would accept.
[This prize has
already been taken. Someone solved the mystery!]
Sushi Never Sleeps is here:
Sushi Never Sleeps
On page 191 of my book Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves, we see a dedication at
the bottom of the page that starts "To the chordates...." I will give a
free Pickover book to the first person who deciphers the meaning of the words coded in numbers.
[This prize has
already been taken. Someone solved the mystery!]
Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves is here:
Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves
If an even digit appears somewhere in the number at the end of this paragraph, you are very lucky, because
it means that you will go to a bookstore or library and acquire one of the above books within the next two weeks,
and it will change your life.
Your number is: .
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