TED Salon: Radical Craft
Alex Rosenthal: The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts
亚历克斯·罗森塔尔: 欢乐又烧脑的解谜世界
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欢迎来到这个古怪，烧脑又充满乐趣的谜题世界。跟随亚历克斯·罗森塔尔揭开世界上最复杂的谜题寻踪的面纱，麻省理工“神秘寻踪”——展示谜题是如何在最意想不到的地方展开的。（提示：看看你能不能找出这个TED演讲中隐藏的小谜语）
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Alex Rosenthal takes everyday experiences and turns them into mind-bending puzzles. Full bio
Alex Rosenthal takes everyday experiences and turns them into mind-bending puzzles. Full bio
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00:12
It's 4am, you've been awake
for forty hours,
for forty hours,
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现在是凌晨四点，
你已经四十个小时没睡觉了。
你已经四十个小时没睡觉了。
这时候你解开了一个谜题，
里面包含着这段短片：
里面包含着这段短片：
00:16
when you unlock a puzzle
containing this video
containing this video
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描述一只鸡和
一只穿轮滑的水獭共舞。
一只穿轮滑的水獭共舞。
00:19
of some kind of dance-off between
a chicken and a roller-skating beaver.
a chicken and a roller-skating beaver.
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（笑声）
00:24
(Laughter)
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你所经历的困惑和启迪，
00:26
The confusion and delight
you're experiencing
you're experiencing
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在麻省理工的”谜题寻踪“里
再常见不过了。
再常见不过了。
00:28
is a typical moment
at the MIT Mystery Hunt,
at the MIT Mystery Hunt,
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奥运会碰上火人节，
（火人节：美国一项狂欢节）
（火人节：美国一项狂欢节）
00:31
which is basically the Olympics
meets Burning Man
meets Burning Man
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那简直就是书呆子们的狂欢。
00:33
for a specific type of nerd.
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（笑声）
00:35
(Laughter)
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今天， 我将带各位进入
00:36
Today, I'm going to take you
inside this strange,
inside this strange,
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这个既特别又烧脑,
同时也充满乐趣的世界。
同时也充满乐趣的世界。
00:39
intellectually masochistic
and incredibly joyful world.
and incredibly joyful world.
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00:42
But first, I have to explain
what I mean when I say "puzzle."
what I mean when I say "puzzle."
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首先，我得解释一下，
我所谓的“谜题”具体指什么。
我所谓的“谜题”具体指什么。
00:46
A puzzle-hunt-style puzzle is a data set.
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一个“谜题寻踪”式的
谜题是指一组数据，
谜题是指一组数据，
它可以是一组字母，一道数独题，
一段视频或者一段录音——
一段视频或者一段录音——
00:49
It can be a grid of letters,
a sudoku, a video, an audio --
a sudoku, a video, an audio --
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它可以是任何包含隐藏信息的东西。
00:54
it can be anything
that contains hidden information
that contains hidden information
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只要它能够被作为
一个词句被解答出来。
一个词句被解答出来。
00:57
that can eventually resolve into an answer
that is a word or a phrase.
that is a word or a phrase.
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举个例子，
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So, to give you an example,
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这个谜题名为“杰作”，
01:03
this is a puzzle called "Master Pieces."
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里面包含十张乐高人物
看向积木堆的照片。
看向积木堆的照片。
01:06
It consists of 10 images of LEGO people
looking at piles of LEGOs.
looking at piles of LEGOs.
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01:11
And to save us some time,
I'm going to explain what's going on here.
I'm going to explain what's going on here.
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为了节省时间，我会
解释一下其中的规则。
解释一下其中的规则。
每一堆乐高积木都是
拆解后的艺术作品，
拆解后的艺术作品，
01:14
Each of the piles of LEGOs
is a deconstructed work of art
is a deconstructed work of art
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并且体现了一位著名艺术家的风格。
01:19
in the style of a famous artist.
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有人认出来左边这个
是哪位艺术家的风格了吗？
是哪位艺术家的风格了吗？
01:21
So, does anybody recognize
the artist on the left?
the artist on the left?
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01:24
They used a lot of red.
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这幅画用了不少红色，
01:26
I heard "Rothko," yeah.
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我听见了“罗斯科”，没错。
01:28
The second one?
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那第二个呢？
观众：蒙德里安。
01:30
(Audience) Mondrian.
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对，非常好！
01:31
Alex Rosenthal: Yeah, well done.
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第三个呢？这个可不简单。
01:32
And the third one?
This is the hardest one --
This is the hardest one --
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01:37
Yeah, Klimt, I heard it.
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答对了，克里姆特，我听见了。
01:38
Well done, the color
is the biggest clue there.
is the biggest clue there.
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做得好，颜色就是最大的线索。
所以谜题会有着不同的线索，
01:42
So the puzzle has various clues
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告诉你重点是艺术家，
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that tell you what matters
here are the artists,
here are the artists,
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而不是他们的代表作。
01:47
not the specific works of art.
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同时你要做的是，
发现你没用到的信息。
发现你没用到的信息。
01:48
And what you need to do
is then look at what you haven't used yet,
is then look at what you haven't used yet,
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在这里就是，每幅画里
乐高人仔的个数，
乐高人仔的个数，
01:52
which is the number of LEGO people
in each painting.
in each painting.
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你可以数数看，
01:55
And you can count them
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然后选出艺术家们姓氏中
对应顺序的字母。
对应顺序的字母。
01:56
and then count into the artists'
last names by the same number of letters.
last names by the same number of letters.
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比如在罗斯科的前面有三个人，
02:00
So there's three people
in front of the Rothko on the left,
in front of the Rothko on the left,
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你就把这个姓中的
第三个字母数出来，也就是T。
第三个字母数出来，也就是T。
02:03
so you take the third
letter, which is a T.
letter, which is a T.
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蒙德里安前面只有一个人，那就挑
这个名字里面的第一个字母，M。
这个名字里面的第一个字母，M。
02:06
There's only one in front of the Mondrian,
so you take the first letter, M.
so you take the first letter, M.
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克里姆特前面又有三个人，
所以选出这个名字的第三个字母，I。
所以选出这个名字的第三个字母，I。
02:10
And there's three again in front of Klimt,
so you take the third letter, I.
so you take the third letter, I.
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对10幅图像重复这样的操作，
02:14
You do that for all 10
of the original artists
of the original artists
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再按顺序排好，
02:16
and put them in the order,
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我们就找到了答案，
也就是“点亮”（illuminate）。
也就是“点亮”（illuminate）。
02:18
and you get the answer,
which is "illuminate."
which is "illuminate."
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（笑声）
02:21
(Laughter)
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02:23
Puzzles like this
are about communicating an idea.
are about communicating an idea.
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这样的谜题旨在表达想法，
02:27
But where I'm trying to be
as clear as possible for you now,
as clear as possible for you now,
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但我要向你们澄清的是，
谜题的风格会在抽象和具象间游走。
02:30
puzzles have to navigate the line
between abstraction and clarity.
between abstraction and clarity.
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02:34
They have to be obtuse enough
to make you work for it,
to make you work for it,
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它们得有点难度，
好让你能全力以赴，
好让你能全力以赴，
同时也要足够有内涵，
让你在解开的那一瞬间
让你在解开的那一瞬间
02:38
but elegant enough
so you can get to the aha moment,
so you can get to the aha moment,
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感到兴奋，获得成就感。
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where everything clicks into place.
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02:43
Puzzle solvers are junkies
for this aha moment --
for this aha moment --
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那些解谜的人就像
对这种成就感上瘾了一样——
对这种成就感上瘾了一样——
那感觉就像短暂的高潮
和瞬间发自内心的彻悟。
和瞬间发自内心的彻悟。
02:45
it feels like a brief high
and an instant of pristine clarity.
and an instant of pristine clarity.
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02:51
And there's also a deeper
fulfillment at play here,
fulfillment at play here,
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这其中还蕴含着更深层次的满足感，
即人类的本质是问题解决者。
02:54
which is that humans
are innate problem-solvers.
are innate problem-solvers.
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这也就是为什么我们会
痴迷于填字游戏和密室逃脱，
痴迷于填字游戏和密室逃脱，
02:57
That's why we love crosswords
and escape rooms
and escape rooms
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同时永不停歇地探索着海底的奥秘。
03:00
and figuring out how to explore
the bottom of the ocean.
the bottom of the ocean.
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03:04
Solving deviously difficult puzzles
expands our minds in new directions,
expands our minds in new directions,
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解决生僻且困难的谜题
会扩展我们的思维，
会扩展我们的思维，
并且让我们学会
从不同的角度看待问题。
从不同的角度看待问题。
03:09
and it also helps us come at problems
from diverse perspectives.
from diverse perspectives.
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03:15
These puzzles come
in various puzzle hunts,
in various puzzle hunts,
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这些谜题存在于
各种各样的“谜题寻踪”之中，
各种各样的“谜题寻踪”之中，
五花八门，各式各样。
03:18
which come in various shapes and sizes.
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既有为新手准备的一小时长度的谜题，
03:20
There's one-hour ones
designed for novices,
designed for novices,
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也有“24小时公路集会”，
03:22
24-hour road rallies,
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更有难题中的难题——
麻省理工的”神秘寻踪“。
麻省理工的”神秘寻踪“。
03:24
and the puzzle hunt of puzzle hunts,
the MIT Mystery Hunt.
the MIT Mystery Hunt.
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03:28
This is an event
that takes place once a year
that takes place once a year
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这是个一年一度的盛会，
每次大约有2000人
聚集在麻省理工校园内，
聚集在麻省理工校园内，
03:30
and has around 2,000 people
descending on MIT's campus
descending on MIT's campus
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组成从1人到100多人
不等的队伍进行解谜。
不等的队伍进行解谜。
03:36
and solving puzzles in teams that range
from a single person to over 100.
from a single person to over 100.
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03:41
My team has 60 people on it --
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我的队伍有60人，
里面有一位国家级
填字游戏锦标赛冠军，
填字游戏锦标赛冠军，
03:43
that includes a national crossword
puzzle tournament champion,
puzzle tournament champion,
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一位粒子物理学家，一位作家，
03:47
a particle physicist, a composer,
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一名货真价实的深海探险家，
03:50
an actual deep-sea explorer,
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还有我，感觉自己
就是关公面前耍大刀了。
就是关公面前耍大刀了。
03:52
and me, feeling like
"Mr. Bean goes to Bletchley Park."
"Mr. Bean goes to Bletchley Park."
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（笑声）
03:55
(Laughter)
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这个比喻很恰当了，
因为有一年有那么一个谜题，
因为有一年有那么一个谜题，
03:58
That's actually an apt comparison,
because one year involved a puzzle
because one year involved a puzzle
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要求你做好一台解码器，
04:02
where you had to construct
a working Enigma machine
a working Enigma machine
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唯一提供的材料只有纸板。
04:04
out of pieces of cardboard.
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（笑声）
04:06
(Laughter)
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每次的“神秘寻踪”都有个主题，
04:08
Each Mystery Hunt has a theme.
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之前有过像“矩阵”
还有“爱丽丝梦游仙境”，
还有“爱丽丝梦游仙境”，
04:10
Past ones have included "The Matrix"
and "Alice in Wonderland."
and "Alice in Wonderland."
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通常是流行文化和文学类的主题。
04:13
It's often pop culture-
and literary-based themes.
and literary-based themes.
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04:18
And the goal is to find the coin
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最终目标是找到一个硬币，
它藏在麻省理工校园的某个角落。
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that's been hidden somewhere
on MIT's campus.
on MIT's campus.
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要找到它，你得解大概150道谜题，
04:23
And in order to get there,
you have to solve around 150 puzzles
you have to solve around 150 puzzles
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面对各种事件和挑战。
04:26
and do various events and challenges.
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04:29
I had done this for about 10 years
without ever dreaming of winning,
without ever dreaming of winning,
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我已经参加十年了，
从未抱着获胜的希望。
从未抱着获胜的希望。
直到2016年一月，
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until January of 2016,
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那次我们用了53个小时，
谜题主题是《盗梦空间》，
谜题主题是《盗梦空间》，
04:35
where 53 hours into a hunt
whose theme is the movie "Inception,"
whose theme is the movie "Inception,"
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我们几天都没睡觉，
简直要上天了。
简直要上天了。
04:39
we haven't slept in days,
so everything is hilarious ...
so everything is hilarious ...
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（笑声）
04:43
(Laughter)
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桌上全是我们的笔记和答好的谜题，
04:44
The tables are covered in piles of papers,
of our notes and completed puzzles.
of our notes and completed puzzles.
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黑板上一团乱麻，
写着我们的想法。
写着我们的想法。
04:49
The whiteboards are an unintelligible mess
of three days' worth of insights.
of three days' worth of insights.
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And we're stuck on two puzzles.
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我们卡在了最后两道题上，
解决它们，我们就能进决赛。
04:55
If we could crack them,
we would get into the endgame,
we would get into the endgame,
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想了几个小时，在奇迹般的一刻，
04:58
and after hours of work,
in a magical moment,
in a magical moment,
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我们在不到10秒钟的时间里
解出了这两道题。
解出了这两道题。
05:01
they both fall within
10 seconds of each other,
10 seconds of each other,
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不久我们就进入决赛了，
05:03
and soon, we're on the final runaround,
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我们得到了找到硬币
所需的一系列线索，
所需的一系列线索，
05:05
a series of clues
that will lead us to the coin,
that will lead us to the coin,
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我们满学校跑，
05:08
and we're racing through the halls of MIT,
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尽可能不撞到或吓着
来学校参观的旅行团。
来学校参观的旅行团。
05:11
trying not to knock over
or terrify tour groups,
or terrify tour groups,
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当我们意识到我们不是
唯一闯入决赛的队伍，
唯一闯入决赛的队伍，
05:14
when we realize we're not alone,
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还有其它队伍也在满学校跑，
05:16
there's another team
on the runaround as well,
on the runaround as well,
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我们不知道谁更领先，
05:18
and we don't know who's ahead.
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这导致我们倍感焦虑，
05:20
So, we're a mess of anxiety,
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同时还经历着期待，
振奋，和睡眠不足。
振奋，和睡眠不足。
05:23
anticipation, exhilaration
and sleep deprivation,
and sleep deprivation,
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最终我们到达了
炼金术士的雕像前，
炼金术士的雕像前，
05:26
when we arrive at the Alchemist,
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在那儿我们找到了——
05:28
a sculpture in which we find ...
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那枚硬币。
05:31
this coin.
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（欢呼）
05:33
(Cheers)
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没错，我们赢了！
05:34
Yeah.
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（掌声）
05:35
(Applause)
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我们在麻省理工的
“神秘寻踪”里获胜了，
“神秘寻踪”里获胜了，
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And in claiming it,
we win the MIT Mystery Hunt
we win the MIT Mystery Hunt
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领先第二名仅仅5分钟。
05:40
by a tiny margin of five minutes.
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05:43
What I didn't mention before
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我忘了说了，
赢得这个比赛的奖励就是
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is that the prize for winning
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你可以全权策划
下一年的寻踪活动，
下一年的寻踪活动，
05:46
is that you get to construct
the whole hunt for the following year.
the whole hunt for the following year.
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（笑声）
05:49
(Laughter)
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赢得这个比赛的惩罚也是
05:51
The punishment for winning
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你得全权策划下一年的寻踪活动。
05:52
is that you have to construct
the whole hunt for the following year.
the whole hunt for the following year.
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05:58
At the beginning of 2016,
I had never constructed a puzzle before --
I had never constructed a puzzle before --
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在那之前我根本没策划过这类谜题，
我解决过不少谜题，
06:01
I had solved plenty of puzzles,
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但策划就完全是另一码事了。
06:03
but constructing and solving
are entirely different beasts.
are entirely different beasts.
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不过还是那句话，
06:06
But once again,
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幸好我们队全都是大佬。
06:07
I was lucky to be on a team full
of brilliant mentors and collaborators.
of brilliant mentors and collaborators.
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从一个策划者的角度来看，
06:11
So, from a constructor's point of view,
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一个谜题就是
我想到的一个主意，
我想到的一个主意，
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a puzzle is where I have an idea,
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相比直接告诉你这是什么，
06:15
and instead of telling you what it is,
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我打算给各位一些线索
让你们自己找出来，
让你们自己找出来，
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I'm going to leave a trail of breadcrumbs
so you can figure it out for yourself,
so you can figure it out for yourself,
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亲身体会这种喜悦和成就感，
06:21
and have the joy and experience
of the aha moment.
of the aha moment.
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这是另一种顿悟。
06:24
This is another way of looking
at the aha moment.
at the aha moment.
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令我难以置信的是，
06:26
And what's incredible to me
is that this experience,
is that this experience,
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这段情绪化又累人的经历，
06:29
which is very emotional
and kind of almost physical,
and kind of almost physical,
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居然是个可以被精心打造的作品。
06:32
is something that can be
carefully designed.
carefully designed.
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06:35
So, to show you what I mean,
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为了向你们展示我的本意，
这里有一道我和朋友
马特·格鲁斯金一块设计的谜题。
马特·格鲁斯金一块设计的谜题。
06:36
this is a puzzle I co-constructed
with my friend Matt Gruskin.
with my friend Matt Gruskin.
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这是个文字冒险游戏，
06:40
It's a text adventure,
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是按照旧时代冒险游戏的
那种格式写的。
那种格式写的。
06:42
which is the old-school
adventure game format,
adventure game format,
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你要向东南西北四个方向探索，
06:44
where you're exploring,
going north, east, south and west,
going north, east, south and west,
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找到道具并充分利用，
06:48
picking up items and using them.
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然后你就能到游戏的结尾了。
06:50
And you could get
to the end of the game part,
to the end of the game part,
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但那样你并没有真正解开这道谜题，
06:52
but you won't have solved the puzzle.
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要想真正解开谜题，
你得知道这些信息的深层含义。
你得知道这些信息的深层含义。
06:54
In order to do so, you have to recognize
a hidden layer of information,
a hidden layer of information,
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最简单的方法就是
把这个游戏的内容标记出来，
把这个游戏的内容标记出来，
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and the easiest way of seeing it
is by mapping the game out.
is by mapping the game out.
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就像这样。
07:01
That looks something like this.
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07:03
Does anybody recognize what this is?
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有人看出来这是什么了吗？
07:07
Yeah, exactly.
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对了，没错，
这个游戏就是照着《卡坦岛》写的。
（卡坦岛：经典德式桌面游戏）
（卡坦岛：经典德式桌面游戏）
07:08
This text adventure takes place
within "Settlers of Catan."
within "Settlers of Catan."
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07:13
Who here knows what "Settlers" is?
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有人知道里面的卡坦岛代表什么吗？
07:15
Nerds.
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你们这群书呆子。
（笑声）
07:17
(Laughter)
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如果你不知道，“卡坦岛”是款桌游。
07:18
If you don't know,
"Settlers" is a board game
"Settlers" is a board game
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你要和其他人竞争，
07:21
where you're competing
against other people
against other people
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从而获取资源，建起房屋。
07:23
to collect resources
and use them to build structures.
and use them to build structures.
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在这个文字解密中，
我们以多种方式隐藏了信息，
我们以多种方式隐藏了信息，
07:26
And within the text adventure,
we hid information in various ways,
we hid information in various ways,
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用这些信息你可以改写整个游戏，
07:31
with which you could
reconstruct an entire game.
reconstruct an entire game.
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你可以收获公路，城市和小镇，
07:33
You could figure out the roads,
the cities, the towns,
the cities, the towns,
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资源，领地，乃至掷骰子的次数。
07:36
the resources, the numbers on the tiles,
even the dice rolls.
even the dice rolls.
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把所有信息集合在一起，
你就能找到答案了。
你就能找到答案了。
07:39
You put all that information together
and you could extract an answer
and you could extract an answer
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至于具体怎么做，
那一时半会儿可说不清楚。
那一时半会儿可说不清楚。
07:43
in a way that's too complicated
to explain right now.
to explain right now.
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（笑声）
07:45
(Laughter)
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你们要想知道可以待会儿来找我。
07:47
But find me afterwards
if you really want to know.
if you really want to know.
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（笑声）
07:49
(Laughter)
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不过这个谜题对我意味着的，
07:50
But what this puzzle emphasized for me
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是观点转变在激发灵感方面的价值。
07:52
is the value of perspective shifts
in inspiring an aha.
in inspiring an aha.
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所以，在这个谜题中，
07:56
So, in this puzzle,
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你从小人物开始成长，
07:57
you go from experiencing the world
on the ground, as a character,
on the ground, as a character,
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到成为高级玩家俯视一切。
08:00
to looking down on it from above
as if you're playing a board game,
as if you're playing a board game,
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通过这种转变，
08:03
and in that shift,
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你重新构造了你所拥有的信息。
08:04
you completely reframe
all the information you've been given.
all the information you've been given.
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08:09
The hardest part of construction for me
is coming up with a great idea for an aha.
is coming up with a great idea for an aha.
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对我来说这种策划最难的地方，
在于想出一个令人顿悟的设计。
在于想出一个令人顿悟的设计。
好在这个世界上不缺灵感和素材，
08:13
Fortunately, the world
is a torrent of ideas and information.
is a torrent of ideas and information.
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我见过由蜜蜂的摇摆舞动
构成的绝妙谜题，
构成的绝妙谜题，
08:17
I've seen fantastic puzzles constructed
out of the waggle dances of bees,
out of the waggle dances of bees,
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还有能和88个钢琴键完美对应的
08:21
and the remarkable coincidence
that the 88 keys of a piano
that the 88 keys of a piano
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88个星座这样的惊人巧合。
08:25
can be perfectly mapped
to the 88 constellations in the sky.
to the 88 constellations in the sky.
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一旦你发现这些奥义，
你就忍不住想自己策划谜题，
你就忍不住想自己策划谜题，
08:29
Once you find that out,
you can't not construct the puzzle,
you can't not construct the puzzle,
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得让参与者
08:32
and it's going to be
about having the solvers
about having the solvers
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用自己的思维找出其中的联系，
08:35
make that connection in their own minds.
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无论你在琴键上赋予星星的名字
08:36
Whether you give them stars on a keyboard
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还是演奏着星辰的乐章，
08:38
or play the celestial music of the cosmos,
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你都在带着他们到达终点，
无论以哪种方式。
无论以哪种方式。
08:41
you're getting them there,
one way or another.
one way or another.
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不久之后，你会发现
自己好像在盯着一只乌龟，
自己好像在盯着一只乌龟，
08:43
Before long, you find yourself
staring at a turtle,
staring at a turtle,
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问自己，“这还算道谜题吗？”
08:45
and asking yourself, "Is this a puzzle?"
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（笑声）
08:47
(Laughter)
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还盯着乌龟说，
08:49
And also, staring at a turtle and saying,
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“我可从没觉得这龟壳里面能有什么。”
08:51
"I never appreciated what multitudes
this contains in its shell alone."
this contains in its shell alone."
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08:55
This might be
a familiar experience to you,
a familiar experience to you,
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这可能对你来说很熟悉，
如果你看过TED演讲
并问过自己“这算谜题吗？”
并问过自己“这算谜题吗？”
08:57
if you've ever been watching a TED Talk
and asked yourself, "Is this a puzzle?"
and asked yourself, "Is this a puzzle?"
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（笑声）
09:01
(Laughter)
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我的用意不是这个。
09:02
I'm not telling.
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我想说的是，
09:04
But what I will say
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谜题无处不在。
09:05
is that puzzles can be found
in the most unexpected of places.
in the most unexpected of places.
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09:09
That brings us back to one
of my favorite puzzles of all time,
of my favorite puzzles of all time,
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这就不得不提我最喜欢的一道谜题，
由特里普·佩恩设计，
09:12
which was constructed by Trip Payne.
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这次我要打开声音
给你们演示一遍，
给你们演示一遍，
09:14
And this time, I'm going to
play it for you with the sound on,
play it for you with the sound on,
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准备好记住每个声调。
09:17
so get ready to name that tune.
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（模拟咯咯声）
09:18
(Slowed-down mock clucking)
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09:21
(Slowed-down mock clucking)
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（模拟咯咯声）
09:25
(Slowed-down mock clucking)
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（模拟咯咯声）
（笑声）
09:31
(Laughter)
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有人知道那是什么吗？
09:32
Who knows what that is?
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09:34
Yeah, "You Make Me Feel
Like a Natural Woman."
Like a Natural Woman."
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对，《你让我觉得自己天生是个女人》。
（笑声）
09:37
(Laughter)
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所以你可以识别
这首歌和其它7首歌，
这首歌和其它7首歌，
09:41
So you can identify that
and seven other songs and clips,
and seven other songs and clips,
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之后再把这些视频本身作为线索，
09:45
and then look at the videos
themselves for clues,
themselves for clues,
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通过它们被拍摄和剪辑的方式。
09:47
where the way that they are filmed
and edited together
and edited together
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外加坐在桌子边上的
09:51
plus things like the cutaways
to the panel of five people
to the panel of five people
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这五个人，
09:54
sitting at a table,
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让人想起了陪审团。
09:55
which is reminiscent of a panel of judges,
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这一切都指向了“真人竞争秀”，
09:57
all of this can suggest
"reality competition show."
"reality competition show."
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并且无论是通过网络搜索
10:01
And either through internet research,
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还是仅仅是意识到这点，
你都能恍然大悟。
你都能恍然大悟。
10:03
or from just recognizing this,
you can get to the aha,
you can get to the aha,
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也就是说这些剪辑是为了
10:06
which is that these clips
are shot-for-shot recreations
are shot-for-shot recreations
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再现“鲁保罗变装皇后秀”中的
假唱片段而拍摄的。
假唱片段而拍摄的。
10:09
of lip-synch battles
from "RuPaul's Drag Race."
from "RuPaul's Drag Race."
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10:12
(Laughter)
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（笑声）
那么我们为什么要这么做？
10:15
So, why do we do this?
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（笑声）
10:16
(Laughter)
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（掌声）
10:19
(Applause)
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你们来告诉我答案。
10:22
You tell me, I don't know.
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首先，这很有趣。
10:24
So, first of all, it's really fun.
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但我觉得它也在
以各种方式改进我们的生活。
以各种方式改进我们的生活。
10:27
But I think it also improves
our lives in various ways.
our lives in various ways.
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当我遇到挑战时，能够解开谜题，
10:30
Being able to solve puzzles,
when I'm confronted with a challenge,
when I'm confronted with a challenge,
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让我可以从多角度进行探索，
10:34
has allowed me to explore it
from multiple perspectives
from multiple perspectives
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而不是仅仅锁定一个角度。
10:37
before I lock in an approach.
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同时，解谜的过程
也是对团队合作的锻炼，
也是对团队合作的锻炼，
10:39
Also, the process of solving
is great training for working with a team,
is great training for working with a team,
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让我们知道什么时候倾听，
什么时候分享，
什么时候分享，
10:43
knowing when to listen, when to share,
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还有如何认识和庆祝顿悟的瞬间。
10:45
and how to recognize and celebrate insight
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体验顿悟是十分重要的。
10:48
and being able to construct ahas
is a very powerful tool.
is a very powerful tool.
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想到如此强大、令人振奋、
令人信服的想法，
令人信服的想法，
10:52
Think of how powerful and exciting
and convincing an idea is
and convincing an idea is
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是源自
10:57
that comes from your own mind,
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你建立万物联系的大脑。
10:59
where you make
all the connections yourself.
all the connections yourself.
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11:03
So in January of 2017,
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所以在2017年的一月，
在无数个小时的工作之后，
11:05
after tens of thousands of hours of work,
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我们终于开始了
属于我们的“神秘追踪”。
属于我们的“神秘追踪”。
11:09
we finally run our Mystery Hunt.
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11:11
And it's a different sort of satisfaction
than the quick high of an aha moment.
than the quick high of an aha moment.
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那种满足感不同于
解开谜题时瞬间的成就感，
解开谜题时瞬间的成就感，
相比之下，那是一种
持续且抽象的感觉，
持续且抽象的感觉，
11:16
Instead, it's the slow burn of saying
something through perplexing abstraction,
something through perplexing abstraction,
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最终被理解了。
11:21
yet being understood.
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11:23
And when it was all over,
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当一切结束之后，
我们疲惫不堪，告诉自己和其他人，
11:24
in our exhaustion, we turned to each other
and the world, and we said,
and the world, and we said,
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“我们绝对不再搞这个了，
工作量太大了。
工作量太大了。
11:28
"We're never doing this again.
It's too much work.
It's too much work.
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11:30
It's really fun, but no more winning."
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是很有意思，但不要再争冠军了。”
11:34
One year later, in January of 2018,
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一年之后，到了2018年一月，
我们再夺桂冠。
11:37
we won the MIT Mystery Hunt again.
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（笑声）
11:39
(Laughter)
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我们并不知道投入了
多少个小时在其中。
多少个小时在其中。
11:41
So, we're currently I don't know how many
tens of thousands of hours of work in,
tens of thousands of hours of work in,
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离2019年的寻踪就剩两个月了，
11:45
and we're two months out
from the 2019 Hunt.
from the 2019 Hunt.
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总之，感谢聆听，
我得去设计谜题去了。
我得去设计谜题去了。
11:47
So, thank you for listening,
I have to go write a puzzle.
I have to go write a puzzle.
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（笑声）
11:50
(Laughter)
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（掌声）
11:51
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alex Rosenthal - ProducerAlex Rosenthal takes everyday experiences and turns them into mind-bending puzzles.
Why you should listen
Alex Rosenthal is the editorial producer at TED-Ed, where he has produced hundreds of animated educational videos. Before working at TED, he made educational digital games at PBS's "NOVA," including a citizen-science game designed to unravel the secrets of RNA. He has also produced National Geographic documentaries on subjects ranging from an expedition into the heart of an active volcano to a high-tech search for the lost tomb of Genghis Khan. Rosenthal studied mathematics and playwriting at Brown University.
Alex Rosenthal | Speaker | TED.com