TED Salon: Radical Craft
Alex Rosenthal: The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts
亞歷克斯·羅森塔爾: 令人既愉悅又費解的尋寶世界
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歡迎來到奇特、迂迴難懂、令人愉悅的尋寶世界。跟著亞歷克斯·羅森塔爾，掀開世界最複雜的謎題之一——麻省里工學院尋寶競賽的面紗，揭露謎題是如何可能在最意想不到的地方被發現。（提示：看看你是否能發現藏在這支 TED 演講中的謎題。）
Alex Rosenthal - Producer
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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早上四點，你已經四十個小時沒睡了，
00:16
when you unlock a puzzle
containing this video
containing this video
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你解開了一個謎題，裡面有支影片：
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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一隻雞和一隻溜直排輪的海狸在尬舞。
00:24
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
00:26
The confusion and delight
you're experiencing
you're experiencing
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此時你所感受到的困惑和喜悅，
00:28
is a typical moment
at the MIT Mystery Hunt,
at the MIT Mystery Hunt,
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就是參與麻省理工學院
尋寶競賽的典型感受，
尋寶競賽的典型感受，
00:31
which is basically the Olympics
meets Burning Man
meets Burning Man
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基本上，
它就像奧運遇上了燃燒人節慶，
它就像奧運遇上了燃燒人節慶，
00:33
for a specific type of nerd.
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針對某種怪胎舉辦。
00:35
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
00:36
Today, I'm going to take you
inside this strange,
inside this strange,
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今天，我要帶領你們進入
這個奇特、自尋煩惱
這個奇特、自尋煩惱
00:39
intellectually masochistic
and incredibly joyful world.
and incredibly joyful world.
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且極富趣味的世界。
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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但，首先，我得要解釋
我所謂的「謎題」。
我所謂的「謎題」。
00:46
A puzzle-hunt-style puzzle is a data set.
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尋寶形式的謎題是一種資料集。
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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它可由文字、數獨、
影像、聲音所構成，
影像、聲音所構成，
00:54
it can be anything
that contains hidden information
that contains hidden information
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它可能是任何帶有隱藏資訊的東西，
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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最終能夠被破解，精煉成一個答案，
可能是個字或句子。
可能是個字或句子。
01:02
So, to give you an example,
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舉個例子，
01:03
this is a puzzle called "Master Pieces."
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這個謎題叫做「大師之作」。
01:06
It consists of 10 images of LEGO people
looking at piles of LEGOs.
looking at piles of LEGOs.
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這謎題由樂高人盯著一堆樂高的
十張圖片所構成。
十張圖片所構成。
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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為了節省時間，我直接解釋狀況。
01:14
Each of the piles of LEGOs
is a deconstructed work of art
is a deconstructed work of art
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每一堆樂高都是件藝術作品的解構，
01:19
in the style of a famous artist.
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依循某一位知名畫家的風格。
01:21
So, does anybody recognize
the artist on the left?
the artist on the left?
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有沒有人可以認出最左邊這一幅
誰的作品呢？
誰的作品呢？
01:24
They used a lot of red.
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他用了許多紅色。
01:26
I heard "Rothko," yeah.
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我聽到有人說「羅斯科」，沒錯。
01:28
The second one?
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第二張呢？
01:30
(Audience) Mondrian.
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（聽眾說）蒙德里安
01:31
Alex Rosenthal: Yeah, well done.
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亞歷克斯·羅森塔爾：耶，做得好
01:32
And the third one?
This is the hardest one --
This is the hardest one --
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第三張呢？這是最難的一張。
01:37
Yeah, Klimt, I heard it.
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是的，克林姆，我聽到了。
01:38
Well done, the color
is the biggest clue there.
is the biggest clue there.
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做得好，顏色是最明顯的線索。
01:42
So the puzzle has various clues
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這個謎題有不同的線索
01:44
that tell you what matters
here are the artists,
here are the artists,
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告訴你關鍵的是這些畫家，
01:47
not the specific works of art.
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而不是哪一幅作品。
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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然後你必須看看，
還有什麼線索是你沒用上的，
還有什麼線索是你沒用上的，
01:52
which is the number of LEGO people
in each painting.
in each painting.
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像是每幅畫前面樂高人的人數。
01:55
And you can count them
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你數了人數，
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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然後比對畫家姓氏的字母排序。
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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最左邊有三個人站在羅斯科的畫作前面
02:03
so you take the third
letter, which is a T.
letter, which is a T.
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所以你取第三個字母，是「T」
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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只有一個人站在蒙德里安的畫前面，
所以你取第一個字母「M」
所以你取第一個字母「M」
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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同樣的，有三個人站在克林姆的畫前面，
所以你取第三個字母「I」。
所以你取第三個字母「I」。
02:14
You do that for all 10
of the original artists
of the original artists
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以此類推完成十個作家的作品，
依次排序。
依次排序。
02:16
and put them in the order,
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02:18
and you get the answer,
which is "illuminate."
which is "illuminate."
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你便得到答案「ILLUMINATE」。
02:21
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
02:23
Puzzles like this
are about communicating an idea.
are about communicating an idea.
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像這樣的謎題都試圖傳達一個概念。
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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在此，我嘗試想為各位說得透徹，
02:30
puzzles have to navigate the line
between abstraction and clarity.
between abstraction and clarity.
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謎題必須平衡拿捏在抽象與具體之間。
02:34
They have to be obtuse enough
to make you work for it,
to make you work for it,
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謎題必須相當程度地易懂，
讓人去解它；
讓人去解它；
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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但也必須夠巧妙，
讓人享受心領神會的頓悟時刻，
讓人享受心領神會的頓悟時刻，
02:41
where everything clicks into place.
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讓每一件事情串聯之後，恍然大悟。
02:43
Puzzle solvers are junkies
for this aha moment --
for this aha moment --
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解謎題的人就像成癮者，
追尋著頓悟時刻——
追尋著頓悟時刻——
02:45
it feels like a brief high
and an instant of pristine clarity.
and an instant of pristine clarity.
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帶來短暫的高度亢奮
和瞬間的豁然開朗。
和瞬間的豁然開朗。
02:51
And there's also a deeper
fulfillment at play here,
fulfillment at play here,
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此外，人們的自我成就感也是原因之一，
02:54
which is that humans
are innate problem-solvers.
are innate problem-solvers.
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人類天生是問題的解決者。
02:57
That's why we love crosswords
and escape rooms
and escape rooms
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這也是為什麼我們喜歡
拼字、密室逃脫，
拼字、密室逃脫，
03:00
and figuring out how to explore
the bottom of the ocean.
the bottom of the ocean.
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思考如何探索海底。
03:04
Solving deviously difficult puzzles
expands our minds in new directions,
expands our minds in new directions,
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解決不同的困難謎題
以不同的面向拓展了我們的心智，
以不同的面向拓展了我們的心智，
03:09
and it also helps us come at problems
from diverse perspectives.
from diverse perspectives.
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它也協助我們
以多元的觀點去思考問題。
以多元的觀點去思考問題。
03:15
These puzzles come
in various puzzle hunts,
in various puzzle hunts,
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這些謎題有許多不同的規格跟形式。
03:18
which come in various shapes and sizes.
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03:20
There's one-hour ones
designed for novices,
designed for novices,
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有為新手設計的一個小時賽、
二十四小時的接力賽、
二十四小時的接力賽、
03:22
24-hour road rallies,
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03:24
and the puzzle hunt of puzzle hunts,
the MIT Mystery Hunt.
the MIT Mystery Hunt.
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還有尋寶遊戲中的尋寶遊戲，
像是麻省理工學院的尋寶競賽。
像是麻省理工學院的尋寶競賽。
03:28
This is an event
that takes place once a year
that takes place once a year
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這是一年一度的活動，
03:30
and has around 2,000 people
descending on MIT's campus
descending on MIT's campus
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大約有兩千人
遍佈著麻省理工學院的校園，
遍佈著麻省理工學院的校園，
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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從一個人到超過一百個人的團隊，
成群結隊地解著題。
成群結隊地解著題。
03:41
My team has 60 people on it --
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我的團隊有六十個人，
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that includes a national crossword
puzzle tournament champion,
puzzle tournament champion,
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包含全國性的填字遊戲冠軍、
03:47
a particle physicist, a composer,
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粒子物理學家、作曲家、
03:50
an actual deep-sea explorer,
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現實生活中的深海探險家，
03:52
and me, feeling like
"Mr. Bean goes to Bletchley Park."
"Mr. Bean goes to Bletchley Park."
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而我感覺自己像是
「豆豆先生逛 X 電台」。
「豆豆先生逛 X 電台」。
03:55
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
03:58
That's actually an apt comparison,
because one year involved a puzzle
because one year involved a puzzle
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這其實是很貼切的比喻，
因為某一年，有一個謎題
因為某一年，有一個謎題
04:02
where you had to construct
a working Enigma machine
a working Enigma machine
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就是必須用紙板建構出
可運作的恩尼格瑪密碼機。
可運作的恩尼格瑪密碼機。
04:04
out of pieces of cardboard.
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04:06
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
04:08
Each Mystery Hunt has a theme.
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每一屆的尋寶競賽都有一個主題。
04:10
Past ones have included "The Matrix"
and "Alice in Wonderland."
and "Alice in Wonderland."
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曾有的主題像是「駭客任務」、
「愛麗絲夢遊仙境」，
「愛麗絲夢遊仙境」，
04:13
It's often pop culture-
and literary-based themes.
and literary-based themes.
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通常是流行文化或文學背景的主題。
04:18
And the goal is to find the coin
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而目標是找到一枚硬幣，
04:20
that's been hidden somewhere
on MIT's campus.
on MIT's campus.
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它被藏在麻省理工學院校園的某處。
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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為了要解題，
你必須解開大約 150 道謎題，
你必須解開大約 150 道謎題，
04:26
and do various events and challenges.
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並參與不同的活動跟挑戰。
04:29
I had done this for about 10 years
without ever dreaming of winning,
without ever dreaming of winning,
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我參加了這個活動將近十年
從沒想過要得獎，
從沒想過要得獎，
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until January of 2016,
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直到 2016 年的一月，
04:35
where 53 hours into a hunt
whose theme is the movie "Inception,"
whose theme is the movie "Inception,"
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在將近 53 個小時的投入
而這次的主題是電影《全面啓動》，
而這次的主題是電影《全面啓動》，
04:39
we haven't slept in days,
so everything is hilarious ...
so everything is hilarious ...
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我們已經好幾天沒睡了，
所以所有事情都變得很滑稽…
所以所有事情都變得很滑稽…
04:43
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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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桌上佈滿了成堆的
紙張、筆記、已解開的謎題。
紙張、筆記、已解開的謎題。
04:49
The whiteboards are an unintelligible mess
of three days' worth of insights.
of three days' worth of insights.
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而白板上混雜了三天以來
令人難以看懂的洞察。
令人難以看懂的洞察。
04:53
And we're stuck on two puzzles.
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而我們卡在兩個謎題。
04:55
If we could crack them,
we would get into the endgame,
we would get into the endgame,
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如果我們可以解開，
我們就抵達最後階段，
我們就抵達最後階段，
04:58
and after hours of work,
in a magical moment,
in a magical moment,
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而在數個小時的工作之後，
在一個神奇的時刻，
在一個神奇的時刻，
05:01
they both fall within
10 seconds of each other,
10 seconds of each other,
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兩個謎題被解開的時間
差距不超過十秒，
差距不超過十秒，
05:03
and soon, we're on the final runaround,
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很快到了最後「跑來找去」的環節，
05:05
a series of clues
that will lead us to the coin,
that will lead us to the coin,
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一連串的線索
將引領我們去找那個硬幣，
將引領我們去找那個硬幣，
05:08
and we're racing through the halls of MIT,
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我們在麻省理工學院的穿堂奔跑著，
05:11
trying not to knock over
or terrify tour groups,
or terrify tour groups,
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試著不要撞到或嚇到觀光客；
05:14
when we realize we're not alone,
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然後發現我們並不是唯一的團隊，
05:16
there's another team
on the runaround as well,
on the runaround as well,
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另外一個團隊也在這個最後環節中，
05:18
and we don't know who's ahead.
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我們不知道彼此誰是領先的。
05:20
So, we're a mess of anxiety,
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我們既焦慮又期待，
既緊張又缺乏睡眠。
既緊張又缺乏睡眠。
05:23
anticipation, exhilaration
and sleep deprivation,
and sleep deprivation,
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當我們來到校內的煉金者雕塑，
05:26
when we arrive at the Alchemist,
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05:28
a sculpture in which we find ...
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我們找到了…
05:31
this coin.
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這個硬幣。
05:33
(Cheers)
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（歡呼聲）
05:34
Yeah.
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耶！
05:35
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
05:37
And in claiming it,
we win the MIT Mystery Hunt
we win the MIT Mystery Hunt
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拿到了這硬幣，我們便贏了
麻省理工學院學院解謎競賽，
麻省理工學院學院解謎競賽，
05:40
by a tiny margin of five minutes.
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僅以五分鐘的些微差距勝出。
05:43
What I didn't mention before
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我剛剛沒有提到的是，
05:44
is that the prize for winning
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贏得比賽的獎品就是
你可以負責建構次年的整個尋寶活動。
你可以負責建構次年的整個尋寶活動。
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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05:49
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
05:51
The punishment for winning
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贏得比賽的懲罰就是
你必須負責建構明年的「整個」活動。
你必須負責建構明年的「整個」活動。
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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2016 年初，我從來沒有設計過謎題，
06:01
I had solved plenty of puzzles,
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我解過了許多謎題，
06:03
but constructing and solving
are entirely different beasts.
are entirely different beasts.
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但設計跟解題是完全不一樣的大魔王。
06:06
But once again,
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同樣的，我很幸運有一個充滿
優秀的導師跟創作者的團隊。
優秀的導師跟創作者的團隊。
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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06:11
So, from a constructor's point of view,
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從一個設計者的觀點，
06:13
a puzzle is where I have an idea,
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謎題是當我有一個想法，
06:15
and instead of telling you what it is,
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比起直截了當地告訴你，
06:17
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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我留下了一列麵包屑作為線索
讓你可以自己發現它，
讓你可以自己發現它，
06:21
and have the joy and experience
of the aha moment.
of the aha moment.
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並享受頓悟時刻所帶來的愉悅與體驗。
06:24
This is another way of looking
at the aha moment.
at the aha moment.
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這是另外一種方式來看待頓悟時刻。
06:26
And what's incredible to me
is that this experience,
is that this experience,
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對我來說這個體驗最不可思議的
06:29
which is very emotional
and kind of almost physical,
and kind of almost physical,
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就是它是令人情緒高漲的
幾乎是感覺身歷其境的，
幾乎是感覺身歷其境的，
06:32
is something that can be
carefully designed.
carefully designed.
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並可以經過精心設計的。
06:35
So, to show you what I mean,
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為了讓大家明白我的意思，
06:36
this is a puzzle I co-constructed
with my friend Matt Gruskin.
with my friend Matt Gruskin.
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這是一個我和我的朋友
Matt Gruski 共同創造的謎題，
Matt Gruski 共同創造的謎題，
06:40
It's a text adventure,
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這是一種文字探險，
是一種復古的冒險遊戲型式，
是一種復古的冒險遊戲型式，
06:42
which is the old-school
adventure game format,
adventure game format,
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06:44
where you're exploring,
going north, east, south and west,
going north, east, south and west,
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你可以探索東南西北，
06:48
picking up items and using them.
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找到物件並使用物件，
06:50
And you could get
to the end of the game part,
to the end of the game part,
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你可能來到遊戲的尾聲
但仍無法解開謎題。
但仍無法解開謎題。
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but you won't have solved the puzzle.
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In order to do so, you have to recognize
a hidden layer of information,
a hidden layer of information,
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為了解開謎題，
你必須發現訊息裡的隱藏層次。
你必須發現訊息裡的隱藏層次。
06:58
and the easiest way of seeing it
is by mapping the game out.
is by mapping the game out.
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而最容易了解它的方式
就是把它繪製標記出來。
就是把它繪製標記出來。
07:01
That looks something like this.
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類似這樣。
07:03
Does anybody recognize what this is?
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有人認出這是什麼嗎？
07:07
Yeah, exactly.
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對，沒錯。
07:08
This text adventure takes place
within "Settlers of Catan."
within "Settlers of Catan."
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這個文字遊戲發生在「Settlers of Catan」
桌遊之中。（*中譯：《卡坦島拓荒》）
桌遊之中。（*中譯：《卡坦島拓荒》）
07:13
Who here knows what "Settlers" is?
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有誰知道「Settlers」是什麼嗎？
07:15
Nerds.
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（宅宅）
07:17
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
如果你不知道，
Settlers 是一種桌上遊戲，
Settlers 是一種桌上遊戲，
07:18
If you don't know,
"Settlers" is a board game
"Settlers" is a board game
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where you're competing
against other people
against other people
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你與其他人競爭收集資源
07:23
to collect resources
and use them to build structures.
and use them to build structures.
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並使用資源去建設。
07:26
And within the text adventure,
we hid information in various ways,
we hid information in various ways,
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而在文字探險裡，
我們以不同的形式藏起資訊，
我們以不同的形式藏起資訊，
07:31
with which you could
reconstruct an entire game.
reconstruct an entire game.
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透過這樣的方式，
你可以重新架構整個遊戲。
你可以重新架構整個遊戲。
07:33
You could figure out the roads,
the cities, the towns,
the cities, the towns,
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你可以找出道路、城市、城鎮、
07:36
the resources, the numbers on the tiles,
even the dice rolls.
even the dice rolls.
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資源、瓷磚的數量、甚至骰子。
07:39
You put all that information together
and you could extract an answer
and you could extract an answer
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你拼湊起所有資訊，
然後從中煉取出答案
然後從中煉取出答案
07:43
in a way that's too complicated
to explain right now.
to explain right now.
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而這方法實在有點複雜，
一時難以解釋。
一時難以解釋。
07:45
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
07:47
But find me afterwards
if you really want to know.
if you really want to know.
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如果你很有興趣的話，
演講後可以來找我。
演講後可以來找我。
07:49
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
07:50
But what this puzzle emphasized for me
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但這個謎題對我來說的意義，
是引發頓悟時刻的換位思考。
是引發頓悟時刻的換位思考。
07:52
is the value of perspective shifts
in inspiring an aha.
in inspiring an aha.
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07:56
So, in this puzzle,
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在這個謎題裡，
07:57
you go from experiencing the world
on the ground, as a character,
on the ground, as a character,
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你從一開始投入角色之中去體驗故事，
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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轉換為由上往下俯視的觀點，
彷彿你在玩一個桌遊。
彷彿你在玩一個桌遊。
08:03
and in that shift,
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在這樣的轉換中，
08:04
you completely reframe
all the information you've been given.
all the information you've been given.
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你會重新架構你吸收到的所有資訊。
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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對我而言，設計謎題最難的就是
找出包裝頓悟時刻的好主意。
找出包裝頓悟時刻的好主意。
08:13
Fortunately, the world
is a torrent of ideas and information.
is a torrent of ideas and information.
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所幸，這個世界充斥著想法跟資訊。
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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我看過美好的謎題
以若干主題為靈感，
像是：蜜蜂跳舞，
像是：蜜蜂跳舞，
08:21
and the remarkable coincidence
that the 88 keys of a piano
that the 88 keys of a piano
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以及鋼琴的 88 個琴鍵恰巧可以
跟天空的 88 個星座完美相呼應。
跟天空的 88 個星座完美相呼應。
08:25
can be perfectly mapped
to the 88 constellations in the sky.
to the 88 constellations in the sky.
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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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一旦你找到了這樣的關聯，
你不能直接依此設計謎題，
你不能直接依此設計謎題，
08:32
and it's going to be
about having the solvers
about having the solvers
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必須由解題者心領神會，
找到其中的關聯。
找到其中的關聯。
08:35
make that connection in their own minds.
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08:36
Whether you give them stars on a keyboard
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不論你要給他們琴鍵上的星星，
08:38
or play the celestial music of the cosmos,
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或是放一首以宇宙為題的天籟，
08:41
you're getting them there,
one way or another.
one way or another.
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你會留下若干線索引導他們。
08:43
Before long, you find yourself
staring at a turtle,
staring at a turtle,
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不久你就會發現自己盯著一隻烏龜，
08:45
and asking yourself, "Is this a puzzle?"
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然後自問：「這是一個謎題嗎？」
08:47
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
08:49
And also, staring at a turtle and saying,
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而且盯著烏龜，然後說：
08:51
"I never appreciated what multitudes
this contains in its shell alone."
this contains in its shell alone."
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「我從沒想過，光是烏龜的殼
就蘊含了有這麼多奧妙。」
就蘊含了有這麼多奧妙。」
08:55
This might be
a familiar experience to you,
a familiar experience to you,
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這可能對你是個熟悉的情境，
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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你是否曾經看著一個 TED 演講，
自問：「這是不是一個謎題呢？」
自問：「這是不是一個謎題呢？」
09:01
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
09:02
I'm not telling.
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我不會告訴你的。
09:04
But what I will say
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我會說的是：
謎題可能在最意想不到的地方被發現。
謎題可能在最意想不到的地方被發現。
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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這帶我們回到我最喜歡的謎題，
09:12
which was constructed by Trip Payne.
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這是由特里普·佩恩所設計的。
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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現在我要為你們播放這支影片，
開著聲音，
開著聲音，
09:17
so get ready to name that tune.
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準備說出這首歌的歌名。
09:18
(Slowed-down mock clucking)
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（慢速處理過的模擬鷄叫聲）
09:21
(Slowed-down mock clucking)
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（慢速處理過的模擬鷄叫聲）
09:25
(Slowed-down mock clucking)
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（慢速處理過的模擬鷄叫聲）
09:31
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
09:32
Who knows what that is?
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有人知道這是哪首歌嗎？
09:34
Yeah, "You Make Me Feel
Like a Natural Woman."
Like a Natural Woman."
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對了《You Make Me Feel
Like a Natural Woman》
Like a Natural Woman》
09:37
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
09:41
So you can identify that
and seven other songs and clips,
and seven other songs and clips,
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你可依此認出其他七首歌跟影片，
09:45
and then look at the videos
themselves for clues,
themselves for clues,
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然後從影片中找到線索，
09:47
where the way that they are filmed
and edited together
and edited together
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這些影片拍攝跟剪輯的手法
09:51
plus things like the cutaways
to the panel of five people
to the panel of five people
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加上線索片段像是五人小組
09:54
sitting at a table,
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坐在桌子前面，
09:55
which is reminiscent of a panel of judges,
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令人聯想這是一群評審團，
09:57
all of this can suggest
"reality competition show."
"reality competition show."
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種種線索顯示這是個
「選拔真人秀節目」。
「選拔真人秀節目」。
10:01
And either through internet research,
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不管是透過網路搜尋，
10:03
or from just recognizing this,
you can get to the aha,
you can get to the aha,
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或是你就是認得，
你來到了頓悟時刻——
你來到了頓悟時刻——
10:06
which is that these clips
are shot-for-shot recreations
are shot-for-shot recreations
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這些片段是一個個鏡頭的重製模仿
10:09
of lip-synch battles
from "RuPaul's Drag Race."
from "RuPaul's Drag Race."
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「魯保羅變裝皇后秀」中的
對嘴歌唱表演賽。
對嘴歌唱表演賽。
10:12
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
10:15
So, why do we do this?
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我們為什麼要做這些呢？
10:16
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
（掌聲）
10:19
(Applause)
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你告訴我，我不知道。
10:22
You tell me, I don't know.
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10:24
So, first of all, it's really fun.
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首先，它真的很有趣。
10:27
But I think it also improves
our lives in various ways.
our lives in various ways.
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我想它在不同層面提升了我們的生活。
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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能夠解開一個謎題，
當我遇到困難的時候，
當我遇到困難的時候，
10:34
has allowed me to explore it
from multiple perspectives
from multiple perspectives
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讓我能夠先從不同的角度
去嘗試探索它，
去嘗試探索它，
10:37
before I lock in an approach.
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在我鎖定單一方法之前。
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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此外，這樣解題的過程，
對共事的團隊也是很好的練習，
對共事的團隊也是很好的練習，
10:43
knowing when to listen, when to share,
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知道何時該傾聽、何時該分享、
10:45
and how to recognize and celebrate insight
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該如何辨認跟讚揚洞察。
10:48
and being able to construct ahas
is a very powerful tool.
is a very powerful tool.
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而擁有能創造出頓悟時刻的能力，
是非常有力的技能。
是非常有力的技能。
10:52
Think of how powerful and exciting
and convincing an idea is
and convincing an idea is
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一個想法可以是多麼的
強而有力、令人興奮、說服人心，
強而有力、令人興奮、說服人心，
10:57
that comes from your own mind,
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當它由你的思緒而生，
10:59
where you make
all the connections yourself.
all the connections yourself.
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你獨立完成其間所有的連結。
11:03
So in January of 2017,
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在 2017 年一月，
11:05
after tens of thousands of hours of work,
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經過數萬個小時的工作，
11:09
we finally run our Mystery Hunt.
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我們籌備的尋寶競賽終於開始了。
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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這與解完謎後的頓悟時刻所帶來的
短暫興奮，是不同的成就感。
短暫興奮，是不同的成就感。
11:16
Instead, it's the slow burn of saying
something through perplexing abstraction,
something through perplexing abstraction,
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取而代之的是透過引人思考的抽象事物
慢慢醞釀地訴說著什麼，
慢慢醞釀地訴說著什麼，
但能夠被他人所了解的滿足感。
11:21
yet being understood.
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11:23
And when it was all over,
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當遊戲結束的時候，
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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精疲力竭之際，
我們告訴彼此並公告週知，
我們告訴彼此並公告週知，
我們說：「我們絕不會再設計謎題了。
這工作量太大了。
這工作量太大了。
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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這很有趣，但不許再贏得遊戲了。」
11:34
One year later, in January of 2018,
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一年之後，2018 年的 1 月
11:37
we won the MIT Mystery Hunt again.
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我們再次贏了麻省理工學院尋寶競賽。
11:39
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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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所以我不知道
我們還要工作幾萬個小時，
我們還要工作幾萬個小時，
11:45
and we're two months out
from the 2019 Hunt.
from the 2019 Hunt.
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我們離 2019 年的尋寶競賽
只剩兩個月了。
只剩兩個月了。
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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謝謝你們的聆聽，我得去設計謎題了。
11:50
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
11:51
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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