Comments on Puzzle #8943: Invisible
By Joe (infrapinklizzard)
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difficulty: 
solvability: moderate lookahead
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: moderate lookahead
Puzzle Description:
Is a zebra white with black stripes, or black with white stripes? - Neither; it's invisible with black and white stripes.
#1: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Feb 2, 2013 [HINT]
There are several ways to tackle this one, but all involve extensive color and edge logic.#2: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Feb 2, 2013
One bit of color logic to get you unstuck: look at c10.
(The blue can be placed completely.)
Keeping track of what bits should be white due to (non-purple-arrow) line logic will also help.
Check out all my other puzzles you haven't seen! http://webpbn.com/find.cgi?search=1&author=infrapinklizzard&unqual=1&undiff=1#3: Minnie Fuerstnau (mini) on Feb 3, 2013
Nice solve and funny description!#4: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Feb 3, 2013
I'm always glad to tackle one of your puzzles. :)
It was fun up until the sky, then I messed up so I peeked.#5: Aldege Cholette (aldege) on Feb 3, 2013
Funny Joe and cool image.:)#6: Jota (jota) on Feb 3, 2013
Enjoyed the solve!#7: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Feb 3, 2013 [SPOILER]
Thanks, everyone.#8: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Feb 3, 2013
Norma - I had to insert the cloud in order to make the zebra non-invisible (i.e. solvable).
The fault is mine. I screwed up and without doing a lot of back tracking I couldn't fix it, so I took a quick peek and got back on track.#9: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Feb 4, 2013 [SPOILER]
I had to laugh quite a bit at his "sock-puppet" nose and shetland pony-esque legs.#10: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Feb 4, 2013
Adam, I think the word you're fishing for is "cute". (Or "crude", depends on your temperament.)#11: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Feb 5, 2013
Cute it is, then. I guess. :-)#12: Teresa K (fasstar) on Feb 15, 2013
How fun! At one point I got stuck, and got so frustrated, looking for the next edge logic. Then I saw some color logic I missed. After I got unstuck, it was quite fun to finish. Really nicely designed, Joe.#13: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Feb 15, 2013 [SPOILER]
Thanks, Teresa. I only take partial credit for the image - I got the general idea from a bit of clip-art. The cloud and the solve I do take credit for, though.#14: Teresa K (fasstar) on Feb 16, 2013
Oh, and I hope you didn't actually try to figure out my hint in comment 1, 'cause it was wrong until just now. Pesky r's and c's...
Nope, I did it on my own. *Proudly patting self on back*#15: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on May 3, 2020 [HINT]
:-)
After LL/CL (including my hint in comment 1) finishes the green and the left section of blue,#16: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on May 3, 2020
EL 3 r40 = c1-8 white
LL/CL finishes the black (Keep track of where no more blue can go in the upper right)
EL 6 r1 = limits it to [c19-27], so c22-24 must be blue
LL
EL 4 c20 = r9-12 w
LL
IEL 7 c36 = r2 w
LL to finish
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.
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