Puzzle Description:

I had the song "Whip It" stuck in my mind, and I wondered why they wore flowerpots. Apparently, they aren't flowerpots but energy domes. TMYK!

#1: Andrew Schultz (blurglecruncheon) on May 30, 2020 [HINT]

I needed minor edge logic on C2 and C19 in rows 18-20 and also C2 and C19 for the 16-horiozontal in row 11.

I don't know what you call the kind of logic that says "I know darn well this goes here so I'm not pretending I don't." But that's the kind of logic I used.

Internal edge logic on R20.

lol, Belita. Me, too.

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by infrapinklizzard.

After LL
EL 5 c2 = r18-20 white
LL
If the 16 in r11 were to go all the way left, it would leave no room for the left 1 in r12. (Both r12c2 and r12c3 would have to be white) So r11c2 must be white.
LL to finish

Jota- the IEL on the 10 won't get you very far. It only rules out c2-4 and c17-19.

"are we not men?"

Me bad Joe!

Me three Belita and mom24+!

I think we should come up with a good name for that kind of logic.

@2, 4, and 10: I'm calling it intuition. It is a type of guessing, as it is not guaranteed to give you a definitive placement. It can be quite a challenge to ignore it and insist on "pretending" you don't know for sure where the pixel goes.
But let's face it, when you know, you just know.

He's not Through Being Cool

AG you are completely right, and I usually DO ignore it. But this time I was just too lazy.

Sometimes I just use my intuition, too. Lol. Although I did stick it out for this puzzle.

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