Radio radio

November 4, 2009 1:28 PM

Please dismantling the Radio(?). your have only screwdriver. The tool you can use is the screwdriver. Japanese skill is NO need to slove this puzzle. Good luck. [Via JIG.]
posted by mudpuppie (119 comments total)

Cannot... rotate... object...
posted by tybeet at 1:31 PM on November 4

BIG HAMMER SMASH RADIO
posted by daniel_charms at 1:43 PM on November 4 [1 favorite has favorites]

Try as I might, I cannot slove it.

Must. Slove. Puzzle!
posted by newfers at 1:45 PM on November 4 [2 favorites has favorites]

Wasn't very difficult. Took 8-9 minutes. If you're still stuck, I'm guessing you haven't noticed everything you can mess with. The actual puzzles are pretty tame.
posted by floam at 1:47 PM on November 4

Man, I just wanted to hear some music! Now I have a half-dismantled radio and no music. Dad's gonna kill me when he gets home.
posted by not_on_display at 1:48 PM on November 4 [3 favorites has favorites]

What the hell happened to "always cut the red wire"?
posted by Dirac Delta Blues at 1:49 PM on November 4

Well, we want to get to that screw...
posted by floam at 1:50 PM on November 4

I was No. 36782. First mefite to win with their user ID wins!
posted by floam at 1:53 PM on November 4

"The tool you can use is the screwdriver." n.b., wire clippers are not a screwdriver.
posted by axiom at 1:53 PM on November 4

i hate you so much right now
posted by liketitanic at 1:54 PM on November 4

S'love at first sight.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 1:57 PM on November 4 [1 favorite has favorites]

use screwdriver on balls
posted by boo_radley at 2:00 PM on November 4

So I was flummoxed by the Back button. I figured it was back like in a browser, not back like "show the back".
posted by smackfu at 2:02 PM on November 4 [3 favorites has favorites]

That was fun. Took me about 15 minutes. :)
posted by zarq at 2:02 PM on November 4

36812. God, I love dismantling things. NEED MOAR!
posted by daniel_charms at 2:04 PM on November 4

Yeah, that just barely got my Shivasense tingling. Someone pass me an economy to dismantle or something, as long as I've got this screwdriver here.
posted by carsonb at 2:06 PM on November 4 [1 favorite has favorites]

36839! fun stuff.
posted by jangie at 2:12 PM on November 4

It's like a room escape game, only without the room. Or the escaping.
posted by Nelson at 2:13 PM on November 4

Fun and informative! I didn't realize that's how radios worked.
posted by justkevin at 2:14 PM on November 4

Man, talk about overthinking the damn dial puzzle. :-)
posted by Malor at 2:15 PM on November 4

36861. I didn't realize radios are really powered by bombs. Good to know.
posted by krakedhalo at 2:17 PM on November 4

36864. totally cheated too.
posted by liketitanic at 2:18 PM on November 4

Dismantling Radio? Love to! Let's see, what to unscrew first, Smooth Jazz, Modern Country or Rush Limbaugh?
posted by oneswellfoop at 2:20 PM on November 4

What's the deal with the numbers on the inside? How do I know which four numbers unlock the thing?
posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth at 2:21 PM on November 4

PostIronyIsNotaMyth: I'd start by trying to look at the only other places you see numbers, and see what you can glean.
posted by floam at 2:25 PM on November 4

Yeah, the dial puzzle is giving me troubles...
posted by Saxon Kane at 2:25 PM on November 4

PostIrony: hint - the dials go from 0 - 9. There's only one thing on the radio that can give you clues about numbers 0 - 9.
posted by krakedhalo at 2:26 PM on November 4

Yeah, I'm with PostIrony. Not getting the numbers at all. Was doing up til then. This game is reminding me why I always hated Myst.
posted by MasonDixon at 2:38 PM on November 4

smackfu - indeed.

36927 (w/ help from smackfu - thanks)
posted by Capt Jingo at 2:39 PM on November 4

36943. Man, that was a lot of fun. I hope nobody noticed too much what I was doing doing so much clicking at work.
posted by kmz at 2:43 PM on November 4

After the dial, not exactly sure how I got the second dial (top left component of the back). Was just circling around when it unlocked. Now trying to figure out "DANGER!"
posted by Saxon Kane at 2:48 PM on November 4

　　 ∧＿∧　　　／￣￣￣￣
　　（　・∀・）　＜　36942!
　　（　　　　） 　　＼＿＿＿＿　
　　｜ ｜　|
　　（_＿）＿)

posted by clorox at 2:48 PM on November 4 [1 favorite has favorites]

36974. Took me forever to figure out there was a screw under the...well, never mind.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 2:50 PM on November 4

SHOOT THE HOSTAGE
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 2:52 PM on November 4

Oh man, Danger was so easy I didn't even notice it. Duh.

Stupid bomb.
posted by Saxon Kane at 2:54 PM on November 4

36999. In before the damn 37,000ers.
posted by Pantengliopoli at 2:56 PM on November 4

Would someone be so kind as to offer a few hints? My OCD compels me to finish this, yet my short attention span is crying out in pain.
posted by TBAcceptor at 2:57 PM on November 4

There's a reason we confine this kind of thing to friday, you know. I have work to be doing, but at the same time, I want to know what's inside the radio. So, in order to concentrate, I need to finish this stupid flash game. ;_;
posted by mccarty.tim at 2:58 PM on November 4

Alright. Once I figured out the numbers it was pretty easy.
posted by MasonDixon at 3:01 PM on November 4

37028
posted by Jimmy Havok at 3:05 PM on November 4

Would someone be so kind as to offer a few hints?

If you follow the "via JIG" link in the post, there is a walkthrough.
posted by smackfu at 3:05 PM on November 4

Fun! Now give me one without puzzles. I could sit here and unscrew things all day.
posted by lholladay at 3:07 PM on November 4 [3 favorites has favorites]

Got it open and got to the inner unlock thingee. Have tried the two sequences that make sense. What am I missing? (PM a hint pls)
posted by zippy at 3:08 PM on November 4

Baffled. I get to the bomb... and then I try all three wires... no luck!
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 3:09 PM on November 4

SPOILER ALERT

turn the tuning dial back and forth and observe where the display flashes red - the top and bottom numbers are relevant
posted by davey_darling at 3:10 PM on November 4

37058 and it seemed to take forever to solve
posted by fatbaq at 3:12 PM on November 4

NO SOAP? RADIO!
posted by NoraReed at 3:14 PM on November 4 [3 favorites has favorites]

Ah, never mind, I'm now up to the battery. Urk.
posted by zippy at 3:19 PM on November 4

I found this the other day via jayisgames. This was a pretty enjoyable twist on the whole room-escape sorta genre.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 3:30 PM on November 4

Baffled. I get to the bomb... and then I try all three wires... no luck! posted by lupus_yonderboy

The answer is right in the post text.
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 3:37 PM on November 4

SPOILER: walkthrough here.
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 3:40 PM on November 4

37165, but only after I blew up part of Tokyo.
posted by tula at 3:41 PM on November 4

37191
posted by toxic at 3:44 PM on November 4

37194. I feel like I've really accomplished something here.
posted by stavrogin at 3:45 PM on November 4

37193. Protip: If you get stuck, flip the radio over. This is true multiple times.
posted by mccarty.tim at 3:45 PM on November 4

Stavrogin, I think you owe me a Coke or something for posting a higher number before I got to posting mine.
posted by mccarty.tim at 3:46 PM on November 4

37200. I beat Keanu.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 3:47 PM on November 4

The real question is, who was 37192? He's right behind me, isn't he?
posted by mccarty.tim at 3:47 PM on November 4

Screw it, I'm going to take the Shatner solution: decompile the flash, and reprogram it so there is only one screw holding the whole thing together.

Must. Change. Conditions. of. the. Test.
posted by chambers at 3:51 PM on November 4

that as a lot of fun
posted by nadawi at 3:54 PM on November 4

DAMN YOU I was already late for a meeting. Sigh. I'll be back, radio.
posted by Miko at 4:03 PM on November 4

Please prying coke out of cold dead hands. your have only screwdriver. The tool you can use is the screwdriver. No element of surprise is being assuming. Good luck.
posted by stavrogin at 4:03 PM on November 4 [1 favorite has favorites]

Fun!
posted by meinvt at 4:06 PM on November 4

37300 which just happens to be my lucky number.
posted by allen.spaulding at 4:09 PM on November 4

37308.

which just happens to be 8 more than allen.spaulding's lucky number.
posted by niles at 4:12 PM on November 4

37317!
posted by Liver at 4:16 PM on November 4

37376 fun times
posted by selenized at 4:31 PM on November 4

37423!
posted by Jimbob at 4:43 PM on November 4

37435. Neat.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 4:46 PM on November 4

37479. Rock on.
posted by datacenter refugee at 4:59 PM on November 4

37496!
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 5:04 PM on November 4

37540. My goal was 37536 - so close!
posted by deliquescent at 5:16 PM on November 4

37563. Damn wire cutters are a trick!
posted by Burhanistan at 5:25 PM on November 4

37574... but i'm not quite sure what i did at the end there.
posted by pokermonk at 5:29 PM on November 4

37566. I realized this is just another locked door sort of puzzle. But for some reason the twist of it being taking something apart made it more fun.

Someone needs to combine this format with take apart guides or car repair manuals.
posted by jeribus at 5:30 PM on November 4

37594 - but is that really the score? there's another number in the top right corner.
posted by r_nebblesworthII at 5:36 PM on November 4

"Dismantlement" is my new favorite word.
posted by Limiter at 5:38 PM on November 4

No, you're the 37594th player (of that particular rendering...there are other versions of this game out there) to win.
posted by Burhanistan at 5:39 PM on November 4

okay, i figured it wasn't teh score since it didn't go up after the 2nd time through.
posted by r_nebblesworthII at 5:41 PM on November 4

that was hillarious.
posted by djduckie at 5:49 PM on November 4

37629!
posted by emeiji at 5:49 PM on November 4

Guh. 37681st person to dismantle the thing.
posted by ooga_booga at 6:06 PM on November 4

37723. I guess I'll come back to this in a few days when it's a little higher xD;
posted by rubah at 6:24 PM on November 4

37727!
posted by sexyrobot at 6:26 PM on November 4

Woohoo! 37738!
posted by misha at 6:30 PM on November 4

37745
posted by yeoz at 6:35 PM on November 4

37742
posted by jpziller at 6:36 PM on November 4

Finally. I just had to step away and get distracted from it for a few minutes, and then it all clicked. Hooray ADD!!!

There is some wonderful realtionship between ADD and Zen thought. If one were to consider- Oooh, firetrucks!!!

/wanders off in search of firetrucks, starts playing the piano I passed on the way, and comes back 20 minutes later to finish this post.
posted by chambers at 7:02 PM on November 4

37841 - Who keeps two locks and a bomb inside their radio and what kind of bomber outright writes down the combination to one one his locks ON THE LOCK??
posted by zachlipton at 7:06 PM on November 4

I Am the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight!
posted by hrbrmstr at 7:12 PM on November 4

37864, but I totally used the instructions. And you know what? Cheating did not ruin the experience.

Hm! Take that, Mom!
posted by heyho at 7:15 PM on November 4

37985. Larger numbers are better, right?


I suspect these numbers are sequentially counting users and is not a score. So the people upthread can suck it.
posted by mazola at 7:57 PM on November 4

38211, tough puzzle.
posted by schyler523 at 9:31 PM on November 4

38255
posted by exlotuseater at 10:04 PM on November 4

38268. (The end was a bit non-intuitive.)
posted by Kikkoman at 10:11 PM on November 4

38341. At this rate, we'll never get to 79053...
posted by daniel_charms at 10:59 PM on November 4

38349.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 11:01 PM on November 4

38501. The real solution to the problem is finding Jack Bauer or MacGruber.
posted by Plug1 at 2:21 AM on November 5

Sweet! I did it, and I hate puzzles. This required some insight, almost intuitive, and a lot of fiddling.

I don't see a number in the 38xxx range. The only number I see is a LOT higher :|
posted by Xoebe at 4:30 AM on November 5

Amazing. AMAZING!
posted by dearsina at 5:06 AM on November 5

38671. Any more of these? I have a meeting free day today!
posted by genefinder at 6:03 AM on November 5

38701!
posted by emmling at 6:32 AM on November 5

I've never done one of these before. I had a really high number and I needed the walk-thru. HOWEVER, I believe I have discovered a new way to use up some of the free time I have during the day. THANKS Japanese radio!!!!
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 7:10 AM on November 5

38769 at fucking last.
posted by Paid In Full at 7:47 AM on November 5

Tip: this can also be sloved with a Q-tip, a spork and a packet of Splenda.
posted by hellbient at 9:01 AM on November 5

How incredibly unsatisfying. 38910.
posted by chocolate_butch at 10:18 AM on November 5

Cute!
posted by ObscureReferenceMan at 10:25 AM on November 5

38942
posted by mrgrimm at 10:55 AM on November 5

39032

That code killed me. Even after i cheated several times i still couldn't get it
posted by criticalbill at 12:04 PM on November 5

Even after i cheated several times i still couldn't get it

Fascinating. Care to elaborate?
posted by Burhanistan at 12:10 PM on November 5

39155
posted by Wanderlust88 at 1:48 PM on November 5

39106 - stupid ending...
posted by Bonzai at 1:50 PM on November 5

39159. What a great game. Thanks.
posted by motty at 1:50 PM on November 5

39172 - cool game :)
posted by Cogentesque at 3:54 AM on November 6

Yeah, suck it, radio!
posted by aubilenon at 12:54 AM on November 7

46343 - fun
posted by cmfletcher at 11:04 AM on November 8

46471, how come I didn't notice this post before. Fun, thanks!
posted by nonspecialist at 3:33 PM on November 8

49013 w/ walkthrough:)
posted by jan murray at 12:47 PM on November 10

59921. Wow, a lot of people play these.
posted by Solon and Thanks at 2:28 PM on November 27