Purloined Algorithm
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Purloined Algorithm
You are a detective.
There was a missing algorithm that scientists need in order to cure aging. But suddenly one day, the scientist that invented this algorithm disappeared. And the only other person who knew about the algorithm was the assistant, Greg. The police searched everywhere for it.
Here is a list of the places they searched:
- in his cloud accounts
- on his personal computer
- hacked his e-mail
- ran analysis and confiscated all of his USB sticks.
- read through his notes, and text messages
- Behind the wallpaper
- Under the carpets
- Inside the tables and chairs (using magnifying glasses)
- Inside the cushions (using needles)
You talk to Greg and he seemed to be a very intelligent person. You asked him what are his interests outside of science and he responded, “scary stories.”
From this answer, you knew exactly where to find the missing formula.
Greg’s apartment was a 20 m^2 one room studio. There was an office corner with a desk and a laptop, the kitchen with marble top with cookbooks and fresh ingredients and the bathroom with porcelain. Using these clues, show how you were able to narrow your search to 0.5 sq meter of the apartment.
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| Category | story |
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| Coding Level | beginner |
| Coding Ideas | purloined algorithm |
| Coding Languages | Code Solutions on GitHub ↗ |
| Story Genre | historical fiction, detective story |
| Story Content Key Words | mystery, deduction, detective |
| Story License | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International |
| Parental Rating | Not Rated Yet |
| How To Quote Story | (jisifu, adapted by StoryCoder.dev under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International) |
| Picture License | null |
| How to Quote Picture | (adapted by StoryCoder.dev under null) |
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| Title | Purloined Algorithm |
| Author | jisifu |
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