AI Escargot
 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat...u_x.htm?csp=34

I've tried looking for this puzzle but can't find it...can anyone find it?

http://67.55.42.110/images/AI_Escargot.jpg

I tried to solve it once, but it ended in cursing. Lots, and lots, of cursing.

Thank you so much, moon!!!

Oh, now I must print this out and try solving it. I am glad the existence of this has come to my attention.

good luck, this puzzle is sick!

What's harder for me to solve than the puzzle is figuring out where the snail is. Does anyone else see it?

edit: Well after staring at it for a bit, and then going to take my last look it pops out at me. The X is the shell and the numbers attached to the bottom make the head; cute.

I can see the snail now!


1 8 2 | 5 3 7 | 4 9 6
4 3 6 | 1 2 9 | 7 5 8
7 5 9 | 6 4 8 | 1 2 3
-------+-------+------
8 7 5 | 3 6 2 | 9 4 1
9 1 4 | 7 8 5 | 6 3 2
6 2 3 | 9 1 4 | 8 7 5 ...o o
-------+-------+------ \ \
3 9 8 | 2 7 6 | 5 1 4..../O O/
5 4 1 | 8 9 3 | 2 6 7...( ~ )
2 6 7 | 4 5 1 | 3 8 9../ ,, /
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