Wasting time? I don't think so. Plus I'm at work and its nice to do something different for a change (aside from cruising the chat boards looking for that recipe. *grin*). You are also correct in that some combinations just won't work - ie 8 fishing poles, 1 fishing pole, etc, etc, etc... But, we're going the methodical route. The list I'm currently creating lists EVERY possible combination with the 13 items we know of or guess will be used. Now, I do recall someone saying that the CFPole could be made when the tool box was only
4 slots. Does anyone know if this is true for sure? If so, that makes life TONS easier.
> Guys, you aren't really being realistic here. You say that there is a
> certain amout of items that we can use to make it, what are you saying?
> Thats it's 13? Let's just say we decided that only 4 slots are used to make
> it, even then, you can't make any acurate calculation of the amount of
> combinations there are, I mean, I dout we will be using grease, sprockets,
> gnomish bolts, and gears to be making the fishing pole. We probably have to
> have some kind of rod or shaft too, and with your calulations, you are
> inluding various of those useless combinations, that we can probably guess
> wouldn't make the pole. You are just going to have to face the fact that we
> just have to keep trying, or find some alternate way of learning the recipe,
> so no amount of calculations are going to help us much unless you aply them
> in a practical way, so you should stop wasting your time. That is all I have
> to say for now.
>
> Sniffledoo Copperheart.
>
Fizz, I think you might be onto something here. It seems I might need to head home (Ak'Anon) to try some stuff out. Although I don't think I'll get far on 100pp. Hmm, flowing black robe or the recipe for a CFPole? ...
> From: sragan@...
> Subject: Wanted: Someone to try this series of fishing pole attempts...
>
> Hello folks,
>
> I'm outta cash, and this is an expensive 'series' that I hate to assign to one of the brave souls that has been blowing cash coming and going trying to figure out the right recipe for the collapsable fishing pole.
>
> Its the "2 metal Rods and a gear" Theory. Give me a buzz at fizzban@... if you are brave enough to give it a try and I will make sure it gets posted to the 'Collapsable Fishing Pole Database'. Please note that I have already tried a few of the combinations myself.
>
> You might also let folks here know if you are going to give it a shot so someone else doesnt try that same thing. =)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Fizz..
>
> P.S. please include the following list in any email that you send me so that I can keep track of who does what =)
>
> THE '2 METAL RODS AND A GEAR' THEORY
> -----------------------------------
>
> All components
> ==============
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
>
> grease
> twine
> bolts
> metal shaft
>
> combos of 5
> -----------
>
> -- (failed)
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> grease
>
> --(failed)
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> twine
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> bolts
>
> --(failed)
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> shaft
>
> combos of 6
> -----------
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> grease
> twine
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> grease
> bolts
>
> --(failed)
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> grease
> shaft
>
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> twine
> bolts
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> twine
> shaft
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> bolts
> shaft
>
> combos of 7
> ----------
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> grease
> twine
> bolts
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> grease
> twine
> shaft
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> grease
> bolts
> shaft
> --
> Fishing pole
> 2 metal Rods
> Gear
> twine
> bolts
> shaft