Each component puzzle answer is a two-word phrase. Their initials form ISO 3166 Alpha-2 country codes (“the undiscovered country”). Each of these countries has a flag consisting of three stripes with resistor code colors (the “declarations of the Borg” are that “resistance is futile”).
Puzzle ID | Answer | Country code | Country | Resistor color |
---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | MISFIT MATHEMATICIANS |
MM | Myanmar | 4500 Ohm |
A2 | FEDERAL RESOURCES |
FR | France | 6900 Ohm |
A3 | AUSTERE TYPEFACE |
AT | Austria | 2900 Ohm |
A4 | INITIAL THREAT |
IT | Italy | 5900 Ohm |
A5 | TAX DOCUMENTS |
TD | Chad | 6400 Ohm |
A6 | INLAID EMBLEM |
IE | Ireland | 59000 Ohm |
A7 | VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT |
VE | Venezuela | 4600 Ohm |
A8 | PAIRWISE EXPANSION |
PE | Peru | 2900 Ohm |
A9 | BLACK OPERATION |
BO | Bolivia | 2400000 Ohm |
A10 | COLOR MICROGRAPHY |
CM | Cameroon | 520000 Ohm |
A11 | RECREATIONAL USE |
RU | Russia | 9600 Ohm |
A12 | ANATOMICAL DEMONSTRATIONS |
AD | Andorra | 6400 Ohm |
A13 | INTRACTABLE QUESTION |
IQ | Iraq | 29 Ohm |
A14 | ETRUSCAN GOD |
EG | Egypt | 29 Ohm |
A15 | SMALL NOVEL |
SN | Senegal | 5400 Ohm |
A16 | GERI HALLIWELL |
GH | Ghana | 2400000 Ohm |
A17 | LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS |
LT | Lithuania | 4500 Ohm |
A18 | IMPROVISED RAFT |
IR | Iran | 5900 Ohm |
The Substation meta answers are names of Star Trek television episodes in which the stardate is specified unambiguously. The stardates function as voltages.
Meta ID | Answer | Voltage |
---|---|---|
D1 | INTERFACE |
47215.5 V |
D2 | EMANATIONS |
48623.5 V |
D3 | REAL LIFE |
50836.2 V |
D4 | MERIDIAN |
48423.2 V |
D5 | EVOLUTION |
43125.8 V |
D6 | PRIME FACTORS |
48642.5 V |
Interpreting the tunnel network as a circuit comprised of resistors and power supplies yields:
Solving for the power supply currents yields results very close to integral amperes:
Meta ID | Current | Letter |
---|---|---|
D1 | 9.004484 A | I |
D2 | 14.005170 A | N |
D3 | 6.004262 A | F |
D4 | 12.001309 A | L |
D5 | 21.006291 A | U |
D6 | 24.001302 A | X |
And so, you can find this core memory IN FLUX
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