Amano Ai Giveaway Round 2

Sat 2009/09/12 17:32 JST

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Nope - we're not giving away Ai-chan but we are giving away a signed DVD to one of the 19 gladiators who guessed the timestamp of the photo in the first question.

The correct answer was [18:57:37]
Clues explained:-
Thief - sounds like "fith"
Golf - tee
Convenient - 7/11 (Convenient store)
Dot Dot - :
Dollfie Daughters Long Hair - 3
Convenient - 7/11

Looks like the clues were good enough for the 19 of you to guess correctly.
For the second round, the question is similar - what is the time stamp of this photo?
The only clue that you are getting this time is that it was taken within 2 hours after the photo taken outside Sapporo station.
OK - am feeling generous so your next clue is that it was taken in Hokkaido.
Hmmm, is that a clock I see in the photo? Maybe playing about with it in photoshop will reveal something? But maybe not ^o^

Please answer in the format [20:20] - you dont have to guess the seconds this time.
You got until this time tomorrow and dont forget to include a link to your previous answer like:-
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712938

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Sting1 in Italy (Registered on 2009/05/24)
Photographer/Photojournalist
http://www.moehost.info

I missed it by two seconds! :P

Sat 2009/09/12 17:57:31 JST (ID #716388)

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FatBastard in over his head (Registered on 2007/11/04)
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/

Ehhh? You and your clues Danny. ^^;

Good luck to the 19!

Sat 2009/09/12 18:05:38 JST (ID #716393)

reply to FatBastard's comment
Kushieda in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2009/03/30)
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/

Goodluck to those who passed.

Sat 2009/09/12 18:11:13 JST (ID #716398)

reply to Kushieda's comment
yamada in Belait District, Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2009/02/04)
studying comp studies, dreamer but not really diligent ('~`)
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com

lol just need to add 2sec and 1 millisecond XD well good luck to the 19

Sat 2009/09/12 18:12:16 JST (ID #716399)

reply to yamada's comment
- FishBall in Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2008/09/22)
  Student having holidays
  http://jankn.blogspot.com
  
  Millisecond? o.O
  
  Sat 2009/09/12 20:44:20 JST (ID #716453)
  
  reply to FishBall's comment
Otaqueen in Japan (Registered on 2009/06/03)
NEET

I thought the clues were:
GOlf-5
conviNIent-2
dot dot-:
dollfie daughter long hair-1(guess it wasn't straight hair)
conviNIent-2
That's why my answers were [18:52:12] and [06:52:12].

Good luck to those who could figure out what the clues meant ^_^!

Sat 2009/09/12 18:12:57 JST (ID #716400)

reply to Otaqueen's comment
Cyberchaos in Australia, Sydney (Registered on 2008/02/17)
Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/

gah - The clues got to me again...
FAROUT

Sat 2009/09/12 18:29:17 JST (ID #716402)

reply to Cyberchaos's comment
NikoLover in Koala Lompor , Malay-asia (Registered on 2009/06/15)
Alchemist in training

Damn , just 5 seconds off . Good luck to the Gladiators out there

Sat 2009/09/12 18:35:03 JST (ID #716403)

reply to NikoLover's comment
yunamon in a comfy chair above you influencing the FigNendo Wars... (Registered on 2009/03/31)
Otaku Graphic Designer
http://neoprolacus.spaces.live.com

Miss by 8 seconds... XD

Good luck Survivors! Don't let the Infected get you!

Sat 2009/09/12 18:43:12 JST (ID #716407)

reply to yunamon's comment
ben_s in Melbourne, Australia (Registered on 2008/06/23)
Multimedia Technology Student
http://thehappyninjadrawn.wordpress.com

I was off by 42 seconds haha. Ah well good luck to the remaining 19 contenders!

Sat 2009/09/12 19:02:09 JST (ID #716418)

reply to ben_s's comment
R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05)
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/

Wow. Those are not easy to get. But if they were, this contest wouldn't really be one.

Sat 2009/09/12 19:39:40 JST (ID #716435)

reply to R-1's comment
tibul in UK (Registered on 2008/01/28)
Network Technician
http://www.myyaruki.com

lol missed by only 10 seconds :'(

Sat 2009/09/12 19:54:15 JST (ID #716437)

reply to tibul's comment
6pack in Indo-land (Registered on 2008/03/20)
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/

Good luck to the people participating in this round.

Sat 2009/09/12 20:10:45 JST (ID #716441)

reply to 6pack's comment
paiki in Brazil (Registered on 2007/10/07)
Programmer
http://knime.wordpress.com

[20:44]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712981

Sat 2009/09/12 20:28:18 JST (ID #716447)

reply to paiki's comment
FishBall in Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2008/09/22)
Student having holidays
http://jankn.blogspot.com

I find it funny that I was within 6 seconds of the answer - which I got from looking at the end score from the Axelay video : 57430. XD
Good luck to those who passed!

Sat 2009/09/12 20:50:00 JST (ID #716458)

reply to FishBall's comment
xxryunaxx (Registered on 2009/09/07)

missed by 7 seconds...

Sat 2009/09/12 20:54:50 JST (ID #716462)

reply to xxryunaxx's comment
Asian Ed in Charlotte, NC (Registered on 2008/12/25)
Technical Account Manager
http://howdoyoufigure.net

[20:35]

http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712938z

Sat 2009/09/12 21:21:06 JST (ID #716476)

reply to Asian Ed's comment
- Asian Ed in Charlotte, NC (Registered on 2008/12/25)
  Technical Account Manager
  http://howdoyoufigure.net
  
  Hmm, seems the link didn't paste right... This should be better: http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712938
  
  Sat 2009/09/12 21:22:20 JST (ID #716477)
  
  reply to Asian Ed's comment
pipopaz in A little place called home (Registered on 2008/08/26)
still trying to figure it out...
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/

good luck to all the gladiators that passed ^^

Sat 2009/09/12 22:35:21 JST (ID #716511)

reply to pipopaz's comment
Bakkou in Australia (Registered on 2009/04/01)
Student

Congrats to the surviving gladiators.

Sat 2009/09/12 22:36:18 JST (ID #716512)

reply to Bakkou's comment
crepuscular in @ Sydney, Australia, lovin' the surfs (Registered on 2008/12/15)
IT Business Analyst + Test Analyst + Undergrad Uni Student
http://www.crepuscular.asia

i dont get why so many people put 18:4x:xx or 18:3x:xx when danny said the time we have to guess was about 10min faster than the sapporo clock...

this one gonna be a hard one to guess >.> anyone got access CSI's image enhancement tools? :P

Sat 2009/09/12 22:47:43 JST (ID #716518)

reply to crepuscular's comment
- litokid in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2007/11/25)
  university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
  http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
  
  Danny only said to guess the time the picture was taken - and that his camera was 10 minutes faster.
  
  He never mentioned which one he considered the "correct" time. >_>
  
  Sun 2009/09/13 11:37:41 JST (ID #716739)
  
  reply to litokid's comment
  - crepuscular in @ Sydney, Australia, lovin' the surfs (Registered on 2008/12/15)
    IT Business Analyst + Test Analyst + Undergrad Uni Student
    http://www.crepuscular.asia
    
    pretty obvious when he was asking up to seconds, i dont think anyone can remember exactly when they took a photo without checking the metatags ;)
    
    Sun 2009/09/13 21:37:17 JST (ID #716985)
    
    reply to crepuscular's comment
coffeebugg in coherently lucid (Registered on 2008/05/22)
Experiment volunteer for social dysfunctionality
http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/

Futs.. I'm 10 seconds off.. It's gonna be a tight battle between the 19. Best of luck to the remaining fighters ^^.

Sat 2009/09/12 23:00:57 JST (ID #716524)

reply to coffeebugg's comment
godpir in Missouri, USA (Registered on 2008/04/30)
currently a NEET ToT
http://aaronsblog-godpir.blogspot.com/

I'm gonna go with [20:28]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713016

Sat 2009/09/12 23:01:08 JST (ID #716525)

reply to godpir's comment
Navarr in Spring, Texas (Registered on 2009/03/05)
大学生
http://www.gtaero.net/

awwwweh, Danny. Theres no META timestamp on this one =p You were silly enough to leave it on the last one... But this makes things sooo much harder. *stares at the photo*

Sun 2009/09/13 00:07:43 JST (ID #716550)

reply to Navarr's comment
LowFatCheeze in Florida (Registered on 2009/07/16)
High School Student
http://animeseason.com

Question: If you guess 18:57 but had gotten the seconds off by 10 seconds >_> does that still get you into this round?

Sun 2009/09/13 00:09:44 JST (ID #716554)

reply to LowFatCheeze's comment
- LowFatCheeze in Florida (Registered on 2009/07/16)
  High School Student
  http://animeseason.com
  
  smart ol' me nvm I guess you had to ;_;
  
  Sun 2009/09/13 00:12:30 JST (ID #716556)
  
  reply to LowFatCheeze's comment
Navarr in Spring, Texas (Registered on 2009/03/05)
大学生
http://www.gtaero.net/

[20:43]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712995

Sun 2009/09/13 00:27:20 JST (ID #716562)

reply to Navarr's comment
ravenschwann in Canada, ON (Registered on 2009/03/30)
Chinese/Viet restaurant waiter, no post secondary

I never get the clues D:
Oh well, that just means to work harder to buy the figures then try my luck. Or I could go to a casino :D

Sun 2009/09/13 02:04:39 JST (ID #716580)

reply to ravenschwann's comment
nbreath in Pasto, Colombia (Registered on 2008/10/11)
Student
http://situsaleatorius.blogspot.com

Here we go [20:33]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713024

Sun 2009/09/13 02:38:40 JST (ID #716590)

reply to nbreath's comment
WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory (Registered on 2007/11/07)
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my

I only know the 4th & last digit is the same~

All the best to the remaining 19 gladiators~~~

Sun 2009/09/13 02:53:10 JST (ID #716594)

reply to WiseFreeman's comment
- paiki in Brazil (Registered on 2007/10/07)
  Programmer
  http://knime.wordpress.com
  
  LoL, the 3rd and the before last too!
  
  Sun 2009/09/13 10:34:28 JST (ID #716706)
  
  reply to paiki's comment
Vixums in USA (Registered on 2009/08/20)
Star Gazer
http://vixums.wordpress.com/

Good luck to the contestants!

Sun 2009/09/13 03:16:14 JST (ID #716604)

reply to Vixums's comment
SeiWhiteMoe in Caracas,Venezuela (Registered on 2009/06/18)
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/

LOL! good luck!!

Sun 2009/09/13 04:46:44 JST (ID #716638)

reply to SeiWhiteMoe's comment
Ultimaknight in Avalon (Registered on 2008/10/04)
Saber's Knight of One
http://www.ultima-i.com

[19:36]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713450

Using the scientific method of guesstimation ^^

Sun 2009/09/13 05:19:11 JST (ID #716643)

reply to Ultimaknight's comment
Leo~Chan in montreal,quebec,born in hk (Registered on 2008/03/26)
study

[20:35]

Sun 2009/09/13 05:48:11 JST (ID #716646)

reply to Leo~Chan's comment
- FatBastard in over his head (Registered on 2007/11/04)
  Dirty Gentleman
  http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
  
  At first I thought you forgot your link. Then I realized you didn't even enter round 1. LOLL
  
  Sun 2009/09/13 06:42:10 JST (ID #716659)
  
  reply to FatBastard's comment
silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
???Confused???

I think I was off by a minute or so...shoulda paid more attention to the hints...

Sun 2009/09/13 06:02:43 JST (ID #716649)

reply to silent1134's comment
super ultra in San Francisco (Registered on 2008/08/16)
http://super-ultra.com

http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712949
[20:46]

Sun 2009/09/13 07:18:48 JST (ID #716661)

reply to super ultra's comment
sonicknight (Registered on 2009/08/27)

http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713085

[20:37] - Let's test my luck at this one...

Congrats to whoever the winner is =D

Sun 2009/09/13 08:26:06 JST (ID #716669)

reply to sonicknight's comment
Delindil in So.California (Registered on 2009/02/17)
初音ミク命

[20:36]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713064

Sun 2009/09/13 08:52:38 JST (ID #716673)

reply to Delindil's comment
crepuscular in @ Sydney, Australia, lovin' the surfs (Registered on 2008/12/15)
IT Business Analyst + Test Analyst + Undergrad Uni Student
http://www.crepuscular.asia

[20:34]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713744

Sun 2009/09/13 09:01:20 JST (ID #716674)

reply to crepuscular's comment
- crepuscular in @ Sydney, Australia, lovin' the surfs (Registered on 2008/12/15)
  IT Business Analyst + Test Analyst + Undergrad Uni Student
  http://www.crepuscular.asia
  
  oh CRAP... i just realised... forgot to add the extra minutes his LX3 was ahead by...
  
  Sun 2009/09/13 21:35:49 JST (ID #716984)
  
  reply to crepuscular's comment
Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28)
College Freshmen

I didn't bother guessing because I'm not really interested, but that's considered easy? I would hate to see it if Danny decided to make it hard.

Sun 2009/09/13 09:22:29 JST (ID #716683)

reply to Hidden Oasis's comment
Quaestor in Brazil (Registered on 2009/01/25)
University Student
http://shikinami.wordpress.com/

Congrats to the 19 lucky fellows. Best of luck for ya all.

Sun 2009/09/13 09:31:03 JST (ID #716689)

reply to Quaestor's comment
- Quaestor in Brazil (Registered on 2009/01/25)
  University Student
  http://shikinami.wordpress.com/
  
  Forgot to add: I'm starting to get Danny's tips. Except for the "Convenient" one I understood everything. XD
  
  Sun 2009/09/13 09:33:21 JST (ID #716691)
  
  reply to Quaestor's comment
  - paiki in Brazil (Registered on 2007/10/07)
    Programmer
    http://knime.wordpress.com
    
    One of most famous Convenient store in Japan is Seven Eleven (7/11).
    So pick just the number Seven, and Voila!
    
    Mon 2009/09/14 00:26:11 JST (ID #717047)
    
    reply to paiki's comment
Mirage in New York, US (Registered on 2008/12/27)
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com

[20:33]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713742
Good luck to the others.. ^^

Sun 2009/09/13 10:44:34 JST (ID #716711)

reply to Mirage's comment
Elton Chen in Rapture. (Registered on 2009/02/23)
Splicer

Wow, I got it right without using the clues...

Sun 2009/09/13 10:57:26 JST (ID #716717)

reply to Elton Chen's comment
- Elton Chen in Rapture. (Registered on 2009/02/23)
  Splicer
  
  lol without looking at other's answers of course.
  
  Wed 2009/09/16 12:58:01 JST (ID #718360)
  
  reply to Elton Chen's comment
Rhapsody in Singapore (Registered on 2009/08/13)
Boring one...

[20:38]
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-713631
good luck ^^

Sun 2009/09/13 11:03:11 JST (ID #716723)

reply to Rhapsody's comment
Elton Chen in Rapture. (Registered on 2009/02/23)
Splicer

I hope my luck carries through this round.
[20:32}
friends that have not answered, good luck.
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712950

Sun 2009/09/13 11:28:51 JST (ID #716731)

reply to Elton Chen's comment
- Elton Chen in Rapture. (Registered on 2009/02/23)
  Splicer
  
  oh whoops [20:32]
  didn't follow right format.
  
  Mon 2009/09/14 05:53:00 JST (ID #717107)
  
  reply to Elton Chen's comment
battrastard in Southwest US, eating roadrunners for fun and profit (Registered on 2009/03/06)
Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...

TEN MINUTES OFF!! T_T *spork*

Sun 2009/09/13 13:02:27 JST (ID #716807)

reply to battrastard's comment
yihsieh in CA, USA (Registered on 2009/04/29)
student
http://listlessink.wordpress.com/

[20:43]
Not much to go on here this time...
Leveling and a lot of guessing/assuming. Also hoping that the about 10 minutes faster thing applies everywhere in Hokkaido...

Sun 2009/09/13 13:50:00 JST (ID #716823)

reply to yihsieh's comment
- yihsieh in CA, USA (Registered on 2009/04/29)
  student
  http://listlessink.wordpress.com/
  
  Oops, forgot to link to my first round.
  http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-714192
  
  Good luck everyone, and thanks Danny.
  
  Sun 2009/09/13 13:51:34 JST (ID #716825)
  
  reply to yihsieh's comment
D un42n8 1! in Los Angeles (Registered on 2009/08/09)
Otaku

20:20
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25032/Amano+Ai.html#comment-712970
thanks Danny, May the luckiest one WIN!!!

Sun 2009/09/13 17:15:15 JST (ID #716883)

reply to D un42n8 1!'s comment
crabdude in Switzerland (Registered on 2008/09/20)
Student

darn it! i missed it this one! gosh, too much work to do (>_<)

anyway, good luck to those 19!

Sun 2009/09/13 18:55:41 JST (ID #716917)

reply to crabdude's comment
Kevin Nguyen in Florida, USA (Registered on 2008/09/18)
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/

Good luck to the rest that remain.

Mon 2009/09/14 00:13:04 JST (ID #717041)

reply to Kevin Nguyen's comment