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cso 262 hidden danger
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dustin
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DUSTIN                            2023-06-27 18:03
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THIS MAY WELL BE THE FIRST FIRST-TRY-SOLUTION IN ALL CSO CAVES! :D

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DUSTIN                            2023-06-28 17:32
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ACTUALLY IN THIS CASE, THE MAIN CSO EFFECT CAN'T BE SEEN IN ANY DEMOS BECAUSE IF THE CSO EFFECT OCCURS, ^ IS KILLED IMMEDIATELY!   
  
IF YOU WENT FOR ALL 20ΑΑΑ, IT'S QUITE LIKELY THAT YOU NEEDED A FEW ATTEMPS UNTIL THE RANDOM EFFECT DIDN'T OCCUR. IT WORKS AS FOLLOWS:  
  
ΓΔΖΔ  
ΓΚΑΔ  
ΕΕΘΕ  
ΕΕΕΕ  
  
THIS IS THE INITIAL SITUATION. IN THE FOLLOWING FRAME, THE Ζ IS SCANNED FIRST BUT IT REMAINS PASSIVE. Κ IS NEXT, AND OF COURSE HE SNAPS THE Α. FINALLY, THE Θ IS SCANNED, AND HERE COMES THE CRUCIAL POINT: THE Θ SEES EMPTY SPACE ABOVE (WHERE THE Α HAS JUST VANISHED) AND SO IT HAS A 1/16 CHANCE TO GROW.   
  
IF THE Θ DOES GROW, Κ IS DOOMED! LET'S SEE WHY. FIRST OF ALL, THE FRAME IS OVER, AND THE PICTURE LOOKS AS FOLLOWS:  
  
ΓΔΖΔ  
ΓΚΘΔ  
ΕΕΘΕ  
ΕΕΕΕ  
  
NOW ON THE NEXT FRAME, THE Ζ IS AGAIN SCANNED FIRST. NOW THAT IT SEES THE Θ BELOW, IT EXPLODES AND Κ, STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE EXPLOSION, IS CRUSHED AS WELL WITHOUT A CHANCE TO ESCAPE!  
  
THIS MEANS THAT EVERY TIME Κ PICKS A Α, THERE'S A RANDOM 1/16 PROPABILITY TO GET CRUSHED. SO THE CHANCES TO SOLVE THE CAVE WITH ALL 20ΑΑΑ IN ONE GO IS  
P(20ΑΑΑ) = (15/16) TO THE POWER OF 20 = 27.5%.   
  
SO ON AVERAGE, ^ NEEDS 3-4 ATTEMPTS FOR ALL ΑΑΑ. IF YOU FIRST-TRIED IT, YOU WERE QUITE LUCKY! :D   
BTW I SAW THAT nicol WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH THE VERY FIRST ATTEMPT ON THIS CAVE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT A CSO CAVE WAS SOLVED ON THE VERY 1ST ATTEMPT! :D  
  
ONCE AGAIN I GOT THE IDEA WHILE PLAYING A FANCAVE, IN THIS CASE IT WAS "DOTTERDASH 6", CAVE 1 WHERE Κ FACES A SIMILAR SITUATION ONCE ;)  
  
BTW, THE CAVE FEATURES ANOTHER CSO EFFECT WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR Κ. IF THE Θ DOES NOT GROW ON THE FIRST FRAME, WE HAVE THIS PICTURE:  
  
ΓΔΖΔ  
ΓΚ Δ  
ΕΕΘΕ  
ΕΕΕΕ  
  
NOW ON THE NEXT FRAME, THE Ζ IS AGAIN SCANNED FIRST AND EVEN IF IT MOVES DOWN IMMEDIATELY, Κ CAN STILL DO NOTHING IN THIS FRAME ALTHOUGH HE ALREADY CONTACTS THE Ζ! THE Θ, WHICH IS SCANNED LAST, DOES SEE THE Ζ ABOVE BUT IT DOES N O T KILL THE Ζ (THE BD ENGINES ARE PROGRAMMED SUCH THAT IF AN Θ SEES A Ζ, NOTHING HAPPENS, BUT IF A Ζ SEES AN Θ, THEN IT EXPLODES.)  
SO WE HAVE THE NEXT PICTURE:  
  
ΑΔ Δ  
ΓΚΖΔ  
ΕΕΘΕ  
ΕΕΕΕ  
  
NEXT FRAME, Κ IS NOW SCANNED FIRST, AND THAT'S WHY HE STILL HAS A CHANCE TO ESCAPE BEFORE THE Ζ INEVITABLY EXPLODES!  
  
TO SUMMARIZE: AS LONG AS THE Θ DOES NOT GROW, Κ HAS TIME FOR T W O FRAMES TO ESCAPE AFTER SNAPPING THE Α!  
  
IF Κ DOES TAKE TWO FRAMES TO ESCAPE AFTER SNAPPING THE Α, HE'S STILL SOMEWHAT PLAYING WITH FIRE BECAUSE IF THE Ζ DOES NOT MOVE NEXT FRAME, THE Θ GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO GROW, IN WHICH CASE Κ WOULD AGAIN BE DOOMED!

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DARKSTOORM                        2023-06-28 22:31
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OH, RIGHT! I WAS CONFUSED IF MY KEYBOARD MALFUNCTIONED :D :D I JUST IGNORED THE FACT, THE Ζ IS ONE ROW HIGHER!

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DUSTIN                            2023-06-29 17:07
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darkstoorm HEHE :D LUCKILY I WORTE THE COMMENT IN TIME BEFORE YOU WOULD HAVE ORDERED A NEW KEYBOARD ;)