Week 9: Intumescent Lead
INTUMESCENT LEAD
METRICS
Area > Cost > Instructions
Grab Instructions > Cost > Area
REAGENTS
Picric Acid
Elemental Quicksilver
PRODUCTS
Intumescent Lead
TOSA: And what’s that?
JOCELYN: Enough to patch the hole.
TOSA: I never said anything about a hole.
JOCELYN: That’s okay. You told me what to make. There will be a hole.
TOSA: Hm. Well. I don’t recognize your compound.
JOCELYN: You have a mystery project. So do I, now.
JOCELYN: Can I explain after I’m done? I’m working with explosive fuel and pure quicksilver–
TOSA: Then let me bother you no further.
[click here after solving puzzle to reveal post-solve flavortext]
JOCELYN: It’s done. Have you seen the bubbles that form when you boil flour in a pot?
TOSA: I do cook, yes.
JOCELYN: How they fill all of the space, until they seep out of the lid?
JOCELYN: This compound should expand in the same way. That way we still have something usable at the end of it all.
TOSA: I don’t follow, but I trust you.
JOCELYN: That’s okay. Oh, since you’re good at staying in the shadows, could you sneak this onto their airship for me?
download: OM2026_W9_Intumescent_Lead.puzzle (where do i put this?)