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the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 09:42
by matthew dunderdale
quite simply, visit all 5 stations on the LU with an x in the name,
in whatever order you like as quick as possible...
croxley, brixton, oxford circus, uxbridge and vauxhall
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 10:26
by greatkingrat
Australians couldn't give a XXXXX for any other challenge.
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 12:01
by tractakid
Ooh, I just thought of 25 other new challenges! Shall I list them?
A
B
C
D...
haha.
I'll see what route I can come up with.
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 12:30
by tubeguru
That's the Alphabet Challenge, and it was thought of years ago.
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 12:30
by Going Underground
To make this challenge more interesting Hatton X and Kings X should also be added...
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 12:45
by The Raven
Charing X, Brent X....
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 13:22
by Going Underground
More like it any more 'X' we have missed?
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 13:28
by tractakid
tubeguru wrote:That's the Alphabet Challenge, and it was thought of years ago.
No. The alphabet is ABCD... in order.
I propose
the A challenge (all stations containing an A)
the B challenge...
etc
The only interesting thing about this challenge is how you choose to get from Uxbridge to Croxley. Obviously the Victoria line would be used to connect Brixton, Vauxhall and Oxford Circus,
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 14:07
by greatkingrat
The zzzzz challenge might be a bit boring - how quick can you get from Belsize Park to Belsize Park?
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 09:53
by matthew dunderdale
yes, i thought that the stations with cross in the name would be put forward as "cross" can be shortened to X...
mate of mine texted me yesterday with a small challenge which i knew straight off
the station with no letters of mackerel and the station with no letters of badger,
what are they and how would you get from 1 to the other??
mackerel = st. john's wood
badger = pimlico
route = jubilee to green park, change to the victoria
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 14 Jul 2013, 15:25
by The Orange One
Vs could make an interesting challenge
Arnos Grove
Covent Garden
Ladbroke Grove
Liverpool Street
Maida Vale
Oval
Perivale
Ravenscourt Park
Roding Valley
Seven Sisters
Vauxhall
Victoria
Warwick Avenue
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 14 Jul 2013, 16:36
by GuyBarry
matthew dunderdale wrote:
the station with no letters of mackerel and the station with no letters of badger,
what are they and how would you get from 1 to the other??
There's nothing particularly special about the words "mackerel" and "badger". Try
this site to get many other such "tubewhacks". Even better,
this site lists stations that are themselves tubewhacks of other stations. I'm sure myriads of challenges could be built around that concept...
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 14 Jul 2013, 16:57
by tubeguru
I put three very naughty swear words into that, and got the result:
Dollis Hill, Redbridge
Can anyone guess the words I put in?
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 14 Jul 2013, 17:42
by The Orange One
I don't know why everyone's so obsessed over 'mackerel'. St. John's Wood is the only station without any of the letters of the word 'real' in it.
Re: the 5 X's
Posted: 14 Jul 2013, 17:46
by tubeguru
all545londonbuses wrote:I don't know why everyone's so obsessed over 'mackerel'. St. John's Wood is the only station without any of the letters of the word 'real' in it.
I suppose it's because "mackerel" is an unusual word, and it's one of the first "tube facts" that would have been plastered all over the internet when websites started to become popular. I remember using the web for the first time in 1992 or 1993, and I'm sure I read the "mackerel" fact back then at some point.
It's the one that everyone remembers as default.