Tour Answers

Thanks for going on our Dinky Door Tour!

It means a lot to us that you’ve been out exploring our doors, so, thankyouverymuch.

Here are the answers to the questions…

Emailerator

Which box has the most spikes on top?

  • The big, red, Royal Mail post box has waaaaaay more than our Dinky Emailerator. We’re not jealous. Nope.

What else is unusual about the red postbox?

  • It has spikes

  • It doesn’t have a Royal Mail logo cast into the metal of the pillar. Normally, all boxes have the Royal Mail insignia, which makes this one almost completely anonymous (apart from the little logo on the white notice on the front).

Love from Above

Can you find four differences between our Dinky Door and its big sister door just around the corner?

On the original door to Trinity College’s Whewells Court:

  • The letter W is carved in stone on each side

  • The steps are worn down from years of people stepping on them

  • The sign doesn’t say ‘Mr D. Mon’

  • There’s a little rectangle of green on the left door.

  • Plus many more…

Wonder Emporium

What new dinky uses can you imagine for 3 items of the Emporium’s stock?

Teleport-o-Matic

Where would you teleport if you had enough 3p coins?

  • Not sure where you’d teleport, but we quite fancy teleporting home for a lovely cup of tea.

How much would it cost to teleport to King’s College Chapel?

  • As the crow flies, to the entrance gate, it’s 203 yards, which would make it 203 pence, but you need to pay in 3p coins, and for that, you’ll need 67 of them.

10 1/4 Downing St

Which building do you think is the real 10 Downing St here in Cambridge?

  • It’s the big John Lewis department store.

Reality Checkpoint

Can you see which company made the lamppost?

  • Sun Foundry of George Smith and Co

How many flowers can find on the post?

  • We found 16, including the 4 on the Dinky Door!

Ride and Park

How many leaves can you find on the branches

  • 12!

Which computer game does the door secretly reference?

  • Portal (a brilliant game by Valve)

The DFO

Where did the supreme leader go?

  • We’re not sure, really, but it’s probable he initially took refuge in the Museum of Technology.

What famous film is secretly referenced in the cockpit?

  • The green vertical symbols on the cockpit dashboard are from The Matrix!

(Ye Olde) Knight Rider

What’s the name of the only person who defeated the Knight rider?

  • "Osbert" (he was a Norman, apparently). You'll need to read some Wandlebury history to learn more… :-)

What mount did the Knight rider use in the 80s TV series?

  • A car: the Knight Industries Two Thousand (or KITT)

FotoDinkyMat

What raygun has Chief Mischief used to make a puddle from the FotoDinkyMat?

  • Melt-O-3000

How many eyes can you see on the bridge?

  • There are 10 and 3/4 on the East side, and 2 on the West, making a total of 12 and 3/4. We’re counting the dragon and the snail, in case you’re wondering…!

OctoSpa

How many 3p coins are needed for a 17 minute exfoliation bath and a full pedicure?

  • You’ll need 17 3p coins for the bath, and a further 8x3p coins for the pedicure, making a total of 51 3p coins! Bargain!

How many tentacles do octopuses usually have?

  • Well, this is a bit of a trick question. An octopus has eight appendages, each of which has rows of suckers running its length. But these are not tentacles — in strict anatomical terms, they are arms… Tentacles only have suckers towards the end of the appendage, which is why an octopus doesn’t really have tentacles!

 

Rocket Rocket

What computer operating system does the Rocket Rocket use?

  • It's Microsoft Windows 95. You'll need to use your phone camera on the rear window to see some hidden screens inside the cockpit!

How many steps are on the ladder?

  • 9

 

Mage’s Pages

What could the numbers mean in the pages of the open book?

  • They're significant dates of the Cambridge University Press Bookshop - 1534: Cambridge University Press was founded by Henry VIII. 1581: When the first bookshop was established on this site. 1992: When Cambridge Univeristy Press took over the Bookshop.

How many books can you see?

  • 12 - including the ones inside the Mage’s garden shed

What’s the Polybius book all about?

  • Well, ignoring for the minute that Polybius was a Greek historian, it relates to an urban legend of a ficticius arcade game from 1981. The story tells of an unheard-of new arcade game appearing in several suburbs of Portland, Oregon, something of a rarity at the time. The game is described as proving popular to the point of addiction, with lines forming around the machines often resulting in fighting over who would play next. The legend describes how the machines were visited by men in black, who collected unknown data from the machines, allegedly testing responses to the game's psychoactive effects. Players supposedly suffered from a series of unpleasant side effects, including seizures, amnesia, insomnia, night terrors and hallucinations. Approximately one month after its supposed release in 1981, Polybius is said to have disappeared without a trace... it's amazing really... you never know what weird books are going to grow next...

 

Dinky Shrinky

How is the Dinky Shrinky powered?

  • It's solar powered - there are three highly efficient solar panels on top of the observation laboratory, with the power running down a cable to the Dinky Shrinky itself.

What should you never shrink?

  • Black holes. We tried before, and it created a rift in the space time continuum that was really quite tricky to repair.

What’s interesting about the Entropia building?

  • It's a world-leading example of an ultra-sustainable building retrofit. It uses a fraction of the energy normal buildings use and uses many very sustainable materials.