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                  A SynTax Helpline Query

How do I synthesize "Orange"?
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The Objective
Create the chemical in the cylinder necessary to continue the
manufacturing process to equal orange.

The Rules
Looking at the tapes and the tables should give you the following
information:

To mix two chemicals, put one solution in the left cylinder and
the other in the right cylinder and hit the button in the middle.
Hitting the button next to the left and right cylinders will empty
that cylinder.


The flasks to your left contain the elements R1-R4, Y1-Y5 (but Y3
is missing), and B1-B6 (but B2 is missing).

The formula for "orange" is R1Y3. The formula for "green" is Y3B4

If you mix two "singles", and they are compatible, then they will
join to form a double. Red and Blue are incompatible with each
other.

If you mix a double and a single, then the two largest elements
that are compatible will form a compound. Such replacement can
only occur if the newer element is heavier than both of the other
elements are. A Y2 cannot replace anything in Y1Y2 because Y2 is
not heavier than Y2

The Solution
Mixing two doubles will cause the largest two compatible elements
to form a compound, much like mixing a single and a double. The
two elements left over will form another compound.

You are looking for a mixture that will satisfy the formula
"green" + mixture = "orange", or Y3B4+mixture=R1Y3

Since Y3 is in both mixtures, it should stay the same. However,
since R1 is "lighter" than B4, "orange" must be the leftover
chemical.

That means that you would have to convince B4 to join a heavier
compound and leave R1 off.  The way to do that is to have B4 and
some other element be the two heaviest compounds.

The compound in the mixture must have R1 in it also, so you cannot
use a B, since blues and reds are incompatible.  That leaves the
mixture R1Y5.

Mix R1 on the left with Y5 on the right. Take the cylinder and put
it into the manufacturing chamber. Then push the button and leave
the scene.

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