 (0 comments) | Far AwayTake a picture of your octopus as far as possible from its registered addressThe flash of the teleporter dies away, leaving a well-travelled octopus in front of the Lobby 7 information kiosk at 77 Massachusetts Ave. Distance:
Additional references: Rank: 13 out of 22 |
 (0 comments) | Famous FriendTake a picture of your octopus with a famous person. The more famous, the better.Here, Ultros and Octomus pose with their famous friend, Mozilla Firefox[1], whose popularity includes 140 million users as of February 2008[2]. If a tiebreaker is needed, Ultros should get the edge because Octomus is famous for his imposing stature[3] (so Ultros is posing with two famous friends), and Ultros is a nobody (so Octomus is only posing with one famous friend).
Additional references: Rank: 15 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | Altitude I(Flying Split) Take a picture of your Octopus at the highest possible altitude, while flying.Ultros cruises at ~36,000 ft + 5'1". Octomus, sitting in the overhead bin, is even higher than that.
Rank: 10 out of 13 |
 (0 comments) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)We present a photo of the first meeting of Ultros and Octomus, where they broke bread with Ethiopian food on a regal carpet of glittering shiny purple gems. What was said at this historic meeting of two great powers of the sea? Perhaps we'll find out, in time....
Additional references: Rank: 17 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | EnnuiThe octopus most mired in ennuiWhee, ennui on We* on a Wii. *: Royal we
Rank: 10 out of 14 |
 (0 comments) | Altitude II(Ground Split) Take a picture of your octopus at rest (on the ground or on top of a structure), at the highest possible altitude.Ultros had the pleasure of joining some friends on a recent climbing adventure up Mount St. Helens (elevation: 8365 ft). With the fearlessness of a king, he poses on the crater rim Image courtesy of Tiffany Berry under CC (A-NC-SA) 2.0 license.
Additional references: Rank: 2 out of 17 |
 (3 comments) | CooperationMultiple octopodes cooperate together to accomplish something no single octopus could do alone!What can 2 octopodes do that a single octopus cannot accomplish by itself? Ultros and Octomus welcome a new addition to their loving family, Cephiroth!
Additional references: Rank: 2 out of 10 |
 (1 comment) | StackThe tallest stack of octopodesIn a stunning display of our psychic ability, we have managed to anticipate the need for stacking octopodes. The pictures were taken on April 24th, 2008.
Rank: 12 out of 14 |
 (0 comments) | Scrabble I(Original Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest-Scrabble-scoring word of eight letters or less. (Proper names ok. Scoring site here.)Ultros thought this was going to be an elusive "PIZZAZZZ" in the wild and was disappointed to realize that the internet had misled him. However, since this is the not-so-strict category, perhaps the exclamation point might be worth extra points?
Rank: 2 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | lolctopusBest lolctopus (see lolcat)Rank: 11 out of 16 |
 (0 comments) | MazeBecause of their intelligence and flexibility, octopodes are very good at solving mazes.Octopodes are good at mazes, but how do you think they got that way? Each baby octopus is taught the skills of maze solving by their loving parents. Here, Octomus and Ultros build a maze and teach baby Cephy to navigate it.
In maze-overview.JPG, we see the overview of the maze Ultros and Octomus built. The whole family poses for a family photo at the end (familyphoto.JPG).
Additional references: Rank: 11 out of 11 |
 (0 comments) | Scrabble II(Strict Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest *valid* Scrabble scoring word. (Scoring site here)Ultros prefers dining at this 33-point establishment.
Rank: 10 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | EnteringDue to their squishability and flexibility, octopodes are very good at getting into small, hard-to-get-into places. Document your octopus in the best example of somewhere hard to get into.Ultros finds a spot on a crowded bookshelf.
Rank: 6 out of 13 |
 (0 comments) | CookingDemonstrate your octopus's ability to feed a hungry family, or the multitudes!Ultros makes lots of cupcakes out of flour, cream cheese, chocolate, and love.
Additional references: Rank: 5 out of 8 |
 (0 comments) | Far Apart II(Telecommuting) Show two octopodes in one picture, the farthest distance apart. Both need not be physically present. Document the distances involved.Octomus talks to Ultros and Cephy. Octomus misses its family.
Additional references: Rank: 2 out of 5 |
 (0 comments) | Meta EssenceThe octopus with the most glamorous glamour photo.Rank: 26 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta PowerThe octopus scoring zero in the most contests.Rank: 7 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta FellowshipYour octopus's cultural diversity is measured with an arcane algorithm that rewards cooperation with octopodes who are less popular.Rank: 33 out of 34 |
 (0 comments) | NumismatismShow your octopus with the oldest legal coinUltros and Cephy pose next to a 1968 penny.
Rank: 8 out of 9 |
 (0 comments) | ChandelierStatistically, in addition to sitting on heads, octopodes seem to like chandeliers. Send in a photo of your octopus with the Best Chandelier!Ultros and Cephy sit on a favourite chandelier.
Rank: 9 out of 9 |
 (0 comments) | VertebrateOctopodes are honorary vertebrates in the UK! Send in a picture of your octopus making friends with the largest living vertebrate it can find.Ultros shares a nap with his new friend, a white tiger. "These animals can grow to a length of 5 to 9 feet long, excluding their 25 to 38 inch tail and weigh 350 to 550 pounds." (Average: 7 feet + 31" tail, 450 lb)
Additional references: Rank: 4 out of 7 |
 (0 comments) | NutritionEight is the number which is best for you! Show your octopus with the nutritional info on a food package, that has the most eights on it.Red Velvet cake mix is so nutritious, it has ten 8s. (Close-up of 8s in additional documentation)
Additional references: Rank: 1 out of 5 |
 (0 comments) | Egalitarian ThingySend in a photo of your octopus with the best thing. Bonus points for famous things.Ultros with a playground friend, Octomus! As you may recall, Octomus is famous for his imposing stature.
Additional references: Rank: 8 out of 8 |
