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Challenge #286: Who turned the lights off?

myastarling
10 - Fireball

what a fun challenge! fun fact - squirrels are one of the top causes of power outages in the States (https://www.publicpower.org/blog/defending-against-outages-squirrel-tracker)

 

my answer was off by one -- I have one more mouse, one fewer cat -- but who's to know who is to blame in a game cat and mouse when electricity is on the line?

Halil_Manor
6 - Meteoroid

Here is my solution to this Problem

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tsawa
7 - Meteor
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jackieyim
6 - Meteoroid

Here is my solution. 

ehendershot
7 - Meteor
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MikeBird
8 - Asteroid

My solution attached