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shifty wrote:
cup o' noodles wrote:
shifty wrote:I'll give it a shot :]

Your first step:

1.) Decide how to apply the following characters:

ub465

*Observation: The text is tiny.


Have fun!
Tiny url? ub465, right?

I got this from some download thingy. I can't open it on my computer though. Here's the name. I suck at this puzzle stuff, so I'm probably wrong. :lol:
MeIntoLeet_txt.xef
WinAce opens it, was an error on my part.
Nice one Shifty...

7.8.87 ;)

[Edit: wait, that's not you... you're yaJnahtano and this guy's name is yaJauhso.
This is where I ended up: aHR0cDovL215c3BhY2UuY29tL3l0Zmlocw== ]
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deagol wrote: Good job Lad! But you missed the last step...
Got it? Great, now rip her out! (Traveler J would get it LOL)<br>
'cause, "boys in my chit chat"??
(err, guy here) that's obviously not what I want to say!

Oh, and did you get the mortal combat reference?
V was a great mini-series, lol mortal combat.

And no fair making a reference that only one person would get.

Is it an anagram, cause I dont ever do those.
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shifty wrote:I'll give it a shot :]

Your first step:

1.) Decide how to apply the following characters:

ub465

*Observation: The text is tiny.


Have fun!
I hate you for this one Shifty.

The tiny text shows ub465, and so you go to http://tinyurl.com/ub465, which leads you to download the file MeIntoLeet_txt.xef. You have to use WinAce to open a .xef, and this one is password protected. Of course the password is MeIntoLeet, or shifty's name in leet. Password - 5h1f7y

MeIntoLeet.txt is the only file within. It has the following text:
55 6e 6c 65 65 74 20 69 74 20 61 6e 64 20 61 70 70 6c 79 3a

75 76 76 6c 6b 79 6c 62 74 66 6d 67 67 75 61 20 74 67 20 79 68 77 74 64 62 6c 79 20 61 70 6a 20 76 66 73 79 69 68 6d 63 6a 7a 20 6b 74 6b 70 77 6a 62 71 72 2e 20 66 67 64 6d 61 78 70 2c 20 71 76 63 20 66 6b 63 66 27 61 20 6e 6e 67 67 6b 6f 6d 69 2c 20 72 63 6c 2e 20

6c 68 73 6a 20 6d 66 61 7a 20 6b 71 6e 63 3a

ImRoZyBubSBiZ2R2LCBrZWdoLCB2eiBfICdfJy4i

73 75 6c 20 66 69 6e 64 66 20 71 79 20 74 72 20 22 73 20 77 74 66 76 63 20 78 76 7a 20 6b 6b 67 77 75 6c 78 2e 22
Run hex -> text on the first part:
75 76 76 6c 6b 79 6c 62 74 66 6d 67 67 75 61 20 74 67 20 79 68 77 74 64 62 6c 79 20 61 70 6a 20 76 66 73 79 69 68 6d 63 6a 7a 20 6b 74 6b 70 77 6a 62 71 72 2e 20 66 67 64 6d 61 78 70 2c 20 71 76 63 20 66 6b 63 66 27 61 20 6e 6e 67 67 6b 6f 6d 69 2c 20 72 63 6c 2e 20

6c 68 73 6a 20 6d 66 61 7a 20 6b 71 6e 63 3a TURNS INTO

Unleet it and apply:uvvlkylbtfmggua tg yhwtdbly apj vfsyihmcjz ktkpwjbqr. fgdmaxp, qvc fkcf'a nnggkomi, rcl. lhsj mfaz kqnc:

Unleet it means take the password and use normal letters. Use a Vigenere Cipher with the key: shifty and you get:

congratulations on applying the characters correctly. however, you aren't finished, yet. take this clue
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ImRoZyBubSBiZ2R2LCBrZWdoLCB2eiBfICdfJy4i is coded in Base64, decode it and it becomes:
"dhg nm bgdv, kegh, vz _ '_'."
Run that thru the same Vigenere Cipher and you get:
"lay it down, flip, or _ '_'."
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73 75 6c 20 66 69 6e 64 66 20 71 79 20 74 72 20 22 73 20 77 74 66 76 63 20 78 76 7a 20 6b 6b 67 77 75 6c 78 2e 22
hex -> text turns that into
sul findf qy tr "s wtfvc xvz kkgwulx."
Apply the Vigenere cipher and THAT turns into
and apply it at "a place for friends."
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So, solutions thus far:
congratulations on applying the characters correctly. however, you aren't finished, yet. take this clue
"lay it down, flip, or _ '_'."
and apply it at "a place for friends."
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The blanks should be: reverse 'it'. A place for friends is MySpace. So:

http://www.myspace.com/reverseti
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Another site, MORE CODE!

34 f6 e6 76 27 16 47 57 c6 16 47 96 f6 e6 37 e2 02 95 f6 57 02 16 27 56 02 36 c6 f6 37 56 02 47 f6 02 47 86 56 02 56 e6 46 e2

B B B B B B B B C B B B B B B B B

45 86 16 47 02 34 02 d6 16 46 56 02 47 86 56 02 56 e6 47 96 27 56 02 c6 96 e6 56 02 96 e6 36 f6 e6 37 96 37 47 56 e6 47 e2 e2 e2 02 75 86 16 47 02 16 02 37 86 16 d6 56 e2

14 07 07 c6 97 02 97 f6 57 27 02 16 e6 37 77 56 27 02 77 86 56 27 56 02 97 f6 57 02 22 24 27 f6 16 46 36 16 37 47 02 95 f6 57 27 37 56 c6 66 e2 22

Since its the reverseti site, and if you run the HEX as is it means nothing, we REVERSE it (which i am not posting here for my sanity).

Reversed hex -> text (you have to reverse the text as well after you decode, har har har)

v&FW�F��6��V&W2��6WB�B�VR�F����˻����That C made the entire line inconsistent... What a shame.Apply your answer where you "Broadcast Yourself."

So we glare at the long line of Bs with a C in the middle and take out the C. Decode again and reverse the text again and you get:

Congratulations. You are close to the end.»»»»»»»»That C made the entire line inconsistent... What a shame.Apply your answer where you "Broadcast Yourself."

Either way, on to another website...
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We are now on youtube. Tried shifty, ti, reverseti, and several other user names, got nothing. The only new thing that we discovered on the last website was the "inconsistent C". Tried that (thank you masked stranger), and got http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=inconsistentC.

VIDEO, so used Audacity, re

Reversed the audio, and get:

TOMORROW COMES TODAY
BY: THE GORILLAZ


There, its done, are you happy now :P
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ladron121 wrote: http://www.myspace.com/reverseti
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More to come...
Ahh that's where I got tripped... dammit, I ended up here.
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Lad wins!

Very good job!
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Holy Crap!! Let me illustrate how Shifty's puzzle made me feel...

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shifty wrote:Lad wins!

Very good job!
Shifty. Just. Amazing.

I'm suspicious about that masked stranger though... I went to all these YT users:

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=9C
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=C9
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=9B
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=B9
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=16B
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=17B

They're all subscribed to this user:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TechTank

Who has only one video, this rasta/house song "I like to move it move it" while playing Halo. I spent half an hour analysing that crap. Thanks Shifty :x LOL
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ladron121 wrote:
deagol wrote: Good job Lad! But you missed the last step...
Got it? Great, now rip her out! (Traveler J would get it LOL)<br>
'cause, "boys in my chit chat"??
(err, guy here) that's obviously not what I want to say!

Oh, and did you get the mortal combat reference?
V was a great mini-series, lol mortal combat.

And no fair making a reference that only one person would get.

Is it an anagram, cause I dont ever do those.
Yes Lad, but it's pretty easy once you rip her out of it. Just remember to put her back in at the beginning for the solution.
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deagol wrote:
ladron121 wrote:
deagol wrote: Good job Lad! But you missed the last step... 'cause, "boys in my chit chat"??
(err, guy here) that's obviously not what I want to say!

Oh, and did you get the mortal combat reference?
V was a great mini-series, lol mortal combat.

And no fair making a reference that only one person would get.

Is it an anagram, cause I dont ever do those.
Yes Lad, but it's pretty easy once you rip her out of it. Just remember to put her back in at the beginning for the solution.
"Tachyon is my bitch"?

:D
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shifty wrote: "Tachyon is my bitch"?

:D
There ya go.
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I updated my original Deagol solution with the correct answer, then noticed that Shifty posted it just above. Oh well, I'm done with codes for one night.
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My second puzzle! This one should be easier.. and hopefully funner than my last.. :) :

Code: Select all

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
What row of numbers comes next?
When you believe you have the answer, perhaps it will redirect you somewhere?

PS. Dealing with Tachyon and her story all day highly influenced this... it wasn't really intentional!
PPS. No sharing answers!! However, it is ok to say the answer to the question on the "final" step. :]
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shifty wrote:My second puzzle! This one should be easier.. and hopefully funner than my last.. :) :

Code: Select all

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
What row of numbers comes next?
When you believe you have the answer, perhaps it will redirect you somewhere?

PS. Dealing with Tachyon and her story all day highly influenced this... it wasn't really intentional!
I got it, the next line is FAMILAAR :twisted:
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So! The puzzle. Solving this made me really happy.

"My second puzzle! This one should be easier.. and hopefully funner than my last.. Smile :

Code:
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

What row of numbers comes next?
When you believe you have the answer, perhaps it will redirect you somewhere?

PS. Dealing with Tachyon and her story all day highly influenced this... it wasn't really intentional!"


Each row describes the previous.
Row #1 is "one 1" or 11, row #2 is two ones or "21", etc..
The last row should read:

1113213211

redirect : 1113213211.redirectme.net

Highlight the text on each post and you get a story about trying to find a better site for communication. The post on the top of the page includes hex.

Hex:
4c 6f 6f 6b 20 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 74 69 74 6c 65 20 6f 66 20 65
61 63 68 20 62 6c 6f 67 20 70 6f 73 74 2e 54 61 6b 65 20 74 68 65
20 66 69 72 73 74 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 65 61 63
68 2e

"-Then apply to tinyurl."

Decoded:
Look at the title of each blog post. Take the first character from each.

First characters:
YM53PX

Applied to tinyurl:
http://freefileupload.net/file.php?file ... heBlog.jpg

You get an image with missing text, that instructs you to use the blog (obviously, from the file name) to find out what it says, write it out, then reverse it, as this will "redirect you" to the next communication site:

(Edit: adding the picture.)
Image

"if there are five coins on a desk and you take away 2 how many do you have?"

So, three=eerht, right? No.. Shifty wanted to be funny. If you take two... you have two. The url is owt.redirectme.net.

There's a youtube account (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=1113213211) at the redirect, and a video. In the information, there's a lot of binary:

001101010011011100100000001101100011100000
100000001101100011000100100000001101110011
010000100000001100100011000000100000001101
110011001000100000001101100110011000100000
001101110011011100100000001100100011000000
100000001101100110011000100000001101100011
011000100000001100100011000000100000001101
100110010100100000001101110011010100100000
001101100110010000100000001101100011001000
100000001101100011010100100000001101110011
001000100000001101110011001100100000001100
100011000000100000001101100011001100100000
001101100110011000100000001101100110010000
100000001101100011010100100000001101110011
001100100000001100100011000000100000001101
100011000100100000001101100011011000100000
001101110011010000100000001101100011010100
100000001101110011001000100000001100100011
000000100000001100110011000100100000001100
110011000100100000001100110011000100100000
001100110011001100100000001100110011001000
100000001100110011000100100000001100110011
001100100000001100110011001000100000001100
110011000100100000001100110011000100100000
0011001101100110

Which decodes to hex:
57 68 61 74 20 72 6f 77 20 6f 66 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 73 20 63 6f
6d 65 73 20 61 66 74 65 72 20 31 31 31 33 32 31 33 32 31 31 3f

Which decodes to:
What row of numbers comes after 1113213211?

Using the logic from earlier, the next row would be 31131211131221. hooray!
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Belle wins!!

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