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Eebster wrote:

Got it; you just read off every prime numbered letter. I put X's by the prime-numbered letters, then put those in order. They are NOT scrambled. Here is the result.

Original: aarcer_pr_oshtyr_syaheoryup_ua_cputctac_e_apss_ratepectmpcer_stt__srtypsacaaecc__peuuecp_aouhhtutusaesaae__peshoepucpeeeapeeae__aeepsan_na
Only primes: are_oh_you_tea_ee_space_tea_ee_en
Which means: route ten

Guess that's where we're going next.


P.S. Nathan doesn't spell very well, it seems :)

holy shit i actually helped wtf

JoshJosh117 wrote:

who lives in va

I have to head down there this weekend, but I won't be able to head near Richmond area. Stuck at Alexandria. I doubt that part will be involved, as it's 100 miles from Richmond.

Same thread it's been from the beginning...?

Anyway, if we aren't able to get anyone within a day or so, I think it's wise we post another advertising thread on /x/, or perhaps unfiction. Travel is necessary, right? Otherwise this is gonna go unfinished, and we don't want that. :/

Remember that there is a(n unknown) time limit. We(you) should still get that done ASAP. There's no rush, but unneccesary waiting should be avoided.

ALSO LET'S CELEBRATE 10000 VIEWS GUYS

Last edited by Soraryuu (2010-04-01 5:06 AM)

No, just no one is in a position to head to Virginia.
Except me. I fly down to Alexandria tomorrow. Sadly, I'm only 15 2/3 years old, not even a permit :/
Besides, Not heading there, sadly

jalebi wrote:

I can't go to VA.

Same here, VA's a little tricky to get to as I don't own a kayak.


25,910 km – about 56 days 6 hours


On another note, more serious puzzle solving can be found next week here: http://team4a.ryux.net/index.php

Buhhh. Update on DFE:

dolst family entertainment would like to update our faithful viewers and investors on our status.
We are currently restructuring the company, but everything is still on schedule.

Our relationship with ISOLATED Media is still strong. We will soon be making an in-house announcement of the deadline for the Talent Hunt. We are happy to report the deadline is still quite a ways off, but a date will soon be made known to our favorite media group!

As always, Surf Wisely.

DERPok so... I'm guessing we need a field bro ASAP.

HM's Twitter page says "Greek Mercury." The Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mercury was Hermes, so I assume that's what it means. Then we have pictures of dolst disassembling his Hermes phone and a picture in the video "deadline" or Hermes. So that part of the message at least is clear.

But what does Hermes have to do with a date?

E: Actually, there are hidden, password protected files. Just open the pics with WinRAR.

Last edited by Eebster (2010-04-11 4:26 PM)

Note that you need to go to "View full size image" and download the full size images to get the text files. So far the files are:

5letters.txt
3letters.txt
8lettersmore.txt
8moreletters.txt
9letters.txt

I'm not sure that is the correct order, though; I might check that later. All are password protected, and "Hermes" is not the password.

E: I'll bet the text in the video "deadline" is the clue for the password(s). I don't know what it means, though. I tried OPPSR just in case, but that doesn't work.

For reference, the text is:


Opening night:
Positions get you in.
Powers that be say:
Stay Rooted in positions.

E2: New video out on the dolst channel. It features a snail crawling across the ground accompanied by thrash metal. It's pretty funny actually.

The only thing relevant to the hunt is part of the description, which reads:

dolst  —  April 11, 2010  — An idea I had awhile back. Finally did it. Whatever. pws are positions. Surf Wisely.

Presumably he is referring to the passwords to these text files. I don't know exactly what he means by "positions," though. Places, maybe? Maybe the order in which the pictures go? I'll try some things out.

E3: Eureka! The passwords are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, although not in that order. The text files contain a single line, beginning with a number in brackets which is the same as the password for that file. They are (in order):

5letters.txt wrote:

[1]One through five.

9letters.txt wrote:

[2]36 49 36 64 81 81 100 64 25

3letters.txt wrote:

[3]512 1331 1728

8moreletters.txt wrote:

[4]4096 625 20736 28561 38416 16 10000 50625

8lettersmore.txt wrote:

[5]32768 3125 16807 243 32768 59049 59049 100000

Let's get cracking on that code!

Last edited by Eebster (2010-04-11 6:36 PM)

hunter1 wrote:

5letters.txt wrote:

[1]One through five.

9letters.txt wrote:

[2]36 49 36 64 81 81 100 64 25

These are all perfect squares of 6,7,6,8,9,9,10,8, and 5

[2] has the perfect squares of 6,7,6,8,9,9,10,8, 5.

3letters.txt wrote:

[3]512 1331 1728

[3] has the perfect cubes of 8, 11, 12.

8moreletters.txt wrote:

[4]4096 625 20736 28561 38416 16 10000 50625

These are also perfect squares of 64,25,144,169,196,4,100, and 225
which are all perfect squares themselves of 8,5,12,13,14,2,10,15

[4] has the perfect fourth powers of 8, 5, 12, 13, 14, 2, 10, 15

8lettersmore.txt wrote:

[5]32768 3125 16807 243 32768 59049 59049 100000

You guessed it, [5] has the perfect fifth powers of 8, 5, 7, 3, 8, 9, 9, 10.

I don't have any idea about the other three right now, and the only thing I tried was alphabet code, but I thought it was at least a baby step

Well I hope that helped!

So what we have is:

[1]One through five
[2]6 7 6 8 9 9 10 8 5
[3]8 11 12
[4]8 5 12 13 14 2 10 15
[5]8 5 7 3 8 9 9 10

Give me a few minutes to think about this.

E: Well I'm not really sure and I unfortunately don't have any time right now, but clearly each number represents a letter (hence the filenames), so maybe they are the same numbers as were used in the previous cryptogram? Somebody should check this.

Last edited by Eebster (2010-04-13 5:25 PM)

Paladin wrote:

Ladies and Gentlemen,

My name is Paladin, and I am your new field agent. I've been watching the Gangadiddle ARG for a while now, and it appears that you have no users in Virginia. Well, today's your lucky day. I live in Lynchburg, and am willing to help. In other words...where to chief?

Gentlemen?
I do believe we already have two people living in Virginia already, including myself.

Soraryuu wrote:

Shizeni wrote:

Paladin wrote:

Ladies and Gentlemen,

My name is Paladin, and I am your new field agent. I've been watching the Gangadiddle ARG for a while now, and it appears that you have no users in Virginia. Well, today's your lucky day. I live in Lynchburg, and am willing to help. In other words...where to chief?

Gentlemen?
I do believe we already have two people living in Virginia already, including myself.

But none to travel and do field work?

Which is what I can do. Having a car, being a college student, and having weekends off to do whatever I like, I may be able to help you.

Awesome! This is gonna be awesome.