Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 decode the following! &1"2*1^3%2£4%1^2£1£4%1(1)1£4$1(1"1£4^1(1&1£4£3!2^3£4%1^1)1£1£4%1"1£1^3%1^1"2*1"3£4(2£1%1%1£1$1"2. %1^2&1"2........ %1^2£1£4!1&1*1£3*2£4%3$1(1"1^3£4$2(1"3£4&2&1&3)1"2£4(1$3£1$1£4%1^2£1£4(2!2!3^1£4£2(1%2. EXTRA kudos points ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I'm assuming that you're supposed to replace each symbol with a letter and it'll write out a message, but there aren't even any spaces shown. Are spaces supposed to replace one of the symbols, or is our final message gonna be scrunched together with no spaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I'm assuming that you're supposed to replace each symbol with a letter and it'll write out a message, but there aren't even any spaces shown. Are spaces supposed to replace one of the symbols, or is our final message gonna be scrunched together with no spaces? It looks to me "£" is for 'space' and "1" for 'a'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 It looks to me "£" is for 'space' and "1" for 'a'. That's what I thought at first, but I can't make any words with all those 'A's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 akaslickster Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 This looks to be European. I'm totally in the dark. I decline. Hee-Haw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I'm assuming that you're supposed to replace each symbol with a letter and it'll write out a message, but there aren't even any spaces shown. Are spaces supposed to replace one of the symbols, or is our final message gonna be scrunched together with no spaces? I don't think that's correct. Every character alternates between a symbol and a number...I think each of those pairs up to mean something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 is this really a puzzle or some sort of mischief/prank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I don't think that's correct. Every character alternates between a symbol and a number...I think each of those pairs up to mean something Ya I think you're right. And here's something else to think about. All the '4's are preceded by '£'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ya I think you're right. And here's something else to think about. All the '4's are preceded by '£'. So maybe £4 is a space instead of just £ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 So maybe £4 is a space instead of just £ If that's the case, then it means that there are 9 words in the first sentence, and 9 in the second sentence, but there are no one letter words so it's hard to identify the A or I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I've also noticed that there are not enough different symbols to get 26 (or so) letters of the alphabeth, I think the meaning of every symbol depends on the number next to it... 1 2 3 4 & " * ^ % £ ( ) $ ! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 decode the following! &1"2*1^3%2£4%1^2£1£4%1(1)1£4$1(1"1£4^1(1&1£4£3!2^3£4%1^1)1£1£4%1"1£1^3%1^1"2*1"3£4(2£1%1%1£1$1"2. %1^2&1"2........ %1^2£1£4!1&1*1£3*2£4%3$1(1"1^3£4$2(1"3£4&2&1&3)1"2£4(1$3£1$1£4%1^2£1£4(2!2!3^1£4£2(1%2. EXTRA kudos points ! USING THE TOP ROW YOU CAN TYPE TWENTYSIX LETTERS THUS........ THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG. ...I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 USING THE TOP ROW YOU CAN TYPE TWENTYSIX LETTERS THUS........ THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG. ...I don't get it. If that's correct, it's saying that using only numbers and symbols on the top row, you can type the whole alphabet, as shown in the next sentence (the shortest sentence in the English language containing every letter of the alphabet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 (edited) If that's correct, it's saying that using only numbers and symbols on the top row, you can type the whole alphabet, as shown in the next sentence (the shortest sentence in the English language containing every letter of the alphabet. I had no clue what the deal was with the 2nd sentence. Now I really get it. Thank you. Edited April 17, 2008 by Brandonb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I had no clue what the deal was with the 2nd sentence. Now I really get it. Thank you. Excellent - double kudos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Excellent - double kudos Thank you very much. I was completely thrown by the £(pound) = #(pound) and I still don't get how "(quotes) = @(at) Do you have a different key board or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Thank you very much. I was completely thrown by the £(pound) = #(pound) and I still don't get how "(quotes) = @(at) Do you have a different key board or something? Unfortunately i do, there are slightly different set ups according to US,UK etc or you can reconfigure them too I believe. Mine does not have the true keys for some, which is a pain in the proverbial, and it has a lovely touch pad that i keep accidentally touching with the side of my thumb, and then a hold load of text sometimes shoots off into a qwerty abyss or lost in space? When i originally did this I put spaces in but thought I would up the ante for the brainden gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandonb Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Unfortunately i do, there are slightly different set ups according to US,UK etc or you can reconfigure them too I believe. Mine does not have the true keys for some, which is a pain in the proverbial, and it has a lovely touch pad that i keep accidentally touching with the side of my thumb, and then a hold load of text sometimes shoots off into a qwerty abyss or lost in space? When i originally did this I put spaces in but thought I would up the ante for the brainden gang Yeah, definitely a good idea to leave out the spaces. I used to solve a similar kind of puzzle in a local news paper. It had the letters in a quote randomly replaced by other relative letters, and the spaces were given. The 2 digit combination and lack of spaces made it much more difficult. I'd like to try another one like this, except without a relative keyboard translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Yeah, definitely a good idea to leave out the spaces. I used to solve a similar kind of puzzle in a local news paper. It had the letters in a quote randomly replaced by other relative letters, and the spaces were given. The 2 digit combination and lack of spaces made it much more difficult. I'd like to try another one like this, except without a relative keyboard translation. You would enjoy Simon Singh's The Code Book and maybe more Between Silk and Cyanide - Leo Marks, the latter was a dode breaker in WW11. I have another to do but the liittluns are rarely giving me time to think, accuracy is letting me down a lot. I'm usually having to do my bit of TV watching for the drama queen. May get more time soon I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question
Guest
decode the following!
&1"2*1^3%2£4%1^2£1£4%1(1)1£4$1(1"1£4^1(1&1£4£3!2^3£4%1^1)1£1£4%1"1£1^3%1^1"2*1"3£4(2£1%1%1£1$1"2.
%1^2&1"2........
%1^2£1£4!1&1*1£3*2£4%3$1(1"1^3£4$2(1"3£4&2&1&3)1"2£4(1$3£1$1£4%1^2£1£4(2!2!3^1£4£2(1%2.
EXTRA kudos points !
Link to comment
Share on other sites
18 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.