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author: RichiH
date: 2012-04-15 22:01:21+00:00
slug: april-1st-the-aftermath
title: April 1st, the aftermath
---

It's been two weeks since our April Fools quiz; thanks to everybody who participated. Several people managed to complete the quiz; the first eight are:


  1. dwfreed

	
  2. bikcmp

	
  3. divVerent

	
  4. sbp

	
  5. meridion

	
  6. heftig

	
  7. JoshuaA

	
  8. [bjoern]


Here are the riddles and their solutions, in the original order: 


Stage 1, the picture linked on the blog: 

ITucplOwnTShozIfVT1cM2u0VTWyVPZwp3EupaD=


This was base64 + rot13 encryption, 
##start


Stage 2, topic in ##start 
 
###### MLG UZHGVI GSZM 


Encryption A-Z Z-A, 
"NOT FASTER THAN"


With a bit of thinking, this led the users to ######neutrinos


Stage 3, topic in  ######neutrinos

#### C0LEMAK 43WRXC 34PTCXRW XSF34GDVC BHJ6 CTP4GHKNL7 87JHKMEN 


Solvable with a picture of the [Colemak keyboard layout](http://colemak.com/wiki/images/8/80/Colemak_layout_2.png) and a bit of tracing with your fingers. Following the path between the keys on the keyboard gave you C, O, D, I, N, G. 


Stage 4, topic in ####coding 

3. #### Find a five-digit number in which the last number is the sum of the first, second, and third; the third is four less than the last; the fourth is two less than the last; and the first and fourth added are one less than the last. The last number is also three times the second.


Plain math, 13579


Stage 5, topic in ####13579 

#### This "huge" work, written over twen ty years, contains ten books. What colour is it?


The Great Book of Amber
####amber


Last Stage, topic in ####amber

i yam what i yam but i yam ####

which lead to ####popeye, the final channel. 


We hope you enjoyed our little quiz and had a great time.
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	4	title: April 1st, the aftermath
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	7	It's been two weeks since our April Fools quiz; thanks to everybody who participated. Several people managed to complete the quiz; the first eight are:
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271fb63d SB	11
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	13	1. dwfreed
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	16	2. bikcmp
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	19	3. divVerent
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	22	4. sbp
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	25	5. meridion
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	28	6. heftig
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	30
	31	7. JoshuaA
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	34	8. [bjoern]
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	36
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	38	Here are the riddles and their solutions, in the original order:
	39
	40
	41	Stage 1, the picture linked on the blog:
	42
	43	ITucplOwnTShozIfVT1cM2u0VTWyVPZwp3EupaD=
	44
	45
	46	This was base64 + rot13 encryption,
	47	##start
	48
	49
	50
	51	Stage 2, topic in ##start
	52
	53	###### MLG UZHGVI GSZM
	54
	55
	56	Encryption A-Z Z-A,
	57	"NOT FASTER THAN"
	58
	59
	60	With a bit of thinking, this led the users to ######neutrinos
	61
	62
	63	Stage 3, topic in ######neutrinos
	64
	65	#### C0LEMAK 43WRXC 34PTCXRW XSF34GDVC BHJ6 CTP4GHKNL7 87JHKMEN
	66
	67
	68	Solvable with a picture of the [Colemak keyboard layout](http://colemak.com/wiki/images/8/80/Colemak_layout_2.png) and a bit of tracing with your fingers. Following the path between the keys on the keyboard gave you C, O, D, I, N, G.
	69
	70
	71
	72	Stage 4, topic in ####coding
	73
	74	3. #### Find a five-digit number in which the last number is the sum of the first, second, and third; the third is four less than the last; the fourth is two less than the last; and the first and fourth added are one less than the last. The last number is also three times the second.
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76
77	Plain math, 13579
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79
80
81	Stage 5, topic in ####13579
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83	#### This "huge" work, written over twen ty years, contains ten books. What colour is it?
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85
86	The Great Book of Amber
87	####amber
88
89
90	Last Stage, topic in ####amber
91
92	i yam what i yam but i yam ####
93
94	which lead to ####popeye, the final channel.
95
96
97	We hope you enjoyed our little quiz and had a great time.