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2 | author: RichiH |
3 | date: 2012-04-15 22:01:21+00:00 | |
4 | slug: april-1st-the-aftermath | |
5 | title: April 1st, the aftermath | |
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9 | 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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15 | 1. dwfreed | |
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18 | 2. bikcmp | |
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21 | 3. divVerent | |
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24 | 4. sbp | |
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27 | 5. meridion | |
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30 | 6. heftig | |
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33 | 7. JoshuaA | |
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36 | 8. [bjoern] | |
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849bdd6f | 40 | Here are the riddles and their solutions, in the original order: |
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849bdd6f | 43 | Stage 1, the picture linked on the blog: |
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45 | ITucplOwnTShozIfVT1cM2u0VTWyVPZwp3EupaD= |
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48 | This was base64 + rot13 encryption, |
49 | ##start | |
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53 | Stage 2, topic in ##start |
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55 | ###### MLG UZHGVI GSZM | |
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58 | Encryption A-Z Z-A, |
59 | "NOT FASTER THAN" | |
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849bdd6f | 62 | With a bit of thinking, this led the users to ######neutrinos |
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849bdd6f | 65 | Stage 3, topic in ######neutrinos |
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67 | #### C0LEMAK 43WRXC 34PTCXRW XSF34GDVC BHJ6 CTP4GHKNL7 87JHKMEN |
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70 | 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. |
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849bdd6f | 74 | Stage 4, topic in ####coding |
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76 | 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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79 | Plain math, 13579 |
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849bdd6f | 83 | Stage 5, topic in ####13579 |
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85 | #### This "huge" work, written over twen ty years, contains ten books. What colour is it? |
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88 | The Great Book of Amber |
89 | ####amber | |
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849bdd6f | 92 | Last Stage, topic in ####amber |
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849bdd6f | 94 | i yam what i yam but i yam #### |
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849bdd6f | 96 | which lead to ####popeye, the final channel. |
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849bdd6f | 99 | We hope you enjoyed our little quiz and had a great time. |