content/news/2012-04-15-april-1st-the-aftermath.md

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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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  40 Here are the riddles and their solutions, in the original order:
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  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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  62 With a bit of thinking, this led the users to ######neutrinos
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  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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  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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  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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  92 Last Stage, topic in ####amber
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  94 i yam what i yam but i yam ####
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  96 which lead to ####popeye, the final channel.
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  99 We hope you enjoyed our little quiz and had a great time.