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Posted by: bongo monkey Aug 13 2004, 09:06 AM
Anyone else see this site? http://www.thisisnotporn.com (Don't worry, its not porn)
The whole site is one giant puzzle and it's making my head hurt. You have to decrypt codes and look for hidden and obscure clues to try to find the password to the next page. Click on the oven window to start.
I got as far as "Curiosity killed the Cat" but now I'm stuck.
(PS do this in IE, Firefox misses out on a lot)
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 10:20 AM
The whole site is one giant puzzle and it's making my head hurt. You have to decrypt codes and look for hidden and obscure clues to try to find the password to the next page. Click on the oven window to start.
I got as far as "Curiosity killed the Cat" but now I'm stuck.
(PS do this in IE, Firefox misses out on a lot)
wtf?
wierd. reminds me of "the ring".
when you click on the oven...it says asia awaits.....
whats the code for that? is that the random numbers the oven is spewing
help me out...
and.... "seven days"
Posted by: sgomes Aug 13 2004, 10:27 AM
Have you been following the "I love bees" viral? http://www.ilovebees.com
Posted by: sgomes Aug 13 2004, 10:32 AM
What I sometimes spend my 'free' time doing:
http://www.snout.org/Game/
(by the way my Avatar is from a game my team just ran "overnightmare") Driving through the back country near Livermore at night the team's headlights would flash on a clown standing perfectly still in the middle of nowhere 
)
Posted by: Andyrew Aug 13 2004, 10:44 AM
You have to look at the coding....
If your running Mozilla just right click and say "view source"
It says...
" Alexander cut me,
An oracle predicted me,
A future king fied me,
say my name to clear your path"
Ya.... Like I get that one... lol "DADDY!?!?!?!?"
Posted by: Meredith Aug 13 2004, 10:51 AM
I got to the riddle thing for Asia Awaits, but I need to figure it out from there.
This is going to bother me all day. I feel lame. 
Mer
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 10:51 AM
If your running Mozilla just right click and say "view source"
It says...
" Alexander cut me,
An oracle predicted me,
A future king fied me,
say my name to clear your path"
Ya.... Like I get that one... lol "DADDY!?!?!?!?"
dude reading plutarch's hisory of alexander in persia <_<
Posted by: Andyrew Aug 13 2004, 10:52 AM
dude, your good!
But whats the username? Any??
geez...
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 10:57 AM
But whats the username? Any??
geez...
im sure it has something to do with the crap numbers coming out of the oven....
this pisses me off. im frustrated. lol. i hate history
has to do with when alexander invaded persia (lower part of asia)
user name i think is "diesbythesword"
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 10:57 AM
this is going to drive me insane
thanks for posting it... asshole! 
Posted by: Jenny Aug 13 2004, 11:00 AM
This is going to bother me all day. I feel lame.
Mer
, except I haven't figured out the riddle yet. I feel even lamer. 
Jen
Posted by: Andyrew Aug 13 2004, 11:00 AM
diesbythesword...
not die.. I get it now..
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:03 AM
not die.. I get it now..
you know what i meant asshole
.. see the game has already affected my demeanor!wtf! check this out 'view source' in IE
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 11:03 AM
not die.. I get it now..
then what's the pass? I figured the user from the "realm"
I've tried:
alex
alexander
alexanderthegreat
the same 3 in all caps
the same 3 cap'ing the first letter
Posted by: bongo monkey Aug 13 2004, 11:05 AM
If your running Mozilla just right click and say "view source"
It says...
" Alexander cut me,
An oracle predicted me,
A future king fied me,
say my name to clear your path"
Ya.... Like I get that one... lol "DADDY!?!?!?!?"
Booooo, don't spoil it.
There's also a hidden clue in the binary numbers. (use ASCII)
I struggled with the username and password too, until I realized its NOT "Diebythesword". It's names.
Posted by: Andyrew Aug 13 2004, 11:06 AM
heck if I know... I still havent figured it out.. lol
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:06 AM
If your running Mozilla just right click and say "view source"
It says...
" Alexander cut me,
An oracle predicted me,
A future king fied me,
say my name to clear your path"
Ya.... Like I get that one... lol "DADDY!?!?!?!?"
Booooo, don't spoil it.
There's also a hidden clue in the binary numbers. (use ASCII)
I struggled with the username and password too, until I realized its NOT "Diebythesword". It's names.
wtf is ascII? and i tried the binary stuff....hidden characters on that page
Posted by: Andyrew Aug 13 2004, 11:07 AM
Im not spoiling it..
Im trying to get everyone going on the first one... Then once we all know how to do it.. Its off on your own...
Not diesbythesward eh?
hmmm
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 11:09 AM
If your running Mozilla just right click and say "view source"
It says...
" Alexander cut me,
An oracle predicted me,
A future king fied me,
say my name to clear your path"
Ya.... Like I get that one... lol "DADDY!?!?!?!?"
Booooo, don't spoil it.
There's also a hidden clue in the binary numbers. (use ASCII)
I struggled with the username and password too, until I realized its NOT "Diebythesword". It's names.
wtf is ascII? and i tried the binary stuff....hidden characters on that page
ascii is the binary format of alphanumeric characters in pc land...
if you cut and paste the whole site into a word editor(notepad) the blank spaces spell out what andy posted...
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:10 AM
If your running Mozilla just right click and say "view source"
It says...
" Alexander cut me,
An oracle predicted me,
A future king fied me,
say my name to clear your path"
Ya.... Like I get that one... lol "DADDY!?!?!?!?"
Booooo, don't spoil it.
There's also a hidden clue in the binary numbers. (use ASCII)
I struggled with the username and password too, until I realized its NOT "Diebythesword". It's names.
wtf is ascII? and i tried the binary stuff....hidden characters on that page
ascii is the binary format of alphanumeric characters in pc land...
if you cut and paste the whole site into a word editor(notepad) the blank spaces spell out what andy posted...
so how does that help us?
Posted by: bongo monkey Aug 13 2004, 11:13 AM
BTW it only gets harder and more cryptic from there on. If anyone wants hints PM me.
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 11:14 AM
I think it's who alexander killed...
who died by alexander's "sword"?
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:15 AM
who died by alexander's "sword"?
persians 
Posted by: bongo monkey Aug 13 2004, 11:17 AM
If your running Mozilla just right click and say "view source"
It says...
" Alexander cut me,
An oracle predicted me,
A future king fied me,
say my name to clear your path"
Ya.... Like I get that one... lol "DADDY!?!?!?!?"
Booooo, don't spoil it.
There's also a hidden clue in the binary numbers. (use ASCII)
I struggled with the username and password too, until I realized its NOT "Diebythesword". It's names.
wtf is ascII? and i tried the binary stuff....hidden characters on that page
ascii is the binary format of alphanumeric characters in pc land...
if you cut and paste the whole site into a word editor(notepad) the blank spaces spell out what andy posted...
so how does that help us?
You translate the binary code to base 10 numbers, then translate them into ASCII letters and you'll get the clue. (You'll have to use google to help you find the answer unless you're a history buff)
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 11:19 AM
who died by alexander's "sword"?
persians
Posted by: Meredith Aug 13 2004, 11:22 AM
I don't think I'm even going to attempt any more of this.
I can't figure out the first one. And if it only gets harder, the only thing I will succeed in is feeling stupid. 
Have fun, guys!
Mer
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 11:31 AM
http://www.alexander-the-great.co.uk/gordian_knot.htm
I think we're on the wrong track... I think it has to do with this...
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:35 AM
I think we're on the wrong track... I think it has to do with this...
confrimed ^
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 11:43 AM
ok, through door number 1...
and the pic click translates to "only the boy will die"
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:44 AM
and the pic click translates to "only the boy will die"
ok... i was trying to figger out the language
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:46 AM
and this is at bottom of page
032 118 111 103 097 108 097 032 110 101 115 116 097 115 032 104 097
103 117 110 110 097 110 032 013 010 104 105 110 097 115 101 032 104
105 040 099 041 032 040 101 041 110 100 097 032 116 104 117 032 013
010 117 117 040 097 116 041 032 117 110 098 105 100 097 040 110 041
032 040 117 117 041 101 032 110
Posted by: bongo monkey Aug 13 2004, 11:49 AM
and the pic click translates to "only the boy will die"
ok... i was trying to figger out the language
Jeroen would be a help here, there's more Dutch.
When you figure the clue out, here is a hint on how to get to the next page:
"The name of the place goes where the place you go is named."
de jongen zal alleen sterven, I think that translates closer to "The boy will die alone"
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:53 AM
Ascii tables....numbers
On the Zuiderzee
That old fishing sea,
The Faeiries stole,
The boys of Marken
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 11:55 AM
the numbers are in dec
go to http://www.asciitable.com/
each 3 number group is a letter
there are also a series of words in the sound that loads with the beginning of the site...
???
Posted by: Aaron Cox Aug 13 2004, 11:56 AM
OntheZuiderzee Thatoldfishingsea$ The8aeiriesstole$ Theboysof?arken
Theoldnameofthesiteoftheboy'sdisappearanceisthenameoftheplaceyoumustgo&hebbanollavogalanestashagunnan hinasehi c! e!ndathu uu at!unbida n! uu!enu
Those numbers are ascii codes for characters... Above is what those numbers represent... I know i did the script right so they must have those odd chars there for some reason...
THROUGH DOOR NUMBER 2!!!!!
Posted by: bongo monkey Aug 13 2004, 12:09 PM
Theoldnameofthesiteoftheboy'sdisappearanceisthenameoftheplaceyoumustgo&hebbanollavogalanestashagunnan hinasehi c! e!ndathu uu at!unbida n! uu!enu
Those numbers are ascii codes for characters... Above is what those numbers represent... I know i did the script right so they must have those odd chars there for some reason...
THROUGH DOOR NUMBER 2!!!!!
For anyone still stuck here, you have to use the NEW (modern) name of the place (not the old, it must be a mistake).
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 12:52 PM
ok, I'm at IJsselmeer
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 13 2004, 01:11 PM
w h a t
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c h a s i n g
w i l d
s h e e p ?
Posted by: mike_the_man Aug 13 2004, 02:06 PM
Still on the forst one! Is that password case sensitive or what? I've tried all sorts of combos and I still can't get by. 
Posted by: tat2dphreak Aug 14 2004, 08:47 AM
it is case sensitive on the first one...
I got past CuriosityKilledthecat (with some help)
but that was it... I think the website IS a gordian knot!
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