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Title: Oh noes.
Post by: Something Witty on 05 Dec 2005, 23:03: http://www.relpats-eht.com

Oh yes. That is a terrible website. I am stuck on page 12.. Yes, the last page.

GO!
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Post by: Inlander on 05 Dec 2005, 23:17: GAH!!!

Website games fill me with an icy dread.
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Post by: TheLoweringTide on 06 Dec 2005, 06:28: No.
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Post by: Stifled Dreams on 06 Dec 2005, 09:32: I can't even get the first one, I feel like an idiot. I'm not quite sure what I even have to do.
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Post by: Sideways on 06 Dec 2005, 09:50: I'm pretty sure the first clue has something to do with the actual title for the IE window that opens. "Some backwards stapler bytes"

I hope I'm not giving a spoiler away, or something.

I'm still trying to discern the first page as well, so don't feel too bad Stifled Dreams... you're not the only one.

Then again, the site is just 'the stapler' backwards, so I could be totally wrong.
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Post by: Stifled Dreams on 06 Dec 2005, 09:57: I've tried a few things like that, but they haven't turned much up... I think it has something to do with the numbers in the paragraph or something. Bleah, I have a day to kill but I feel like I'm not getting anywhere!
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Post by: Keaton on 06 Dec 2005, 10:55: I've made three attempts in the past five minutes to no avail... So far, I feel like an idiot.
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Post by: Something Witty on 06 Dec 2005, 11:13: Page 1: NUMBARS.
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Post by: Stifled Dreams on 06 Dec 2005, 12:53: I sitll haven't gotten it. I'm clearly missing something.
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Post by: Luke on 06 Dec 2005, 13:13: I'm on page three. I'll take another look when I get home.

If anybody needs a hint of any sort, I can PM you, because I'm bored.
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Post by: Sideways on 06 Dec 2005, 13:32: Hint me!

(stuck on page 1)

*probably going to =facepalm= when I get the hint*
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Post by: Stifled Dreams on 06 Dec 2005, 13:42: Ditto what Sideways said. Thanks in advance, Luke.
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Post by: beckrokk on 06 Dec 2005, 14:00: Mmm, pi.
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Post by: Sideways on 06 Dec 2005, 14:02: =facepalm=
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Post by: Sideways on 06 Dec 2005, 14:14: And... like with EVERY puzzle I do... once I get the first answer, I seem to speed through the rest.

On page 8 now, and trés confused.
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Post by: beckrokk on 06 Dec 2005, 14:15: Yowza, I'm still on page three. :/

So, it's not binary...
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Post by: Stifled Dreams on 06 Dec 2005, 14:16: Haha, facepalm, too. I can't believe I didn't freakin' see that. Owwch.

Now I'm stuck on five, but I have to go do homework so I'll figure it out later.
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Post by: Something Witty on 06 Dec 2005, 14:47: Quote from: beckrokk
Yowza, I'm still on page three. :/

So, it's not binary...

It totally is binary. ADD A NUMBER SOMEWHERE.
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Post by: messeduplilkid on 06 Dec 2005, 15:01: Urrrggh, please may i get a PM? This is gonna frustrate the hell outa me.
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Post by: Keaton on 06 Dec 2005, 15:02: Mmm, pi...

...I hate myself...

*carries on with the puzzle*
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Post by: Sideways on 06 Dec 2005, 15:02: This thing is annoying.

Why?

Because the guy basically condescends to everyone in that first page, saying someone with a basic High School education could figure it out... then you suddenly are required to have at least a basic understanding of binary, mersenne primes, decryption algorythms...

It's a little too obscure for me. It is in no way a test of intelligence, rather a test of how much you can think like this relpats guy.

*goes back to his regular, unrelative logic problems*
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Post by: Keaton on 06 Dec 2005, 15:10: This is the point where I throw in the towel. The first clue is more difficult than the second, which was so simple, and when I translated the binary from the third...

I'm out.
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Post by: messeduplilkid on 06 Dec 2005, 15:39: Grah, to slow, I got to 4 and i know it has somthing to do with misspellings. I tried to put together the missing letters, but that didnt work. I'm off to get this to work. if anyone wants to give me a hint. Feel free.

EJ
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Post by: est on 06 Dec 2005, 15:48: yeah, i fucking hate things like this. i am normally pretty good at actual logic puzzles, i mean, i've been solving them for fun since 6th grade and can do reasonably well in them most times when i'm in the right mood for it.

as Sideways said though, this test seems to be more about how much you think like the author, or a test of how much other, non-logic related knowledge you have. the first question wasn't even a logic puzzle. it was guessing what he could have meant by something. i saw the "pi" reference, but didn't think to use it until i'd read over the entire passage about 50 times looking for some subtle grammatical nuance indicating what it might be.

it was much the same with that other huge one that was posted here a while back. half the shit on it didn't even make sense if you were from another country, because parts of it referenced pop culture. parts of it were also basically just a case of guessing what the person may mean by whatever picture they had put up.
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Post by: Stifled Dreams on 06 Dec 2005, 15:57: I agree, but the fact that I can't get past the 5th stage because I know nothing about encryption or decryption or whatever is really driving me nuts. Oh well, it isn't worth it. I'm still PMing you with a hint, messeduplilkid, though, because I know how that feels.
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Post by: Luke on 10 Dec 2005, 14:42: Sorry for the broken promise, guys. I went home after saying I'd hint you up, then forgot about this thread.
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Post by: Jareth on 10 Dec 2005, 15:45: Damnit. I'm stuck on 5 too.

I was searching for encryption stuff, and found this site about the puzzle. Hopefully the hints contained within can help.

http://www.garrettsbridges.com/blog/comment.php?entryid=41

Edit: You don't need to know a lot about encryption, this (http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/encrypter/index.php) site does it for you. You just have to figure out what code and what words to use.
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Post by: drpepper_phd on 11 Dec 2005, 00:49: ...Good lord!! I'm completely baffled by page four, but I think I might throw in the towel... from the way things sound I won't even have the required knowledge to finish up the puzzle. Way to make me feel inferior. =P