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Kid Twist · Boot Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 24

All right then, let me throw out another idea. 9+9+9 = 27. This looks like a spacer to me; could the other nubers be letters? I tried doing some translation by adding the numbers up and putting a letter to that, but I was getting a lot of gobbledygook. Did anyone else try something similar?

**Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:24 pm

neopuff34 · Decorated Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 163

Interesting idea of adding the numers up. I don't think that's been tried, yet. However, there have been many attempts thus far to convert the numbers to letters. It's no skin off my back, but I suggest you read the rest of this topic. I've seen some people get mad when the same questions have been asked,

I don't mean to discourage you, though and I'm sorry if I sounded mean or angry. I strongly urge you to try anything and everything you can think of. That's what ARGs are about. And welcome to Unfiction, too! Very Happy

**Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:31 pm

Kid Twist · Boot Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 24

I read the rest of this particular post. All I saw was that some people tried to convert it to letters, but I wasn't sure what methods had been tried. As far as I could tell, people were often treating it as some sort of code-to-text translation. I wasn't sure if anyone had thought of just adding the numbers or something.

And thanks for the welcome. =)

**Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:35 pm

bandgeekwhitey · Kilroy Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 2

im musically inclined, and this just popped into my head regarding converting the number triads into a letter. the numbers may mean in what order to play that note, it may be a 26 beat long excerpt which seems like it relates to letters more, but it's just an idea. if any key doubles, it might be a chord. just something to try if you get it written out. if it's a queen song, someone should be able to tell. and i hope it is queen, because queen rocks hard!

**Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:28 pm

bwochinski

bandgeekwhitey that seems like a good idea

Not sure if anyone's working on that, here I arranged the numbers into their key areas. Seems like as good of an arrangement as any to use a "find and highlight" to find the key order and chords as bandgeekwhitey suggested...

(999s replaced with '===' as suggested earlier)

**Posted:** Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:23 am

Guest · Guest

just browsing and though of something

**Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:01 am

dcthejoker · Boot Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 17

Unfortunately, 00 through 26 inclusive gives 27 unique values, whereas the letters 'A' through 'Z' inclusive have 26 unique values...

**Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:38 am

none · Guest

no answer, digging ... digging

**Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:20 am

ne0alch3mist · Boot Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 11

Notice when you solve part 1 the keys are shorter..just a thought but maybe you have to put the keys back in and do something with the remainging numbers?

**Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:17 pm

aznxasazn · Boot Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 62

**Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:35 pm

thegambler · Guest

small differences

**Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:16 am

invfish · Veteran Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Sydney

Hi folks, I have been lurking in this thread for a while...
I am going to throw some idea's your way to see if it inspires =)

brainstorm *sound of lightning and thunder*:

The numbers outlined form either a word or letter. Once found they will need to be placed in order 1-12 and will form lyrics to a Queen song?

The numbers are colourcoded.. when coloured they form the clue?

Start with the smallest box with the least number of varied numbers and work that out. Might refer to the number that represents that box. i.e 8 has 999 five times in a row downwards... so it would be the easiest one to work out.. has 9 numbers remaining.

Numbers represent plots on a graph which then form a soundwave?

999 is confusing, if it is indeed a spacer.. box 2 would be a 23 letter word. Unless the 999 is a filler to fill junk spots. i.e. the numbers represent letters which then form a big find-a-word.. once completed there is a letter left over in each box?

I have tried matching the numbers with words of the lyrics and then using the first and last letter or the last letters or the first letters. I get a few words here and there but the rest of it is just scrambled. Also the different varierties of lyrics messes things up a bit. I tried both of the ones posted here and got things like 'drows' (which is sword backwards) and 'egohey'. These were amongst scrambled letters tho. =/

**Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:22 pm

Scruffy5

If you guys look at the "Keep yourself alive" picture train, you will see that the key is grey while the other pictures are black and white. It also has written below THR33 which I believe points to the 3rd face. I think it is pointing to the fact that the greyed out 2 and 9 are in fact the 'key' to solving the puzzle and we should be paying closer attention to them. Check the other hints, there may be smaller hints hidden in them as well.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:27 am

Scruffy5

missing line

**Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:41 am

aznxasazn · Boot Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 62

To me the elf is outlined in grey as well instead of being outlined in black. Several greyscale shades are used in that clue. With regards to the mouse cursor, I think that's just a glitch from the keys moving around and their clickable regions as well. I could be wrong of course. I'm sure the 9 and 2 have something to do with solving the face but I can't figure out what their role is obviously.

I'm not sure what is going on with the lines between the keys but I didn't notice that before. There is only a line between keys 1/9 and 12/3.

EDIT:
Yet more 9 and 2 "coincidences":

Radio Gaga was Re-cut in '92 and was 9:02 mins in length.

**Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:07 am