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[Citizen Kane]

How "I" got it was a Fibbonacci sequence, to be honest, was that I asked myself why they were adding thos specific numbers. Then I thought that the most obvious was the Fibbonacci sequence.

The fibbonacci sequence is a sequence of numbers where each continuing number is created by using the last two numbers. So, starting at zero (and one) we have 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,etc... where 0+1=1, 1+1=2 and so on.

If you'll notice, all the numbers that are added are in that sequence.

Now, the next part, the part that looks like Binary. Obviously it's not standard Binary, seeing how that'd be to easy and how each line would give gibberish if decoded, if they'd give anything at all. So here's where the addition problems come in. They're basically telling you how to read the Binary. The problem "38 = 34 + 3 + 1" if changed to a Binary function would be this: "38=10000101" with the binary number on the right side always the lowest.

OR

[drizjr]

[PUZZLE] Email from Mystai to Ravens 7-5-06

[Rogi Ocnorb]

It's a whacked-out form of binary where instead of the traditional 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 sequence, they're using Fib.

EDIT: If you're having trouble with this, it's because they didn't use the WHOLE Fibonacci sequence, only those in red, below:
0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21

EDIT2: (Example)
101000
This equals one 13, no 8's, one 5, no threes, no twos and no ones for a total of 18. The 18th letter in the alphabet is "R", so "101000" = "R".
They used as many places as necessary to generate the "binary" value. That's why "1" = "A", and not "0000001"

So, it works out to

[greywolf]

it's a page reference


http://www.mystes.com/lost.html





editted to fix url, typing in the dark isn't always the best way to go

[drizjr]

link back to mystes thread

[kimer]

I may not be the best at the puzzles but I do try to learn as I go from you all.... I saw the binary right off and that it wasn't 'straight forward binary' but am not clear on how the numbers at the top get you to Fibonacci nor how that helps me.... if anyone has the time could you 'break this down' ..... 'explain it like I was a 5 year old' (love that quote).... thanks!

[Sylvia]

Way to go Rogi!

[Shelina]

[Citizen Kane]

[kimer]

Thank you both! YES I actually followed the explanations too

[konamouse]

[Citizen Kane]

Yeah. I even posted something elsewhere about the same time as that post with no problems. I think just someone serverside messed up and and had it set July 4th serverside... for about 15 minutes or so...

[BoeingDriver]

Looks straight forward.....