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Chronus_Valtiel

I figured as much....

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:05 pm

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thatguy83 · Boot Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 11

Why use barcodes?

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:08 pm

Luemnus · Greenhorn Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

Sure, they may be very common, but that doesn't mean there can't be something there. Something about the history or the bell or some-such. But it could be absolutely nothing, too, like you pointed out. I'm a Canadian, and as such know squat about the bell beyond it's name.

Also, what about the positioning of the missing stars? Trying to figure out how to word this to make sense... The positioning is what I'm after. Earlier, I'd offered up a constellation for all the stars...maybe only it's those four that are the constellation.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:10 pm

Aiobhan · Decorated Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 223

In regards to Mayan gods, the Sun god is Kinich Ahau, who shares many traits with Kukulcan (the Supreme god). The only star god in the Mayan culture I've found so far is Xaman Ek, who is, as Pantheon states:

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:13 pm

Chronus_Valtiel

Hmm... now that I look at it... don't the first three missing stars from the left look a lot like Orion's Belt turned sideways?
I heard the Mayans worshiped it...

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:14 pm

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mortality · Unfettered Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 428

Yeah, I knew it wasn't POSTNET. I was just using it as an example to show that we aren't limited to just one type of barcode or a prescribed number of digits. The 11-digit code doesn't mean it's unreadable.

I'm trying to find a software codabar decoder to see what that produces.

ScarpeGrosse

As promised:

Barcode Sticker Scan

Letter Scan

(I didn't scan the envelope - I don't want my work address plastered about the internet. Postmarks, return address, and stamp are the same as SpaceBass's.)

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:18 pm

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Luemnus · Greenhorn Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

Could there be any significance to the fact there is three of each sticker? They really would only need one of each, to point out the difference between the stars, and the Mayan numbering.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:20 pm

Chronus_Valtiel

Thank you ScarpeGrosse! Very Happy

Hmm.... does anyone notice that the second letter looks like it's written by someone else?
It doesn't seem like the same handwriting....

EDIT: I could be wrong, of course. It does seem the same now that I really look at it..

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:21 pm

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RedHatty

I have barcode reader software & because of the stars (I *think*) it isn't registering as a barcode at all for the software.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:25 pm

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Chronus_Valtiel

I'll try painting over the stars with MSpaint.

Hold on.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:26 pm

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mortality · Unfettered Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 428

I found a freeware program called bcTester. It recognizes that there's a barcode. Unfortunately, I don't think it's sophisticated enough to do decoding.

Still working.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:37 pm

Chronus_Valtiel

It's done. Maybe it'll scan this time:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/xavier_valtiel/EditedBarcode.jpg

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:39 pm

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RedHatty

Still shows as no barcode Sad

anyone with better software

**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:47 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:47 pm

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