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[SOLVED] Countdown Dot Puzzle

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:22 pm

orphaen

We've tried overlaying it on maps, constellations, comparing it to the chalkboard drawings, looking at the HEX values of the dots (that's not really viable since it's a JPG and not a BMP or a PNG), I converted the numbers to letters that don't spell out jack (ROT or no ROT), trying constellation.jpg histogram.jpg vitruvian.jpg stride.jpg and no luck.
I'd compile all the stuff we've yelled out in the IRC chat, but we've made no progress.
If it's a scatter plot, we're screwed.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:25 pm

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MrsFriday · Boot Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Posts: 17 Location: NY, USA

Currently I'm catalouging the number of times a certain A# occurs. Then maybe a connection of dots might be a clue. There are many different ways to connect the dots so I'm just goin w/ that one for now.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:26 pm

sarahmmmmmmmmm · Guest

I'll be printing it off and pondering it while I'm out..... not sure if that will even help..... but hey, worth trying!

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:27 pm

ADarkly

From other thread, here are isolated RED dot pairs (two of each, A1+A1, etc) with connecting lines. FWIW.

Here's an inverted image for anyone who wants to print. I hope we don't have to origami a fricking icefly lol

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:28 pm

BerraBear · Greenhorn Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

I can't do this on my laptop, but what if you took the picture and put it ontop of an X,Y graph? The A#s could be points on the graph.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:30 pm

justish · Boot Joined: 26 Jun 2011 Posts: 45

I am working on color coding and assessing the number of times and location on a graph of each of the dots... this is hard because not everything is linear on this jpeg...

*sigh* we ASKED for it to get harder didn't we?

LOL

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:31 pm

Beezlbub · Decorated Joined: 23 Jun 2011 Posts: 188

i just relized take the numbers away and just make it lines ....ive seen the symbol somewhere b4 in a game or movie

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:32 pm

holley · Guest

I'm haven't found any real connection but here's what I'm looking at

fly constellation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musca

I took out everything but the 5's
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9031/only5s.jpg
[ignore the leftover 4 in the upper right hand corner]

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:33 pm

guestys · Guest

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:35 pm

Beezlbub · Decorated Joined: 23 Jun 2011 Posts: 188

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:38 pm

ADarkly

Working with the five colors from our sense prints. Both Aqua and Red have dots in pairs. Except there's no yellow at all. Razz

(Orange-ish is close?)

Don't know what to do with the pairs, though. Not seeing anything by connecting lines yet...

All ideas are good ones, but probably better not to spend too much time on a lead to another source material. This is probably related to something we've already seen in this game.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:39 pm

Gazbot

if they are making a new 12th flavor of gum this would all fit since the zodiac has 12 constellation signs, and there are 11 flavors with constellations signs right now, and a fly constellation exists IRL, it would all be perfect for a new icefly flavor...how that help solve this puzzle though...IDk heh.
*hmmm looks like there are only 2 a12s on the whole thing....*

Adm_BlackCat

Patterns

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:42 pm

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ADarkly

Hey uh... I think some of the lines from different color pairs line up. Hang on trying to get it sorted, stupid new computer did some idiotic trackpad shortcut.

**Posted:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:43 pm