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[krystyn]

[PUZZLE] Rambaldi Manuscript Forgery

[johnahue42]

Did you see the significance of the date of the paper? July Fourth = 7 / 4 = Inverted 47

[Ursos]

Holy cow! That's awesome! Am I the only one kind of tempted to make a bid on this...?

Anyhow, it looks like a sketch of what would be a perpetual motion machine. I don't know if that has any meaning to it, though.

You guys think it would be possible to get a better scan from this guy? Specifically of that glyph area?

[EDIT]: Here's a picture I found via Google of another perpetual motion machine, but this one runs on water.

[krystyn]

There's a 47 in the telephone #, too.

[johnahue42]

Actually two.

[Ursos]

Alright, well I've had some conversation going between me and the seller on ebay. Here's what I sent him first:

[Soph]

Has anyone contacted Omnifam, see if you would get reimbursed for the buying of the sketch, as would happen through most agencies or companies.

Using Xsteg, it says there is something hidden in the picture.
Haven't found the password yet though.
Might try the seller, see if he will tell me

[Ursos]

I'll e-mail Omnifam to see what they think about this... I haven't yet, but that's a good idea!

[Karl]

Sent an Email to Merrit Parker tonight.

Dear Merrit Parker. I am an avid collector and Follower of Rambaldi works. I would be quite interested in receiving more information on this most exquisite forgery. If I might ask where you aquired this item, who the previous owner and/or forger was, Is there anything printed on the back. Might I also get a higher quality scan of the image. Would you be willing to send the item to Japan, or would I be required to have an associate retrieve it for me in the States. Please get in touch with me as soon as you can.
As always,
Karl Jorgenson
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Hopefully this will facilitate some movement in some direction or other.

[Ursos]

On a side note, a reverse number lookup on 347-410-9047 didn't turn up anything. Just that it's a New York number.

[Ursos]

Figured I'd make a new post so it would show as a new post.

Okay so who's familiar with the drawings of Rambaldi? How about this one:



(Found here: http://www.dayfornight.com/dev/abc/followersoframbaldi/)

Notice those characters around that octogonal bit towards the bottom right? Check them out clockwise, starting at the top. I see a familiar pattern there, eh? The same characters (and I think a few more) appear in other drawings of his. Not sure what the machine in the pictures would be for, though.

[Karl]

Since I know you havent watched the show, Yet !

I'll give you a small rundown on the rambaldi machines. Rambaldi has hundreds of them. or more literally 47 but anyway, they all have different things they do, such as one was a weapon that boiled all moisture out of human bodies and basically incinerated people within a 12 block radius. another machine told of a passenger who would scribe out Rambaldi's greatest invention. Another was a machine that turned people into raving psychotics that basically acted as zombies. I don't think we will know what this machine or others may be until they let us know.

[Soph]

got this reply from Merritt

[Ursos]

[Ngakpa Jim]

Ursos -

Set up a paypal account and solicit donations from the rest of us players. There are enough of us here that ought to be willing to pitch in $5 or $10 (I'm good for at least $10) towards the bid.

As long as you let us know as soon as you hit, say, $60 (to give you some lee-way for extra bidding if need be) - and refund everything over the amount you need back to the donors it should be fine.

We know you're good for getting us all the information, and getting a decent scan of the document online.

It's time for more teamwork, folks - get out your wallets!