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[UPDATE] Week four election tests, complete picture
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Scott
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*Ah-HAH!!!!!* PostLarval has the number 5 -- which we have not seen -- and the symbol with the big nose and a 1 -- which we HAVE seen!!!

Eureka! The fFace symbols are not unique! This changes a lot!
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celina63
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PostLarval wrote:
I really think that the "newly discovered" 5th codex is our key... but I can't find it out there. Maybe now that the contest is over we'll get a lead of some sort.


I agree with this assumption - it "makes sense" to me since they made a point of pointing that out to us in the Knowledge portion of the tests.

Perhaps our friend Doc Ulfert would be willing to help us? He's already reached out to us...
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6

I haven't been following this one that closely, but played the puzzles because they were fun. I guess I did pretty well because I got the call that I'm one of the 12 finalists! I may be begging for votes come October.

In the meantime I think I have one of the pyramids that hasn't been mentioned yet. #6 if I'm following your numbering correctly

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/2012/arg/img8KqZ9/6iPnuA.pdf

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Bah. Ever since learning the elections were US-only, I've only been barely lurking... is there a story so far, summary, wiki, etc? Is there even a story or has it been all elections and the candidates' tests so far?
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Re: 6

gdesignr wrote:
I haven't been following this one that closely, but played the puzzles because they were fun. I guess I did pretty well because I got the call that I'm one of the 12 finalists! I may be begging for votes come October.


Congrats, gdesignr!!
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New Charlie Post

Charlie has posted on his blog that he's managed to collect all 10 unique pyramid bottoms:

http://www.thisistheend.com/2009/09/collect-all-ten.php


ETA- OK so here's me biting the bullet and asking Doc Ulfert for access to the 5th codex - and notifying him of Charlie's "activities":
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Doctor Ulfert,

I was wondering... are you aware of the pyramid pictures that were given to us after we completed the election tests? Me and my group of Ambassador friends have been trying to figure out what these are for, and we're thinking they're related to the "5th Mayan codex" Dr. Joshua H. Corrigan found.

Is there any possibility you have access to this codex, and can perhaps make it available to us?

Also, FYI - your friend Charlie has managed to collect all 10 glyphs:
http://www.thisistheend.com/2009/09/collect-all-ten.php

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Nice. I was getting nowhere posting on all the IHC-related facebook pages and forums around the web. Glad they heard our call.

I also haven't gotten anywhere by contacting Ulfert. I asked about the glyphs and what he might know about decoding them last week. No reply yet. If we assume they just represent a number string, we'd appear to get: 6437182119 . I'll see what I can make of that, but it seems like the faces must mean something more.

Oh, and I've been checking the new voicemails too... nothing yet seems to point us anywhere.

EDIT: Actually, what Charlie says in his post makes me think it might really be just a number thing:

Charlie Frost wrote:
"I've been scouring the internet looking at dots and lines and freaky dudes with their tongues sticking out that are supposed to be numbers, but I'm not getting anywhere with it. What about you?"

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How about lat/long? Of course, I don't think the current numbers we have will resolve to that...

Still no word from the good Doc... :p Nice of him to ask *us* for help, but not the other way 'round :p
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I instinctively see a phone number. (643) 718-2119. Except there is no 643 area code, making that an invalid number.

Also, it doesn't appear to be an ISBN number.
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CUBE M UM
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Hello, I'm a virgin poster with a 9light 10 dark puzzle clue. I printed all of the puzzles I could find online and made a CUBE out of 6 of them. First I made one by using the numbers on the bottom of the puzzle, light, dark in order. Then I tried by matching the glyphs on the faces of the puzzle, glyph to glyph. I think the lattitude, longitude is hiding in there somewhere! If anyone has any luck with the CUBE please post your results. 2little2late like always! Thanks, Eric See you in Uxmal, inside Temple of the Magician on 12/21/12

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[SOLVED] OH EM GEE

So after beating my head against these numbers all day, I started trying to think of all the things 10 numbers could be used for: phone numbers, lat/long, ISBN... and then...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Beating my head against Mapquest trying to get a lat/long to work, when I thought "What if it's not a *physical* address?" - and pinged 64.37.182.119 and VOILA:
http://www.corruptiontheory.com/?hs308=TWTR01


Let the investigations begin!
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Re: [SOLVED] OH EM GEE

celina63 wrote:
So after beating my head against these numbers all day, I started trying to think of all the things 10 numbers could be used for: phone numbers, lat/long, ISBN... and then...

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Beating my head against Mapquest trying to get a lat/long to work, when I thought "What if it's not a *physical* address?" - and pinged 64.37.182.119 and VOILA:
http://www.corruptiontheory.com/?hs308=TWTR01


Let the investigations begin!


Ah hell, that was the first thing I tried... or at least, tried to try! Total FAIL on my part Dunce

This will be interesting to watch. I assume it'll play out in combination with the phone calls that continue coming in to Ulfert's voicemail.
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Bingo! That's some good work celina63.
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Another site from Charlie Frost:
http://www.newsdoneright.com/

Looks like this thing is expanding quickly.

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Nice work Cellie (and everyone who contributed)! Onward and upward! Very Happy
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