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JamiroFan2000
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 		Re: Just another thought...
Use a zoetrope
CalebH2010 wrote:
VRAM wrote:
I think we should see the 4 punch-card like patterns through a praxinoscope, you know, a zoetrope-like device running at different speeds, and some kind of understandable animated code may come up...


A guest said that based on the grid, "ENCOMGREETINGS" couldn't be the solution. I can't believe we're actually stuck lol. Like I can't even sleep right now, my brain (and I'm sure everyone else's) is on the fritz trying to come up with a sensible and possible way to figure this thing out. Does anyone know where to find a praxinoscope?


Rolling Eyes Batman's Utility Belt? Rolling Eyes
Rolling Eyes Dr. Steven Hawkins Hope Chest? Rolling Eyes
Rolling Eyes Ironman's Secret Crotch Compartment? Rolling Eyes

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comadarkvale
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 		lol
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serenosaur
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 		I think I saw one in a museum once. It's a metal drum on a stick that spins around, and by peeking in the slits you could see a man on a galloping horse. That's what we're talking about, right? Confused

What if the same principle is applied? If the strips are put in an animation, could we, say, see dots moving certain ways, perhaps tracing paths? Does anyone know how to make this happen? If this is a ludicrous idea, just chalk it up to my sugar-induced headache. @_@

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CalebH2010
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 		Re: Just another thought...
Use a zoetrope
JamiroFan2000 wrote:


Rolling Eyes Batman's Utility Belt? Rolling Eyes
Rolling Eyes Dr. Steven Hawkins Hope Chest? Rolling Eyes
Rolling Eyes Ironman's Secret Crotch Compartment? Rolling Eyes


comadarkvale wrote:
lol


Well you two haven't offered up any suggestions.

serenosaur wrote:
What if the same principle is applied? If the strips are put in an animation, could we, say, see dots moving certain ways, perhaps tracing paths? Does anyone know how to make this happen? If this is a ludicrous idea, just chalk it up to my sugar-induced headache. @_@


I think this could work, I just don't know how to do it. I had thought maybe pictures of the blacklighted strips run through a program like powerpoint at a fast rate could generate a hidden message.

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mach1monorail
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 		in my opinion, the zoetrope, isnt gonna work, but the store i work at used to carry plastic zoetropes. im sure you could find a cheap one somewhere. (they might be classified as toys, fyi)

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 		That is true i have seen the toy one online .They are cheap kinda dollar store types.
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FilmEdge
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 		Re: Just another thought...
Use a zoetrope
VRAM wrote:

Yep, that's correct FilmEdge... STROBE ZONE is the same thing I "discovered" almost two years ago here:

http://www.tron-sector.com/forums/default.aspx?do=top&id=365333


Ah, well since that series of photos sat on the thread for a while now and no one chimed in with the answer, I posted my guess here. Thanks for the confirmation, good to know.

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serenosaur
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 		Re: Just another thought...
Use a zoetrope
serenosaur wrote:
What if the same principle is applied? If the strips are put in an animation, could we, say, see dots moving certain ways, perhaps tracing paths? Does anyone know how to make this happen? If this is a ludicrous idea, just chalk it up to my sugar-induced headache. @_@


CalebH2010 wrote:
I think this could work, I just don't know how to do it. I had thought maybe pictures of the blacklighted strips run through a program like powerpoint at a fast rate could generate a hidden message.


I found a site that can string together images for free: makeagif.com Perhaps someone with four reasonably cleaned and sized images can put it together? I made one for mach1monorail's images of ARCWARS and KRAZBOT ONLY from page 1:

LINK: http://www.makeagif.com/media/7-04-2010/gCBYM0.gif

Alright everyone, stare at that for a while, and tell me what you see!

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WolfinPDX
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 		It may not be a magnetic stripe but ...
... what if the black stripe is a just visual cue, something that looks similar to something we might already be familiar with?

I thought it reminded me of a compact cassette tape before. I used to use them to load up games on an old computer when I was a kid in the 80's.

I've been poking around on Wikipedia, and here are a couple of pages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette#Data_recording

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_tape_data_storage#Block_layout

Could the squares under the black stripe be meant to _resemble_ audio or data on a tape?

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WolfinPDX
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 		Re: Just another thought...
Use a zoetrope
serenosaur wrote:
serenosaur wrote:
What if the same principle is applied? If the strips are put in an animation, could we, say, see dots moving certain ways, perhaps tracing paths? Does anyone know how to make this happen? If this is a ludicrous idea, just chalk it up to my sugar-induced headache. @_@


CalebH2010 wrote:
I think this could work, I just don't know how to do it. I had thought maybe pictures of the blacklighted strips run through a program like powerpoint at a fast rate could generate a hidden message.


I found a site that can string together images for free: makeagif.com Perhaps someone with four reasonably cleaned and sized images can put it together? I made one for mach1monorail's images of ARCWARS and KRAZBOT ONLY from page 1:

LINK: http://www.makeagif.com/media/7-04-2010/gCBYM0.gif

Alright everyone, stare at that for a while, and tell me what you see!


Now I definitely see a cassette tape running.

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NWinTN
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 		I kinda think that's going a bit farther out of the box than they're intending. At this point I think waiting until Wednesday for possibly another clue would be the best option. We've regressed from coding to Victorian era "motion pictures" to try and figure out these four postcards. We may be banging our heads into a wall over a small set of clues that simply CAN'T be figured out, yet. A computer IT buddy of mine took a look at my Astro Gunner card and said the only thing it resembled, that he knows of, is the old Programming Punch Cards. Yes, I know that's been brought up, I even mentioned it back on like page 2 or something. I think we have to wait for further contact at this point.

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serenosaur
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NWinTN wrote:
I think we have to wait for further contact at this point.


Yeah, probably. But everyone hates the waiting game. XD

-sits and twiddles thumbs- Sad

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ifmnetzwerk
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 		just one or two more postcards can do the trick

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mach1monorail
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 		"Come on, you scuzzy data, be in there!"

Laughing

but seriously, i agree we should all just kick back for a few days, its fairly obvious by now that they didnt want this puzzle solved this week

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WolfinPDX
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serenosaur wrote:
NWinTN wrote:
I think we have to wait for further contact at this point.


Yeah, probably. But everyone hates the waiting game. XD

-sits and twiddles thumbs- Sad


Likewise. I wanted to be ahead of any updates, but it's just not happening. I like to think outside the box, it's what I do, but I might be too far from the container this time.

mach1monorail wrote:
"Come on, you scuzzy data, be in there!"

Laughing

but seriously, i agree we should all just kick back for a few days, its fairly obvious by now that they didnt want this puzzle solved this week


Gonna take it easy myself. Y'all have a great rest of your weekend.

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