Hardest Puzzle Ever

[cielo]

http://deathball.net/notpron/

has anyone ever heard of or tried this before?
I started a while ago and am on level 6 of I think
38 levels. I find it fascinating. Let me know what
you all think. The site says only .04% complete
the last level. good luck, try not to cheat.

ps may or may not be the hardest puzzle EVER, but I
sure can't leave it alone

[ThaSaltCracka]

wtf is this /images/graemlins/confused.gif it makes no sense.

[cielo]

you have to move from each screen to the next until you
reach the final one. If you scroll down on the first few pages, there are some hints

[BusterStacks]

wtf how do you pass 4

[BusterStacks]

nm got it. wow this is fascinating.

[cielo]

what would you do if what the text says, happened to you?

[BusterStacks]

Ahahah passed 5.

[cielo]

has anyone figured anything out for 6 yet, i've got
a lot of clues but am having trouble putting them
together.

[rusty JEDI]

[ QUOTE ]
what would you do if what the text says, happened to you?

[/ QUOTE ]

I havent seen any disturbing text yet.

Stuck on 4 though.

rJ

[BusterStacks]

Im on 8. For 6, if you have all the clues, and can't get it, you may need to talk to a computer nerd. They will know the ALTernative.

[Sponger15SB]

well, i'm stuck on 2.

and i've lost interest like 12 seconds into it.

zzzzzz

[mmbt0ne]

Yeah, I'm stuck on 4 too. Light the room? WHAT THE [censored] IS LIGHT THE ROOM!?!?

[Sponger15SB]

c'mon its dark, you gotta light the room /images/graemlins/wink.gif /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[BusterStacks]

In #4, the dude was nice enough to leave the password written down for you.

[rusty JEDI]

if that is braille on the side of the dresser i dont read braille.

rJ

[BusterStacks]

It's NOT braille...

[NLSoldier]

yeah im stuck on 4 too. uggh.

[rusty JEDI]

i also cant read morse code.

rJ

[BusterStacks]

well it only gets harder. I'm trying not to tell you because you will need to know, but that's not braille. It must be something else...

[NLSoldier]

oh, now i see that crap on the dresser. Dumb, how the crap do you read that.

[NLSoldier]

cmon, tell us 4....i have a paper to write!

[Alobar]

im stuck on two...cuz im to stupid to figure out wtf you are supposed to do

[BusterStacks]

Rusty Jedi is too lazy to solve it.

[NLSoldier]

hit enter to get rif of the popup and click the door knob before the thing pops back up

[rusty JEDI]

[ QUOTE ]
Rusty Jedi is too lazy to solve it.

[/ QUOTE ]


too lazy? is that a clue?

im still here grinding it out.

rJ

[GuyOnTilt]

I'm seriously stuck on 6. I don't have any clue about that code...

GoT

[rusty JEDI]

If im not a computer geek, do i even stand a chance?

rJ

[BusterStacks]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Rusty Jedi is too lazy to solve it.

[/ QUOTE ]


too lazy? is that a clue?

im still here grinding it out.



rJ

[/ QUOTE ]

that is the best clue i can give you without spoiling it.

Edited: yes, 6 was the only one I had to invoke my geek powers for. It seemed obvious afterwards though, you may not have to.

[GuyOnTilt]

For 6, if you have all the clues, and can't get it, you may need to talk to a computer nerd. They will know the ALTernative.

Okay, that's kind of what I figured with that after a long time of not being able to come up with anything myself. Unfortunately, I don't know a computer nerd. Do I even have a shot then? Or should I just give up 'cause it's not something I could figure out without knowing computer code or something?

GoT

[Alobar]

bah, I hate you for this

[BusterStacks]

do you know anything about ascii?

[rusty JEDI]

got it

rJ

[BusterStacks]

I tapped out at 10. WTF i know I'm close, but apparently there's 43 levels. I could be here til next year.

[cielo]

NL Soldier, that paper is not going to get
written if you stay at this till the end, there
are 38, unless of course your paper isn't due until
Mid-December

[NLSoldier]

LOL, no its due tommorow, i really need to quit this puzzle asap.

[NLSoldier]

Nobody help GoT! He wouldnt help me with number 4!

[cielo]

I must quit for now, will call nerd friends
tomorrow for ascii code information.

I am curious to see how far some of the mathematically/Computer Science
trained authors and contributers can get.

These riddles seem right up their alley.

[Alobar]

sweet, im up to 5....I wish I was in bed tho /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[GuyOnTilt]

Nobody help GoT! He wouldnt help me with number 4!

Whatever dude. I gave you all the help you should've needed. Just 'cause you're too lazy to use google doesn't mean I didn't help you. http://www.MorseCodeAlphabetForLazyDaves.com

PS. Don't be stupid enough to click the above link like our friend NLSoldier here.

PPS. I'm on 7 now.

GoT

[GuyOnTilt]

I must quit for now, will call nerd friends
tomorrow for ascii code information.

Why not just google it? That's what that little toolbar at the top of your Firefox is for...

GoT

[Alobar]

5 is pissing me off...i know it's a song lyric for that CD, but Ive tried everything for the log and pass and nothing works /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[GuyOnTilt]

5 is pissing me off...i know it's a song lyric for that CD, but Ive tried everything for the log and pass and nothing works

Every webpage in this puzzle has a title.

GoT

[Alobar]

yeah, thats how I knew it was a song lyric /images/graemlins/smile.gif

got it now tho, just hadnt done the right combination

[GuyOnTilt]

Oh, okay. I thought you were having trouble finding something else I guess. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

GoT

[Danenania]

I think I got the answer for 4 but I don't get how I fill it out... what do I put in for Username?

Edit: Nevermind, I'm dumb.

[daveymck]

4 is killing me, i thik i have done the right thing as getting a popup box i think i know the username but dont know the password and the screen is not lit.

any further hints.

[GuyOnTilt]

I am completely stuck on #8. I've tried a few angles and only dead ends. I seriously don't have any idea for any more angles on this. There are only 3 clues for this one, correct? Title, Caption, and Source Code? Or am I missing something important?

GoT

[daveymck]

dont even think I have the username now.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Can see the stuff on the cabinet, can see google in the source code. I dont have photoshop to lighten the licture (if its that) and searched google to see if the image is there but lit.

I am getting [censored] annoyed now.

[nicky g]

Bah I can't get five. I've found the thing (don;t want to give away too many clues) that the information is in, but i just can't figure out which words I'm supposed to use.

[nicky g]

I am dumb. That was obvious.

[daveymck]

[ QUOTE ]
dont even think I have the username now.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Can see the stuff on the cabinet, can see google in the source code. I dont have photoshop to lighten the licture (if its that) and searched google to see if the image is there but lit.

I am getting [censored] annoyed now.

[/ QUOTE ]

Hmm maybe I should have done somthing more intelligent for my post to get poohbah status.

I am still stuck.

[GuyOnTilt]

Can see the stuff on the cabinet, can see google in the source code. I dont have photoshop to lighten the licture (if its that) and searched google to see if the image is there but lit.

Setting it as your background should blow it up enough to see it.

GoT

[nicky g]

How do you view source code? Every time I click on source in my view menu, nothing happens.

[GuyOnTilt]

How do you view source code?

Right click on the background of the webpage and select "View Source".

GoT

[nicky g]

For some reason that doesn;t work for me. I found a way around it by saving the page and opening it in Notepad, although I've yet to find anything useful in it. Hmmm....

[GuyOnTilt]

Are you on 8 too?

GoT

[nicky g]

No, 6 /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[NLSoldier]

Dammitt! Why didnt I listen to you. Now its 4am and I have not gotten any farther on my paper and I am going to bed. Shame on you for posting the evil puzzle!!!!

[GuyOnTilt]

No, 6

I started thinking to check source code on #5. It didn't pay off till #7, where it helped a ton.

GoT

[Danenania]

Number 6 seems pretty hopeless for me. I think I got the gist of it, I just can't make the leap.

[nicky g]

I don;t think I even have the gist of it. I am dumb. Ho hum. Back to work.

[daveymck]

Hmm Stuck on 7 know what it used to be called and what is called not but it tells me I am wasting my time and has what appears to be mirrored writing.

God normally I am very logical.

[nicky g]

I still can't get past 6. I don't think I ever will. One day someone will tell me and it'll be obvious and I'll be annoyed for the thousand billionth time at how stupid I am.

[daveymck]

Hooray I get another chance to annoy you. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

deleted as was spoiler.

[daveymck]

ok I am an idiot, was obvious onto 8 we go.

[nicky g]

Damn you. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[nicky g]

You might want to delete that though, other people may get annoyed at a spoiler.

[Topflight]

On the password protected screens, should there be a popup asking me for the password, or do I have to do something just to be able to fill in the username and password?

me = stupid

[nicky g]

There are bits of the screen you can click that bring up a password box.

[daryn]

the more i look at this, it's less of a puzzle and more of a nerd test.

[Topflight]

[ QUOTE ]
There are bits of the screen you can click that bring up a password box.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm embarrassed, but I'm moving on.

[daveymck]

Any clues on 8

I think being uk doesnt help me on this one as thought jay pack related to jamiraqui and got to his mopving by standing still album track 2 cosmic girl. Ok wasnt that.

Looked at Jay-Z bit dont get the pack part, I know there a rapper that has pac in his name but have no idea how to link them.

[Rushmore]

I tried the thing for about five minutes, getting up to 3. Then I got a little stuck, and decided to read this thread for clues/perspectives, etc.

All this talk about URL's and source codes definitely seals it for me.

I'd rather read Being and Nothingness or watch How Stella got Her Groove Back than do a "puzzle" that is dependent on the fact that you understand computer code.

On second thought, I think I'll just play some more poker.

I mean, who's got time for this "puzzle" when I just clicked on my Party "buddy list" and almost all of my "buddies" (read: donks) are in the house, playing $15/$30??!

[daryn]

that was almost my exact thinking. i was very interested at first in a puzzle, but like you said, source codes, editing URL's,

i'll pass.

[daveymck]

I have time for puzzles as I am at work. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[nicky g]

How i arse's name did you get what the picture in 7 was? I mean, I knew what I was supposed to do, and I knew roughly what the picture was of, but specifically? How can you tell just from looking at it?

[Topflight]

I'm at work with no sound. I noticed in the source on #6 that there is am mp3 playing. I don't know if that is important to this puzzle, but am I ever going to have to hear the music to solve one of these?

[daveymck]

The cluue for 7 was in the source code, initially I went to a translator web site, but then wondered if it was marathon type thing where they hads changed to name, so I go to it that way.

7 was the easiest for me so far it was a more logical puzzle.

8 I am stuck on still though but will have a think about it.

[nicky g]

I've sent you a PM.

[MarkL444]

i cant beat #2
haha

[MarkL444]

seriously, someone tell me how to do it

[Peca277]

Seems like everybody at work is enjoying this... I'm up to 5 and understand there are lyrics to a song, but still can't figure out what goes in the password/username!!! Sooo frustrating.

[Topflight]

Is viewing the source not needed on 6. The path I'm taking seems to say that it is, if not I'm stretching way to far on this puzzle.

[MarkL444]

[ QUOTE ]
Seems like everybody at work is enjoying this... I'm up to 5 and understand there are lyrics to a song, but still can't figure out what goes in the password/username!!! Sooo frustrating.

[/ QUOTE ]

that doesnt answer my question

[nicky g]

Number 2: when the popup comes up, press enter. then you'll be able to open the door by clicking on it.

[elwoodblues]

It should be...it's a dark room. It should have been braille.

[Topflight]

#6

phel
mood

Am I even close?

[DrSavage]

[ QUOTE ]
#6

phel
mood

Am I even close?

[/ QUOTE ]
Very close. Examine the popup password window closely.

[BrettK]

This sucks. I figured out that you're supposed to lighten the picture in #4, but my stupid monitor won't lighten it enough to make any kind of difference. Is there any other way to do it? I don't have any sort of andvanced picture-altering thingymabob.

Brett

[Peca277]

You don't really need the picture to be lighter to see the username and password. However, it is encrypted so that it may be difficult to figure out... not if you look at the hints earlier in this thread though.

p.s.- if anybody wants to give a hint about number 5 I would greatly appreciate it.

[junkmail3]

I figured out 8. but I can't download anything at work. So, if I tell you the method (to verify that I know how to do it) could someone tell me the username/password?

PM me.

[Topflight]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
#6

phel
mood

Am I even close?

[/ QUOTE ]
Very close. Examine the popup password window closely.

[/ QUOTE ]

woah, I didn't realize I was actually that close. Now I probably just helped people cheat. I thought I was going way out on a limb to get where I got, these puzzles are going to get hard.

[BrettK]

Nevermind. I used the Stretch/Skew option in Paint to make it 100x its normal size. If I squint I can see it now.

[NoChance]

I still can't get past 4. I enlarged the picture and see nothing.

[mmbt0ne]

Are there any 'drawbacks' in 6, or am I way off?

[Topflight]

[ QUOTE ]
Are there any 'drawbacks' in 6, or am I way off?

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm on 7 and have no idea what you talking about. You must be way off.

[mmbt0ne]

Yeah, I ended up getting 6. I saw sdrawkcab in the url, and say the box said anagram, so I thought 'drawbacks' was involved somehow. I was way off. Now I have to figure out how German fits in to this puzzle.

[BusterStacks]

Ok so you guys are on 6?

[fluff]

I'm stuck on 5. What the hell does anything have to do with BBVD?

Yes, I used my torch. What is the significance of that date? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[AngryCola]

Okay, I finally figured out number 7, but I'm kind of pissed off about it. It's incredibly difficult to tell what is in the picture. I had to stare at it for a long time to figure it out.

I don't mind the riddle aspect of it, but you at least have to make it so a person can tell what they are looking at, as opposed to a distorted image. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[mmbt0ne]

I'm on 7 now.

[junkmail3]

I'm on 12 and can't get it.

[BusterStacks]

which one is 7?

[Peca277]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm stuck on 5. What the hell does anything have to do with BBVD?

Yes, I used my torch. What is the significance of that date? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Googling brings you to a BBVD song "some things" that uses "on the 8th of november", and "if your love should fail." Then the source code says the password/username are not obvious (its not love or fail, no!). But then people bring up the "is your torch still lit." There's too much info going on so I'm stuck. I don't know any of that is close to being right or not because this is where I've been for a couple hours now.

[nolanfan34]

[ QUOTE ]
which one is 7?

[/ QUOTE ]

A pic of some empty candy wrapper in front of a mirror???

[mmbt0ne]

The answer is in your post /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[WEASEL45]

this is retarted. i have no idea what to do

[fluff]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I'm stuck on 5. What the hell does anything have to do with BBVD?

Yes, I used my torch. What is the significance of that date? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Googling brings you to a BBVD song "some things" that uses "on the 8th of november", and "if your love should fail." Then the source code says the password/username are not obvious (its not love or fail, no!). But then people bring up the "is your torch still lit." There's too much info going on so I'm stuck. I don't know any of that is close to being right or not because this is where I've been for a couple hours now.

[/ QUOTE ]

Ah got it now. Was looking for BBVD lyrics, but couldn't find the song that contained those words.

Also the log in and password is staring you in the face.

[Topflight]

[ QUOTE ]
The answer is in your post /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Is this for #7, cuz I starting to get frustrated.

[NoChance]

I quit trying on #4. I found out what the username and password are but it still wont accept the correct answer when I put them in there.

[fluff]

[ QUOTE ]
#6

phel
mood

Am I even close?

[/ QUOTE ]

How did you get those? I was able to solve 6 because of them, but I don't know how to find them in the first place.

[pudley4]

but no microphone at work...

[Peca277]

HAHAHA, thanks Fluff. Don't know how I didn't try that before!

[Topflight]

#7 is a twix bar. Something I would never ever notice. So I don't think it's cheating by posting this.

[AngryCola]

Okay, I guess I must be stupid here. I'm not getting number 10 at all. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[Topflight]

I'm on a modem at work. On #8, how handicapped am I that I can't dl the zip file. I'm a screwed until I get home, where I probably won't care about this anymore.

[AngryCola]

No you dont need the .zip file. You are sort of on the right track, however.
"Change water to wine"
"Mom encoded his second song" (or however this sadistic freak puts it)

Btw, I finally figured out 10. I predict most people will get stuck on 10. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[wacki]

ugh #4 I typed in password....

and nothing? what am I supposed to do?

edited to remove spoiler

[ilya]

This is super fun. I just started so I'm only on 4. Anybody finish it yet?

[junkmail3]

[ QUOTE ]
This is super fun. I just started so I'm only on 4. Anybody finish it yet?

[/ QUOTE ]

Up around #10-13 it gets to be a drag. I thought the first few were fun, but it gets really obscure and painfully annoying.

I thought it was fun having to trick the computer or whatever. But later, it's just finding really really obscure references.

[AngryCola]

First you should edit your post to remove the spoiler. Secondly, you must find the spot on the picture that brings up the password screen. Press [TAB] through the pictures and you will find the hidden links.

[GuyOnTilt]

that was almost my exact thinking. i was very interested at first in a puzzle, but like you said, source codes, editing URL's,

Dude, there's nothing nerdy about knowing how to do either of those things. Everybody should know how and it's not like it's hard. You edit a URL everytime you visit a website you don't have bookmarked or link to. It's called typing in the address bar.

GoT

[BrettK]

I'm such a loser...still stuck on number 6

Here's what I've done so far:

1) Used the ALT key in all sorts of different ways
2) Looked up the lyrics of songs by alternative bands that include 'he's got it all' or 'then his life went down the drain'
3) Thought about alternative sources of fuel/power

At this point, I noticed the word 'anagram'..

4) Rearranged only the first three letters of 'he's got it all' because the first three letters of alternative are capitalized. This was the most promising one, as I came up with 'she got it all' and thought that that had to do with '...then his life went down the hill...' (divorce)
5) Anagrammed 'he's got it all' while leaving the word 'alt' out
6) Attempted to anagram 'then his life went down the hill' before realizing that the anagram programs I found only allow up to 25 letters (this fragment has 26)

Are any of these even close? The next thing I'm gonna try is throwing my monitor out the window.

Brett

[elwoodblues]

[ QUOTE ]
#7 is a twix bar. Something I would never ever notice.

[/ QUOTE ]

Agreed. It is so obscure that you have to guess or cheat. The colors are obscured so you couldn't tell by that and there is no discernible writing.

[AngryCola]

No you are on the way wrong track. Try looking at the source code. Or try highlighting the bottom of the web page. That's not the answer, but it points you in the right direction. This riddle is not really related to music.

[AngryCola]

I just got what this one SHOULD BE, and it hurts, like physically. /images/graemlins/smile.gif I can't figure out how he wants me to spell it. Which words to use, etc. It's really starting to aggravate me.
I give this logic game a C- /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[GuyOnTilt]

Agreed. It is so obscure that you have to guess or cheat. The colors are obscured so you couldn't tell by that and there is no discernible writing.

The picture was obviously a Twix bar. There shouldn't have to be any guessing or cheating involved. I mean, it's obviously a wrapper, right? And it's obviously gold and red, right? And it's most likely a candy bar wrapper because of the shape and size, right? So how many metallic gold and red candy bar wrappers are there? Speaking of cheating though, NLSoldier has been incessantly trying to get me to cheat at these puzzles. What a jerk. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

GoT

[BrettK]

[ QUOTE ]
No you are on the way wrong track. Try looking at the source code. Or try highlighting the bottom of the web page. That's not the answer, but it points you in the right direction. This riddle is not really related to music.

[/ QUOTE ]

Okay, I highlighted the bottom of the page and I see a box in the lower right corner, but right clicking the page and selecting 'View Source' doesn't do anything. It would be kinda funny (read: infuriating) to find out that I just have an incorrect browser setting or something.

Brett

[AngryCola]

[ QUOTE ]
The picture was obviously a Twix bar

[/ QUOTE ]

I consider myself a pretty observant person, and pretty good at these things. I eventually figured it out, but it is hard to make out. I had to stare at it for a loooooong time.

[AngryCola]

Try highlighting it a different way.. like click a blank space towards the bottom and move up and to the right. For some reason if you just try to highlight all the text, all that you can make out is a box.

This "puzzle" has some major flaws as I see it.

[elwoodblues]

Maybe it's the settings on my monitor, but the colors of the wrapper were by no means "obviously gold and red." I knew it was a candybar wrapper, but would never have guessed it was a twix.

[BrettK]

Okay, got it. The answer sucks. Thanks for the help, and good luck finishing it.

Brett

[AngryCola]

[ QUOTE ]
Okay, got it. The answer sucks. Thanks for the help, and good luck finishing it.

[/ QUOTE ]

I may not finish it. The whole thing is starting to get on my nerves, with how it is set up. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[AngryCola]

Nevermind, I got it. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[AngryCola]

Number 15 is a load of fun........not really. I'm interested to know who has solved this riddle. I'm working on what the source could mean, but, I think I'm way off.

EDIT Ermm.. no I wasn't. I was actually right on target. This one is much easier than I thought. I was making it more difficult than it had to be.

[Stupendous_Man]

I just recently started and am on 4 as well. The 0.04% equates to only 116 people out of nearly 400,000 that started the puzzle, actually finished! In reviewing some of the posts, I doubt I'll get any where near the end. People mentioned viewing the source code and I had no idea how to do that, until someone finally posted the answer.

I'm sure my ADD will check in as well and ....

[AngryCola]

[ QUOTE ]
The 0.04% equates to only 116 people out of nearly 400,000 that started the puzzle, actually finished!

[/ QUOTE ]

I think this has something to do with how dumb some of the references and riddles are made up. I get progressively more and more disappointed the further I get into this thing.

In fact, it almost makes me want to write my own little logic maze, because I'm sure I could do a damn better job than this guy's work.

I would do it in clear English, as well. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[pudley4]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
The 0.04% equates to only 116 people out of nearly 400,000 that started the puzzle, actually finished!

[/ QUOTE ]

I think this has something to do with how dumb some of the references and riddles are made up. I get progressively more and more disappointed the further I get into this thing.

In fact, it almost makes me want to write my own little logic maze, because I'm sure I could do a damn better job than this guy's work.

I would do it in clear English, as well. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

He's actually only tracking the number of hits each web page gets, so if you leave your computer and go back to the puzzle later, you'll keep increasing the number of hits on the first few puzzles, making it seem like more people are attempting it.

Some of the symbols in the pictures are so hard to read that it turns into a guessing game (fill-in-the-blank)

On 14 right now.

[AngryCola]

[ QUOTE ]
On 14 right now.

[/ QUOTE ]

Have fun when you get to EDIT-16. I took a break after spending about 10 minutes on it. You are right about the other stuff you said though. I HATE the "guessing game" aspect of this puzzle. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[BusterStacks]

I have not had to guess on any of them. I didn't find the twix one hard because it gives you clues on missed guesses.

[AngryCola]

What number are you on? Some of the later questions really do require you to "guess" how he has worded something for the password. You may KNOW what the password SHOULD be, but the exact spelling and method of dividing the username and password are left up to trial and error. I wont list the specific answers that you must "guess" on, because I do not want to post any spoilers. I will list one of the question numbers however.

14 and in my opinion, 12.

[NoChance]

By missed guesses, are you referring to the "edit" and "edit" pages? That is as far as I have gotten.

edited just in case

[AngryCola]

[ QUOTE ]
By missed guesses, are you referring to the [SPOILER DELETED] and {SPOILER DELETED] pages? That is as far as I have gotten.

[/ QUOTE ]

Nope, that's not quite what I had in mind. Also, I'm not sure if you just posted the answers to those questions, or if that was just reference. I've been working on this thing so long, I'm beginning to forget. That's why I edited them out. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[AngryCola]

In fact, what puzzle numbers are those linked to? I forget what that's all about, but I remember it's SOMETHING.

[pudley4]

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On 14 right now.

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Have fun when you get to EDIT-16. I took a break after spending about 10 minutes on it. You are right about the other stuff you said though. I HATE the "guessing game" aspect of this puzzle. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

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On 16 right now. Thought I had it figured out but it doesn't like the name and pw

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[NoChance]

It's number 7 with the Twix bar. I think they were just pages that give me more clues. When I clicked view source it told me I was wasting my time. That means I am close but probably not quite on the right track.

Anyway, I come to the conculsion the only way to get through this is to try and get inside the mind of whoever wrote it because the clues are not that good.

[AngryCola]

Number 7 is very obscure. Do your best to associate "old school" and the brand Twix. This was one of my least favorite riddles. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[NoChance]

On to #8. Not nearly enough clues on this one for this idiot. (not much into music and guitars)

[jmark]

Anyone have any hints for 9?

All this puzzling makes me miss The Game...

Here's what I have so far (in white)
<font color="white">It's something to do with Paul McCartney's death hoax?... The "wrong" password box mentions colorful, but yellow submarine and white alblum don't work.. what is the deal with the "span" text at the bottom?</font>

[AngryCola]

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Anyone have any hints for 9?

All this puzzling makes me miss The Game...

Here's what I have so far (in white)
<font color="white">It's something to do with Paul McCartney's death hoax?... The "wrong" password box mentions colorful, but yellow submarine and white alblum don't work.. what is the deal with the "span" text at the bottom?</font>

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You are close, but not quite holding the cigar. Look VERY carefully at certain letters in the source being "spanned" out. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[AngryCola]

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On to #8. Not nearly enough clues on this one for this idiot. (not much into music and guitars)

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Number 8 was actually one of my favorites. There are plenty of clues in the source. This one will require a bit of thinking. Also, think about the bold words Jay Pack. They may sound like that is related to the answer /images/graemlins/smile.gif

This puzzle is brutal, but I think #10 and further puzzles are even harder to some degree.

[NoChance]

I can't get number 8. I am thinking about giving up and just facing reality. I must fall into the 99.96 percentile /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[AngryCola]

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I can't get number 8. I am thinking about giving up and just facing reality. I must fall into the 99.96 percentile /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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You dont need the .zip file.

The important clues are:
"Change water to wine"
"Mom encoded his second song" (or however this sadistic freak puts it)

No Chance, can you view the "source" for the webpages? If you don't know how to do that, you will be completely lost down the line.

At the top of IE- click "View" and then 3rd from the bottom. "Source" /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[NoChance]

I know how to view source. I have no idea what you are saying about the zip file. Does that tell you how lost I am?

[jmark]

doh thanks, it's been awhile since using html and I had forgotten what that code meant

[AngryCola]

The mom thing is actually on the login/pass screen, btw. There is a zip file listed in the source. It has nothing to do with it, so don't waste time downloading it. Let me try to fetch the source for that real quick.

[AngryCola]

Below is a copy of the source for that page. I highlight KEY points in bold. I will highlight the .zip file thing just for reference to what i was talking about earlier. Remember the .zip file has nothing to do with it. This is the BIGGEST hint that I'm willing to give publicly.



&lt;!--IRC Quakenet #stupidweirdriddle--&gt;
&lt;html&gt;
&lt;head&gt;
&lt;title&gt;say it loudly and proudly&lt;/title&gt;
&lt;bgsound src="../stuff/mus1.mp3" loop="infinite"&gt;
&lt;bg sound src="../stuff/mus2.mp3"&gt;
&lt;!-- water became wine --&gt;
&lt;style type="text/css"&gt;@import url('../stuff/css.css');&lt;/style&gt;
&lt;script src="../stuff/js.js" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
&lt;/head&gt;

&lt;body&gt;
&lt;!--http://www.deathball.net/files/deathball_trailer.zip--&gt;
&lt;center&gt;
&lt;img src="screen8a.jpg" usemap="#no"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
JAY should PACK his stuff. &lt;!--Note to self: keep telling people that jay pack is NO band--&gt;

[jmark]

#10 was the coolest so far.. I almost guessed it, glad I didn't

[AngryCola]

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#10 was the coolest so far.. I almost guessed it, glad I didn't

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Yeah 10 is a real pain, but clever. I think this is where most people will get stuck and give up. /images/graemlins/grin.gif Once you figure out 11, you will feel stupid for it taking you longer than 5 seconds to figure out. 12 will hurt you..literally. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[daryn]

</font><blockquote><font class="small">In risposta di:</font><hr />
that was almost my exact thinking. i was very interested at first in a puzzle, but like you said, source codes, editing URL's,

Dude, there's nothing nerdy about knowing how to do either of those things. Everybody should know how and it's not like it's hard. You edit a URL everytime you visit a website you don't have bookmarked or link to. It's called typing in the address bar.

GoT

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i agree, but not so for viewing source or deciphering ascii

[Thythe]

I must be one of the dumb people. I read this whole thread and I can't get 3, someone help!

[jmark]

Well I've already spent a few minutes on 11 and I feel dumb that I don't even have a clue yet... hmm..

[AngryCola]

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I must be one of the dumb people. I read this whole thread and I can't get 3, someone help!

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Oh, that one is EAAAAAAAASSSY. If you can't figure it out after reading the whole thread, I'm not sure you should be doing this puzzle, because it gets MUCH harder.

Just dont be so negative *hint hint* Be positive *hint hint*
Look at the URL *hint hint*

[BrettK]

Guys, what's supposed to happen when you click on 'Source' or 'View Source'?

[NoChance]

A window (notepad) will pop up that contains the code for the page.

[BrettK]

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A window (notepad) will pop up that contains the code for the page.

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Okay, then *that's* my problem. Nothing comes up.

[AngryCola]

I have no idea why it wouldn't. You might try a re-install of IE (the latest version). For NOTHING to come up is very weird. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[NoChance]

blocking popups?

[AngryCola]

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blocking popups?

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It shouldn't view notepad as a pop-up? At least, I see no reason why it should. It's not a webpage. It's just IE telling an external program to open up. There may be some security setting that prevents IE from opening an external app, I dunno. But it doesn't seem likely given that you are MANUALLY opening an external app through IE. It's not as if some website was trying to get your computer to execute the program. Since the command comes from a local source, I can't believe that it's pop-up blocking.
But, since i don't know for sure, I guess it could be. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[BrettK]

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blocking popups?

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It shouldn't view notepad as a pop-up? At least, I see no reason why it should. It's not a webpage. It's just IE telling an external program to open up. There may be some security setting that prevents IE from opening an external app, I dunno. But it doesn't seem likely given that you are MANUALLY opening an external app through IE. It's not as if some website was trying to get your computer to execute the program. Since the command comes from a local source, I can't believe that it's pop-up blocking.
But, since i don't know for sure, I guess it could be. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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Good suggestion, but same result after disabling both pop-up blockers, the Norton auto-protect thingy and the firewall. Screw this puzzle. and Microsoft. and this puzzle.

[AngryCola]

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Screw this puzzle. and Microsoft. and this puzzle

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Not a bad choice.

[AngryCola]

I am leaving for the night. Someone else will have to hint you in the right direction if you get stuck.

I will say this:

This puzzle is not for you if you are uncomfortable with HTML, URL editing, viewing source code, file manipulation, etc. If you don't understand or are uncomfortable with some of the above stuff, you may want to waste your time looking at actual porn, as opposed to notpron. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Good luck, guys. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[NoChance]

If anyone could just PM me the user/password for #8 that would be cool. I have what I need but without giving it away, my computer does not cooperate with what I am supposed to do. If not, that is fine too. DOn't mind quitting.

[Stork]

can someone pu-leez help me w #7?? I've been stuck on it for at least 15 minutes now, I'm gunna cry. Deutschland, twix, and old school...

err nvm /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Stork]

Well, I've officially been owned by #8. Something about resurrection by chance? 2pac? snoop dogg?

[Cerril]

See, I had no problem recognizing it immediately, but trying to reconcile the source info with the title and the 'wenoot' when I typed in the correct answer was tough. Especially since all my google search results returned info about the game. Working on 8 now.

[Cerril]

It's fun, but I decided to break for now on #8 when I realized that there at least 44 of these.

[jstnrgrs]

I've tried right clicking and View Source, but that seems to do nothing.

[AngryCola]

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I've tried right clicking and View Source, but that seems to do nothing.

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Can you view the source at all? It seems like a few of the posters on this thread are having difficulties opening the HTML source. I'm going to look into this to see if I can't get you guys some answers on how to fix that aspect of your web browser. Seems odd. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[jstnrgrs]

As far as I can tell, I can't view the source at all.

[jstnrgrs]

I emptied the chashe, and that fixed the problem.

[AngryCola]

Hey that's great. I wonder if that is the problem for the others, as well. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[BrettK]

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Hey that's great. I wonder if that is the problem for the others, as well. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

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Ding! Thanks guys.