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Geography at the pixel level
The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are InSecret messages in the officeUSA geography puzzleCanada and USA geography puzzleCan you name this town?Where in the world is my friend?A Palindrome ChallengeThe writing is on the wall for these hieroglyphicsWhat can I be? (Second attempt)Charlie slept through geography at school19999 geography, medium difficulty
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The answer is a group of islands.
More properly "geography and language", I suppose.
cipher knowledge language geography
asked 18 hours ago
jafejafe
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The answer is a group of islands.
More properly "geography and language", I suppose.
cipher knowledge language geography
asked 18 hours ago
jafejafe
25.5k472252
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(enlarged version)
The answer is a group of islands.
More properly "geography and language", I suppose.
cipher knowledge language geography
asked 18 hours ago
jafejafe
25.5k472252
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(enlarged version)
The answer is a group of islands.
More properly "geography and language", I suppose.
cipher knowledge language geography
cipher knowledge language geography
asked 18 hours ago
jafejafe
25.5k472252
asked 18 hours ago
jafejafe
25.5k472252
edited 14 hours ago
jafe
asked 18 hours ago
jafejafe
25.5k472252
asked 18 hours ago
jafejafe
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Looks like
the different parts of the image correspond to Geographical areas encoded with different methods. Here are a few decoded for a start:
For example, 4d 65 64 65 6c 70 61 64 is for Medelpad in ASCII
Nagaland is written with cyrillic letters
Saarland encoded with flags
Demerara as puzzle pieces
Interestingly,
every set seems to have 8 letters, at least for the ones that I've solved so far
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We can see binary code on the right of "demerara", it's written in white on a black surface, the first line is : 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1. There's the same font for the one below Saarland, with roman numbers : 2 15 20 19 23 1 14 1.
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– Rémi Henry
17 hours ago
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I've numbered the individual puzzles, so now it will be easier to refer to them.
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– elias
17 hours ago
3
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I think #3 is Victoria upside-down
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– Ivan García Topete
16 hours ago
2
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Hey, I spotted instantly that #2 is related to this guy, and the cipher can be found here.
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– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
1
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Based on @Brandon_J 's comment #2 is rot13(Punccr flfgrz "Jngmznaa")
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– Barker
9 hours ago
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Partial (refer to community wiki for notation)
1:
woodring (by OmegaKrypton)
5:
warusawa [braille] (by elias)
6:
welirang [morse] (by elias) - typo in puzzle, a space missing between the last two characters
9:
sherwood (by OmegaKrypton)
27:
Winnipeg (by Gremlin) - binary pixels
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Some more:
4. Titicaca (Arabic)
12. Godavari (tap code)
22. Eyrewell (inverse binary)
25. Funafuti (futhark)
28. Kiribati (Hebrew)
32. Missouri (Greek)
Other remarks:
The katakana one (20) looks to me as if it says "ma so da ri so" which I can't identify.
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
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ma-so-da-ri-so seems two be 2 characters too long, so probably 'so' needs to be replaced with a single character. mandarin looks like a good solution, but how is that geographical?
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– elias
17 hours ago
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Dunno! I am just as puzzled as you are.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
17 hours ago
1
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Ech, I redrew that letter in #20 so many times and now that I look at it it still looks wrong... Mandarin is correct.
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– jafe
14 hours ago
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16.
We have : 13, 15 ; 12 ; 4, 15, 22 ; 1, 14.
It gives us : M O ; L; D O V; A N.
Moldovan
answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
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Mandarin (japanese katakana -> マンダリン)
@ user Gareth McCaughan♦
I agree that its a bit difficult since the "so"and "n" look a lot like eachother and since its pixels it looks more like a "so"
to answer the comment on your post. its an island group :)
answered 17 hours ago
DanielleDanielle
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Some more:
14.
Rio Negro (every row is shifted to the right one pixel further)
31.
Gishwati (every row has one pixel, number of pixel corresponds to alphabet number)
Additionally, regarding the final answer,
I think that after all the eight-letter words are discovered, we'll find that there's exactly one letter for each of the 8 positions that doesn't occur in any of the words.
answered 16 hours ago
NeoNeo
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I don't think your guess about the final extraction can be right. E.g., the last letters so far are all ADIGLNO and only eight answers are un-found, so there's no way to eliminate all but one of the possibilities.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(I'm guessing majority rather than omission.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(Though if so then I think at least one of the current majorities must be misleading.)
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14 hours ago
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Partial
8.
SURIBAME(?) (Taiwanese Mandarin Zhuyin) -> I think this one should be SURINAME, but the N character is kinda wonky...
29.
SINDARIN (very pixelated letters)
(Will add more as I figure them out)
As for the meta, I have found that
every geographic location can fit into one of eight categories, with each category having four locations - somewhat like a connect wall. I’ve listed the categories here, along with the locations and the regions they represent:
$ quad bullet $ Mountains: WATZMANN (German), WARUSAWA (Japan), WELIRANG (Indonesia), WOODRING (United States)
$ quad bullet $ Lakes: VICTORIA (Tanzania/Uganda), TITICACA (Peru/Bolivia), WINNIPEG (Canada), ???
$ quad bullet $ Forests: SHERWOOD (England), SIHLWALD (Switzerland), EYREWELL (New Zealand), GISHWATI (Rwanda)
$ quad bullet $ Provinces/territories: MEDELPAD (Sweden), NAGALAND (India), SAARLAND (Germany), DEMERARA (Guyana)
$ quad bullet $ Countries/sovereign states: THAILAND (Asia), SURINAME (South America), BOTSWANA (Africa), KIRIBATI (Micronesia/Oceania)
$ quad bullet $ Rivers: GODAVARI (India), RIO NEGRO (Brazil/Venezuela/Colombia), MISSOURI (United States), ???
$ quad bullet $ Capital cities: MONROVIA (Liberia), CANBERRA (Australia), FUNAFUTI (Tuvalu), ???
$ quad bullet $ Languages: MOLDOVAN (Moldova), MANDINKA (Ivory Coast), MANDARIN (China), SINDARIN (fictional/Middle-earth)
So the three unsolved clues must fit into one of three categories: lakes, rivers, and capital cities. Maybe that’ll make things a bit easier?
I’ll add this to the community wiki once the other three clues are solved.
answered 13 hours ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
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2:
WATZMANN - Semaphore Telegraph Chappe System
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
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Hey, you found it, too!
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– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
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MANDINKA written in Moon type
answered 7 hours ago
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Looks like
the different parts of the image correspond to Geographical areas encoded with different methods. Here are a few decoded for a start:
For example, 4d 65 64 65 6c 70 61 64 is for Medelpad in ASCII
Nagaland is written with cyrillic letters
Saarland encoded with flags
Demerara as puzzle pieces
Interestingly,
every set seems to have 8 letters, at least for the ones that I've solved so far
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We can see binary code on the right of "demerara", it's written in white on a black surface, the first line is : 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1. There's the same font for the one below Saarland, with roman numbers : 2 15 20 19 23 1 14 1.
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– Rémi Henry
17 hours ago
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I've numbered the individual puzzles, so now it will be easier to refer to them.
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– elias
17 hours ago
3
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I think #3 is Victoria upside-down
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– Ivan García Topete
16 hours ago
2
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Hey, I spotted instantly that #2 is related to this guy, and the cipher can be found here.
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– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
1
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Based on @Brandon_J 's comment #2 is rot13(Punccr flfgrz "Jngmznaa")
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– Barker
9 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Looks like
the different parts of the image correspond to Geographical areas encoded with different methods. Here are a few decoded for a start:
For example, 4d 65 64 65 6c 70 61 64 is for Medelpad in ASCII
Nagaland is written with cyrillic letters
Saarland encoded with flags
Demerara as puzzle pieces
Interestingly,
every set seems to have 8 letters, at least for the ones that I've solved so far
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
We can see binary code on the right of "demerara", it's written in white on a black surface, the first line is : 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1. There's the same font for the one below Saarland, with roman numbers : 2 15 20 19 23 1 14 1.
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– Rémi Henry
17 hours ago
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I've numbered the individual puzzles, so now it will be easier to refer to them.
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
3
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I think #3 is Victoria upside-down
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– Ivan García Topete
16 hours ago
2
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Hey, I spotted instantly that #2 is related to this guy, and the cipher can be found here.
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– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
1
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Based on @Brandon_J 's comment #2 is rot13(Punccr flfgrz "Jngmznaa")
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– Barker
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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Looks like
the different parts of the image correspond to Geographical areas encoded with different methods. Here are a few decoded for a start:
For example, 4d 65 64 65 6c 70 61 64 is for Medelpad in ASCII
Nagaland is written with cyrillic letters
Saarland encoded with flags
Demerara as puzzle pieces
Interestingly,
every set seems to have 8 letters, at least for the ones that I've solved so far
$endgroup$
Looks like
the different parts of the image correspond to Geographical areas encoded with different methods. Here are a few decoded for a start:
For example, 4d 65 64 65 6c 70 61 64 is for Medelpad in ASCII
Nagaland is written with cyrillic letters
Saarland encoded with flags
Demerara as puzzle pieces
Interestingly,
every set seems to have 8 letters, at least for the ones that I've solved so far
edited 1 hour ago
community wiki
11 revs, 2 users 95%
elias
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We can see binary code on the right of "demerara", it's written in white on a black surface, the first line is : 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1. There's the same font for the one below Saarland, with roman numbers : 2 15 20 19 23 1 14 1.
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– Rémi Henry
17 hours ago
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I've numbered the individual puzzles, so now it will be easier to refer to them.
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
3
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I think #3 is Victoria upside-down
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– Ivan García Topete
16 hours ago
2
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Hey, I spotted instantly that #2 is related to this guy, and the cipher can be found here.
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– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
1
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Based on @Brandon_J 's comment #2 is rot13(Punccr flfgrz "Jngmznaa")
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– Barker
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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We can see binary code on the right of "demerara", it's written in white on a black surface, the first line is : 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1. There's the same font for the one below Saarland, with roman numbers : 2 15 20 19 23 1 14 1.
$endgroup$
– Rémi Henry
17 hours ago
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I've numbered the individual puzzles, so now it will be easier to refer to them.
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
3
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I think #3 is Victoria upside-down
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– Ivan García Topete
16 hours ago
2
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Hey, I spotted instantly that #2 is related to this guy, and the cipher can be found here.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
Based on @Brandon_J 's comment #2 is rot13(Punccr flfgrz "Jngmznaa")
$endgroup$
– Barker
9 hours ago
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We can see binary code on the right of "demerara", it's written in white on a black surface, the first line is : 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1. There's the same font for the one below Saarland, with roman numbers : 2 15 20 19 23 1 14 1.
$endgroup$
– Rémi Henry
17 hours ago
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We can see binary code on the right of "demerara", it's written in white on a black surface, the first line is : 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1. There's the same font for the one below Saarland, with roman numbers : 2 15 20 19 23 1 14 1.
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– Rémi Henry
17 hours ago
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I've numbered the individual puzzles, so now it will be easier to refer to them.
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
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I've numbered the individual puzzles, so now it will be easier to refer to them.
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
3
3
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I think #3 is Victoria upside-down
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– Ivan García Topete
16 hours ago
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I think #3 is Victoria upside-down
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– Ivan García Topete
16 hours ago
2
2
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Hey, I spotted instantly that #2 is related to this guy, and the cipher can be found here.
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– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
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Hey, I spotted instantly that #2 is related to this guy, and the cipher can be found here.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
15 hours ago
1
1
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Based on @Brandon_J 's comment #2 is rot13(Punccr flfgrz "Jngmznaa")
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– Barker
9 hours ago
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Based on @Brandon_J 's comment #2 is rot13(Punccr flfgrz "Jngmznaa")
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– Barker
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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Partial (refer to community wiki for notation)
1:
woodring (by OmegaKrypton)
5:
warusawa [braille] (by elias)
6:
welirang [morse] (by elias) - typo in puzzle, a space missing between the last two characters
9:
sherwood (by OmegaKrypton)
27:
Winnipeg (by Gremlin) - binary pixels
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Partial (refer to community wiki for notation)
1:
woodring (by OmegaKrypton)
5:
warusawa [braille] (by elias)
6:
welirang [morse] (by elias) - typo in puzzle, a space missing between the last two characters
9:
sherwood (by OmegaKrypton)
27:
Winnipeg (by Gremlin) - binary pixels
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add a comment |
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Partial (refer to community wiki for notation)
1:
woodring (by OmegaKrypton)
5:
warusawa [braille] (by elias)
6:
welirang [morse] (by elias) - typo in puzzle, a space missing between the last two characters
9:
sherwood (by OmegaKrypton)
27:
Winnipeg (by Gremlin) - binary pixels
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Partial (refer to community wiki for notation)
1:
woodring (by OmegaKrypton)
5:
warusawa [braille] (by elias)
6:
welirang [morse] (by elias) - typo in puzzle, a space missing between the last two characters
9:
sherwood (by OmegaKrypton)
27:
Winnipeg (by Gremlin) - binary pixels
edited 15 hours ago
community wiki
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Some more:
4. Titicaca (Arabic)
12. Godavari (tap code)
22. Eyrewell (inverse binary)
25. Funafuti (futhark)
28. Kiribati (Hebrew)
32. Missouri (Greek)
Other remarks:
The katakana one (20) looks to me as if it says "ma so da ri so" which I can't identify.
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
67.2k3170261
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ma-so-da-ri-so seems two be 2 characters too long, so probably 'so' needs to be replaced with a single character. mandarin looks like a good solution, but how is that geographical?
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– elias
17 hours ago
2
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Dunno! I am just as puzzled as you are.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
17 hours ago
1
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Ech, I redrew that letter in #20 so many times and now that I look at it it still looks wrong... Mandarin is correct.
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– jafe
14 hours ago
add a comment |
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Some more:
4. Titicaca (Arabic)
12. Godavari (tap code)
22. Eyrewell (inverse binary)
25. Funafuti (futhark)
28. Kiribati (Hebrew)
32. Missouri (Greek)
Other remarks:
The katakana one (20) looks to me as if it says "ma so da ri so" which I can't identify.
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
67.2k3170261
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$begingroup$
ma-so-da-ri-so seems two be 2 characters too long, so probably 'so' needs to be replaced with a single character. mandarin looks like a good solution, but how is that geographical?
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
2
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Dunno! I am just as puzzled as you are.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
17 hours ago
1
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Ech, I redrew that letter in #20 so many times and now that I look at it it still looks wrong... Mandarin is correct.
$endgroup$
– jafe
14 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Some more:
4. Titicaca (Arabic)
12. Godavari (tap code)
22. Eyrewell (inverse binary)
25. Funafuti (futhark)
28. Kiribati (Hebrew)
32. Missouri (Greek)
Other remarks:
The katakana one (20) looks to me as if it says "ma so da ri so" which I can't identify.
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
67.2k3170261
$endgroup$
Some more:
4. Titicaca (Arabic)
12. Godavari (tap code)
22. Eyrewell (inverse binary)
25. Funafuti (futhark)
28. Kiribati (Hebrew)
32. Missouri (Greek)
Other remarks:
The katakana one (20) looks to me as if it says "ma so da ri so" which I can't identify.
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
67.2k3170261
edited 17 hours ago
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
67.2k3170261
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
67.2k3170261
answered 17 hours ago
Gareth McCaughan♦Gareth McCaughan
67.2k3170261
67.2k3170261
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ma-so-da-ri-so seems two be 2 characters too long, so probably 'so' needs to be replaced with a single character. mandarin looks like a good solution, but how is that geographical?
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
2
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Dunno! I am just as puzzled as you are.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
17 hours ago
1
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Ech, I redrew that letter in #20 so many times and now that I look at it it still looks wrong... Mandarin is correct.
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– jafe
14 hours ago
add a comment |
3
$begingroup$
ma-so-da-ri-so seems two be 2 characters too long, so probably 'so' needs to be replaced with a single character. mandarin looks like a good solution, but how is that geographical?
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
2
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Dunno! I am just as puzzled as you are.
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan♦
17 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
Ech, I redrew that letter in #20 so many times and now that I look at it it still looks wrong... Mandarin is correct.
$endgroup$
– jafe
14 hours ago
3
3
$begingroup$
ma-so-da-ri-so seems two be 2 characters too long, so probably 'so' needs to be replaced with a single character. mandarin looks like a good solution, but how is that geographical?
$endgroup$
– elias
17 hours ago
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ma-so-da-ri-so seems two be 2 characters too long, so probably 'so' needs to be replaced with a single character. mandarin looks like a good solution, but how is that geographical?
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– elias
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Dunno! I am just as puzzled as you are.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
17 hours ago
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Dunno! I am just as puzzled as you are.
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17 hours ago
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Ech, I redrew that letter in #20 so many times and now that I look at it it still looks wrong... Mandarin is correct.
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– jafe
14 hours ago
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Ech, I redrew that letter in #20 so many times and now that I look at it it still looks wrong... Mandarin is correct.
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14 hours ago
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16.
We have : 13, 15 ; 12 ; 4, 15, 22 ; 1, 14.
It gives us : M O ; L; D O V; A N.
Moldovan
answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
1,053217
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We have : 13, 15 ; 12 ; 4, 15, 22 ; 1, 14.
It gives us : M O ; L; D O V; A N.
Moldovan
answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
1,053217
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16.
We have : 13, 15 ; 12 ; 4, 15, 22 ; 1, 14.
It gives us : M O ; L; D O V; A N.
Moldovan
answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
1,053217
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16.
We have : 13, 15 ; 12 ; 4, 15, 22 ; 1, 14.
It gives us : M O ; L; D O V; A N.
Moldovan
answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
1,053217
answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
1,053217
answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
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answered 17 hours ago
Rémi HenryRémi Henry
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Mandarin (japanese katakana -> マンダリン)
@ user Gareth McCaughan♦
I agree that its a bit difficult since the "so"and "n" look a lot like eachother and since its pixels it looks more like a "so"
to answer the comment on your post. its an island group :)
answered 17 hours ago
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Mandarin (japanese katakana -> マンダリン)
@ user Gareth McCaughan♦
I agree that its a bit difficult since the "so"and "n" look a lot like eachother and since its pixels it looks more like a "so"
to answer the comment on your post. its an island group :)
answered 17 hours ago
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Mandarin (japanese katakana -> マンダリン)
@ user Gareth McCaughan♦
I agree that its a bit difficult since the "so"and "n" look a lot like eachother and since its pixels it looks more like a "so"
to answer the comment on your post. its an island group :)
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Mandarin (japanese katakana -> マンダリン)
@ user Gareth McCaughan♦
I agree that its a bit difficult since the "so"and "n" look a lot like eachother and since its pixels it looks more like a "so"
to answer the comment on your post. its an island group :)
answered 17 hours ago
DanielleDanielle
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Some more:
14.
Rio Negro (every row is shifted to the right one pixel further)
31.
Gishwati (every row has one pixel, number of pixel corresponds to alphabet number)
Additionally, regarding the final answer,
I think that after all the eight-letter words are discovered, we'll find that there's exactly one letter for each of the 8 positions that doesn't occur in any of the words.
answered 16 hours ago
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I don't think your guess about the final extraction can be right. E.g., the last letters so far are all ADIGLNO and only eight answers are un-found, so there's no way to eliminate all but one of the possibilities.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(I'm guessing majority rather than omission.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(Though if so then I think at least one of the current majorities must be misleading.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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Some more:
14.
Rio Negro (every row is shifted to the right one pixel further)
31.
Gishwati (every row has one pixel, number of pixel corresponds to alphabet number)
Additionally, regarding the final answer,
I think that after all the eight-letter words are discovered, we'll find that there's exactly one letter for each of the 8 positions that doesn't occur in any of the words.
answered 16 hours ago
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I don't think your guess about the final extraction can be right. E.g., the last letters so far are all ADIGLNO and only eight answers are un-found, so there's no way to eliminate all but one of the possibilities.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(I'm guessing majority rather than omission.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(Though if so then I think at least one of the current majorities must be misleading.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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Some more:
14.
Rio Negro (every row is shifted to the right one pixel further)
31.
Gishwati (every row has one pixel, number of pixel corresponds to alphabet number)
Additionally, regarding the final answer,
I think that after all the eight-letter words are discovered, we'll find that there's exactly one letter for each of the 8 positions that doesn't occur in any of the words.
answered 16 hours ago
NeoNeo
1612
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Some more:
14.
Rio Negro (every row is shifted to the right one pixel further)
31.
Gishwati (every row has one pixel, number of pixel corresponds to alphabet number)
Additionally, regarding the final answer,
I think that after all the eight-letter words are discovered, we'll find that there's exactly one letter for each of the 8 positions that doesn't occur in any of the words.
answered 16 hours ago
NeoNeo
1612
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edited 16 hours ago
answered 16 hours ago
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answered 16 hours ago
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1612
answered 16 hours ago
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1612
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I don't think your guess about the final extraction can be right. E.g., the last letters so far are all ADIGLNO and only eight answers are un-found, so there's no way to eliminate all but one of the possibilities.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(I'm guessing majority rather than omission.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(Though if so then I think at least one of the current majorities must be misleading.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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2
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I don't think your guess about the final extraction can be right. E.g., the last letters so far are all ADIGLNO and only eight answers are un-found, so there's no way to eliminate all but one of the possibilities.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(I'm guessing majority rather than omission.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(Though if so then I think at least one of the current majorities must be misleading.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
2
2
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I don't think your guess about the final extraction can be right. E.g., the last letters so far are all ADIGLNO and only eight answers are un-found, so there's no way to eliminate all but one of the possibilities.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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I don't think your guess about the final extraction can be right. E.g., the last letters so far are all ADIGLNO and only eight answers are un-found, so there's no way to eliminate all but one of the possibilities.
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(I'm guessing majority rather than omission.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(I'm guessing majority rather than omission.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(Though if so then I think at least one of the current majorities must be misleading.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
14 hours ago
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(Though if so then I think at least one of the current majorities must be misleading.)
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– Gareth McCaughan♦
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Partial
8.
SURIBAME(?) (Taiwanese Mandarin Zhuyin) -> I think this one should be SURINAME, but the N character is kinda wonky...
29.
SINDARIN (very pixelated letters)
(Will add more as I figure them out)
As for the meta, I have found that
every geographic location can fit into one of eight categories, with each category having four locations - somewhat like a connect wall. I’ve listed the categories here, along with the locations and the regions they represent:
$ quad bullet $ Mountains: WATZMANN (German), WARUSAWA (Japan), WELIRANG (Indonesia), WOODRING (United States)
$ quad bullet $ Lakes: VICTORIA (Tanzania/Uganda), TITICACA (Peru/Bolivia), WINNIPEG (Canada), ???
$ quad bullet $ Forests: SHERWOOD (England), SIHLWALD (Switzerland), EYREWELL (New Zealand), GISHWATI (Rwanda)
$ quad bullet $ Provinces/territories: MEDELPAD (Sweden), NAGALAND (India), SAARLAND (Germany), DEMERARA (Guyana)
$ quad bullet $ Countries/sovereign states: THAILAND (Asia), SURINAME (South America), BOTSWANA (Africa), KIRIBATI (Micronesia/Oceania)
$ quad bullet $ Rivers: GODAVARI (India), RIO NEGRO (Brazil/Venezuela/Colombia), MISSOURI (United States), ???
$ quad bullet $ Capital cities: MONROVIA (Liberia), CANBERRA (Australia), FUNAFUTI (Tuvalu), ???
$ quad bullet $ Languages: MOLDOVAN (Moldova), MANDINKA (Ivory Coast), MANDARIN (China), SINDARIN (fictional/Middle-earth)
So the three unsolved clues must fit into one of three categories: lakes, rivers, and capital cities. Maybe that’ll make things a bit easier?
I’ll add this to the community wiki once the other three clues are solved.
answered 13 hours ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
2,200331
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Partial
8.
SURIBAME(?) (Taiwanese Mandarin Zhuyin) -> I think this one should be SURINAME, but the N character is kinda wonky...
29.
SINDARIN (very pixelated letters)
(Will add more as I figure them out)
As for the meta, I have found that
every geographic location can fit into one of eight categories, with each category having four locations - somewhat like a connect wall. I’ve listed the categories here, along with the locations and the regions they represent:
$ quad bullet $ Mountains: WATZMANN (German), WARUSAWA (Japan), WELIRANG (Indonesia), WOODRING (United States)
$ quad bullet $ Lakes: VICTORIA (Tanzania/Uganda), TITICACA (Peru/Bolivia), WINNIPEG (Canada), ???
$ quad bullet $ Forests: SHERWOOD (England), SIHLWALD (Switzerland), EYREWELL (New Zealand), GISHWATI (Rwanda)
$ quad bullet $ Provinces/territories: MEDELPAD (Sweden), NAGALAND (India), SAARLAND (Germany), DEMERARA (Guyana)
$ quad bullet $ Countries/sovereign states: THAILAND (Asia), SURINAME (South America), BOTSWANA (Africa), KIRIBATI (Micronesia/Oceania)
$ quad bullet $ Rivers: GODAVARI (India), RIO NEGRO (Brazil/Venezuela/Colombia), MISSOURI (United States), ???
$ quad bullet $ Capital cities: MONROVIA (Liberia), CANBERRA (Australia), FUNAFUTI (Tuvalu), ???
$ quad bullet $ Languages: MOLDOVAN (Moldova), MANDINKA (Ivory Coast), MANDARIN (China), SINDARIN (fictional/Middle-earth)
So the three unsolved clues must fit into one of three categories: lakes, rivers, and capital cities. Maybe that’ll make things a bit easier?
I’ll add this to the community wiki once the other three clues are solved.
answered 13 hours ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
2,200331
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add a comment |
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Partial
8.
SURIBAME(?) (Taiwanese Mandarin Zhuyin) -> I think this one should be SURINAME, but the N character is kinda wonky...
29.
SINDARIN (very pixelated letters)
(Will add more as I figure them out)
As for the meta, I have found that
every geographic location can fit into one of eight categories, with each category having four locations - somewhat like a connect wall. I’ve listed the categories here, along with the locations and the regions they represent:
$ quad bullet $ Mountains: WATZMANN (German), WARUSAWA (Japan), WELIRANG (Indonesia), WOODRING (United States)
$ quad bullet $ Lakes: VICTORIA (Tanzania/Uganda), TITICACA (Peru/Bolivia), WINNIPEG (Canada), ???
$ quad bullet $ Forests: SHERWOOD (England), SIHLWALD (Switzerland), EYREWELL (New Zealand), GISHWATI (Rwanda)
$ quad bullet $ Provinces/territories: MEDELPAD (Sweden), NAGALAND (India), SAARLAND (Germany), DEMERARA (Guyana)
$ quad bullet $ Countries/sovereign states: THAILAND (Asia), SURINAME (South America), BOTSWANA (Africa), KIRIBATI (Micronesia/Oceania)
$ quad bullet $ Rivers: GODAVARI (India), RIO NEGRO (Brazil/Venezuela/Colombia), MISSOURI (United States), ???
$ quad bullet $ Capital cities: MONROVIA (Liberia), CANBERRA (Australia), FUNAFUTI (Tuvalu), ???
$ quad bullet $ Languages: MOLDOVAN (Moldova), MANDINKA (Ivory Coast), MANDARIN (China), SINDARIN (fictional/Middle-earth)
So the three unsolved clues must fit into one of three categories: lakes, rivers, and capital cities. Maybe that’ll make things a bit easier?
I’ll add this to the community wiki once the other three clues are solved.
answered 13 hours ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
2,200331
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Partial
8.
SURIBAME(?) (Taiwanese Mandarin Zhuyin) -> I think this one should be SURINAME, but the N character is kinda wonky...
29.
SINDARIN (very pixelated letters)
(Will add more as I figure them out)
As for the meta, I have found that
every geographic location can fit into one of eight categories, with each category having four locations - somewhat like a connect wall. I’ve listed the categories here, along with the locations and the regions they represent:
$ quad bullet $ Mountains: WATZMANN (German), WARUSAWA (Japan), WELIRANG (Indonesia), WOODRING (United States)
$ quad bullet $ Lakes: VICTORIA (Tanzania/Uganda), TITICACA (Peru/Bolivia), WINNIPEG (Canada), ???
$ quad bullet $ Forests: SHERWOOD (England), SIHLWALD (Switzerland), EYREWELL (New Zealand), GISHWATI (Rwanda)
$ quad bullet $ Provinces/territories: MEDELPAD (Sweden), NAGALAND (India), SAARLAND (Germany), DEMERARA (Guyana)
$ quad bullet $ Countries/sovereign states: THAILAND (Asia), SURINAME (South America), BOTSWANA (Africa), KIRIBATI (Micronesia/Oceania)
$ quad bullet $ Rivers: GODAVARI (India), RIO NEGRO (Brazil/Venezuela/Colombia), MISSOURI (United States), ???
$ quad bullet $ Capital cities: MONROVIA (Liberia), CANBERRA (Australia), FUNAFUTI (Tuvalu), ???
$ quad bullet $ Languages: MOLDOVAN (Moldova), MANDINKA (Ivory Coast), MANDARIN (China), SINDARIN (fictional/Middle-earth)
So the three unsolved clues must fit into one of three categories: lakes, rivers, and capital cities. Maybe that’ll make things a bit easier?
I’ll add this to the community wiki once the other three clues are solved.
answered 13 hours ago
PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
2,200331
edited 5 mins ago
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PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
2,200331
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PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
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PiIsNot3PiIsNot3
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2:
WATZMANN - Semaphore Telegraph Chappe System
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
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Hey, you found it, too!
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15 hours ago
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2:
WATZMANN - Semaphore Telegraph Chappe System
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
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2
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Hey, you found it, too!
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15 hours ago
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2:
WATZMANN - Semaphore Telegraph Chappe System
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
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2:
WATZMANN - Semaphore Telegraph Chappe System
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
answered 15 hours ago
LeppyR64LeppyR64
10.8k13858
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Hey, you found it, too!
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Hey, you found it, too!
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15 hours ago
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2
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Hey, you found it, too!
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15 hours ago
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Hey, you found it, too!
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15 hours ago
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21:
MANDINKA written in Moon type
answered 7 hours ago
formicaformica
934411
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MANDINKA written in Moon type
answered 7 hours ago
formicaformica
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21:
MANDINKA written in Moon type
answered 7 hours ago
formicaformica
934411
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21:
MANDINKA written in Moon type
answered 7 hours ago
formicaformica
934411
answered 7 hours ago
formicaformica
934411
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