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A Trivial Diagnosis
Somebody has kidnapped Jason Baker!My Puzzling GirlfriendFwd: Re: Karen is missing!Megan & the numeric cipher (693264475 etc)Birdies and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!Making broken love smile again!Psychological ExperimentCharlie goes on vacationThat's a story for another timeA Puzzling Walk
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"It's the same stuff over and over, doc."
"Can you try to explain it?"
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
"What else?"
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
"That's a very common feeling. Go on."
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
"Anything else?"
"I have an expensive suit."
"Ah, yes, the symbolism there is quite typical as well. What happens next?"
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
"Is there anything else?"
"There's this train... and mountains."
"Of course, that's what I'd have thought. It's pretty clear what's happening here."
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Do you know the diagnosis?
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"It's the same stuff over and over, doc."
"Can you try to explain it?"
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
"What else?"
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
"That's a very common feeling. Go on."
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
"Anything else?"
"I have an expensive suit."
"Ah, yes, the symbolism there is quite typical as well. What happens next?"
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
"Is there anything else?"
"There's this train... and mountains."
"Of course, that's what I'd have thought. It's pretty clear what's happening here."
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Do you know the diagnosis?
wordplay enigmatic-puzzle story trivia
asked 11 hours ago
TwoBitOperationTwoBitOperation
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rot13(V'z fher guvf vf nyy sebz n Wnzrf obaq zbivr, ohg V pna'g chg n anzr ba vg.)
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– Arnaud Mortier
10 hours ago
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@ArnaudMortier no, but that genre of trivia might help you
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8 hours ago
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"It's the same stuff over and over, doc."
"Can you try to explain it?"
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
"What else?"
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
"That's a very common feeling. Go on."
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
"Anything else?"
"I have an expensive suit."
"Ah, yes, the symbolism there is quite typical as well. What happens next?"
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
"Is there anything else?"
"There's this train... and mountains."
"Of course, that's what I'd have thought. It's pretty clear what's happening here."
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Do you know the diagnosis?
wordplay enigmatic-puzzle story trivia
asked 11 hours ago
TwoBitOperationTwoBitOperation
7,64911361
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"It's the same stuff over and over, doc."
"Can you try to explain it?"
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
"What else?"
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
"That's a very common feeling. Go on."
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
"Anything else?"
"I have an expensive suit."
"Ah, yes, the symbolism there is quite typical as well. What happens next?"
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
"Is there anything else?"
"There's this train... and mountains."
"Of course, that's what I'd have thought. It's pretty clear what's happening here."
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Do you know the diagnosis?
wordplay enigmatic-puzzle story trivia
wordplay enigmatic-puzzle story trivia
asked 11 hours ago
TwoBitOperationTwoBitOperation
7,64911361
asked 11 hours ago
TwoBitOperationTwoBitOperation
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edited 8 hours ago
TwoBitOperation
asked 11 hours ago
TwoBitOperationTwoBitOperation
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asked 11 hours ago
TwoBitOperationTwoBitOperation
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asked 11 hours ago
TwoBitOperationTwoBitOperation
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rot13(V'z fher guvf vf nyy sebz n Wnzrf obaq zbivr, ohg V pna'g chg n anzr ba vg.)
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– Arnaud Mortier
10 hours ago
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@ArnaudMortier no, but that genre of trivia might help you
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
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rot13(V'z fher guvf vf nyy sebz n Wnzrf obaq zbivr, ohg V pna'g chg n anzr ba vg.)
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– Arnaud Mortier
10 hours ago
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@ArnaudMortier no, but that genre of trivia might help you
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
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rot13(V'z fher guvf vf nyy sebz n Wnzrf obaq zbivr, ohg V pna'g chg n anzr ba vg.)
$endgroup$
– Arnaud Mortier
10 hours ago
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rot13(V'z fher guvf vf nyy sebz n Wnzrf obaq zbivr, ohg V pna'g chg n anzr ba vg.)
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– Arnaud Mortier
10 hours ago
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@ArnaudMortier no, but that genre of trivia might help you
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
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@ArnaudMortier no, but that genre of trivia might help you
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I'm reminded of
2001's HAL 9000
Because:
OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!
HAL is a singular red eye, does not breathe and famously goes crazy
There's this door... but, but I can't open it
The classic exchange "Open the pod bay doors HAL", "I can't do that Dave"
Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?
HAL is the AI of Discovery, drifting high above the ground. His personality is of extreme calm or serenity
I have an expensive suit.
Again, HAL is the entire ship, likely very expensive
Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!
Possibly HAL believing his "crash" was natural (as opposed to being a manual shutdown). I'm not sure about the cliff here though... he does end up trying to hold onto consciousness as he powers down though.
There's this train... and mountains.
Again, I'm unsure about trains or mountains, though it's been a while since I saw the film or read the book, so there may be something there?
answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
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You are on the right track! There's more to the answer but this is a great start. Maybe more than one thing is being described?
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
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I think the right track you found could be rot13("Fgnayrl Xhoevpx Svyzf, ohg V qba'g unir rabhtu zbivr xabjyrqtr gb fnl sbe fher")
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– arbitrahj
8 hours ago
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@arbitrahj that definitely seems to fit pretty well especially with rot13(Gur fuvavat nf jryy)
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– Nick Vitha
7 hours ago
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He also shows up in the sequel?
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– Ben Barden
5 hours ago
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@NickVitha, your suggestion links to mountains, but it's been a long time since I saw it, is there more to it that that?
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– Fifth_H0r5eman
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You're a vampire?
My eyes are red, I can't breathe
In some versions of the lore vampires have red eyes and don't need to breathe
I'm just flying through the air
Again, in some versions vampires can fly
I have an expensive suit
Ditto, had enough time to accumulate wealth
The rest of the clues seem like they should point to a more specific answer...
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
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Not on the correct track. The answer is quite specific, and is a bit more complicated
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Just to take things up a notch...
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
A bad summer night maybe? Thermostat broke. Room temperature touching 75. Not being able to sleep after a long day at work.
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
He should be pushing it out, and not pulling it in! Happens to me a lot! He's not paying attention. Not thinking; half-asleep.
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
He falls from the bed?
"I have an expensive suit."
Surely nervous about an event the next day. Maybe his wedding, or graduation?
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
Nightmare. A bad nightmare. He has just fallen down from his bed.
"There's this train... and mountains."
He's trying to remember a place that's very close to his heart. Somewhere in the middle of mountains, where he can only reach via train.
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Not being able to sleep. Anxiety. Thinking about an event the next day. Nocturnal lagophthalmos. His brain is asleep, but his eyes are open! Overthinking!
answered 6 hours ago
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Nice answer, but the solution is not a direct interpretation, it involves some trivia knowledge and some wordplay. Feel free to try again, and welcome to Puzzling SE!
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– TwoBitOperation
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Sure. Thanks for the info. I will keep in mind.
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Following up on Fifth_H0r5eman's answer Please give a +1
I have changed my previously incorrect answer, I had initially added a comment as a joke to the question then the quoted answer but it may be a serious contender to the answer
HAL-9000 is infected with a computer virus and is consulting with a PC Doctor
Crash
Infected systems can typically crash intermittedly making resolving the problems rather difficult.
A door that cannot be opened
HAL was "operating to spec" during the beginning of the film, perhaps a virus explains the "evil" behavior we see later in the movie
The cliff hanging
Feverish dreams can happen when one is infected with a virus
A bit of trivia
It is rumored that the machine elements in the movie were modeled after the IBM systems of the time. I believe in one shot you can see the IBM logo reflected on one of the astronauts faces. HAL is the result of shifting one character earlier in the alphabet from the starting string IBM (reverse rot1, so to speak)
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
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Good inferences, and good idea incorporating lots of media into your solution. But, the answer is off track. Fifth_H0r5eman is SPOT on with their first deduction, but there's more to the question. Note the tags.
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– TwoBitOperation
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Updated answer based on this info
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I'm reminded of
2001's HAL 9000
Because:
OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!
HAL is a singular red eye, does not breathe and famously goes crazy
There's this door... but, but I can't open it
The classic exchange "Open the pod bay doors HAL", "I can't do that Dave"
Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?
HAL is the AI of Discovery, drifting high above the ground. His personality is of extreme calm or serenity
I have an expensive suit.
Again, HAL is the entire ship, likely very expensive
Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!
Possibly HAL believing his "crash" was natural (as opposed to being a manual shutdown). I'm not sure about the cliff here though... he does end up trying to hold onto consciousness as he powers down though.
There's this train... and mountains.
Again, I'm unsure about trains or mountains, though it's been a while since I saw the film or read the book, so there may be something there?
answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
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You are on the right track! There's more to the answer but this is a great start. Maybe more than one thing is being described?
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
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I think the right track you found could be rot13("Fgnayrl Xhoevpx Svyzf, ohg V qba'g unir rabhtu zbivr xabjyrqtr gb fnl sbe fher")
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– arbitrahj
8 hours ago
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@arbitrahj that definitely seems to fit pretty well especially with rot13(Gur fuvavat nf jryy)
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– Nick Vitha
7 hours ago
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He also shows up in the sequel?
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– Ben Barden
5 hours ago
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@NickVitha, your suggestion links to mountains, but it's been a long time since I saw it, is there more to it that that?
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– Fifth_H0r5eman
4 hours ago
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I'm reminded of
2001's HAL 9000
Because:
OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!
HAL is a singular red eye, does not breathe and famously goes crazy
There's this door... but, but I can't open it
The classic exchange "Open the pod bay doors HAL", "I can't do that Dave"
Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?
HAL is the AI of Discovery, drifting high above the ground. His personality is of extreme calm or serenity
I have an expensive suit.
Again, HAL is the entire ship, likely very expensive
Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!
Possibly HAL believing his "crash" was natural (as opposed to being a manual shutdown). I'm not sure about the cliff here though... he does end up trying to hold onto consciousness as he powers down though.
There's this train... and mountains.
Again, I'm unsure about trains or mountains, though it's been a while since I saw the film or read the book, so there may be something there?
answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
2,417719
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You are on the right track! There's more to the answer but this is a great start. Maybe more than one thing is being described?
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
1
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I think the right track you found could be rot13("Fgnayrl Xhoevpx Svyzf, ohg V qba'g unir rabhtu zbivr xabjyrqtr gb fnl sbe fher")
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– arbitrahj
8 hours ago
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@arbitrahj that definitely seems to fit pretty well especially with rot13(Gur fuvavat nf jryy)
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– Nick Vitha
7 hours ago
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He also shows up in the sequel?
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– Ben Barden
5 hours ago
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@NickVitha, your suggestion links to mountains, but it's been a long time since I saw it, is there more to it that that?
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– Fifth_H0r5eman
4 hours ago
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show 2 more comments
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I'm reminded of
2001's HAL 9000
Because:
OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!
HAL is a singular red eye, does not breathe and famously goes crazy
There's this door... but, but I can't open it
The classic exchange "Open the pod bay doors HAL", "I can't do that Dave"
Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?
HAL is the AI of Discovery, drifting high above the ground. His personality is of extreme calm or serenity
I have an expensive suit.
Again, HAL is the entire ship, likely very expensive
Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!
Possibly HAL believing his "crash" was natural (as opposed to being a manual shutdown). I'm not sure about the cliff here though... he does end up trying to hold onto consciousness as he powers down though.
There's this train... and mountains.
Again, I'm unsure about trains or mountains, though it's been a while since I saw the film or read the book, so there may be something there?
answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
2,417719
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I'm reminded of
2001's HAL 9000
Because:
OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!
HAL is a singular red eye, does not breathe and famously goes crazy
There's this door... but, but I can't open it
The classic exchange "Open the pod bay doors HAL", "I can't do that Dave"
Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?
HAL is the AI of Discovery, drifting high above the ground. His personality is of extreme calm or serenity
I have an expensive suit.
Again, HAL is the entire ship, likely very expensive
Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!
Possibly HAL believing his "crash" was natural (as opposed to being a manual shutdown). I'm not sure about the cliff here though... he does end up trying to hold onto consciousness as he powers down though.
There's this train... and mountains.
Again, I'm unsure about trains or mountains, though it's been a while since I saw the film or read the book, so there may be something there?
answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
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answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
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answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
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answered 9 hours ago
Fifth_H0r5emanFifth_H0r5eman
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You are on the right track! There's more to the answer but this is a great start. Maybe more than one thing is being described?
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
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I think the right track you found could be rot13("Fgnayrl Xhoevpx Svyzf, ohg V qba'g unir rabhtu zbivr xabjyrqtr gb fnl sbe fher")
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– arbitrahj
8 hours ago
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@arbitrahj that definitely seems to fit pretty well especially with rot13(Gur fuvavat nf jryy)
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– Nick Vitha
7 hours ago
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He also shows up in the sequel?
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– Ben Barden
5 hours ago
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@NickVitha, your suggestion links to mountains, but it's been a long time since I saw it, is there more to it that that?
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– Fifth_H0r5eman
4 hours ago
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show 2 more comments
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You are on the right track! There's more to the answer but this is a great start. Maybe more than one thing is being described?
$endgroup$
– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
1
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I think the right track you found could be rot13("Fgnayrl Xhoevpx Svyzf, ohg V qba'g unir rabhtu zbivr xabjyrqtr gb fnl sbe fher")
$endgroup$
– arbitrahj
8 hours ago
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@arbitrahj that definitely seems to fit pretty well especially with rot13(Gur fuvavat nf jryy)
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– Nick Vitha
7 hours ago
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He also shows up in the sequel?
$endgroup$
– Ben Barden
5 hours ago
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@NickVitha, your suggestion links to mountains, but it's been a long time since I saw it, is there more to it that that?
$endgroup$
– Fifth_H0r5eman
4 hours ago
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You are on the right track! There's more to the answer but this is a great start. Maybe more than one thing is being described?
$endgroup$
– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
$begingroup$
You are on the right track! There's more to the answer but this is a great start. Maybe more than one thing is being described?
$endgroup$
– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
1
1
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I think the right track you found could be rot13("Fgnayrl Xhoevpx Svyzf, ohg V qba'g unir rabhtu zbivr xabjyrqtr gb fnl sbe fher")
$endgroup$
– arbitrahj
8 hours ago
$begingroup$
I think the right track you found could be rot13("Fgnayrl Xhoevpx Svyzf, ohg V qba'g unir rabhtu zbivr xabjyrqtr gb fnl sbe fher")
$endgroup$
– arbitrahj
8 hours ago
$begingroup$
@arbitrahj that definitely seems to fit pretty well especially with rot13(Gur fuvavat nf jryy)
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– Nick Vitha
7 hours ago
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@arbitrahj that definitely seems to fit pretty well especially with rot13(Gur fuvavat nf jryy)
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– Nick Vitha
7 hours ago
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He also shows up in the sequel?
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– Ben Barden
5 hours ago
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He also shows up in the sequel?
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– Ben Barden
5 hours ago
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@NickVitha, your suggestion links to mountains, but it's been a long time since I saw it, is there more to it that that?
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– Fifth_H0r5eman
4 hours ago
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@NickVitha, your suggestion links to mountains, but it's been a long time since I saw it, is there more to it that that?
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– Fifth_H0r5eman
4 hours ago
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You're a vampire?
My eyes are red, I can't breathe
In some versions of the lore vampires have red eyes and don't need to breathe
I'm just flying through the air
Again, in some versions vampires can fly
I have an expensive suit
Ditto, had enough time to accumulate wealth
The rest of the clues seem like they should point to a more specific answer...
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
1,684323
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Not on the correct track. The answer is quite specific, and is a bit more complicated
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
add a comment |
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You're a vampire?
My eyes are red, I can't breathe
In some versions of the lore vampires have red eyes and don't need to breathe
I'm just flying through the air
Again, in some versions vampires can fly
I have an expensive suit
Ditto, had enough time to accumulate wealth
The rest of the clues seem like they should point to a more specific answer...
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
1,684323
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1
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Not on the correct track. The answer is quite specific, and is a bit more complicated
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
You're a vampire?
My eyes are red, I can't breathe
In some versions of the lore vampires have red eyes and don't need to breathe
I'm just flying through the air
Again, in some versions vampires can fly
I have an expensive suit
Ditto, had enough time to accumulate wealth
The rest of the clues seem like they should point to a more specific answer...
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
1,684323
$endgroup$
You're a vampire?
My eyes are red, I can't breathe
In some versions of the lore vampires have red eyes and don't need to breathe
I'm just flying through the air
Again, in some versions vampires can fly
I have an expensive suit
Ditto, had enough time to accumulate wealth
The rest of the clues seem like they should point to a more specific answer...
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
1,684323
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
1,684323
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
1,684323
answered 10 hours ago
Mariia MykhailovaMariia Mykhailova
1,684323
1,684323
1
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Not on the correct track. The answer is quite specific, and is a bit more complicated
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
add a comment |
1
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Not on the correct track. The answer is quite specific, and is a bit more complicated
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
1
1
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Not on the correct track. The answer is quite specific, and is a bit more complicated
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
$begingroup$
Not on the correct track. The answer is quite specific, and is a bit more complicated
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago
add a comment |
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Just to take things up a notch...
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
A bad summer night maybe? Thermostat broke. Room temperature touching 75. Not being able to sleep after a long day at work.
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
He should be pushing it out, and not pulling it in! Happens to me a lot! He's not paying attention. Not thinking; half-asleep.
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
He falls from the bed?
"I have an expensive suit."
Surely nervous about an event the next day. Maybe his wedding, or graduation?
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
Nightmare. A bad nightmare. He has just fallen down from his bed.
"There's this train... and mountains."
He's trying to remember a place that's very close to his heart. Somewhere in the middle of mountains, where he can only reach via train.
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Not being able to sleep. Anxiety. Thinking about an event the next day. Nocturnal lagophthalmos. His brain is asleep, but his eyes are open! Overthinking!
answered 6 hours ago
DashamlavDashamlav
112
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Nice answer, but the solution is not a direct interpretation, it involves some trivia knowledge and some wordplay. Feel free to try again, and welcome to Puzzling SE!
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
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Sure. Thanks for the info. I will keep in mind.
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– Dashamlav
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Just to take things up a notch...
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
A bad summer night maybe? Thermostat broke. Room temperature touching 75. Not being able to sleep after a long day at work.
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
He should be pushing it out, and not pulling it in! Happens to me a lot! He's not paying attention. Not thinking; half-asleep.
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
He falls from the bed?
"I have an expensive suit."
Surely nervous about an event the next day. Maybe his wedding, or graduation?
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
Nightmare. A bad nightmare. He has just fallen down from his bed.
"There's this train... and mountains."
He's trying to remember a place that's very close to his heart. Somewhere in the middle of mountains, where he can only reach via train.
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Not being able to sleep. Anxiety. Thinking about an event the next day. Nocturnal lagophthalmos. His brain is asleep, but his eyes are open! Overthinking!
answered 6 hours ago
DashamlavDashamlav
112
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Nice answer, but the solution is not a direct interpretation, it involves some trivia knowledge and some wordplay. Feel free to try again, and welcome to Puzzling SE!
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Sure. Thanks for the info. I will keep in mind.
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– Dashamlav
5 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Just to take things up a notch...
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
A bad summer night maybe? Thermostat broke. Room temperature touching 75. Not being able to sleep after a long day at work.
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
He should be pushing it out, and not pulling it in! Happens to me a lot! He's not paying attention. Not thinking; half-asleep.
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
He falls from the bed?
"I have an expensive suit."
Surely nervous about an event the next day. Maybe his wedding, or graduation?
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
Nightmare. A bad nightmare. He has just fallen down from his bed.
"There's this train... and mountains."
He's trying to remember a place that's very close to his heart. Somewhere in the middle of mountains, where he can only reach via train.
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Not being able to sleep. Anxiety. Thinking about an event the next day. Nocturnal lagophthalmos. His brain is asleep, but his eyes are open! Overthinking!
answered 6 hours ago
DashamlavDashamlav
112
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$endgroup$
Just to take things up a notch...
"OK. Well, at first... I—I feel high. My eyes are red, I can't breathe; I feel crazy!"
A bad summer night maybe? Thermostat broke. Room temperature touching 75. Not being able to sleep after a long day at work.
"There's this door... but, but I can't open it."
He should be pushing it out, and not pulling it in! Happens to me a lot! He's not paying attention. Not thinking; half-asleep.
"Right, so then, I think I'm falling—like, I'm just flying through the air. The ground is far below, and I should be terrified... but I guess I'm oddly serene about it?"
He falls from the bed?
"I have an expensive suit."
Surely nervous about an event the next day. Maybe his wedding, or graduation?
"Well, next... maybe I crash or something? Anyways, when I come to, I'm in rough shape. And, I'm over a cliff—I'm literally holding on for my life!"
Nightmare. A bad nightmare. He has just fallen down from his bed.
"There's this train... and mountains."
He's trying to remember a place that's very close to his heart. Somewhere in the middle of mountains, where he can only reach via train.
"Alright. Give it to me straight, what's wrong with me?"
Not being able to sleep. Anxiety. Thinking about an event the next day. Nocturnal lagophthalmos. His brain is asleep, but his eyes are open! Overthinking!
answered 6 hours ago
DashamlavDashamlav
112
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answered 6 hours ago
DashamlavDashamlav
112
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answered 6 hours ago
DashamlavDashamlav
112
answered 6 hours ago
DashamlavDashamlav
112
112
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Nice answer, but the solution is not a direct interpretation, it involves some trivia knowledge and some wordplay. Feel free to try again, and welcome to Puzzling SE!
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
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Sure. Thanks for the info. I will keep in mind.
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– Dashamlav
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Nice answer, but the solution is not a direct interpretation, it involves some trivia knowledge and some wordplay. Feel free to try again, and welcome to Puzzling SE!
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Sure. Thanks for the info. I will keep in mind.
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– Dashamlav
5 hours ago
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Nice answer, but the solution is not a direct interpretation, it involves some trivia knowledge and some wordplay. Feel free to try again, and welcome to Puzzling SE!
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Nice answer, but the solution is not a direct interpretation, it involves some trivia knowledge and some wordplay. Feel free to try again, and welcome to Puzzling SE!
$endgroup$
– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Sure. Thanks for the info. I will keep in mind.
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– Dashamlav
5 hours ago
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Sure. Thanks for the info. I will keep in mind.
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– Dashamlav
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Following up on Fifth_H0r5eman's answer Please give a +1
I have changed my previously incorrect answer, I had initially added a comment as a joke to the question then the quoted answer but it may be a serious contender to the answer
HAL-9000 is infected with a computer virus and is consulting with a PC Doctor
Crash
Infected systems can typically crash intermittedly making resolving the problems rather difficult.
A door that cannot be opened
HAL was "operating to spec" during the beginning of the film, perhaps a virus explains the "evil" behavior we see later in the movie
The cliff hanging
Feverish dreams can happen when one is infected with a virus
A bit of trivia
It is rumored that the machine elements in the movie were modeled after the IBM systems of the time. I believe in one shot you can see the IBM logo reflected on one of the astronauts faces. HAL is the result of shifting one character earlier in the alphabet from the starting string IBM (reverse rot1, so to speak)
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
4128
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Good inferences, and good idea incorporating lots of media into your solution. But, the answer is off track. Fifth_H0r5eman is SPOT on with their first deduction, but there's more to the question. Note the tags.
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
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Updated answer based on this info
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– m1gp0z
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Following up on Fifth_H0r5eman's answer Please give a +1
I have changed my previously incorrect answer, I had initially added a comment as a joke to the question then the quoted answer but it may be a serious contender to the answer
HAL-9000 is infected with a computer virus and is consulting with a PC Doctor
Crash
Infected systems can typically crash intermittedly making resolving the problems rather difficult.
A door that cannot be opened
HAL was "operating to spec" during the beginning of the film, perhaps a virus explains the "evil" behavior we see later in the movie
The cliff hanging
Feverish dreams can happen when one is infected with a virus
A bit of trivia
It is rumored that the machine elements in the movie were modeled after the IBM systems of the time. I believe in one shot you can see the IBM logo reflected on one of the astronauts faces. HAL is the result of shifting one character earlier in the alphabet from the starting string IBM (reverse rot1, so to speak)
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
4128
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$begingroup$
Good inferences, and good idea incorporating lots of media into your solution. But, the answer is off track. Fifth_H0r5eman is SPOT on with their first deduction, but there's more to the question. Note the tags.
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
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Updated answer based on this info
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– m1gp0z
5 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Following up on Fifth_H0r5eman's answer Please give a +1
I have changed my previously incorrect answer, I had initially added a comment as a joke to the question then the quoted answer but it may be a serious contender to the answer
HAL-9000 is infected with a computer virus and is consulting with a PC Doctor
Crash
Infected systems can typically crash intermittedly making resolving the problems rather difficult.
A door that cannot be opened
HAL was "operating to spec" during the beginning of the film, perhaps a virus explains the "evil" behavior we see later in the movie
The cliff hanging
Feverish dreams can happen when one is infected with a virus
A bit of trivia
It is rumored that the machine elements in the movie were modeled after the IBM systems of the time. I believe in one shot you can see the IBM logo reflected on one of the astronauts faces. HAL is the result of shifting one character earlier in the alphabet from the starting string IBM (reverse rot1, so to speak)
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
4128
$endgroup$
Following up on Fifth_H0r5eman's answer Please give a +1
I have changed my previously incorrect answer, I had initially added a comment as a joke to the question then the quoted answer but it may be a serious contender to the answer
HAL-9000 is infected with a computer virus and is consulting with a PC Doctor
Crash
Infected systems can typically crash intermittedly making resolving the problems rather difficult.
A door that cannot be opened
HAL was "operating to spec" during the beginning of the film, perhaps a virus explains the "evil" behavior we see later in the movie
The cliff hanging
Feverish dreams can happen when one is infected with a virus
A bit of trivia
It is rumored that the machine elements in the movie were modeled after the IBM systems of the time. I believe in one shot you can see the IBM logo reflected on one of the astronauts faces. HAL is the result of shifting one character earlier in the alphabet from the starting string IBM (reverse rot1, so to speak)
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
4128
edited 5 hours ago
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
4128
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
4128
answered 6 hours ago
m1gp0zm1gp0z
4128
4128
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Good inferences, and good idea incorporating lots of media into your solution. But, the answer is off track. Fifth_H0r5eman is SPOT on with their first deduction, but there's more to the question. Note the tags.
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
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Updated answer based on this info
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– m1gp0z
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Good inferences, and good idea incorporating lots of media into your solution. But, the answer is off track. Fifth_H0r5eman is SPOT on with their first deduction, but there's more to the question. Note the tags.
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– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
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Updated answer based on this info
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– m1gp0z
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Good inferences, and good idea incorporating lots of media into your solution. But, the answer is off track. Fifth_H0r5eman is SPOT on with their first deduction, but there's more to the question. Note the tags.
$endgroup$
– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Good inferences, and good idea incorporating lots of media into your solution. But, the answer is off track. Fifth_H0r5eman is SPOT on with their first deduction, but there's more to the question. Note the tags.
$endgroup$
– TwoBitOperation
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Updated answer based on this info
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– m1gp0z
5 hours ago
$begingroup$
Updated answer based on this info
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– m1gp0z
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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rot13(V'z fher guvf vf nyy sebz n Wnzrf obaq zbivr, ohg V pna'g chg n anzr ba vg.)
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– Arnaud Mortier
10 hours ago
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@ArnaudMortier no, but that genre of trivia might help you
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– TwoBitOperation
8 hours ago