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sc · Lonely Fan Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 230

http://www.hermann-uwe.de/photoblog/scissors?size=_original

there's the scissors... not much help, though

surrealisticpill · Lonely Fan Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 250

so i think this means we have to cut out a wheel, write the code around the edges, and cut out another smaller wheel, write the other code around the edges of that one, and attach them in the center with a brad.

should give up a decoder wheel/ring.

(thanks to tigerlily for the 'cut something out' idea)

EDIT: these links might help you make one

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/secret/secret.html

http://www.instructables.com/id/EGEXO2P6MNEUR4U04G/

spiff5000 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:57 am Post subject:

spiff5000 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject:

tiltingwindward · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject:

I think Pill is on the right track. Remember, this whole puzzle arc is a series of steps toward the solution. As Tach told us at the beginning:

kellylen · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject:

are you even sure that there is a ruler in the smaller picture. i know i may be a bit late on this but to me the smaller picture looks like that is just the coloring going a bit off on top, kind of like a smudge/wind blown effect

but i could be wrong
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rayne100 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject:

Killthesmiley · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:08 pm Post subject:

yea by the looks of everything, from what i've read throughand sorted through, it just looks like she asking us to make a decoder ring.
do we have enough information to go ahead and do this?
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spiff5000 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

It depends on the type of ring...

Decoder

Cypher

Which one???

girlAnachronism · Enthusiastic Fan Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 483

wasn't tach pretty clear about a decoder ring?

Watch Keeper · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject:

I would try the decoder first

There was no hint about a cypher ring (that I can recall)
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tiltingwindward · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject:

I'm inclined to go with the decoder ring, but spiff makes a good point. Tach told us to take this one step at a time. Let's not jump the gun and make assumptions if we don't have to.

Which doesn't mean that I'm not already making my decoder ring, of course... Very Happy

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spiff5000 · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject:

I agree it's probably the decoder ring illustrated.

So, if you line up the letters in order between the two rings you get the following (assuming the Movies ring is outside):

C 6 4 F B 2 8 3 5 D 7 A 9 1 E <---movies
2 F 4 D 8 1 B 7 E C 6 5 9 A 3 <---lovelines

x t v o u z w p m r n y q s l <---corresponding letters

EDIT:

Wait... I'm confused. If she gives us a code to generate a hex, don't we still need a point of reference? Like a compass always points North so you know which direction your pointing.

EDIT AGAIN:

Apparently, a cypher disk is the same a common decoder ring. See wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipher_disk

Killthesmiley · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject:

Watch Keeper · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject:

I agree. We are missing that part. In another post, someone suggested we look at clues that suggest a clock position to start. Any thoughts if a clock clue that was given could act as a starting point?
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