Still Waters Posted March 24, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Calling all cryptographers - there's a real-life mystery unfolding at Western University. At least 15 hidden messages have been discovered at the school's D.B. Weldon Library, written entirely in symbols on standard printer paper, and concealed in plain-white envelopes tucked inside the pages of various books. http://www.thestar.c...university.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted March 24, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 24, 2014 ahhhh young girls these days...... bringing their fantasy world into reality world... most probably from fantasy genre video games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSmith Posted March 24, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 24, 2014 This is interesting and in my opinion a bit elaborate to be based off a video game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted March 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 24, 2014 role playing video games these days are very elaborate indeed,. right down to the characters (in the game)values and customs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr no Posted March 24, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 24, 2014 It looks like a more artistic version of the infamous zodiac killer cyphers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmoonlady Posted March 24, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The fact that they were found in books, usually between the same number pages suggests the books themselves might be the key to cracking the code. Since they were removed from the books if they didn't note which book they were found in it might make it impossible for them to be solved. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perceptivum Posted March 24, 2014 #7 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hilarious. Seems like one or more students are exercising their creative muscles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted March 24, 2014 #8 Share Posted March 24, 2014 We should get in on this. Everybody get a couple friends, invent a code, and start leaving messages. They don't even have to mean anything, just look mysterious. It would be a good followup to 8:00 PM April 5, 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted March 25, 2014 #9 Share Posted March 25, 2014 8pm april 5 2014????????????????? Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted March 25, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Giants fan? Or Dodgers fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakari Posted March 25, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 25, 2014 8:00 PM April 5, 2014. Wish I still flew....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted March 25, 2014 #12 Share Posted March 25, 2014 _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ . .. _ _ . .... _ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted March 29, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Was just reading up on this. It is interesting to me that here we have an ACTUAL mysterious event that is unsolved, and it is worth only one page, but Atlantis.... OH BOY! That's a 100 page minimum baby. I would tend to agree this is a student, or former student, or even a professor. Maybe trying a stunt to show to themselves that they are just oh so smart. Every day that goes by this guy will think he's a winner. Though the truth, IMHO, is that actually just no body cares.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted March 29, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 29, 2014 The symbols look like wingdings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiosonic Posted March 30, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Yes, it's very interesting. According to Weldon's blog pg, the symbols are not wingdings. This will be very tough to decode, esp. if it's not in English. Most all of the full-length lines on the notes contain either 14 or 15 characters, (symbols). Also, w/ at least 40 different symbols it's most likely not a single symbol to a single letter translation. Where's S. Holmes when you need him??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted March 30, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'd probably use 3 or 4 languages in such a message, with every word rotating into a different language. And then each paragraph/page would be a different pattern. Or maybe use 4 languages off 4 continents... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiosonic Posted March 30, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Most all of the full-length lines on the notes contain either 14 or 15 characters, (symbols) and most envelopes were found between pgs. 16/17 in each book. One half-baked idea I had was the 3 main symbols represented animals-vegtables-minerals (Feather-leaf-gem). Another impression I got was that they could be chemistry formulas, and the mixing of chemical compounds to create...something. Maybe they are recipes for roast duck, etc, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted April 3, 2014 #18 Share Posted April 3, 2014 My first impression was it was something associated with LARPing - perhaps a riddle LARPer's have to figure out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted April 3, 2014 #19 Share Posted April 3, 2014 If the messages aren't intended for anything but a mystery, they very well might not say anything at all. Or something like, "Congratulations! You solved it!" or something. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted April 5, 2014 #20 Share Posted April 5, 2014 My first impression was it was something associated with LARPing - perhaps a riddle LARPer's have to figure out. Could very well be. I've known some LARPers and that sounds like something that a game master might set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterCee Posted April 6, 2014 #21 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Wonder if anyone has actually broken down each message into a spreadsheet or table with symbol count and position in the message. Also, I'd be curious to see a list of the dewey decimal system/card catalog numbers and ISBN numbers of the titles of the books to see if there are any clues with those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted April 6, 2014 #22 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Solved: http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2014/04/05/i_cracked_the_code_at_the_western_university_library.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted April 6, 2014 #23 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I would tend to agree this is a student, or former student, Looks like I was right in this at least.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl.Of.Trumps Posted April 7, 2014 #24 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Could easily be a psychotic person. And the symbols mean something to that person *only*. Just an opinon. And Still Waters, Question: Do "Still Waters run deep"? Somebody tried to tell me they don't. Said that Still Waters were actually still. Just sayin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcseeker Posted April 8, 2014 #25 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Would ideally go for a frequency count. Then go over the known ciphers. Observe the layout and consider "meshed" symbols (one symbol representing a number of letters). If the books are of any meaning to it as aforementioned then one would need to look for any possible links with certain patterns in the symbols that show any correlation to passages on the particular pages to produce a sensical piece of text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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