Posted on 17 December 2014
Puzzle[]
This challenge courtesy of Tyler H:
These numbers seem off base...
3057515214
3203718446
3737643614
4025600712
Hint 1 |
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Check the numbers present here and remember the mention to bases
Hint 2 |
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If you got some letters out of the numbers above you will notice you got something similar to full words but with 2 letters missing. Maybe that is what you should focus now
Solution |
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Converting from Decimal (base 10) to Hex (base 16) we get
3057515214 = B63DFACE
3203718446 = BEF4DD2E
3737643614 = DEC7EA5E
4025600712 = EFF1CAC8
Each line is actually a full word with 2 letters missing
B63DFACE = BolDFACE - ol
BEF4DD2E = BEFuDDlE - ul
DEC7EA5E = DECrEAsE - rs
EFF1CAC8 = EFFiCACy - iy
olulrsiy is an anagram for illusory. It is also possible to obtain the owrd by ordering the letters using the numbers they replaced. So o is 6th , l is the 3rd , etc.
stl.la/illusory leads to Harassment
Reward[]
UT Austin
Campus Security and Safety
Quad, North 5/14/1992 16:22 342-22
Sanning, Angela
Multiple complaints of harassment and disturbing the peace. Student was reported to have been shouting at passersby in an increasingly agitated state. Student refused to vacate the are on repeated requests. Finally, student had to be forcibly subdued and escorted to Student Behavioral Services for observation