Cicada3301 - countdown

a reply to: AdmireTheDistance

The countdown ends at 10:33 am, in every time zone.

10:33 must be part of the puzzle.

And the title Cicada3301..3301:1033

originally posted by: ypperst
a reply to: AdmireTheDistance

Okay, thanks.
It says 10 hours for me.

Oh and just a side note - they pick the first person who cracks their codes. If I remember correctly, they have chosen three(?) over the past years.

10hrs and 20 min for me....hmm is that some kind of code in the shape of a moth or butterfly

a reply to: nonjudgementalist

Good call there. so it is location specific.

a reply to: kellyjay

It is a cicada. They have a very weird life cycle.

cicada

a reply to: ypperst

Well, I am no use with code, but the code appears to be laid out in order to resemble a moth.

No idea why, but perhaps someone else might have an idea?

a reply to: TrueBrit

It is a cicada lol, There is a wiki link to it on page one and a link to cicadas on this page.

originally posted by: Jonjonj
a reply to: kellyjay

It is a cicada. They have a very weird life cycle.

cicada

ahh thankyou, never heard of those before

a reply to: kellyjay

I don't think they live in UK, but if you have ever been to a warmer country, they are the insects that sing, like at dusk, sound like they are chirping.

Some people have 40 min back on their counter, so I hope they will update, so I can update it here aswell

Panic spreads throughout Europe that the end of the universe may be near,[citation needed] on the supposed 1,000th anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ, due to some unusually harsh spring weather. The Book of Revelation predicts the end of the earth after a 1000 year period.

en.m.wikipedia.org...

a reply to: Jonjonj

Ah.

Well, I had better pay attention next time eh?

Ignore me everyone... obviously my head is not anywhere near being in the game. I think it has probably forgotten the address details and rough geographical location of the game for that matter!

originally posted by: Jonjonj
a reply to: kellyjay

I don't think they live in UK, but if you have ever been to a warmer country, they are the insects that sing, like at dusk, sound like they are chirping.

im originally from missouri, lived there for 22 years lol...and no we dont get crickets here, too damn cold in scotland lol

originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: Jonjonj

Ah.

Well, I had better pay attention next time eh?

Ignore me everyone... obviously my head is not anywhere near being in the game. I think it has probably forgotten the address details and rough geographical location of the game for that matter!

lol maybe you should ease up on that drink there, pace yourself

a reply to: kellyjay

If you go back to the wiki page you can hear the sound they make on the right hand side. They are very distinctive.

Awesome, I've heard about the previous ones.

There's another site that uses similar cryptic messages and coding.

If you're good with code, etc. I recommend trying it out; it's essentially one giants riddle.

www.notpron.org...

a reply to: kellyjay

Sage advice!

I shall be sure to heed it!

a reply to: Jonjonj

Yeah they are. I remember them from when I lived in Iowa.

3301-2015 = 1286... ??? 1+3+8+6 = 17 ... 3+3+0+1 = 7... 17+ 7 = 24... 24 hours in a day??? Latitudes and longitudes...???

3301 / 7 =
471.571429 (co-ordinates???)

Lol im tired i think I'm gonna call it a night.




Okay one more.

Vendeka is an international standard word for 10^33 (symbol V)
which is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
or one thousand million million million million million
or in American numbering one million billion billion billion
or a decillion or a quintilliard

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a reply to: nonjudgementalist

Woah!
Who knows, they are know for putting up posters around in cities which you need to find and scan.

originally posted by: nonjudgementalist
a reply to: AdmireTheDistance

The countdown ends at 10:33 am, in every time zone.

10:33 must be part of the puzzle.

And the title Cicada3301..3301:1033

So what is with the number 7?

You said that the puzzle begins at 10:33 for everyone. 1 + 0 + 3 + 3 = 7.

Cicada3301. Again, 3+3+0+1 = 7

Then the ASCII art is made of all 7s. Weird