1BTC - Bitcoin Treasure Hunt - Can you crack the code? [competition now closed] - page 15.

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Quote from: locopao on March 06, 2015, 05:29:18 AM

Quote from: steveturk on March 06, 2015, 04:48:50 AM

it would all hinge on the input, that is why you have to ask 4 the key

ok then, here is my question:

Where is the key? Is the key located at the 3 virtual coins or it can be found in your answers?

hope you can answer this Wink

Well it definitely has something to do with the number 4 since he is saying ''4 the key'' and not ''for the key''

Binary-coded decimal, or BCD, is a binary encoded representation of integer values that uses a 4-bit nibble to encode decimal digits

Perhaps something to do with this?

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Quote from: steveturk on March 06, 2015, 04:48:50 AM

it would all hinge on the input, that is why you have to ask 4 the key

ok then, here is my question:

Where is the key? Is the key located at the 3 virtual coins or it can be found in your answers?

hope you can answer this Wink

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from now on I think I will only be responding after every 5 or so posts ... Roll Eyes

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Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:42:14 AM

Quote from: steveturk on March 06, 2015, 04:34:23 AM

Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:28:03 AM

So if you have thrown it in the 'bin', the outcome is the password?

This looks like a yes.
But when I throw something in the 'bin', the outcome is always a number without letters. You said that 000000000 - 999999999 were wrong, so how is that possible?

it would all hinge on the input, that is why you have to ask 4 the key

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Quote from: steveturk on March 06, 2015, 04:34:23 AM

Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:28:03 AM

So if you have thrown it in the 'bin', the outcome is the password?

This looks like a yes.
But when I throw something in the 'bin', the outcome is always a number without letters. You said that 000000000 - 999999999 were wrong, so how is that possible?

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Quote from: steveturk on March 06, 2015, 04:32:59 AM

Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:28:03 AM

First of all, steveturk: I am really enjoying this. I love puzzles etc, so this is fun!

Well, let's try to ask questions then.

It is kinda clear that we have to use binary numbers. Is it the 2-base binary system that we have to use?

"ask 4 the key" - this is just too blatant!

Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:28:03 AM

Also: the first calculation, which could be done by a 5 year old, does that have to do with the 000 001 and 100 ?

Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:28:03 AM

So if you have thrown it in the 'bin', the outcome is the password?

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Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:28:03 AM

First of all, steveturk: I am really enjoying this. I love puzzles etc, so this is fun!

Well, let's try to ask questions then.

It is kinda clear that we have to use binary numbers. Is it the 2-base binary system that we have to use?

"ask 4 the key" - this is just too blatant!

Quote from: Josepht on March 06, 2015, 04:28:03 AM

Also: the first calculation, which could be done by a 5 year old, does that have to do with the 000 001 and 100 ?

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First of all, steveturk: I am really enjoying this. I love puzzles etc, so this is fun!

Well, let's try to ask questions then.

It is kinda clear that we have to use binary numbers. Is it the 2-base binary system that we have to use?
Also: the first calculation, which could be done by a 5 year old, does that have to do with the 000 001 and 100 ?

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''good idea, but the first part of the equation can be solved a by a 5 year old, once you have that answer you just need to throw it in the "bin"

So if you have thrown it in the 'bin', the outcome is the password?

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that's why it's a treasure hunt and not a quiz.

hope you are having fun.

ask more specific questions, that alone should get to the answer ( by a process of elimination )

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