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Post by elysethecat on Jul 11, 2019 10:51:23 GMT -5
Well, THAT makes sense! I like your angle, mrpoirot!
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Post by efanton on Jul 17, 2019 11:01:08 GMT -5
Going back to the theory that the answers represent notes, I have been thinking how would an answer fit that would give the last part of a web address. Going on the basis that the four notes represent letters, then it appears that the most likely Top Level Domain would be .CAFE
Elsysethecat first suggested that the answers were C4 F5 C6 E6. If .CAFE is the solution would mean that the either C4 or C6 was wrong and somehow needs to be replaced with an A4, A5, or A6 (an A followed by a number).
The two clues were Explode, and No sea legs here. I have been trying for most of the day to find an answer for either of these that would give an 'A' note but so far have not succeeded. Can anyone think of a solution?
It seems like a neat solution to the first key as you would have Stanza3.Stanza4.CAFE as the web address, but obviously it falls apart if we cant somehow get an 'A' note.
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Post by squirejames88 on Jul 17, 2019 12:00:45 GMT -5
Right or wrong, I like this idea. I will rack my brain and see what shakes out.
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Post by squirejames88 on Jul 17, 2019 12:16:44 GMT -5
While A bomb as in atomic bomb doesn't fit the format, it fits the clue. It's kinda of been replaced by the word nukes but it used to be the popular term.
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Post by susb8383 on Jul 17, 2019 12:41:29 GMT -5
A song by D.D.E: Dixie by Daniel Decatur Emmett. Could be, but there are two reasons why I think Elysethecat's solution is the right one.
1. It seems too coincidental that a letter/number can be found for each of the four items for it not to be significant.
2. If you look at the transcription of the poem in the video comments, he says "a song by D.D.E." Note that there are no spaces between the letters, which is exactly how the band has its name. If he were talking about Emmett it would be "A song by D. D. E."
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Post by efanton on Jul 17, 2019 13:04:46 GMT -5
Another idea that has occurred to me. I play guitar a bit so although I dont know much music theory, (I use TABs), an A minor chord would be represented by Am. A major would be represented by AM but usually the M is dropped.
There are many country domains that are in the format .?M (.AM, .TM, etc etc)
So do the notes actually build a chord? If so then it could be a simple substitution of the symbolic chord name instead of the Top Level Domain.
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Post by susb8383 on Jul 17, 2019 13:37:59 GMT -5
I looked at that not too long ago. They don't really build a chord. CFEC isn't any chord that I know of, and if you play it, it doesn't sound like a known chord to me.
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Post by squirejames88 on Jul 17, 2019 14:58:28 GMT -5
It could be an fmaj7 chord without the third. However, I can't find anything close to a standard chord. I have to agree there is no chord implied here.
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Post by efanton on Jul 17, 2019 17:11:27 GMT -5
I looked at that not too long ago. They don't really build a chord. CFEC isn't any chord that I know of, and if you play it, it doesn't sound like a known chord to me. agreed, it doesnt sound like a chord, but we are assuming that the CFCE are the correct notes. If we can find other solutions, and it would be really nice if someone could find an A instead of one of those C's that would really give the .CAFE idea legs, but even if it was a different note the chord theory might work. I post my ideas, they are not solutions. Sometimes someone else is able to take an idea and develop it further or see something that I havent. Other times they will shoot it down with a well thought out response. Either way its a win for everyone here.
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Post by TheCoyWonder on Jul 18, 2019 20:03:38 GMT -5
What if "play it carefully" is implying a note as well... B#
or Be Sharp.
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Post by efanton on Jul 20, 2019 11:37:19 GMT -5
.ac.bd .adac .band .cafe .fage .ggee
I know it doesn't look like much, but that represents two or three hours work. I got a complete list of all Top Level Domains, whittled it down to those that contain 4 letters, and then whittled that down so that it could only contain entries that are made up of the musical notes, A B C D E F G
IF stanza 5 represents the .zzzz in a web address xxx.yyyyy.zzzz AND its based on musical notes, the the last part of the address MUST be one of the above. A few IF's and AND's there I know, but it might be of help to those who are convinced that stanza 5 is based on musical notes and gives the top level domain.
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Post by mrpoirot on Jul 20, 2019 12:25:30 GMT -5
I like your thinking and the effort you put into this. I have been thinking about this stanza too and one thing seems to stand out to me and that is the last part, "a song by DDE". It seems to be too direct in some way. Why is he giving away the band just like that? It seems to not follow the pattern for the other clues in the other stanzas. They all seem a bit more vague. But if there is a second step (playing something) it might make more sense. I just feel it does not fit in. Along those lines, I did find an article where the record company Done Deal Enterprises sued some artists recently for something with the song Bed Rock (rock -> alchemy -> Harry Potter). I am almost certain that is not it but I don't want to close any doors at this point....
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Post by efanton on Jul 20, 2019 12:45:49 GMT -5
I like your thinking and the effort you put into this. I have been thinking about this stanza too and one thing seems to stand out to me and that is the last part, "a song by DDE". It seems to be too direct in some way. Why is he giving away the band just like that? It seems to not follow the pattern for the other clues in the other stanzas. They all seem a bit more vague. But if there is a second step (playing something) it might make more sense. I just feel it does not fit in. Along those lines, I did find an article where the record company Done Deal Enterprises sued some artists recently for something with the song Bed Rock (rock -> alchemy -> Harry Potter). I am almost certain that is not it but I don't want to close any doors at this point.... I agree to an extent, some of those clues in stanza 5 are too vague, or just too tricky. So my thinking was find all the possible options that it could be first, and then try use that to narrow down the actual answers to the riddles in the stanza. If someone can use that list and then give solid solutions to the riddles in the stanza that match, we could be fairly certain that those solutions are correct if the stanza truly is pointing to the last part of a web address (Top Level Domain).
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Post by TheCoyWonder on Jul 22, 2019 17:43:08 GMT -5
I'm still of the mind that Elysethecat nailed this one, with the exception of the "no sea legs here," and although I really enjoy C6 for its cleverness, what else could it be? My "C-flat" doesn't seem to fit because there is no # in the sequence, and I think there is a clear Letter# pattern established. So what else might it be? There's a Douglas Scale D0 - D9 for the height of waves. A Beaufort Scale B0 - B12 for wind that makes the sea uneasy. D0 or B0, depending on which scale you use, for glassy smooth seas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_sea_scale
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
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Post by efanton on Jul 22, 2019 18:25:26 GMT -5
I'm still of the believe that Elsethecat nailed it, except one of the C's is an A CFCE in any combinations does not give a top level domain.
The only domains that use musical notes and have 4 characters are ac.bd adac band cafe fage ggee
However, it occurred to me tonight, that we have not considered sharp and flat notes. C F A Eb seems to make a chord that sounds right. not being of a musical background, can anyone confirm that those notes are in a major/minor scale? If not what notes would we have to sharpen or flatten to make a normal scale if we were talking specifically about C A F E ,C A E F or C F A E
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