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Post by susb8383 on Jun 14, 2019 20:32:15 GMT -5
I came to the same conclusion as efanton the more I thought about it. It might be something that is 3 letters and the next in the key is only the first. Or it might be something that is 3 words.
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Post by elysethecat on Jun 15, 2019 10:14:46 GMT -5
I've been considering the Galata (or its official name, Karakoy) Bridge in Istanbul. A bridge is something that can be "astride" and as for the treasure, the Galata Bridge spans the Golden Horn of Istanbul.
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Post by amisk on Jun 15, 2019 16:17:52 GMT -5
"Astride a treasure on its own" Colossus of Rhodes maybe? This got me thinking about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Three (the next, plus two) were in Greece, which borders Turkey. (Actually the Temple of Artemis would be in present-day Turkey, but would have been in Greece when it existed.) It may be a stretch with the other stanzas, but perhaps worthy of some thought?
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Post by efanton on Jun 15, 2019 17:44:58 GMT -5
If my hunch is right this stanza results in a country. More specifically the YY of the web address WWW.XXX.YYwhat would you sit astride? A horse A golden horse? where would you find one of them? Its not a golden horse in the sense of an ancient treasure, its a real life horse
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Post by susb8383 on Jun 15, 2019 22:13:34 GMT -5
Are you thinking of the golden horses of Turkmenistan?
Possibly...
I keep wondering if something 'beside' Turkey means it has to be touching it. The definition is 'next to; at the side of.' Turkmenistan isn't beside Turkey.
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Post by susb8383 on Jun 15, 2019 22:16:59 GMT -5
I've been considering the Galata (or its official name, Karakoy) Bridge in Istanbul. A bridge is something that can be "astride" and as for the treasure, the Galata Bridge spans the Golden Horn of Istanbul.
Maybe...but the bridge isn't beside Turkey; it's in Turkey.
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Post by efanton on Jun 16, 2019 4:55:49 GMT -5
Are you thinking of the golden horses of Turkmenistan? Possibly... I keep wondering if something 'beside' Turkey means it has to be touching it. The definition is 'next to; at the side of.' Turkmenistan isn't beside Turkey. think Turkey +2, we were given that clue. Then Golden horse. To my mind that points to Turkmenistan I think the 3 piece key is a web address. So how does Turkmenistan fit into that? xxx.yyyyy.TM .TM is the country code for Turkmenistan It makes perfect sense for me. .TM has the lowest number of websites in the world and its sites general rank the lowest in search engine results because of the low volume of hits due to low population. It would also be the easiest zone to get a domain with a specific name considering that there's less than 900 domains total registered in Turkmenistan. If you wanted a website hidden on the web where else would you put it? Now if someone who is tech savvy could get us a list of all the websites or domains in Turkmenistan we would easily crack this key, or at least easily eliminate my theory. I already think I know what the YYYYY is in xxx.YYYYYY.TM is
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Post by elysethecat on Jun 26, 2019 9:05:45 GMT -5
I was looking at another treasure hunt (the million dollar bitcoin treasure, as far as I know Jenny hasn't added it to the forum) and noticed the domain they use is .XYZ. I wonder if this could be the domain used in our hunt? X plus two (Y and Z?) can still be astride the treasure on its own (X marks the spot) and still be beside a turkey in bowling (the X part, I mean). I don't have time now, but hopefully later today I can experiment with XYZ. Just a thought!
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Post by TheCoyWonder on Jun 30, 2019 15:16:03 GMT -5
To continue along the bowling concept..
Plus two could be DOUBLE A DOUBLE comes after and includes a strike Sparing no expense and searching everywhere could be to DOUBLE the price or to DOUBLE your efforts A DOUBLE is beside a Turkey in the string of consecutive strikes
thinking out loud....
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Post by TheCoyWonder on Jul 2, 2019 14:02:26 GMT -5
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Post by efanton on Jul 2, 2019 16:55:19 GMT -5
country code 42 does NOT exist, so if that's what Lukas was alluding to, its not a country.
I would imagine 42 is something that just popped out but not relevant to the quest.
101010 in binary, or 42 in decimal translates into 2A in hexadecimal. Again something that doesn't translate into a country code or something that appears to be usable
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Post by elysethecat on Jul 2, 2019 17:07:26 GMT -5
I don't think anyone suggested a country code. 10 10 10 (x x x) is a turkey, and 101010 is binary for 42, which according to Adams is, "the answer to life, the universe and everything." It's also a big part of a solve in RP1 - number ultimate (42)/number magic (3) = fortress tragic (14).
I like the pop culture/lit references. They feel right for this riddle.
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Post by TheCoyWonder on Jul 2, 2019 18:44:05 GMT -5
More food for thought as we look to try to confirm things... You guys have already said these among comments but it's pretty cool to see that it works.
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Post by GeneticBlend on Jul 2, 2019 20:38:06 GMT -5
42 = the answer to everything...
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Post by efanton on Jul 6, 2019 16:59:54 GMT -5
I have been having a serious rethink about this stanza. Got out the maps today and I noticed something unusual. Take a look at the map and look at the country Azerbaijan. Do you notice that it appears to be split into two completely different entities. The country Armenia goes straight through Azerbaijan splitting it into two. Thinking my horse theory might not work anymore I did a bit of research, and thankfully it still works. The Karabakh horse from Azerbaijan, the Akhal-Teke horse from Turkmenistan and the Persian horses are all of the same stock, each is still sought after by horse breeders and essentially the difference between them is minor. So the clue Astride still make sense with regards a horse. more here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karabakh_horseI was never completely happy with my interpretation the first line of the stanza but now if we think Armenia rather than Turkmenistan it fits beautifully Armenenia borders Turkey (Beside a bird that’s rarely thrown) It sits astride Azerbaijan, (where the Karabakh horse comes from) Two countries away from Turkey puts us in Azerbaijan. But Armenia splits (sits astride) Azerbaijan, and at the same time is next to Turkey I have found a domain name that I think fits stanza 4 and 5. I thought I had hit the jackpot earlier today as it was the name of a song, and the registered domain was .TM. Although the domain is registered and is still live I was unable to get an IP address from any DNS Lookup I tried. The song sounded as if it had those notes at the start (impossible to be absolutely certain as it was a sample) but when I tried to incorporate 313, dearborn, MI, or indeed anything related to Michigan I did not get a webpage. I do not know if this is just a dead domain, or I have not entered the correct URL and there is some trickery going on to hide the IP address. The problem I have now is although Armenia fits stanza 4 as a better solution I have yet to find a domain that is similar in name to the song. Because of that I will not say I am certain its Armenia, it still could be Turkmenistan, but Armenia appears to be a better solution
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