Are we odd for liking this, too? (Posted on 2005-08-30)

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	Submitted by Erik O.
Rating: 3.3333 (3 votes)
Solution:	(Hide)
The link back to Are we odd for liking this? was a red herring. If you try to solve this encryption in the same way you get a message that says: XX XXX X X X XX X XX X X X XX XXX X XXX X X X XXX XX X X XX X X X X XX X X X X X X XXX You may have to squint your eyes to see the message "WRONG". The real encryption uses modular arithmetic. If you sum the digits in each column and use MOD 26 you end up with: 0 0 13 15 4 21 12 1 18 0 1 18 9 20 8 13 5 20 9 3 0 0 0 Using a simple alphabetic substitution where A=1, B=2, ..., the message reads: MODULAR ARITHMETIC Of course the letter "Z" could not be represented using MOD 26 unless we started with A=0, but since we never needed the letter Z it's a moot point.

	Subject	Author	Date
	Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2008-04-03 13:27:47
	answer	K Sengupta	2008-02-26 12:06:58
	re(3): Another Hint or the solution	Gamer	2007-01-21 21:32:19
	re(2): Another Hint or the solution	Tristan	2006-02-07 20:35:24
	re: Another Hint or the solution	Mindrod	2006-02-06 21:36:06
	possible solution (spoiler ?)	Mindy Rodriguez	2005-10-29 20:35:44
	on the way to a solution	Mindy Rodriguez	2005-10-29 20:25:58
	It seems so close...	Tristan	2005-09-15 22:27:59
	re: Another Hint	Bob Smith	2005-09-15 15:21:37
	Another Hint	Erik O.	2005-09-13 22:26:46
	re: Itīs problem with my eyes?	Erik O.	2005-09-13 22:21:10
	re: You didnīt answer me...	Tristan	2005-09-08 00:37:15
	You didnīt answer me...	pcbouhid	2005-09-07 17:18:17
	re: hint	Jer	2005-09-07 15:10:32
	hint	Erik O.	2005-09-06 17:02:00
	Orthogonality	Bob Smith	2005-08-31 20:23:20
	Well...	Avin	2005-08-30 17:52:13
	Itīs problem with my eyes?	pcbouhid	2005-08-30 17:08:50