Reply To: Puzzles
Here is an answer and a puzzle…
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@molleculeYT, #96310
(I don’t know how it took me this long to get to this puzzle, but…)
If we need to cut the cake into 8 equal sectors, first divide it into quarters as normal. Then rearrange the four pieces so that their planes of symmetry are all aligned. You can now cut along this plane to get 8 identical pieces!
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And now a new conundrum! (This one is definitely easier than the ones I have done thus far.)
Puzzle Hunt, Puzzle 4: Another Answer (1,6,9)
MD5: 32afd3043cc56dd86fa31f6d711f40b3
[PUZZLE]
I hope you’re not on the fence about solving this puzzle; this one is off the rails!
MRSLE YISIT EETRF THTA
MAWOO XYSSD IRRER EASIS ETAVR HRMED OTHSI EIOPC NCACE GNLFL OIAEL E
MSSOS NYIAA KSAII NETDH TALTV OALHR ADNAE ENHIR DLC
MEMIT DYIYL IOPTO ASLBR FLAWO SCEIN HHUEE AIRHA TTOVM
[N.B. Please decrypt each line separately. This note is not a puzzle.]
[SOLUTION]
As hinted at by the introduction, each line was encrypted with the rail fence cipher (but with different keys each time). The decrypted messages are:
(Key: 3) MY FIRST IS THE LETTER A
(Key: 6) MY SECOND IS ASSOCIATED WITH CAESAR OR VIGENERE OR HILL, FOR EXAMPLE
(Key: 5) MY THIRD IS A HARD TASK, AND ALSO A TELEVISION CHANNEL
(Key: 4) MY WHOLE IS A COMPETITION THAT SHOULD BE VERY FAMILIAR
These clues lead to the final answer: A CIPHER CHALLENGE