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Re:The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for... by sivm on Sunday August 17, 2025 @11:03PM (#44936985)
Here it is. It drove me crazy losing sleep

ATEQUINOXREADEDGETOEDEASTNORTHEASTFACETHENLETEDGEORDERBYTHERIMXBERLINCLOCKCHOOSEANDNAMETHEFINALCO

AT EQUINOX READ EDGE TO ED EAST, NORTHEAST FACE THEN LET EDGE ORDER BY THE RIM BERLIN CLOCK CHOOSE AND NAME THE FINAL CO

Re:The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for... by schoen on Sunday August 17, 2025 @11:12PM (#44937033)
Did you share this with an audience that's actively working on Kryptos?
Re:The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for... by sivm on Sunday August 17, 2025 @11:34PM (#44937143)
I tried to work with Reddit last night but was discouraged so I left. I emailed for verification and sent the $50.
Re:The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for... by sivm on Monday August 18, 2025 @12:30AM (#44937431)
I’m going to forge ahead. I think this is another clue. I don’t know how he got so many in. Last night I found Tishri and Fenrir even. USS HILL sent a SOS RRR in a panic. It’s pretty crazy.

Edit- I think it might be K4. It is instructions for physical revealing k5.

Here is the intuition/clues (use your imagination) if you want to try too:

Edge to edge; Noon rim; Ignore flicker; Berlin clock beats

And remember the loadstone- that compass doesn’t point north

Re:The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for... by sivm on Monday August 18, 2025 @02:49AM (#44938051)
Oh and the clues probably need a computer. But the final solution is just pencil and paper.

When you START searching for edges. Start with the YAR line. That’s what I did. But it goes on and on. Waypoint selectors…

The clues are in the K4 block of text, the actual answer is another layer using the rugged edges of all the panels.

Re:The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for... by sivm on Monday August 18, 2025 @03:16PM (#44944214)
Stonewalled oh well. It was a fun weekend puzzle.
Re:The secret code behind the CIA's Kryptos puzzle is up for... by sivm on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @08:16PM (#44967829)
Here is K5:

THIRTY EIGHT DEGREES FIFTY SEVEN MINUTES SIX POINT FIVE SECONDS NORTH SEVENTY SEVEN DEGREES EIGHT MINUTES FORTY FOUR SECONDS WEST

Take care.