Here is final(?) Slovaltine Clue, number Seven. There is a LOST-related answer hidden in the image. Feel free to discuss it in the comments, but if you think you have the answer send an email to slovaltine@lostargs.com.Hopefully today is the big day we've all been waiting for! Thanks everyone for playing.
Hint #1
What is he staring at?
Hint #2
The book is labeled with 20 43 1 ti
Hint #3
Elementary! My dear Watson!
Hint #4
The man in the photo is Dmitri Mendeleev
Solution
The numbers and letters on the book - 20 43 1 ti - are elements in the periodic table.
Changing the atomic numbers to element symbols (and vice versa) gives you the answer - CATCH-22.
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69 comments:
LOL
just when i asked for the next clue.. and here it isss =)))))))
First
darn...second...
Wow, you know this is the first one where I don't actually know the answer to it!
I'm working with you guys now!
welcome to this side of the game nick =)
Oh wait, I do know it lol - its one of mine in terms of the idea, but Dennis just made it a hell of a lot more difficult!
the numbers on the book on the desk:
20
43
1 (or 7)
i cannot see the last one
Do you think its the artist name? Can't make it out?!
is the last one
"ti" ??
steff - is it 'ti' on the last one?
lol - yep think it might be!!
and what about the third one, now i think it's not 7, but 1 or l (L)
ooh a new one....
I think its
20
43
1
ti
Not sure what that means tho!!
ok...
20 43 7? 11?
date is 1885 and artist; C N? P...something lol
actually i am now more inclined to agree that it is
20 43 1 ti
haha
yes, but it could also be "l" (L)
not in this font, but you can see in Times New Roman, they are almost the same , just the L is a liiiitle bit "taller"
What it says on the book:
20 43 1 ti
ti is the symbol for the chemical element titanium; don't know if thats relevant but titanium's atomic number is 22. just a thought.
e-mail sent
Ooooh, I think I got it!
aaaah of course yes i see it.
wife pointed out the obvious to me when I "thought" I had it, lol.
Got it I think!
wow we unwittingly latched onto the right answer quickly there didn't we? I surprise myself.
Maybe that post should be removed...
What time do you think the assessment will start ?
8:15pm anyone ?
If you mean my post, I'll remove it, although I still have no idea what the answer is. :)
Oh and here I thought this clue was my best so far... :(
Everybody got their ID card? Now what? LOL
Hmm... looks like I solved the clue without even understanding it. Huzzah!
Okay, now someone e-mail me and tell me the answer. ;)
Nevermind. I just realized what it is. Ha, ha!
i thought it was very clever nick. :)
email...:D
I hear that if you use your DWY i.d. card at the local grocer you get 10% discount on Dharma goods.
Then again... "THEY" would know where you're at.
Well, the UPC code thing is interesting. It will be cool if we have to actually go somewhere and use the card! I'll have to check my market's shelves for Dharma products.
You' ve got an e-mail!! ;)
Just got to this last one...is it an anagram??
ANM
Oh no! I haven't even done the previous puzzle yet! I'm so behind. I do have my Dharma Initiative ID card printed out though. Cool...although I kind of feel like I've just taken on the mark of the beast. LOL
Tried every possible barcode type on an automatic generator online and none gave the same result as is on my card. Begining to think it is not a barcode at all but maybe some kinda clue??morse even??
Anyone else tried it out?
ANM
I checked out my barcode using Code 128, and everything matched except for the last three digits
BTW, I opened up the comments on the ID card post, if you want to move the discussion there...
Thanks for that link, Dennis. I can't tell if mine matches up. It seems to in most places.
I'm so confused! Any hints?
Emailed! Awww are we done? That was fun!
@Caroline:
All you need is in the posts above! Reread them...
I just posted in the last post that my computer has slovaltine.
Because hoku had said they were going to try #7. I swear there wasn't a #7 a half hour ago.
I know I refreshed my page eairler today. Maybe not cause dennis posted #7 at 7:00am and I know we're in the same time zone. I guess I have slovaltine. Hey I'll fit right in with this ARG. lol
Thanks dennis for posting whats on the book cause I don't even see anything.
I still don't get it. Wow, this is obviously not tapping the right part of my brain.
LOL Sayid'sgirl!
I know it's sad. :)
I've seen this painting. I should know who it is but I can't think. Oh and now I can see the numbers on the book. I can even make out the ti.
I think I need more sleep. lol
Also I took the 2 books on the table as a clue, one is painted one way, and one the other...but don't look too deep into that and let that confuse you further...concentrate most on the posts already written.
Just woke up and back at it ( although no ID card:( )...Still trying to solve #6 as well....Anyway, I'm pretty sure this is a painting of Nicholas Copernicus, but I could be wrong.
It will be much easier to figure out who is in the painting after you solve the clue.
ok - I give up. I've been staring at this all day and it's driving me nuts. I just want the answer.
I figured out who it is ;)
I think that was Dennis's round-a-bout way of saying I was wrong :)
That is not Copernicus.
I put hints and the solution for this clue on the front page.
did you noticed anything more than numbers on the book? anything more?? or just numbers and old man?
Whoever made this one up - Awesome clue. This is everything an ARG represents in my book. A search for clues, research, and tying it all together in one package. Great job on this one!
i know the painter! i know ho made this painting!
ok, its solved...:D TW, painter is Nelson Primus, (1843–1916)
That was pretty cool. I would have never gotten it. I don't think. It's pretty simple when you know the answer.
Thanks for all the puzzles guys. It was fun. Even though I didn't get most of them. :)
Slovaltine is amazing. This just proves how ready the Lost community is for a serious ARG. :)
Let's hope they give us one.
The artist is Ilya Repin, the subject is Dmitri Mendeleev.
The artist is Ilya Repin, the subject is Dmitri Mendeleev.
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