[ARG] The Pizza Code Mystery

[Astij]

Oops

[apdapreturns]

@jadebenn

Got a bit more from it:

ZCZC-EAS-RWT-012057-012081-012101-012103-012115+0030-2780415-WTSP/TV-|U__
ZCZC-EAS-RWT-012057-012081-012101-012103-012115+0030-2780415-WTSP/TV-’|__
ZCZC-EAS-RWT-012057-012081-012101-012103-012115+0030-2780415-WTSP/TV-m____

These correspond to the 3 tones.

EDIT: Funnily enough, the RWT corresponds to a test of the system, not an unknown emergency code, which would be (according to wikipedia) ??E.

The EAS sounds at the init are copied from a child abduction EAS alert video.

[apdapreturns]

In the audio description, Age is set to 2013.

Could this be a clue?

[jadebenn]

@apdapreturns

The EAS sounds at the init are copied from a child abduction EAS alert video.

Doesn’t count out the possibility that the station code may contain a clue.

[Mr_Sir_Shpee]

Seems the ARG is finally picking up steam again (pun intended).

[manhacks]

Hey guys first post here, I don’t know if this is already known but I mapped stromseeker’s site and this are all the ULRs availables :

This one is interesting.

[Flavrans]

@manhacks

Hey guys first post here, I don’t know if this is already known but I mapped stromseeker’s site and this are all the ULRs availables : https://i.imgur.com/NP5dEtj.png

This one is interesting.

No, that’s already been confirmed as not related to the ARG. See Wibble on the wiki.

[TornadoAP]

@manhacks

Hey guys first post here, I don’t know if this is already known but I mapped stromseeker’s site and this are all the ULRs availables :

This one is interesting.

What about creating one for bmrf.us?

[Flavrans]

@Astij

Also, does anyone have a link to the page with the message about the Tau Cannon on?

I wrote a page on the ARG wiki with some information on the clues/hints that have appeared on the wiki itself: Wiki clues

@apdapreturns

The EAS sounds at the init are copied from a child abduction EAS alert video.

No, I don’t think so. The code is the same as the example SAME header found on wikipedia.

[manhacks]

@TornadoAP

What about creating one for bmrf.us?

Nothing special on bmrf.us, there is only the /img/ folder

[apdapreturns]

Seems like a TTS punched tape, analyzing spectogram @ Audacity @ EAS_bg

[apdapreturns]

@flavrans9

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No, I don’t think so. The code is the same as the example SAME header found on wikipedia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUcBnBuOY6g

[apdapreturns]

If anyone wants to help, our theory is that EAS_bg ending in the spectogram might be a punch card:

With a punch card under:

EDIT: More tweaking with punch cards

[manhacks]

On Stormseeker’s website (no mention on the wiki page) :

/*!
*Oh hai there, someones bein a nosy bounder aren’t they…
*Looking for ARG related stuffs?
*I have a hint for you
*21 goes into 1
*Don’t trust anyone, it’s not safe.
*/

There’s a bunch of scripts in /js/ and images on /ref/ but it’s probably not ARG related…

[Flavrans]

@manhacks

On Stormseeker’s website (no mention on the wiki page) :

/*!
*Oh hai there, someones bein a nosy bounder aren’t they…
*Looking for ARG related stuffs?
*I have a hint for you
*21 goes into 1
*Don’t trust anyone, it’s not safe.
*/

There’s a bunch of scripts in /js/ and images on /ref/ but it’s probably not ARG related…

Jeez. Looks like that hint has been there since Nov 24, 2013!?

EDIT:

“21 into 1” also appeared in a comment on the wiki.

[faed]

The EAS background image seems to be lifted from here:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pxANzFdVegk/maxresdefault.jpg

This shows up under the second result when searching Google Images for “emergency broadcast system”.

The MD5/SHA-1 hashes are exactly the same for both, which leads me to believe there’s nothing hidden inside the file.

PS C:\Users\fade\desktop\bmrf.us> ./fciv.exe -both .\maxresdefault.jpg
//
// File Checksum Integrity Verifier version 2.05.
//
                MD5                             SHA-1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
a703449f52e344bba78b1c87dda0a78d 73ae00cb0f9aae7cbbe6aed33f1e58a80f5d2b84 .\maxresdefaul
PS C:\Users\fade\desktop\bmrf.us> ./fciv.exe -both .\EAS_bg.jpg
//
// File Checksum Integrity Verifier version 2.05.
//
                MD5                             SHA-1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
a703449f52e344bba78b1c87dda0a78d 73ae00cb0f9aae7cbbe6aed33f1e58a80f5d2b84 .\eas_bg.jpg

[Flavrans]

@apdapreturns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUcBnBuOY6g

Yeah, that’s odd, maybe they used the same source clip. From what I understand, the guy who put the SAME clip on wikipedia custom made it specifically for the wikipedia article.

The code found in the EAS header:

ZCZC-EAS-RWT-012057-012081-012101-012103-012115+0030-2780415-WTSP/TV-

translates literally to:

AN EAS PARTICIPANT HAS ISSUED A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS: HILLSBOROUGH FL, MANATEE FL, PASCO FL, PINELLAS FL, AND SARASOTA FL AT 12:15 AM EDT ON OCTOBER 5, 2015 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12:45 AM EDT. MESSAGE FROM WTSP-TV

(Using header format information from here. Note: the year can be any year, if it’s a leap year, the date becomes Oct 4)

[faed]

@manhacks

On Stormseeker’s website (no mention on the wiki page) :

/*!
*Oh hai there, someones bein a nosy bounder aren’t they…
*Looking for ARG related stuffs?
*I have a hint for you
*21 goes into 1
*Don’t trust anyone, it’s not safe.
*/

There’s a bunch of scripts in /js/ and images on /ref/ but it’s probably not ARG related…

Where are you seeing this?

[Flavrans]

@faed

Where are you seeing this?

It’s in the javascript files in https://www.thestormseeker.com/js/

EDIT: The last-modified date of pl.js is Mon, 25 Nov 2013 02:20:01 GMT. Unless the file dates have been modified, those files have been there for quite a while.

[makzk]

@flavrans9

Jeez. Looks like that hint has been there since Nov 24, 2013!?

EDIT:

“21 into 1” also appeared in a comment on the wiki.

This has nothing to do with the IP : Port (‘1.192.12.156:2828’) on the BMRF terminal? Maybe we have to replace/add something to it and do some manual connection.