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<span style="font-size: 20px"><strong>Hover over the clues if you require!</strong></span><br> | <span style="font-size: 20px"><strong>Hover over the clues if you require!</strong></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px"><strong><u>Method 1:</u></strong></span><br> | <span style="font-size: 20px"><strong><u>Method 1:</u></strong></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text"> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text">The prices are quite... interesting.</span></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text"> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text">Maybe a quick number-letter check?</span></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px"><strong><u>Method 2:</u></strong></span><br> | <span style="font-size: 20px"><strong><u>Method 2:</u></strong></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text"> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text">Such esoteric names.</span></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text"> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text">Wonder if the names have been messed with?</span></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 3: <span class="spoiler-text"> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 3: <span class="spoiler-text">Maybe Julius will know what's up.</span></span><br> | ||
<h1>Answer and Explanation</h1> | <h1>Answer and Explanation</h1> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Answer: <span class="spoiler-text">8888</span></span><br> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Answer: <span class="spoiler-text">8888</span></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation 1: <span class="spoiler-text"> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation 1: <span class="spoiler-text">The prices, when translated into letters using A1Z26, give "PASSWORD" for the Palm Beach one, "IS EIGHT F" for the Astoria one, and "OUR TIMES" for the Long Island one. Together, it reads, "PASSWORD IS EIGHT FOUR TIMES", hence, 8888.</span></span><br> | ||
<span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation 2: <span class="spoiler-text"> | <span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation 2: <span class="spoiler-text">The second name, "Mqopb - 8" means that MQOPB translates to EIGHT somehow. M is eight up from E, Q is eight up from I... hold on. Everything is eight up from the true words. So take every coffee name, and Caesar back 8 to get the true words, "Password is Eight Four times", which is 8888.</span></span> | ||
Revision as of 07:23, 5 September 2022
Puzzle
Clue
Hover over the clues if you require!
Method 1:
Clue 1: The prices are quite... interesting.
Clue 2: Maybe a quick number-letter check?
Method 2:
Clue 1: Such esoteric names.
Clue 2: Wonder if the names have been messed with?
Clue 3: Maybe Julius will know what's up.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: 8888
Explanation 1: The prices, when translated into letters using A1Z26, give "PASSWORD" for the Palm Beach one, "IS EIGHT F" for the Astoria one, and "OUR TIMES" for the Long Island one. Together, it reads, "PASSWORD IS EIGHT FOUR TIMES", hence, 8888.
Explanation 2: The second name, "Mqopb - 8" means that MQOPB translates to EIGHT somehow. M is eight up from E, Q is eight up from I... hold on. Everything is eight up from the true words. So take every coffee name, and Caesar back 8 to get the true words, "Password is Eight Four times", which is 8888.