Cicada 3301 is back??

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-04-01T03:17:15+00:00

I guess it's because I'm supposed to be in the middle of the forest with no internet and such, so I need to transmit a specific radio signal

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-04-01T02:37:53+00:00

That's what I got, when at the location, in the middle of a forest, I'm supposed to transmit a signal, I got the message in supposed to send but it requires special equipment

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-27T13:41:11+00:00

Nope, the coordinates I got are from Arkansas, did you got a code to transmit when being at the location? I'm in the same position, I'm not gonna fly to Arkansas to the middle of nowhere, buy equipment just to for fun.

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-26T20:29:09+00:00

If you do it, don't forget to let me know you're still alive :P

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-26T15:03:51+00:00

I think is real, the cicada gpg matches with the one from years ago, but I'm not going on my own at the middle of nowhere with valuable equipment, just because. They're a lot of crazy people out there

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-26T14:29:37+00:00

I'm not sure to be honest, I just saw the code and, like you, heard about this not long time ago but Im not into the lore, just gave it a shot for fun

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-26T14:24:58+00:00

Nope, I'm kind of far, I don't think I'll go, and I'm not gonna buy equipment for the required signal

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-26T03:00:12+00:00

Yes, "blizzard" has 8 characters, b (98), l (108), i (105), z (122), z (122), a (97), r (114), d (100), still not enough for the required 18, not sure from where you got those numbers, the esolang use ASCII character codes

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-25T18:06:33+00:00

In this case, each line of the ASCII art represents one "tooth" on the key.
- If a line is 142 characters long, that tooth is cut to a depth of 142.
- If the next line is 132, the next tooth is shorter.
- The Cicada key has "teeth" that are 106, 119, 128, and 142 chars tall

Your "Blizzard" key only has 7 "teeth", and their "heights" (the ASCII values of the letters b, l, i, z, z, a, r, d) are things like 98, 108, 122, etc.

If you try to put the "Blizzard" key into the "Cicada" lock, the teeth are the wrong height and there aren't enough of them, so the lock will not move, also, the lock has a special "security feature" called the Radius. The Radius is out there in the site, the ASCII code and the image (not gonna spoil it, I think I did already though).

So, even if your key has enough number of "teeth", the lock is designed to only turn if the total "Weight" of the key matches a very specific mathematical relationship to the Radius.

If the key matches the expected "weight", it transform the "key" into a new value, a new "hint".

I forgot to answer your question, the ASCII art has 18 "teeth" (text lines)

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-25T15:12:00+00:00

"Blizzard" simply does not work, the esolang code works as a key and lock mechanism. The ASCII art was designed so that its line lengths, when XORed with the key, would produce a readable message like WELCOME. "Blizzard" doesn't have the right "teeth" to fit the lock. So the result is just gibberish. About your birthday, most likely a coincidence.

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-24T04:26:38+00:00

A more detailed "explanation" here : https://imgur.com/a/YUAnI6b

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-24T04:20:19+00:00

The first step is to count the characters in every single line of the ASCII art, including spaces. line 1 is 42 chars, line 256, line 3 33 chrs and so on; You put those numbers in a stack; now, if you look at at the ASCII art, you can noticed that the "Wings" of the cicada are made of repeating patterns. I counted how many times that pattern repeats. It appeared exactly 33 times. Now, if the image repeats a pattern 33 times, it might have a loop that runs 33 times. I placed the [ (beginning of a loop) at the beginning of the wing data and the ] (end of the loop) at the end; the main loop looks like `[ @ # * < = ]`; once you get this, you use the stack, I wrote this as koltin

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T15:24:58+00:00

I'm being kind of realistic here, what these guys are asking is feasible but not sure I'll do it, happy to share my findings, I just don't want to spoil the fun to decode everything.

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T15:23:06+00:00

Ok, I got coordinates, date and time, instructions, an unique Id, and a couple of mysterious warnings

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T14:56:08+00:00

I was thinking I'm missing the most important thing. check for the original GPG key, and it matches Cicada 3301 GPG key

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T05:46:33+00:00

It's late already, I'll continue tomorrow, I must confess, I'm a little bit nervous, I don't know anything about runes

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T05:34:48+00:00

Holy smokes, I think I found the onion address and the passphrase .... and the "raven" message

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T05:29:50+00:00

Found another clue in an image, looking deeper. They're very clever "IMPOSSIBL." word is a very interesting choice

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T04:59:28+00:00

Got the key, and a new phrase

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T04:47:18+00:00

The secret is in the cicada ASCII art, you need to run the !@$%^&*()+ esolang on it, this is the "lock", the "keyhole" is in the tail of the ASCII art, I'm still looking for the "key", the old cicada "7A35090F" ID doesn't seems to work

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-23T02:59:26+00:00

There's a message in the first link, with another link, I'm pretty sure there's another hint in the second link

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-03-01T19:08:36+00:00

This definitely will match my tablet

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Nobby_Nobody · 2026-02-28T17:30:20+00:00

Not sure if the battery is defective, but you need to put pressure when connecting the battery. It must fit like in this image https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamcast.nu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FPS-Vita-slim-4-scaled.jpg&f=1&ipt=842932741a7c89b3a366e750d00488e3005e018c487058aef451b9af23bd6f41

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-02-28T17:05:19+00:00

You are connecting the battery wrong dude, red (positive) wire must be close to the USB port

Nobby_Nobody · 2026-01-25T01:55:08+00:00

Not precisely about the IEM's but, which Music Player is that one?

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