...In something hidden. Just for kicks.

Thought I'd let you know.


Hint #1
Hint #2
Hint #3


Solution

The ItsTooHard link was hidden in the source code of my contribution to The Ultimate Fortix Giveaway. Something hidden referred to my private giveaway. The other something hidden was of course the link itself.

The quiz consisted of a single question, embedded as a Youtube video. It contained a series of phrases in several different languages, pasted over a nice loop. These phrases are actually the recorded greetings that were thrown into space in 1977, aboard Voyager spacecrafts. The answer was the name used to refer to the records on Wikipedia.

Afterwards I added a bonus quiz, the answer to which was any of the languages I used in the "song".

Trivia: The single dot, used as the background image of the Youtube video means "greetings" in Tralfamadorian.


Post Mortem

During the course of this, I posted some hints, bumped the other thread simultaneously with this one and ultimately revealed the link but still, finding the entrance proved to be harder than the actual puzzle. Which is a shame because I wanted more people to have a go at it. The puzzle itself turned out to be quite easy with a success rate greater than 50%.

As apologies for frustration caused, I decided to make another giveaway. Apparently, mind reading puzzles are all the rage nowadays, so I hopped on the bandwagon with something that occurred to me spontaneously a little while back. So good luck with the consolation prize.

Oh before I forget, the hints in advance:

  1. Be agreeable.
  2. Punctuation is important.
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Is it Fortix?

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No. For kicks.

11 years ago
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Eh, sounds like Fortix to me. :P

11 years ago
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You might want to get your ears checked. You know -- For chicks.

11 years ago
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No, it's For Ticks. Only bloodsucking insects are able to find it.

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Against them, I have insecticide in my barn. For pigs.

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All four of them?

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Of course. I would prove it to you, if I had a camera for pics.

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Hmm, is it a game for kids ?

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No, it's rated 16+. So it's for bigs.

Well, this was lame.
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you have made my night hell......thanks sir...

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Sorry about that, but in the end, you'll become better prepared for tricks.

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You've really made a difficult puzzle, this is unsolvable for hicks.

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Anybody can enjoy a rose, despite the thorns.
They should just not be discouraged by three or four pricks.

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I'd rather just play with dogs. They don't hesitate to show it if they like someone, they shower them with licks.

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Cats don't get along with dogs, so just don't throw any cats in the mix!! :o

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MORE REPLAYS

11 years ago
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Ok, Maru, why did you have to go ahead and break the combo? I should beat you with sticks.

well, you know...
four of them.
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Aww I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to end the combo. This comment chain is at its end, no more clicks.

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well... i guess that it has something to do with dicks

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Very well

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I don't get it :s

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so, you're the easterbunny? amiright? amiright?

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No. Sorry. My eggs look like this.

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is it NBA2k13?

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No. Sorry.

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Fifa?

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No. Sorry.

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Well, found it, but can't get it. As you said above, need my ears checked. So tricky.

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The last music I listened to was stuff like Eiffel 65. Might be a little out of date myself.

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Thanks for Skyrim.

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Solved! ^_^

I don't know yet if i enter, however.

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No, bless you is better...

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#1!

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i have no idea whats going on here......

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your small peepee!

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so where was it hidden?

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*is.

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i dont see any hidden links?

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i thought it was over & people already found it...

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No, you have about a week.

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For me it is also too...

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Thanks for something

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These puzzles mystify me. I can only get the ones where the link is in the source code.

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same here, I was really glad when I found out about the source code ones but now I think theremust be something even more hidden and new and exciting that I don't know about again...

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Found the hidden thing, but I doubt if I could solve it.

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i dont get what people are finding!!!!

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too hard

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Omg, open profile

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My thinking skills is poor.

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Dear other timezone, this bump is for you.

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plus night-owls, too >_> (bump for solved)

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#2!

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Good job to the one(s) who got it. I don't even know where to start. GG

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what the heck am I looking for? >_>

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Well, let's hope police don't find it.

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Bump for solved! Thanks!

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#3!

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Sure thing.

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Np. Also, check back later. I'll inevitably add some hints.

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Solution posted.

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lol, i didnt find anything here

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Heh. Don't confuse them even more.

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Oh well, dont know even how to start this.

At least my puzzle has clear instructions!

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What? I can't even read the second paragraph in your puzzle!

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lol, you solved it.. don't pretend!

In my puzzle everyone knows what to do and has equel chance to solve it. Those who don't know what is link to a private giveaway got answered.

Nah, im not complaining.. good luck to others who did solve :)

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I have a hidden thing. Inside, I have another hidden thing. Seemed perfectly clear to me.

That said, I always underestimate the difficulty of my hiding places.

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Closed 11 years ago by Ishmaeel.