# Has anyone solved or been working on this puzzle? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187 "2004-06-19T10:12:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/1 "2004-06-19T10:12:48Z")
[www.thisisnotporn.com](http://www.thisisnotporn.com) If not, maybe we can? I’ve gotten to the Hide Your Sorrows page, but can’t get past it. I can only make out a candle with a pair of eyes(?) behind it. I don’t know what the golden object is though. The only things I’ve gotten from this page are Hypericum Perforatum is St. Johnswort and thanks to the folks at Penny Arcade, “Zardoz” and “hgrzdz mlgvovph wvniz vml Z” are commented out of the source. Anyone get further than this? This thing is creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/2 "2004-06-19T10:40:43Z")
I see an oven (?) in a cornfield (?) that is a link to a page of 1s and 0s that shows jibberish when highlighted. I’m confused. ---
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/3 "2004-06-19T11:22:06Z")
Always look at the source code of a page and make sure your sound is on. As a word of warning, some of the puzzles have to be solved by method of elimination, and you’re not given any of the possible answers. It’s hard, but this really does get interesting once you start to decipher the puzzles. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/4 "2004-06-19T14:45:21Z")
If you click and drag over the page of zeros and ones, the page is filled with odd characters. They almost look like they form an ascii picture, but I can’t tell what it is, if anything. The voice playing over the oven picture seems to be saying the following groups of numbers: 3 1 8 2 7 9 1 2 6 7 9 1 2 6 3 9 2 0 5 3 ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/5 "2004-06-19T14:52:27Z")
I’m curious. Where did you first run across this? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/6 "2004-06-19T14:53:44Z")
ok, here’s the next question I get after looking at the source code for the “asia awaits” page: Alexander cut me, An oracle predicted me, A future king tied me, Say my name to clear your path ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/7 "2004-06-19T15:02:37Z")
I feel _really_ stupid. How do you look at source code? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/8 "2004-06-19T15:06:01Z")
With mozilla, go to “view” on your top task bar. “page source” should be one of the items. Netscape and Explorer probably have similar commands. ---
**Author:** ![Creative\_Munster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Creative\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creative_Munster)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/9 "2004-06-19T15:10:27Z")
> [@Sublight](#): > > ok, here’s the next question I get after looking at the source code for the “asia awaits” page: > > Alexander cut me, > An oracle predicted me, > A future king tied me, > Say my name to clear your path The answer to this one is: Gordian Knot Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/10 "2004-06-19T15:14:50Z")
Yeah, I got that much, what’s getting me stuck is giving the answer in such a way that it the password prompt (when you click “asia awaits”) will accept it and let me go to the next page. ---
**Author:** ![Creative\_Munster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Creative\_Munster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creative_Munster)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/11 "2004-06-19T15:18:27Z")
> [@Sublight](#): > > Yeah, I got that much, what’s getting me stuck is giving the answer in such a way that it the password prompt (when you click “asia awaits”) will accept it and let me go to the next page. I take it you have to have some programming knowledge in order to complete this puzzle? I’m perplexed and confused by the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/12 "2004-06-19T15:18:51Z")
> [@Creative\_Munster](#): > > The answer to this one is: > > Gordian Knot > > Hope this helps. But what do I _do_ with that? ---
**Author:** ![Monkeypants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Monkeypants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkeypants)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/13 "2004-06-19T15:27:34Z")
Here’s something on it. [http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=16&threadid=158844](http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=16&threadid=158844) SPOILERS ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/14 "2004-06-19T15:40:04Z")
> [@Monkeypants](#): > > Here’s something on it. > > [http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=16&threadid=158844](http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=16&threadid=158844) > > SPOILERS Alexander Gordian from that site is not the password. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/15 "2004-06-19T15:41:39Z")
> [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > Alexander Gordian from that site is not the password. Alexander is the user name and Gordian is the password ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/16 "2004-06-19T16:50:16Z")
On the page with the truck “words” is spelled in invisible text (seen by highlighting it) above the picture, and a bunch of numbers below the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/17 "2004-06-19T17:08:43Z")
The truck picture In the source code for the truck picture, the numbers are ascii code. Hold down the alt key and type one set of numbers, will give you a letter. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/18 "2004-06-19T17:19:44Z")
I meant to say, “words” is spelled backwards at the top, in invisible text. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/19 "2004-06-19T17:20:51Z")
If you guys want me to spoil the fun, I do know how to advance a couple pages (although I didn’t figure it out myself.) ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187/20 "2004-06-19T17:23:53Z")
> [@PetW](#): > > If you guys want me to spoil the fun, I do know how to advance a couple pages (although I didn’t figure it out myself.) If you do, just make sure to use spoiler boxes for outright answers 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-solved-or-been-working-on-this-puzzle/251187.md?page=2)