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Albert and Victoria

Puzzle video

Solution

Author

Sunoo Park (sp590)

Description

The Flash* video moves from top to bottom of an image containing the secret message, only showing one row of pixels at a time, then loops. Stacking the frames together yields the message:

FLAT LAND PLOT

* The original flash loop is no longer accessible by most modern internet browsers and so a replica gif has been generated (and displayed here) for posterity. —2018

Solution

FLAT LAND PLOT

Correct submissions

The 5th Element 2012-06-16 17:31:40.722276
'; DROP *.*; SELECT ' 2012-06-16 17:36:11.366586
rm -rf / 2012-06-16 22:11:13.862696
pae8Eerai9 2012-06-16 22:16:11.282367

The Flash* video moves from top to bottom of an image containing the secret message, only showing one row of pixels at a time, then loops. Stacking the frames together yields the message:

FLAT LAND PLOT

Thus the solution is FLAT LAND PLOT

* The original flash loop is no longer accessible by most modern internet browsers and so a replica gif has been generated (and displayed here) for posterity. —2018