Cryptos

[Cryptos]

I apologize for not having the next page up as it requires a camera.

An email sent to me said that a string of airport codes were used to find the answer, or dumb luck. The correct solution was as follows.

Middle Initial = acronym is MI
Christmas Tree = acronym is XT
Economics = acronym is EC
Atomic Number = acronym is AN
Lithium = acronym is LI
Growth Hormone = acronym is GH
Thermonuclear = acronym is TN
Information Network Gateway = acronym is ING

String those together and you get MIXTECAN LIGHTNING.

Cha'ngi is the word for lightning in some obscure subset of Mixtecan. (I remember there was a nice online dictionary page but I can't seem to find it now.)

Cheers.

[kuang]

Dammit, I was only one acronym off - I took the C for christmas literally rather than substituting an X

[Jase]

same here Kuang ... so close for weeks now feel a lil foolish ...

Ahhhh hindsight

[fred]

L 35 spoiler

That one got by me completely, and I was a linguist in a former life. Of course, some might find the acronymization of the clue words a tad arbitrary, but who's counting? I wonder, however, if Cryptos might consider deleting this explanation of level 35, in case others try to solve it in the future. This really lets the cat out fo the bag in public.

[kuang]

That will only work if there's a good dictionary out there - I couldn't find one at all.

[fred]

L 35 etymology

Wikopedia has a good history of the key word in question. It has nothinhg to do with any Amerind languages, but is fascinating in its own right.

[kuang]

Yup, read that earlier - I previously didn't know how little I knew about those languages and now I know precisely how little I know. Consequently I'm not sure if I've become more knowledgeable as a result or..

[Cryptos]

Next level will be up this weekend.

[Jase]

glad to hear that cryptos

[armadillo_pie]

The suspense is killing me...

Ummm... maybe we should all chip in and buy Cryptos a camera...

[Cryptos]

I have pretty much the whole thing planned now, and can get around to actually making it when major projects die down.

[fred]

Obviously, Cryptos' problem is that he doesn't consider this riddle game the most important thing in his life, like we all do. My wife and I are going camping, biking, geocaching for a couple of weeks (retirement is wonderful), so take your time, Cryptos.

[Cryptos]

I must say again that it's the end of the school year for me and that I guarantee the riddle will be completed over the summer. Sorry about the delay.

[Jase]

Looks Like Cryptos Has forgotten about us

[brainisdead]

hmm, that 1st level the War Of the worlds one?
It says you should find a place but if you go to that page, that paragraph and those words it turns out to be "to forbid"?