+bullgatorrx Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Can someone help with the general concept of a dancing man code? What does the underscore symbol mean? I am trying to convert a dancing man number code to coordinates and can’t get it to work. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 40 minutes ago, bullgatorrx said: Can someone help with the general concept of a dancing man code? What does the underscore symbol mean? I am trying to convert a dancing man number code to coordinates and can’t get it to work. I love that code! I don't recall seeing an underscore. Feel free to PM me and I'll look at the puzzle. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 10 hours ago, bullgatorrx said: Can someone help with the general concept of a dancing man code? The general concept is pretty straight-forward: It's a substitution cipher using stick figures in various positions rather than a traditional alphabet. There's even a tool for it at GeocachingToolbox: https://www.geocachingtoolbox.com/index.php?page=dancingMen 1 Quote Link to comment
+Michaelcycle Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I cannot let this pass without mentioning that these symbols were introduced by Arthur Conan Doyle, M.D. in his story The Adventure Of The Dancing Men. This first appeared in Collier's in 1903. It contains a nice discussion of frequency analysis by Sherlock Holmes. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, Michaelcycle said: I cannot let this pass without mentioning that these symbols were introduced by Arthur Conan Doyle, M.D. in his story The Adventure Of The Dancing Men. This first appeared in Collier's in 1903. It contains a nice discussion of frequency analysis by Sherlock Holmes. It sure does! Quote Link to comment
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