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At first glance, having no information on this other than a title and an image, I assumed there was some data encoded in the odd pattern on the flags at the top
by excalibur 9y ago
At first glance, having no information on this other than a title and an image, I assumed there was some data encoded in the odd pattern on the flags at the top of the tombstone. I then read through the article waiting to learn what was there, and of course it was never mentioned.
A google search turned up a higher-resolution photo of the tombstone: http://elonka.com/friedman/Tombstone.JPG http://elonka.com/friedman/Tombstone.JPG
The lines on the flags appear to be ordinary stripes, with nothing encoded in them. So I guess I can thank my own imagination for turning an otherwise fascinating story into a bit of a disappointment.
- zerocrates 9y agoTwo flags crossing a torch is the insignia of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The stripes here stand in for the areas of the flags that are red in the insignia.
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- ggg9990 9y agoYou don’t have a lot of artistic license for headstones in Arlington National Cemetery.
- bg0 9y agoI'm confused, they definitely mentioned the what was decrypted. It was the "Knowledge is Power" using different types of fonts decode his initials. Thank you for the high res photo, it was cool to actually be able to see the close up lettering.