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It would be interesting to know how they realized there were 3 different sections. In the video, he notes that 2 of the three sections have the same number of
by busyant 6y ago
It would be interesting to know how they realized there were 3 different sections.
In the video, he notes that 2 of the three sections have the same number of lines (10 iirc) and the 3rd section has only 2 lines.
I wonder if it was just trial and error that made them realize there were 3 sections or if there were "compositional" differences that made each section stand out from the others.
- rmac 6y agoThe code breakers said that discovering Z340 was three sections was "luck" but it's likely they were informed by previous zodiac antics: "On July 31, 1969, Zodiac sent his first cipher: the famous three-part cipher Z408. The Z408 was separated into three different parts..."