r/pics • u/wadleo • 3d ago

"Kryptos: The CIA's Unsolved Enigma Stumping Codebreakers Since 1990"

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u/Ugleh 2d ago

That's why one of the zodiac killers puzzles wasn't solved for the longest time. Because of misspellings and possible encryption error.

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u/JhinPotion 2d ago

Yep. People think Zodiac was a genius, but he was a blasé idiot who didn't get caught largely due to incompetence with a little racism sprinkled on top, and his codes are so hard to crack because the guy couldn't fucking spell.

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u/overtoke 2d ago

i mean, he even looks stupid https://i.imgur.com/sLpYD3B.jpeg

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u/AlienHatchSlider 2d ago

What a chud.