Matthew Parker's Decoder #2018-11
Did you pop November’s balloon code? Here it is again:
How It Works
Write out each balloon as a five-digit number, where orange equals 1 and black equals 0:
10011—10100—01111—10010—11001
This code is written in binary. Starting on the far right, each place to the left is worth twice as much as the previous one.
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5th
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4th
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3rd
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2nd
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1st
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0 or 16
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0 or 8
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0 or 4
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0 or 2
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0 or 1
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Add up the places to find a total between 1 and 26, then replace that number with its corresponding letter to discover the secret word.
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Binary
00001
00010
00011
00100
00101
00110
00111
01000
01001
01010
01011
01100
01101
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Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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Letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
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Binary
01110
01111
10000
10001
10010
10011
10100
10101
10110
10111
11000
11001
11010
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Total
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
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Letter
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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Look for a new code in the next issue of Clubhouse magazine.
Copyright © 2018 by Focus on the Family. Illustration © Gary Locke.