BMW-Apple Contest SPOILER THREAD!

wfzellewfzelle
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
View <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=002599"; target="_blank">this thread</a> for more info about the contest. This is the place for people who want to work together and don't mind seeing keys, hints, walkthroughs and other spoilers. To kick it off, I'll tell you how to get the first key:



One of the <a href="http://www.ssba.com/lad/images/FrameSet.htm"; target="_blank">Nikonnet clues</a> shows the telephone number 713-266-7288. Call it and you'll get to a voice mail box that tells you the first key is e4c6. It also points you to apple.com/mpeg4.



This was posted by Squatch01 at the <a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11445&perpage=25&pagenu mber=2" target="_blank">Mac Forums</a> (I'm not going to call to the US ).



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  • Reply 1 of 44
    wfzellewfzelle Posts: 137member
    The first key is a chess move. <a href="http://www.ex.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/Openings/pet.html"; target="_blank">Petroff</a> is a defensive chess variation. The move is part of the variation:



    The isolated Queen's pawn in the Caro-Kann Defence, Panov-Botvinnik Attack



    1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5



    The name Kann is kind of interesting. I just found out that d4d5 is the second key. Yeah!
  • Reply 2 of 44
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    can someone explain this whole thing?
  • Reply 3 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Nebagakid:

    <strong>can someone explain this whole thing?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=002599"; target="_blank">http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=002599</a>;
  • Reply 4 of 44
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    I`m just getting in on this. I noticed it a few hours ago and then after some hunting i found this thread on AI... Has anyone tried the number at the top of <a href="http://www.uncaptheride.com/all4naught.html"; target="_blank">this</a> page?
  • Reply 5 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    <a href="https://www.uncaptheride.com/key_page/locked_door.aspx"; target="_blank">if you have the keys, click here</a>
  • Reply 6 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    key nr.1: e4c6



    key nr.2: d4d5
  • Reply 7 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mount_my_floppy:

    <strong>I`m just getting in on this. I noticed it a few hours ago and then after some hunting i found this thread on AI... Has anyone tried the number at the top of <a href="http://www.uncaptheride.com/all4naught.html"; target="_blank">this</a> page?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    top ?
  • Reply 8 of 44
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    There is a phone number at the top right of this what appears to be a chess board...
  • Reply 9 of 44
    newnew Posts: 3,244member
    how did you find that chesspic?
  • Reply 10 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mount_my_floppy:

    <strong>There is a phone number at the top right of this what appears to be a chess board...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I saw that phone number. I'm not gonna call. hint: look left. I tried some of those numbers, but I gave up. I even tried the phonenumber as an ip address. didn't worked.



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  • Reply 11 of 44
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    <a href="http://www.54558.com"; target="_blank">Look in the faq section</a>



    EDIT: Never mind found the link



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  • Reply 12 of 44
    newnew Posts: 3,244member
    can you dig up the mortage company link? plz?
  • Reply 13 of 44
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    Just found this at macrumors [quote] There is a phone number on the top of the pic file on that link...i called the number and it tells you to enclose a guess of what you think the "package" is and mail it to a address in Minnesota to a "Doctor Reinhart". Along with a stamped return envolope, to make sure "your old friend can reply"..very interesting. <hr></blockquote> hmm
  • Reply 14 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    from <a href="http://www.bmwfilms-hq.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.bmwfilms-hq.com/</a>;



    [quote] Mailed a letter yesterday - I’m waiting for a reply. Onward. <hr></blockquote>



    he already mailed him.
  • Reply 15 of 44
    newnew Posts: 3,244member
    nevermind .. did you find the 3rd code?



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  • Reply 16 of 44
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    I have looked all over and cant for the life of me find the third code
  • Reply 17 of 44
    newnew Posts: 3,244member
    hey I found this URL in one of the subfilms on BMW:



    <a href="http://www.cdmit.com"; target="_blank">www.cdmit.com</a>
  • Reply 18 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
  • Reply 19 of 44
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Defiant:

    <strong></strong><hr></blockquote>



    on the back of the bmw.



    quarter to eight
  • Reply 20 of 44
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    I suck at these puzzles, but has anybody tried translating the first two keys (e4c6 and d4d5) into the old chess notation format as in that chess picture?



    I tried "q4kb6," "q5kb3," "k4k5" and "k5k4." They were invalid. I was just guessing at the mapping from the new style to the old (not a chess guy), so I probably got those wrong.



    edit:



    I learned a little more about chess notation. The new notation simply indicates where the white piece lands (which piece and where it starts can be inferred), then where a black piece lands in response. If the moving piece can't be inferred from the ending location (more than one piece can end up at the location) more info is given, like, Nc3 (Knight to c3).



    So...



    "e4c6" becomes something like "k2-k4, qb2-qb3" (King 2 to King 4 responded with Queen's Bishop 2 to Queen's Bishop 3)



    "d4d5" = "q2-q4, q2-q4" (Queen 2 to Queen 4 responded with same)



    Of course, this probably has nothing to do with any of the keys, but I thought if others were investigating this line, it might help.



    [ 09-18-2002: Message edited by: spotbug ]</p>
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