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Wartime Pigeon Message 'Cracked'

Posted December 18, 2012 7:52 AM
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From BBC News - Science & Environment:

A World War II coded message strapped to the remains of a pigeon has foiled Britain's top code breakers. But has a Canadian enthusiast done what the experts could not and found the key?

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Re: Wartime Pigeon Message 'Cracked'

12/18/2012 8:09 PM

Shoot, I was half done cracking the code myself. :/

Here what I got so far:

hand toss, meat lovers, extra cheese, extra sausage, mushrooms, onions and green pepp....

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Re: Has World War II carrier pigeon message been cracked?

12/18/2012 8:19 PM

Another BBC news article titled "Has World War II carrier pigeon message been cracked?" where the answer is simply "no".

It seems that, unlike complex Engineering questions, media questions can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no".

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12/19/2012 5:16 PM

"But has a Canadian enthusiast done what the experts could not and found the key?"

German code books were captured during WWII. If he had the right one, it would be easy. What experts are they talking about?

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