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On April 13, 2022 at 5:43PM EST noobiedog responded to Rubik’s:

Thank you! I found the section I was missing and was able to finish up. A great ride!

On April 13, 2022 at 4:35PM EST Rubik’s responded to noobiedog:

It’s not quite over, pay attention to the italicized word

On April 13, 2022 at 2:14PM EST noobiedog responded to themselves:

I finally finished all subsequent puzzles but there doesn't seem to be an ending point after entering the solution to the facade puzzle - just get the screen fading to black as you scroll down? Is there supposed to be something more after that?

On September 6, 2021 at 6:49PM EST noobiedog responded to notthatkindofdoctor:

Oh, wow - that did the trick!! Zoomed out and was able to complete. Thanks! Onward.... :)

On September 6, 2021 at 1:20PM EST notthatkindofdoctor responded to noobiedog:

Howdy—I was solving that on a Mac, and found it much simpler whe I finally zoomed out the view as far as I could.

On September 5, 2021 at 7:03PM EST noobiedog wrote:

I've hit a roadblock at the streaming emojis - any pointers?

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On April 13, 2022 at 4:35PM EST Rubik’s responded to noobiedog:

It’s not quite over, pay attention to the italicized word

On April 13, 2022 at 2:14PM EST noobiedog responded to themselves:

I finally finished all subsequent puzzles but there doesn't seem to be an ending point after entering the solution to the facade puzzle - just get the screen fading to black as you scroll down? Is there supposed to be something more after that?

On September 6, 2021 at 6:49PM EST noobiedog responded to notthatkindofdoctor:

Oh, wow - that did the trick!! Zoomed out and was able to complete. Thanks! Onward.... :)

On September 6, 2021 at 1:20PM EST notthatkindofdoctor responded to noobiedog:

Howdy—I was solving that on a Mac, and found it much simpler whe I finally zoomed out the view as far as I could.

On September 5, 2021 at 7:03PM EST noobiedog wrote:

I've hit a roadblock at the streaming emojis - any pointers?

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On April 13, 2022 at 2:14PM EST noobiedog responded to themselves:

I finally finished all subsequent puzzles but there doesn't seem to be an ending point after entering the solution to the facade puzzle - just get the screen fading to black as you scroll down? Is there supposed to be something more after that?

On September 6, 2021 at 6:49PM EST noobiedog responded to notthatkindofdoctor:

Oh, wow - that did the trick!! Zoomed out and was able to complete. Thanks! Onward.... :)

On September 6, 2021 at 1:20PM EST notthatkindofdoctor responded to noobiedog:

Howdy—I was solving that on a Mac, and found it much simpler whe I finally zoomed out the view as far as I could.

On September 5, 2021 at 7:03PM EST noobiedog wrote:

I've hit a roadblock at the streaming emojis - any pointers?

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On April 11, 2022 at 11:05AM EST TandyAngie wrote:

I really loved the way this book ended. This was a nice challenge, and I thought it was really cool. I can't wait until the next book comes in, because of course I ordered it the same day I finished this one.

On April 7, 2022 at 12:14PM EST Rubik’s responded to CranjisMcBasketball:

Hello, I don’t know if you have managed to figure it out by now, but if not I’m happy to give you a hand. Here are three hints, top gives away the least bottom gives away the most.

Every button you pushed changes the output from 1-0 or 0-1

Timing is very important

When numbers appear on the screen some appear fast and some go slow, maybe play around with that.

On February 5, 2022 at 11:36AM EST CranjisMcBasketball responded to notthatkindofdoctor:

I only recently realized I missed the 42nd puzzle and I'm now stuck on this part. Does anyone have a hint for this "pattern" for the button puzzle?

On December 30, 2021 at 10:47AM EST notthatkindofdoctor wrote:

Happy Old Year!

In 42 I’ve been stuck for months on the ones and zeroes terminal.

Any starter tips to spot the pattern? I’ve tried quite a few! :)

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On March 8, 2022 at 3:13PM EST Rubik’s responded to EMC2:

Thank you I figured it out! I was scarred I would have to start over!

On March 8, 2022 at 2:28PM EST EMC2 responded to Rubik’s:

You can always get back to the page with the poem and mini meta puzzles by going directly to https://themastertheorem.com/42 in your browser. But you shouldn't need to based on where you're saying you're at. Do you notice anything jiggling?

On March 8, 2022 at 2:21PM EST Rubik’s wrote:

THIS IS A BIG SPOILER if you have not done the puzzle with a song I got to the video about why do you persist I've tried entering "Because I choose to" into the final answer box because I can't get into the other site. I've done it a million times but it just goes through the same red messages. I can't get back into the blue site. What should I do?

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On March 8, 2022 at 2:28PM EST EMC2 responded to Rubik’s:

You can always get back to the page with the poem and mini meta puzzles by going directly to https://themastertheorem.com/42 in your browser. But you shouldn't need to based on where you're saying you're at. Do you notice anything jiggling?

On March 8, 2022 at 2:21PM EST Rubik’s wrote:

THIS IS A BIG SPOILER if you have not done the puzzle with a song I got to the video about why do you persist I've tried entering "Because I choose to" into the final answer box because I can't get into the other site. I've done it a million times but it just goes through the same red messages. I can't get back into the blue site. What should I do?

On March 8, 2022 at 2:21PM EST Rubik’s wrote:

THIS IS A BIG SPOILER if you have not done the puzzle with a song I got to the video about why do you persist I've tried entering "Because I choose to" into the final answer box because I can't get into the other site. I've done it a million times but it just goes through the same red messages. I can't get back into the blue site. What should I do?

On March 6, 2022 at 9:14PM EST Rubik’s wrote:

I am an avid puzzler, who has completed the final theorem of the first book today! I have reached the pills and played around with it but am a little stuck, I would like hints or preferably someone in the same situation to work through it with, beggars can’t be choosers and am happy to receive a bump in the right direction from anyone

Update- I am on the worker puzzle and assumed that the idea of the puzzle was to be this worker and systematically press every possible outcome, I just threw a rough estimation of the time it would take and it came out at over 150 years so I am clearly missing something is there a small hint I could get?

On February 5, 2022 at 11:36AM EST CranjisMcBasketball responded to notthatkindofdoctor:

I only recently realized I missed the 42nd puzzle and I'm now stuck on this part. Does anyone have a hint for this "pattern" for the button puzzle?

On December 30, 2021 at 10:47AM EST notthatkindofdoctor wrote:

Happy Old Year!

In 42 I’ve been stuck for months on the ones and zeroes terminal.

Any starter tips to spot the pattern? I’ve tried quite a few! :)

On January 12, 2022 at 8:38AM EST TheStreamer responded to TheGreat8:

question box? i know persistence is key, but ive gone through every different page on this website and i cant find anything

On January 10, 2022 at 8:58PM EST TheGreat8 responded to TheStreamer:

Go online and try the question box. Persistence is key.

On January 10, 2022 at 11:16AM EST TheStreamer wrote:

ok, ive been trying to solve this all weekend, and I need help. can you guys tell me where to start this puzzle?

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On January 10, 2022 at 8:58PM EST TheGreat8 responded to TheStreamer:

Go online and try the question box. Persistence is key.

On January 10, 2022 at 11:16AM EST TheStreamer wrote:

ok, ive been trying to solve this all weekend, and I need help. can you guys tell me where to start this puzzle?

On January 10, 2022 at 11:16AM EST TheStreamer wrote:

ok, ive been trying to solve this all weekend, and I need help. can you guys tell me where to start this puzzle?

On January 10, 2022 at 11:16AM EST TheStreamer responded to TheGreat8:

?? where do you even begin this puzzle??

On January 8, 2022 at 10:52PM EST TheGreat8 wrote:

I don’t understand the part with the red pill and the blue pill? Any hints?

On January 8, 2022 at 10:52PM EST TheGreat8 wrote:

I don’t understand the part with the red pill and the blue pill? Any hints?

On January 7, 2022 at 6:11PM EST Susanfy wrote:

Really stumped on the What Is All of This puzzle! I’ve read all the hints that people have posted here and unfortunately still don’t get it. I’ve tried both moon and letters and got positive responses, but frankly not sure why. Any hints would be much appreciated!

On January 7, 2022 at 9:16AM EST TheStreamer wrote:

how do i start puzzle 42?? theres no page for it or anything, unless its that coded message on the copyright page? I need help please

On December 30, 2021 at 10:47AM EST notthatkindofdoctor wrote:

Happy Old Year!

In 42 I’ve been stuck for months on the ones and zeroes terminal.

Any starter tips to spot the pattern? I’ve tried quite a few! :)

On December 30, 2021 at 12:32AM EST Signer59 wrote:

Thank you for a great puzzling experience!

On December 29, 2021 at 7:35PM EST Signer59 responded to JMerr:

I think I’m also over complicating things! I got ELSROGHE after using the fractions to get letters from the words on the pillars but not sure what to do from here. I’ve been trying to use ciphers but no luck. Anyone have any hints?

On July 8, 2021 at 3:50PM EST JMerr responded to Squadalaah:

Thanks. I was definitely overcomplicating things. Done with #42!

On July 7, 2021 at 9:33AM EST Squadalaah responded to JMerr:

The realization that helped me the most was noticing that the numbers to the right of the slash are each unique and include 1 through 8, which means using them for ordering is probably a safe bet.. Then all that leaves is what do the numbers to the left of the slash indicate?


Other possibly helpful observations, in order of spoilage:

Everything you need to solve the puzzle is on the page.

Each number pair takes the place of a name, so they're definitely linked.

You're right to assume that the mirroring is important.

The song, while thematically relevant, wasn't actually useful to me.

On July 6, 2021 at 3:20PM EST JMerr responded to ccc:

I'm also stuck here. I've tried indexing and grouping but I'm still getting nonsense. What am I missing?

On June 23, 2021 at 8:06PM EST ccc responded to AJUG:

From the song you get the answer, "The answer is it's all a facade" Now just apply some of the skills learned in the training theorems

On May 27, 2021 at 11:23PM EST AJUG wrote:

Okay so I'm really stuck on the facade puzzle. I know the song is from the Jekyll and Hyde musical, and I think the "pillars of society" line has something to do with the answer. But I can't find any real correlation between the names and the numbers, even recognizing that the negative image is a mirror. Any pointers?

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