This is why I shouldn't leave my notebook out in my sleep
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So, last night, I accidentally left my notebook out on my nightstand, because I was doing homework late.
When I woke up, it was open (which it wasn't before!). My hands were covered in ink, and there were some really weird symbols on the page the notebook was open to.

I wrote them (my hands were inky), so there must be some meaning to my sleep-writing, perhaps something important? Can you find anything in the odd symbols?
P.S. Even in my sleep, I'm not a good drawer, keep that in mind if you find any oddities.
Hints coming maybe, there is at least one already hidden.
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So, last night, I accidentally left my notebook out on my nightstand, because I was doing homework late.
When I woke up, it was open (which it wasn't before!). My hands were covered in ink, and there were some really weird symbols on the page the notebook was open to.

I wrote them (my hands were inky), so there must be some meaning to my sleep-writing, perhaps something important? Can you find anything in the odd symbols?
P.S. Even in my sleep, I'm not a good drawer, keep that in mind if you find any oddities.
Hints coming maybe, there is at least one already hidden.
enigmatic-puzzle visual
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So, last night, I accidentally left my notebook out on my nightstand, because I was doing homework late.
When I woke up, it was open (which it wasn't before!). My hands were covered in ink, and there were some really weird symbols on the page the notebook was open to.

I wrote them (my hands were inky), so there must be some meaning to my sleep-writing, perhaps something important? Can you find anything in the odd symbols?
P.S. Even in my sleep, I'm not a good drawer, keep that in mind if you find any oddities.
Hints coming maybe, there is at least one already hidden.
enigmatic-puzzle visual
So, last night, I accidentally left my notebook out on my nightstand, because I was doing homework late.
When I woke up, it was open (which it wasn't before!). My hands were covered in ink, and there were some really weird symbols on the page the notebook was open to.

I wrote them (my hands were inky), so there must be some meaning to my sleep-writing, perhaps something important? Can you find anything in the odd symbols?
P.S. Even in my sleep, I'm not a good drawer, keep that in mind if you find any oddities.
Hints coming maybe, there is at least one already hidden.
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asked Nov 7 at 13:19
Excited Raichu
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Building off gabbo1092's answer,
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
These correspond to directions on a keyboard - trace a path from letter to letter in numerical order within each line. For example, the first line traces W X R V Y, creating the letter W.
This spells out the final answer WAKE UP. Sounds like it worked!
1
Pretty sure you've got the first letter upside down :)
– jafe
Nov 7 at 14:10
1
@ExcitedRaichu I think jafe means that Level 51 has the first letter upside down...
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 14:16
1
@El-Guest phew, I started second guessing myself lol.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 14:31
1
@jafe: ha, I did indeed! The new answer makes a ton more sense, too :P (edited in the new answer!)
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 14:49
2
@El-Guest: good catch (and edited in)! Though of course I'm going to pretend none of this brainfart ever happened :))
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 15:18
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12
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Partial Answer
The markings are:
letter and number overlayed and mirrored.
My interpretation of them:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
Each 'word' has numbers that count up to the number of letters in that word(i.e. a 5 letter word has 1,2,3,4,5). If you order each letter based on the corresponding numbers you get:
WXRVY
BUMJH
TGVUUGN
IYHJHBM
ECVT
RVRYHF
So far I've tried shifting the letters but no clear answer from that yet. Still looking further.
Yup, you're on the right track.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
Great start! I think r13(gur barf lbh'er zvffvat ner obgu W'f)
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
@El-Guest Thank you! somehow must've forgot that letter
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:42
1
ROT13(Nyy bs gur yvarf unir ahzoref pbeerfcbaqvat bar gb gur ahzore bs yrggre va gur yvar)... not sure if that's helpful (and I apologize if you already noticed) or what to do with that info
– Greg
Nov 7 at 13:48
1
@Greg I was just looking at that now will update my answer if I find anything
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:50
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Partial:
Letters:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4C 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
The clue in the puzzle already:
Mentions finding anything in the odd symbols, which means let's look at only the odd numbered ones:
So that's:
5Y 3R 1W
1B 3M 5H
7N 3V 1T 5U
1I 3H 5H 7M
1E 3V
3R 1R 5H
I've tried
Shifting them forwards and backwards the number on the letter, so i'm thinking it's something else? 5H seems to be repeated a few times which might pare down a frequency or something.
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
23
down vote
accepted
Building off gabbo1092's answer,
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
These correspond to directions on a keyboard - trace a path from letter to letter in numerical order within each line. For example, the first line traces W X R V Y, creating the letter W.
This spells out the final answer WAKE UP. Sounds like it worked!
1
Pretty sure you've got the first letter upside down :)
– jafe
Nov 7 at 14:10
1
@ExcitedRaichu I think jafe means that Level 51 has the first letter upside down...
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 14:16
1
@El-Guest phew, I started second guessing myself lol.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 14:31
1
@jafe: ha, I did indeed! The new answer makes a ton more sense, too :P (edited in the new answer!)
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 14:49
2
@El-Guest: good catch (and edited in)! Though of course I'm going to pretend none of this brainfart ever happened :))
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 15:18
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
23
down vote
accepted
Building off gabbo1092's answer,
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
These correspond to directions on a keyboard - trace a path from letter to letter in numerical order within each line. For example, the first line traces W X R V Y, creating the letter W.
This spells out the final answer WAKE UP. Sounds like it worked!
1
Pretty sure you've got the first letter upside down :)
– jafe
Nov 7 at 14:10
1
@ExcitedRaichu I think jafe means that Level 51 has the first letter upside down...
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 14:16
1
@El-Guest phew, I started second guessing myself lol.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 14:31
1
@jafe: ha, I did indeed! The new answer makes a ton more sense, too :P (edited in the new answer!)
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 14:49
2
@El-Guest: good catch (and edited in)! Though of course I'm going to pretend none of this brainfart ever happened :))
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 15:18
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up vote
23
down vote
accepted
up vote
23
down vote
accepted
Building off gabbo1092's answer,
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
These correspond to directions on a keyboard - trace a path from letter to letter in numerical order within each line. For example, the first line traces W X R V Y, creating the letter W.
This spells out the final answer WAKE UP. Sounds like it worked!
Building off gabbo1092's answer,
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
These correspond to directions on a keyboard - trace a path from letter to letter in numerical order within each line. For example, the first line traces W X R V Y, creating the letter W.
This spells out the final answer WAKE UP. Sounds like it worked!
edited Nov 7 at 15:17
answered Nov 7 at 14:06
Level 51
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819114
1
Pretty sure you've got the first letter upside down :)
– jafe
Nov 7 at 14:10
1
@ExcitedRaichu I think jafe means that Level 51 has the first letter upside down...
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 14:16
1
@El-Guest phew, I started second guessing myself lol.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 14:31
1
@jafe: ha, I did indeed! The new answer makes a ton more sense, too :P (edited in the new answer!)
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 14:49
2
@El-Guest: good catch (and edited in)! Though of course I'm going to pretend none of this brainfart ever happened :))
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 15:18
|
show 2 more comments
1
Pretty sure you've got the first letter upside down :)
– jafe
Nov 7 at 14:10
1
@ExcitedRaichu I think jafe means that Level 51 has the first letter upside down...
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 14:16
1
@El-Guest phew, I started second guessing myself lol.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 14:31
1
@jafe: ha, I did indeed! The new answer makes a ton more sense, too :P (edited in the new answer!)
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 14:49
2
@El-Guest: good catch (and edited in)! Though of course I'm going to pretend none of this brainfart ever happened :))
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 15:18
1
1
Pretty sure you've got the first letter upside down :)
– jafe
Nov 7 at 14:10
Pretty sure you've got the first letter upside down :)
– jafe
Nov 7 at 14:10
1
1
@ExcitedRaichu I think jafe means that Level 51 has the first letter upside down...
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 14:16
@ExcitedRaichu I think jafe means that Level 51 has the first letter upside down...
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 14:16
1
1
@El-Guest phew, I started second guessing myself lol.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 14:31
@El-Guest phew, I started second guessing myself lol.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 14:31
1
1
@jafe: ha, I did indeed! The new answer makes a ton more sense, too :P (edited in the new answer!)
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 14:49
@jafe: ha, I did indeed! The new answer makes a ton more sense, too :P (edited in the new answer!)
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 14:49
2
2
@El-Guest: good catch (and edited in)! Though of course I'm going to pretend none of this brainfart ever happened :))
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 15:18
@El-Guest: good catch (and edited in)! Though of course I'm going to pretend none of this brainfart ever happened :))
– Level 51
Nov 7 at 15:18
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
12
down vote
Partial Answer
The markings are:
letter and number overlayed and mirrored.
My interpretation of them:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
Each 'word' has numbers that count up to the number of letters in that word(i.e. a 5 letter word has 1,2,3,4,5). If you order each letter based on the corresponding numbers you get:
WXRVY
BUMJH
TGVUUGN
IYHJHBM
ECVT
RVRYHF
So far I've tried shifting the letters but no clear answer from that yet. Still looking further.
Yup, you're on the right track.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
Great start! I think r13(gur barf lbh'er zvffvat ner obgu W'f)
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
@El-Guest Thank you! somehow must've forgot that letter
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:42
1
ROT13(Nyy bs gur yvarf unir ahzoref pbeerfcbaqvat bar gb gur ahzore bs yrggre va gur yvar)... not sure if that's helpful (and I apologize if you already noticed) or what to do with that info
– Greg
Nov 7 at 13:48
1
@Greg I was just looking at that now will update my answer if I find anything
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:50
add a comment |
up vote
12
down vote
Partial Answer
The markings are:
letter and number overlayed and mirrored.
My interpretation of them:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
Each 'word' has numbers that count up to the number of letters in that word(i.e. a 5 letter word has 1,2,3,4,5). If you order each letter based on the corresponding numbers you get:
WXRVY
BUMJH
TGVUUGN
IYHJHBM
ECVT
RVRYHF
So far I've tried shifting the letters but no clear answer from that yet. Still looking further.
Yup, you're on the right track.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
Great start! I think r13(gur barf lbh'er zvffvat ner obgu W'f)
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
@El-Guest Thank you! somehow must've forgot that letter
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:42
1
ROT13(Nyy bs gur yvarf unir ahzoref pbeerfcbaqvat bar gb gur ahzore bs yrggre va gur yvar)... not sure if that's helpful (and I apologize if you already noticed) or what to do with that info
– Greg
Nov 7 at 13:48
1
@Greg I was just looking at that now will update my answer if I find anything
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:50
add a comment |
up vote
12
down vote
up vote
12
down vote
Partial Answer
The markings are:
letter and number overlayed and mirrored.
My interpretation of them:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
Each 'word' has numbers that count up to the number of letters in that word(i.e. a 5 letter word has 1,2,3,4,5). If you order each letter based on the corresponding numbers you get:
WXRVY
BUMJH
TGVUUGN
IYHJHBM
ECVT
RVRYHF
So far I've tried shifting the letters but no clear answer from that yet. Still looking further.
Partial Answer
The markings are:
letter and number overlayed and mirrored.
My interpretation of them:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4U 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
Each 'word' has numbers that count up to the number of letters in that word(i.e. a 5 letter word has 1,2,3,4,5). If you order each letter based on the corresponding numbers you get:
WXRVY
BUMJH
TGVUUGN
IYHJHBM
ECVT
RVRYHF
So far I've tried shifting the letters but no clear answer from that yet. Still looking further.
edited Nov 7 at 14:02
answered Nov 7 at 13:38
gabbo1092
3,158532
3,158532
Yup, you're on the right track.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
Great start! I think r13(gur barf lbh'er zvffvat ner obgu W'f)
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
@El-Guest Thank you! somehow must've forgot that letter
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:42
1
ROT13(Nyy bs gur yvarf unir ahzoref pbeerfcbaqvat bar gb gur ahzore bs yrggre va gur yvar)... not sure if that's helpful (and I apologize if you already noticed) or what to do with that info
– Greg
Nov 7 at 13:48
1
@Greg I was just looking at that now will update my answer if I find anything
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:50
add a comment |
Yup, you're on the right track.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
Great start! I think r13(gur barf lbh'er zvffvat ner obgu W'f)
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
@El-Guest Thank you! somehow must've forgot that letter
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:42
1
ROT13(Nyy bs gur yvarf unir ahzoref pbeerfcbaqvat bar gb gur ahzore bs yrggre va gur yvar)... not sure if that's helpful (and I apologize if you already noticed) or what to do with that info
– Greg
Nov 7 at 13:48
1
@Greg I was just looking at that now will update my answer if I find anything
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:50
Yup, you're on the right track.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 13:41
Yup, you're on the right track.
– Excited Raichu
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
1
Great start! I think r13(gur barf lbh'er zvffvat ner obgu W'f)
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 13:41
Great start! I think r13(gur barf lbh'er zvffvat ner obgu W'f)
– El-Guest
Nov 7 at 13:41
1
1
@El-Guest Thank you! somehow must've forgot that letter
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:42
@El-Guest Thank you! somehow must've forgot that letter
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:42
1
1
ROT13(Nyy bs gur yvarf unir ahzoref pbeerfcbaqvat bar gb gur ahzore bs yrggre va gur yvar)... not sure if that's helpful (and I apologize if you already noticed) or what to do with that info
– Greg
Nov 7 at 13:48
ROT13(Nyy bs gur yvarf unir ahzoref pbeerfcbaqvat bar gb gur ahzore bs yrggre va gur yvar)... not sure if that's helpful (and I apologize if you already noticed) or what to do with that info
– Greg
Nov 7 at 13:48
1
1
@Greg I was just looking at that now will update my answer if I find anything
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:50
@Greg I was just looking at that now will update my answer if I find anything
– gabbo1092
Nov 7 at 13:50
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Partial:
Letters:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4C 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
The clue in the puzzle already:
Mentions finding anything in the odd symbols, which means let's look at only the odd numbered ones:
So that's:
5Y 3R 1W
1B 3M 5H
7N 3V 1T 5U
1I 3H 5H 7M
1E 3V
3R 1R 5H
I've tried
Shifting them forwards and backwards the number on the letter, so i'm thinking it's something else? 5H seems to be repeated a few times which might pare down a frequency or something.
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Partial:
Letters:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4C 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
The clue in the puzzle already:
Mentions finding anything in the odd symbols, which means let's look at only the odd numbered ones:
So that's:
5Y 3R 1W
1B 3M 5H
7N 3V 1T 5U
1I 3H 5H 7M
1E 3V
3R 1R 5H
I've tried
Shifting them forwards and backwards the number on the letter, so i'm thinking it's something else? 5H seems to be repeated a few times which might pare down a frequency or something.
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Partial:
Letters:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4C 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
The clue in the puzzle already:
Mentions finding anything in the odd symbols, which means let's look at only the odd numbered ones:
So that's:
5Y 3R 1W
1B 3M 5H
7N 3V 1T 5U
1I 3H 5H 7M
1E 3V
3R 1R 5H
I've tried
Shifting them forwards and backwards the number on the letter, so i'm thinking it's something else? 5H seems to be repeated a few times which might pare down a frequency or something.
Partial:
Letters:
2X 5Y 3R 1W 4V
1B 3M 5H 4J 2U
4C 7N 6G 3V 1T 5U 2G
1I 3H 6B 2Y 5H 7M 4J
1E 3V 4T 2C
2V 6F 3R 1R 5H 4Y
The clue in the puzzle already:
Mentions finding anything in the odd symbols, which means let's look at only the odd numbered ones:
So that's:
5Y 3R 1W
1B 3M 5H
7N 3V 1T 5U
1I 3H 5H 7M
1E 3V
3R 1R 5H
I've tried
Shifting them forwards and backwards the number on the letter, so i'm thinking it's something else? 5H seems to be repeated a few times which might pare down a frequency or something.
answered Nov 7 at 13:51
JGibbers
1,8281522
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