In a Formula 1 race, the chequered flag was waved so violently that the black and white patches got mixed up. Who was waving the flag, when and where?
Other (independently solvable) puzzles of this type: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
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asked May 29, 2020 at 10:02
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$\begingroup$ My gut says this looks like a rot13(onpba pvcure), but I can't get it to work in any orientation ... $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorCommented May 29, 2020 at 17:26
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$\begingroup$ I also tried rot13(kbe jvgu n purpxreobneq cnggrea naq gura frireny 5-ovg rapbqvatf, ohg V unira'g gevrq onpba pvcure); you may want to do that. $\endgroup$– the default.Commented May 29, 2020 at 17:48
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So this seems a little too easy, but I think the answer is:
Winnie Harlow, 10 June 2018, Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The reasoning:
The columns of the flag are encoded with Baudot-Murray ITA2 code, and read "TWO MORE LAPS". The Canadian Grand Prix in 2018 was terminated two laps early when the race officials lost count of the number of laps.
answered May 30, 2020 at 14:00
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1$\begingroup$ You got the checkmark. Yeah I figured this puzzle would be easier than most of the other puzzles in this series. At least it didn't get solved within ten minutes from posting :) $\endgroup$ Commented May 30, 2020 at 17:23