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Discover the secret link needed in order to decode the following items (phony words), resulting in five valid words:
1. resna
2. feic
3. reppber
4. neatal
5. jarize
1. resna
2. feic
3. reppber
4. neatal
5. jarize
Hint
Should to find the answer you be unableYou need only look to a certain table
Answer
The secret link to decoding the items into valid words is that there is a hidden chemical symbol from the periodic table of elements somewhere in each item which must be substituted with its corresponding element name.Thus:
1. Sn=Tin, so by changing "sn" to "tin", "resna" becomes "retina".
2. Fe=Iron, so by changing "fe" to "iron", "feic" becomes "ironic".
3. Pb=Lead, so by changing "pb" to "lead", "reppber" becomes "repleader".
4. Ne=Neon, so by changing "ne" to "neon", "neatal" becomes "neonatal".
5. Ar=Argon, so by changing "ar" to "argon", "jarize" becomes "jargonize".
The hint alludes to the periodic table of elements.
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Great teaser!!
Thanks pmreeder! Glad you liked it.
My ego took a beating on this. I failed three times. First I depended on the title and tried to use a phone keypad to decode. TFF faked me out by NOT making the title a hint. Then I read the hint. Okey, so iron-iodine-carbon... hmmm... what? Then I read the intro to the answer. Ah! So it is 'ironic'. Got it. So.... neataluminum, no. ressodium, no. repleader, no. Hmmm. Three strikes; I'm out.
This made me think hard and defeated me soundly. I had a great time with it.
This made me think hard and defeated me soundly. I had a great time with it.
Thanks Snowdog. Nice try. I wish your ego a speedy recovery.
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