Question

I am trying to decipher a puzzle, it says to decrypt it I should know a little bit about computer programming. Sadly I do not. What I should have if answered correctly is a GPS coordinate.
here is the puzzle.
78 32 51 54 32 52 55 68 79 84 50 49 57 13
87 48 55 54 32 48 55 46 50 49 48

Answer 1

My knee-jerk reaction is to translate that into ASCII. I have no idea whether that will work or not, but it seems like a standard trick.

Answer 2

Converted from ascii, this is:

N 36 47DOT219
W076 07.210

Im guessing thats
North 36deg 47.219min
West 76deg 07.210min

the DOT is just a decimal point?

code in java:
public class test {

public static void main(String[] args) {

int[] code = {78, 32, 51, 54, 32, 52, 55, 68, 79, 84, 50, 49, 57, 13, 87, 48, 55, 54, 32, 48, 55, 46, 50, 49, 48};
for(int i = 0; i < code.length; i++) {
System.out.print((char)code[i]);
}
}

}


link in google maps to those coord:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36+47.219,+-76+07.210+(Code+location)&hl=en&sll=36.783442,-76.070366&sspn=0.258471,0.470352&vpsrc=0&t=m&z=15

Is this somewhere in VA Beach?

Answer 3

Sorry It took me so long to get back to you. I believe you have the correct answer. My origin point is not far from there so I will conclude you are right. I think the number sequence is ascii and the dot is a decimal point. I will go to the location this week. THANKS!!!!!!

Answer 4

Please let me know what you find! Is this a scavenger hunt?