ryoder 1,590 #1 January 8, 2015 http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/7/7483235/the-code-colombian-army-morsecode-hostages Damned good job of hiding it in there. I used to know Morse code, (but at half that rate). I'm sure I would not have noticed what it was. Direct link to the song: https://soundcloud.com/michael-zelenko/better-days-by-natalia-gutierrez-y-angelo"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 January 8, 2015 Damn lot of presuppositions there though. The first and most obvious is that the hostage even understands there is supposed to be a message and the second is he knows and can decode morse code at that rate. I think it probably more effective as an morale booster to families who knew the "secret" than an effective massage to hostages. Oh and, "Courage Mom."quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #3 January 8, 2015 Quite the balancing act there between inserting the message and obscuring it so as not to attract suspicion - to me it just sounded 'wrong', because the morse rhythm is conflicting with the beat, and not in a good way. Add in the stereo panning effect, and I would guess that you'd not only need to have basic morse code knowledge to interpret this - it'd also help to be practised at picking out a morse signal from background interference, which is surely a rare skill. On the other hand, depending on how much communication there was between hostages, it would only have taken one person in any group to spot the message and decode it. It would have been really interesting to listen to the song without any prior knowledge - just have someone play it and ask "do you hear anything strange?" Maybe I'll try that with a couple of friends and see what they think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #4 January 9, 2015 "There's a bathroom on the right." Don"When in doubt I whip it out, I got me a rock-and-roll band. It's a free-for-all." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #5 January 9, 2015 PLFKING "There's a bathroom on the right." Don Is there one called "Put the Seat Down (Woot, Woot!)?" lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
