A Detailed how to pulled from one of the sites (for those that havn't joined and want to see what one of the challenges looks like)

Solution

1. Convert the Y values of the 26 bars into the corresponding letters of the alphabet (i.e. 1=A, 2=.

2. You get: "tentodynolocruotarek8memag" (cone 21 is 8)

3. Reverse it.

4. You get: "gamem8keratourcolonydotnet".

5. Interepret it as "[email protected]", which is an email address.

6. Email "[email protected]". In reply you get "nottubehthsup" or "pushthebutton" reversed.

7. The answer is "push the button" .

The next challenge is in, here it is:

The hint on the challenge page is 'Our colony will be first.'

I'm inviting you to join my team on Colony.  Go to http://www.ourcolony.netand enter 'play' into the empty field.  When you're in the lounge, go to 'Join Existing Colony' and enter 41682007. See you.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And I'll get junk mail from you for the rest of my life right?

And I'll get junk mail from you for the rest of my life right?

Yeah of course you will, good luck finding where you input your email address... as there is none.

Solved, the answer was: 'wireless'

LMAO, damnit, i feel so stupid; it's so obvious now...

Well I'm pleased it obvious to you 'cos it's still well over my head.

Why do people hurt themselves by thinking so much....and for fun as well

Just by a system of trial and error. By using the hint 'Our colony will be first.' I started typing in various answers to the question 'What will our (ant) colony be first with/at?'.

Ie,

dead

exterminated

destroyed

alive

win

quit

lose

fryed

ect...

Then when you look at the lady, whom I believe is reading a book; and, imagine she has a laptop instead and, might be surfing the net... you could try:

computerized

relaxed

...wireless

ect...

Plus I guess if you print the picture it's rumoured to be a 3-d magic eye that says 'wireless'.

Da.mnit solved before I had a chance to have a crack at it

Hint: 'The countdown is the same for everyone.'

The solution was 'Planet X'. By drawing concentric circles to fit the dots onto the Solar System and, by having knowledge of the newly discovered planet...

The new Challenge on the ourcolony.net is in...

Challenge: "He'll see you at noon."

Challenge links here: http://www.navypier.com/SubLink.cfm?Main_ID=1&Sub_ID=32

Clue: "Start from the beginning"

Clue changed to: "Soon you will have all pieces to the puzzle"

Helful Link: http://www.spin2see.com/showcase/cubic/chi...full/navyf.html

(panorama from Navy Pier in Chicago, IL

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