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I completely believe that she said that.

It is mostly believable that there is a fifth level.

It is likely that they haven't received a correct solution at the time of the announcement yet.

Which part are you doubting?



"And believe it or not, a boy, 14 years old in Tasmania, was the first person in just over an hour to get *all four* layers right."

Cue Maxwell Smart: "would you believe 5 layers?"


I doubted the fact that there really was a fifth level. It seems like exactly what someone would make up on the spot in an embarrasing situation like this.


Why would they be embarrassed? It's a PR piece, not meant to be actually secure against cryptanalysis.


embarrassing? they seemed delighted


That's called spin.




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