On the Optimization of Z
A projective plane would have been useful here.
Press Z on the keyboard to rotate the panel. Once rotated, two squares will flash between white and black.
If exactly 1 square of the two is white, treat this as an active signal. These active signals correspond to Morse Code, similar to Simon Sends. For those not familiar with Simon Sends:
- Treat three consecutive active signals as a dash.
- Treat one consecutive active signal as a dot.
- Treat three consecutive inactive signals as a separator between letters.
Find that Morse sequence in the tables provided and hold Z for that many beats as its position on the table. If the defuser is unable to distinguish between the breaks between letters, use the second table instead.
| Pos. | Word (-Z) | Morse (Looped x2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ealots | . .- .-.. --- - ... . .- .-.. --- - ... |
| 2 | ealous | . .- .-.. --- ..- ... . .- .-.. --- ..- ... |
| 3 | ipping | .. .--. .--. .. -. --. .. .--. .--. .. -. --. |
| 4 | odiacs | --- -.. .. .- -.-. ... --- -.. .. .- -.-. ... |
| 5 | ombies | --- -- -... .. . ... --- -- -... .. . ... |
| 6 | oology | --- --- .-.. --- --. -.-- --- --- .-.. --- --. -.-- |
| 7 | ygotes | -.-- --. --- - . ... -.-- --. --- - . ... |
| Pos. | Word (-Z) | Morse (Without letter breaks, Looped x2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ealots | ..-.-..----.....-.-..----... |
| 2 | ealous | ..-.-..---..-.....-.-..---..-... |
| 3 | ipping | ...--..--...-.--....--..--...-.--. |
| 4 | odiacs | ----.....--.-....----.....--.-.... |
| 5 | ombies | ------.........------......... |
| 6 | oology | ------.-..-----.-.--------.-..-----.-.-- |
| 7 | ygotes | -.----.----....-.----.----.... |