{"id":3629,"date":"2015-07-24T04:51:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T04:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=3629"},"modified":"2023-07-13T16:02:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:02:18","slug":"nuni-transit-themed-street-art-hides-secret-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/nuni-transit-themed-street-art-hides-secret-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuni transit-themed street art hides secret messages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some unusual transit-themed street art has appeared around the city recently. Perhaps you&#8217;ve seen it? For example, I spotted this odd BART ticket (actually a sticker) a while back:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/19335670303\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/460\/19335670303_79d15af45f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Nuni Bdank ticket\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I stumbled across this unofficial ad at a Muni stop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/19948857982\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/336\/19948857982_5fac541cbc_z.jpg\" alt=\"Nuni ad\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A little googling revealed that these are the works of &#8220;Nuni,&#8221; who apparently goes by <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/therealnuni\/\">@therealnuni<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The street art clearly contains some kind of hidden messages, seemingly written in an alien language. Obviously I had to crack the code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My &#8220;aha!&#8221; moment was when I remembered playing <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commander_Keen\">Commander Keen<\/a> as a kid, deciphering the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shikadi.net\/keenwiki\/Standard_Galactic_Alphabet\">Standard Galactic Alphabet<\/a> on a piece of paper as I went. The Nuni &#8220;cipher&#8221; works the same way: it&#8217;s English words written in a different alphabet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cracking it is only a matter of finding a few common words and applying your hangman and\/or Wheel of Fortune expertise to work backwards to discover the whole alphabet. The first thing to decode is the word &#8220;Nuni&#8221; itself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"175\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nuni.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3633\" title=\"Nuni logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nuni.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/nuni-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the messages are exactly what you&#8217;d expect them to be. For example, what does it say on a BART ticket in the blue box at the top? Yup, that&#8217;s what the encoded message says too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve managed to crack 21 out of 26 letters in the alphabet so far. I don&#8217;t want to spoil it for anyone, but if you get stuck feel free to shoot me an email &#8212; my address is in the sidebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sincerely yours,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"115\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/eric.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3637\" title=\"Eric\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some unusual transit-themed street art has appeared around the city recently. Perhaps you&#8217;ve seen it? 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