Solvers are presented with a number of CAPTCHAs, each with an audio "CAPTCHA", which they need to solve in order to proceed. Though some CAPTCHAs function correctly, solvers encounter a number of CAPTCHAs where attempting to select the named objects does not allow them to proceed.
To solve the puzzle, solvers need to figure out that some CAPTCHAs are "broken" in a specific way, and then in those cases select images matching the alternate rule.
Prompt | Rule (if broken) | Actual prompt (if broken) | Audio |
LAKE | Sierra | ||
ISLAND | Quebec | ||
BECUNA | ROT13 | ORPHAN | Uniform |
SHELL | Alfa | ||
BEZOAR | Change all vowels to A | BAZAAR | Romeo |
TABLE | Echo | ||
EGG | Mike | ||
AGLET | Prepend E | EAGLET | Echo |
NOTEBOOK | Tango | ||
TRAP | Romeo | ||
IRONSAND | move last three letters to the front | ANDIRONS | Oscar |
WOLF | reverse order of letters | FLOW | November |
ORGAN | Bravo | ||
BONE | Alfa | ||
PAN | Spanish to English | BREAD | Yankee |
RABBIT | Alfa | ||
RANGE | Prepend O | ORANGE | November |
SWORD | Replace a sword with a pen | PEN | Charlie |
OCTOPUS | Alfa | ||
FIRE | Replace words with opposites | ICE | Foxtrot |
KNIFE | Echo | ||
ENVELOPE | Charlie | ||
RUT | UT to OOT | ROOT | Lima |
WORMWOOD | Swap first and second half of word | WOODWORM | India |
NEEDLE | Mike | ||
WRITING | Partial replacement with Greek | GRAPHING | Bravo |
SCREW | Sierra |
The first letters of the "working" CAPTCHAs spell LISTENTOBROKENS. The letters spelled by the broken CAPTCHA audio gives the seemingly nonsensical string UREONYNCFLIB, which needs to be transformed using each of the broken steps again.
Captcha # | Rule | Resulting string |
UREONYNCFLIB | ||
ORPHAN | ROT13 | HERBALAPSYVO |
BAZAAR | Change all vowels to A | HARBALAPSYVA |
EAGLET | Prepend E | EHARBALAPSYVA |
ANDIRONS | move last three letters to the front | YVAEHARBALAPS |
FLOW | reverse order of letters | SPALABRAHEAVY |
BREAD | SPANISH > ENGLISH | SWORDHEAVY |
ORANGE | Prepend O | OSWORDHEAVY |
PEN | Replace SWORD with PEN | OPENHEAVY |
ICE | Replace words with opposites | SHUTLIGHT |
ROOT | Replace UT with OOT | SHOOTLIGHT |
WOODWORM | Swap first and second half of word | LIGHTSHOOT |
GRAPHING | Partial replacement with Greek | PHOTOSHOOT |
Applying the rules in order as shown above, yields the answer PHOTOSHOOT.