I'm pretty straightforward about this: I want to know the answer, whether I'm the one to find it or not. The chase is good, but I'm in it for the catch.
Let's say that usually my frustration that the mystery remains far outweighs my fun with problem solving. I want to see this thing understood, as soon as possible.
Apart from that, there is wisdom in Rene's words. It won't stop with understanding the code. Do you guys honestly believe someone will discover a "formula" and then we'll all say "ah, it's solved now" and call it a day?
Let's say we figure out how to read it. It will take years to translate it, believe me. This is not some modern internet puzzle, it's a (probably very messy) 600 year old document. If I were to present to you a 200-page manuscript in plain Latin with a thus far unknown text, how long would it take you to transcribe and translate the thing? Some people build their academic career on the study of a single text.
And then, after all the hard work has been done to transcribe and translate the thing, how does it connect to the rest of medieval literature and knowledge? And why was it presented the way it was?
No, as far as I am concerned, the fun will only start after we crack it.
Let's say that usually my frustration that the mystery remains far outweighs my fun with problem solving. I want to see this thing understood, as soon as possible.
Apart from that, there is wisdom in Rene's words. It won't stop with understanding the code. Do you guys honestly believe someone will discover a "formula" and then we'll all say "ah, it's solved now" and call it a day?
Let's say we figure out how to read it. It will take years to translate it, believe me. This is not some modern internet puzzle, it's a (probably very messy) 600 year old document. If I were to present to you a 200-page manuscript in plain Latin with a thus far unknown text, how long would it take you to transcribe and translate the thing? Some people build their academic career on the study of a single text.
And then, after all the hard work has been done to transcribe and translate the thing, how does it connect to the rest of medieval literature and knowledge? And why was it presented the way it was?
No, as far as I am concerned, the fun will only start after we crack it.