Cipher Challenge
Inside a Repair Café
Introduction
An explanatory account of volunteer repair events and the practical limits of fixing unfamiliar household objects.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output670 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 99 | 14.8% | 1 |
| F | 57 | 8.5% | 2 |
| N | 56 | 8.4% | 3 |
| X | 52 | 7.8% | 4 |
| S | 50 | 7.5% | 5 |
| M | 49 | 7.3% | 6 |
| Q | 42 | 6.3% | 7 |
| G | 40 | 6.0% | 8 |
| Y | 32 | 4.8% | 9 |
| V | 24 | 3.6% | 10 |
| B | 22 | 3.3% | 11 |
| C | 19 | 2.8% | 12 |
1
FM F NPVFQN BFTP, VPSVYP UNQGH
25
UNSZPG JSWXPJSYC QMPLX FGC
48
ESNZ UPXQCP ISYWGMPPNX EJS
71
ZGSE JSE MS CQFHGSXP BSLLSG
94
TFWYMX. MFUYPX LFK UP
111
SNHFGQDPC TSN PYPBMNSGQBX,
134
MPOMQYPX, UQBKBYPX, SN XLFYY
157
FVVYQFGBPX. MJP HSFY QX GSM
179
XQLVYK TNPP NPVFQN. SEGPNX FNP
204
PGBSWNFHPC MS SUXPNIP, FXZ
226
RWPXMQSGX, FGC VFNMQBQVFMP
249
XFTPYK. F YSSXP EQNP, ESNG
269
DQVVPN, SN BYSHHPC TQYMPN
290
STMPG NPRWQNPX LSNP VFMQPGBP
315
MJFG NPVYFBPLPGM VFNMX. XSLP
339
QMPLX BFGGSM UP TQOPC UPBFWXP
364
BSLVSGPGMX FNP XPFYPC,
383
WGFIFQYFUYP, SN WGXFTP MS
404
NPWXP. MJSXP TFQYWNPX XMQYY
427
NPIPFY JSE VNSCWBMX FNP
447
CPXQHGPC FGC EJK
461
NPVFQNFUQYQMK LFMMPNX.
481
XWBBPXXTWY NPVFQNX NPCWBP
504
EFXMP FGC VNPXPNIP SUAPBMX
527
EQMJ VPNXSGFY IFYWP. AWXM FX
550
QLVSNMFGM, MJP PIPGM MWNGX
572
VNQIFMP TNWXMNFMQSG QGMS
594
XJFNPC ZGSEYPCHP. SGP
612
NPVFQNPC YFLV BFG MPFBJ
632
XPIPNFY IQXQMSNX EJPNP MS
654
UPHQG EQMJ MJPQN SEG.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output123 words · 106 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
FGC | 1.2.3 | 4 | 45, 235, 455, 509 |
MS | 1.2 | 4 | 78, 214, 402, 652 |
SN | 1.2 | 3 | 150, 275, 394 |
FNP | 1.2.3 | 3 | 201, 374, 444 |
F | 1 | 2 | 3, 255 |
NPVFQN | 1.2.3.4.5.1 | 2 | 4, 189 |
QMPLX | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 40, 339 |
JSE | 1.2.3 | 2 | 75, 433 |
UP | 1.2 | 2 | 109, 350 |
MJP | 1.2.3 | 2 | 167, 559 |
EQMJ | 1.2.3.4 | 2 | 527, 659 |
FM | 1.2 | 1 | 1 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
NP | 10 | 6 |
PC | 0 | 8 |
NPV | 6 | 0 |
PX | 0 | 6 |
MJ | 5 | 2 |
MS | 4 | 5 |
MX | 0 | 5 |
NX | 0 | 5 |
UP | 5 | 2 |
XP | 2 | 5 |
FG | 4 | 2 |
FGC | 4 | 4 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 1: U 1 | 2: P 1, W 1 |
B | 7: G 3, P 3, Q 3, W 3, F 2, B 1, K 1 | 10: P 5, F 4, M 3, S 3, Y 2, B 1, J 1, K 1, Q 1, X 1 |
C | 5: P 10, G 4, Q 1, S 1, Y 1 | 4: P 2, W 2, H 1, Q 1 |
D | 1: Q 1 | 2: P 1, Q 1 |
E | 1: S 6 | 6: J 3, Q 3, G 2, S 2, F 1, Y 1 |
F | 16: V 9, B 4, N 4, I 3, L 3, P 3, Y 3, G 2, J 2, M 2, Q 2, T 2, X 2, E 1, H 1, S 1 | 15: G 10, Q 7, Y 7, M 6, N 6, T 3, U 3, X 3, B 2, H 2, W 2, I 1, K 1, L 1, V 1 |
G | 10: F 10, P 7, S 7, Q 3, W 3, E 2, H 2, N 2, Z 2, G 1 | 10: M 6, S 5, C 4, P 4, B 3, X 3, F 2, Q 2, G 1, H 1 |
H | 8: F 2, C 1, G 1, H 1, N 1, P 1, Q 1, S 1 | 6: P 3, G 2, F 1, H 1, Q 1, S 1 |
I | 4: P 3, N 2, F 1, Q 1 | 4: P 5, F 3, Q 1, S 1 |
J | 5: M 7, E 3, B 1, P 1, X 1 | 4: S 6, P 4, F 2, K 1 |
K | 5: Y 2, B 1, F 1, J 1, M 1 | 1: B 1 |
L | 6: P 3, S 3, Q 2, F 1, L 1, X 1 | 6: V 4, F 3, P 2, S 2, X 2, L 1 |
Reversals
NP 22 · PN 10PX 11 · XP 10NS 3 · SN 10CP 2 · PC 10FG 10 · GF 2GS 5 · SG 7MQ 6 · QM 6GP 4 · PG 7FN 6 · NF 4FV 1 · VF 9FY 7 · YF 3MX 5 · XM 5A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.