Suppose the following message was received by a radio telescope. It consists ofa number of bursts that last either one, two or three tenths of a second, indicated by S, M and L (respectively) below. The space between two bursts is either one or two tenth of a second, the longer pause marked by an X below. There are 1442 Ss, 1249 Ms, 853Ls, and 142 Xs, total time is 1018.4 sec. Can you figure out what it means?
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSMMMMMMMMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSMMMMMMMM MMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSMMMMMMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSSMMMMMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSSS MMMMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSMMMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSMMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMM SSSSSSSSMMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSMMMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSSMMMMXMMMMM MMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSMMMXMMMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSMMXMMMMMSMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMX MMMMMLMMMMSMMMMMMMMMMMMMXMMMMLSMMMMSSMMMMMMMMMMMMXMMMMLLMMMMSSSMMMMMMM MMMMXMMMLSSMMMMSSSSMMMMMMMMMMXMMMLSLMMMMSSSSSMMMMMMMMMXMMMLLSMMMMSSSSS SMMMMMMMMXMMMLLLMMMMSSSSSSSMMMMMMMXMMLSSSMMMMSSSSSSSSMMMMMMXMMLSSLMMMM SSSSSSSSSMMMMMXMMLSLSMMMMSSSSSSSSSSMMMMXMMLSLLMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSMMMXMMLLS SMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSMMXSSSMMMMXSSLMMMMSXSSLSMMMMSSXSSLLMMMMSSSXSSLSSMMMMS SSSXSSLSLMMMMSSSSSXSSLLSMMMMSSSSSSXSSLLLMMMMSSSSSSSXSSLSSSMMMMSSSSSSSS XSSLSSLMMMMSSSSSSSSSXSSLSLSMMMMSSSSSSSSSSXSSLSLLMMMMSSSSSSSSSSSXSSLLSS MMMMSSSSSSSSSSSSXLLSSMSSLMSSLMMMMSSLXLLSSMSSSMSSLMMMMSSLXLLSSMSSLMSSSM MMMSSLXLLSSMSSSMSSSMMMMSSSXLLSLMSSLMSSLMMMMSSLXLLSLMSSSMSSLMMMMSSSXLLS LMSSLMSSSMMMMSSSXLLSLMSSSMSSSMMMMSSSXLLSMSSSMMMMSSLXLLSMSSLMMMMSSSXSSS MLSMSLSXLLSSMSLSMSSLMMMMSSLXLLSSMSLSMSSSMMMMSSSXLLSLMSLSMSSLMMMMSSSXLL SLMSLSMSSSMMMMSSSXLLSMSLSMMMMSSLXSLSMMMMSSSXSSLMLSMSLSXLLSSMSLSMSSLMMM MSSLXLLSSMSLSMSSSMMMMSSLXLLSLMSLSMSSLMMMMSSLXLLSLMSLSMSSSMMMMSSSXLLSMS LSMMMMSSSXSLSMMMMSSLXLLSSMSSLMSSLMLSMSLSMMMMSSLMLSMSLSXLLSSMSSLMSSLMLS MSLSXSLSMMMMSSLXLLSSSMSSLMSSLMMMMSSSXLLSSSMSSSMSSLMMMMSSSXLLSSSMSSLMSS SMMMMSSSXLLSSSMSSSMSSSMMMMSSLXLLSSMSLSMSLLMLSMSLLSXLLSMSLLSMLSMSLLLXSS SMLSMSLSXSSSMLSMSLLXSLLSMMMMSSSXSLLLMMMMSSLXSSLMLSMSLSXSLLSMMMMSSSXSLL LMMMMSSLXSSSMLSMSLSXSSLMLSMSLLXSLLSMMMMSSSXSLLLMMMMSSLXSSLMLSMSLSXSLLS MMMMSSLXSLLLMMMMSSSXMLSMSLSXMLSMSLLXLLSSSMSLSMSLLMMMMSLLLXLLSSMSLSMSLL MLSMSLLSMMLLSMSLSMLSMSLLLMMMMLLSSSMSLSMSLLMMMSLLLXLLSLMSLSMSLLMLSMSLLS MMLLSMSLSMLSMSLLLMMMMLLSLSMSLSMSLLMMMSLLLXLLSLSMSSLMSSLMMMMSSSXLLSLSMS SLMSSSMMMMSSSXLLSLSMSSSMSSLMMMMSSSXLLSLSMSSSMSSSMMMMSSLXLLSSMSLSMSLLML SMSLLSMMLLSLSMSLSMSLLMLSMSLLLMMLLSLMSLLSMSLLLMLSMSLLSSMMMMLLSSLMSLSMSL LMMMSLLSSXLLSMSLSMLSMSLLSMMLLSMSLLMLSMSLLLMMLLSLMSLSMSLLLMLSMSLLSSMMLL SLMSLLMSLLSMLSMSLLSLMMLLSSMSLLSSMSLLSLMLSMSLLLSMMMMLLSSLMSLSMSLLMMMSLL LSXLLSSLMSLSMSLLMLSMSLLSMMLLSLMSLSMSLLMSLLLMMMMLLLSMSLSMSLLMMMSLLSMSLL LXLLLSMSSLMSSLMMMMSSSMSSLXLLLSMSSSMSSLMMMMSSLMSSSXLLLSMSSLMSSSMMMMSSLM SSSXLLLSMSSSMSSSMMMMSSSMSSSXLLLSMSLSMSLLMLSMSLLLMSLLSSMMLLLSMSLLSMSLLL MLSMSLLSLMSLLLSMMLLSSMSLLSSMSLLLSMLSMSLLLLMMMMLLLLMSLSMSLLMSLLSMMMSLLS LMSLLLLXLLLLMSLLSMSLLSLMSLLLSMLSMSLLSSLMSLLSLLMMLLLLMSLLMSLLSSMSLLSLLM LSMSLLSSSMSLLLSSMMLLLLMSLSMSLLLMSLLLSSMLSMSLLLLMSLLSLSMMMMLLLLMSLSMSLL MSLLSMSLLLMSLLSSMSLLSLMSLLLSMMMSLLLLMSLLSSSMSLLSSLMSLLSLSXLLLLMSSSMSSL MSSSMSSLMSSLMSSSMSSLMMMMSSSMSSSMSSLMSSLXLLLLMSSLMSSSMSSLMSSSMSSSMSSSMS SLMSSSMSSSMMMMSSLMSSLMSSSMSSSMSSSXLLSSSMSLSMSLLLMLSMSLLSMMLLSSSMSLLSMS LLMLSMSLLLMMMMLLLMSLSMSLLMMMSLLSMSLLLXSSLMLSMSLLLXLLLMSSSMSSSMMMMSSSMS SLXLLLMSSSMSSLMMMMSSLMSSSXLLLMSSSMSSSMMMMSSLMSSSXLLLMSSLMSSSMMMMSSSMSS LXLLLMSSSMSSSMMMMSSSMSSLXMMMMMMMMMMMMXSSSMLSSMSSLSLMMMMSSLSLXSSSMLSSMS SLSLLSMMMMSSLSLLSXSSLSLLMLSSMSSLMMMMSSLLSSXSSLSSLMLSSMSSLMMMMSSLSLSXSS LLSLSMLSSMSSLMMMMSSLLSLLXSSLMLSSMSSLSLMMMMSSLLSXSSLSMLSSMSSLLMMMMSSLSL XSSLSMLSSMSSLSLMMMMSSLLLXSSLSMLSSMSSLSLSMMMMSSLLSSXSSLLSMLSSMSSLSLSMMM MSSLSSSSXSSLSLLMLSSMSSLSSLMMMMSSLSLSSXSSLSSLSMLSSMSSLSLSMMMMSSLLLSSXSS SMLSSMSLSMMMMSLSXSLSMLSSMSLLMMMMSLLMLSSMSLSXSLSMLSLMSLLMMMSLLSMMMMSLLM LSSMSLLSMMMSLSXMSSLLSSMLSLMSSLSLSMMMMSSLSXSSLSLSSMLSLMSSLSSLMMMMSSLSLL XSSLSSMLSLMSSLLMMMMSSLXSSLSMLSLMSSLMMMMSSLXSSLMLSLMSSLMMMMSSSXSSSMLSLM SSLMMMMSSSLXSSSLMLSLMSSLMMMMSSSLSXSSSMLSLMSSLSMMMMSSSLSXSSSLSMLSLMSSLM MMMSSSLLXSSSMLSLMSSLLMMMMSSSLLXSSSMLSLMSSLSSMMMMSSSLSSXSSSMLSLMSSLSLMM MMSSSLSLXSSLLMMSSLSMMSSLMMSSSMMSSSLMMSSSLSMMSSSLLMMSSSLSSMMSSSLSLMMSSS LLSMMSSSLLLMMSSSLSSSXSSLSLLMLSSMSSSLSLLMMMMSSSGive it a try. Really. When you're ready to look, here's the solution.
Martin C. Martin: martin at metahuman.org
