Ok, here's a 1BTC puzzle.

[nutildah]

The answer has nothing to do with the question! The question was WHY and not HOW ....

Yes, it was a dumb puzzle indeed. Regardless, somebody still found the answer. Congratulations to them.

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[3eroCold]

However, "SheHadTheIdeaWhileCombingHerHair" isn't the answer.

[ligor]

However, "SheHadTheIdeaWhileCombingHerHair" isn't the answer.

Answer, answer
Hex: 536865486164546865496465615768696c65436f6d62696e6748657248616972

[akkort]

However, "SheHadTheIdeaWhileCombingHerHair" isn't the answer.

it is the answer
private key is 5JT281eare7tuC1v659kZRdJT91zyAR7XkuXsFibjpHa4BcSQRW
base58 decoded key is 80 53 68 65 48 61 64 54 68 65 49 64 65 61 57 68 69 6c 65 43 6f 6d 62 69 6e 67 48 65 72 48 61 69 72 e8 e2 4e 61

[GBT_User]

Bit disappointing.
It is not even a proper answer to the question.
And no clever tricks either, just guess until you have it...  as far as I see it.

Still, Nice of Blockladder to put up a Bitcoin.
And congrats to whoever found it (if it wasn't blockladder himself)

It was still fun to be puzzling.
:-)

[zielar]

However, "SheHadTheIdeaWhileCombingHerHair" isn't the answer.

Answer, answer
Hex: 536865486164546865496465615768696c65436f6d62696e6748657248616972

No comment.
It's not worth talking!
I wasted almost a month as if to count the time I spent on finding the answer. Not only that ... I wasted because this shit doesn't make sense. Where's the fucking answer to this fucking question? Where does anything even make sense here and what did the hint have in common with any clue?
I am not even afraid to say that it was misleading, because it referred to issues that have even more in common with the purpose of hints (no special symbols) - what for? it would be more common if the author wrote "but I shit press" than what he thought was a pseudo hint.
Even now, when I know the correct sequence of eight words - I have no idea if I would ever think that these are the words.

There are two possibilities:
1) The author himself organized this circus and has now withdrawn funds, achieving the advertising of more than one product that Google has directed in search of participants' answers
2) WasThisCombOwnerNothing4HisTwat!.mp3 <== such a small summary on my part that more closely matches the answer to the puzzle in every respect than the valid answer (maybe except .mp3, but finally .txt was a shit like the rest)

I wish everyone the least unpleasantness like this pathetic puzzle.
See ya.

[morvillz7z]

watashi-kokoto hinted that the puzzle might have a shit solution. Four of the three-letter words are suggested by him in this post. That picture on page 1 is basically the private key itself.    I knew watashi-kokoto was blockladder from the very start but I thought all his posts/clues are a way for him to divert us from the real solution...guess not.

[Wendigo]

Where are all the bruteforcers by the way? These words were a walk in the park for them, right?

[seoincorporation]

However, "SheHadTheIdeaWhileCombingHerHair" isn't the answer.

Answer, answer
Hex: 536865486164546865496465615768696c65436f6d62696e6748657248616972

I can't believe someone did it, the hints we get doesn't help at all, but i want to congrats the one who solves it.

By the way, it would be nice if he could give us the method he uses to find the right answer. Congrats again and enjoy those $10k

[akkort]

By the way, it would be nice if he could give us the method he uses to find the right answer. Congrats again and enjoy those $10k

As I said, I will publish the method of solving when the creator of puzzle creates another puzzle with same rules.

[Andthen]

By the way, it would be nice if he could give us the method he uses to find the right answer. Congrats again and enjoy those $10k

As I said, I will publish the method of solving when the creator of puzzle creates another puzzle with same rules.

Why would the creator put up another puzzle with the same rules if you know how to solve it?
Andthen

[akkort]

Why would the creator put up another puzzle with the same rules if you know how to solve it?
Andthen

1. To proove that I am not the TC.
2. To know how to solve it
3. To let everyone to win with knowing the metod.
Yes, I am have more chance to win, but it is probabilistic method, so everyone can win, the more peoples will participate, the more chances to get answer.
4. To make more puzzles for fun.

[Andthen]

Why would the creator put up another puzzle with the same rules if you know how to solve it?
Andthen

1. To proove that I am not the TC.
2. To know how to solve it
3. To let everyone to win with knowing the metod.
Yes, I am have more chance to win, but it is probabilistic method, so everyone can win, the more peoples will participate, the more chances to get answer.
4. To make more puzzles for fun.

I'm thinking about it from the creator's point of view. I would not put out another puzzle that follows the same rules. I would want the new challenge to be fresh and have new twists and turns.
So I don't think it is reasonable to expect the creator to fulfill your expectation anytime soon. We will never know.
AndThen

[akkort]

I'm thinking about it from the creator's point of view. I would not put out another puzzle that follows the same rules. I would want the new challenge to be fresh and have new twists and turns.
So I don't think it is reasonable to expect the creator to fulfill your expectation anytime soon. We will never know.
AndThen

We all be waiting for new puzzle, sure. If creator will not create the puzzle, I will decide myself to publish the solution or not depending of situation. At this time puzzle is solved, solution is known and nothing points that detailed solution is required for community.

[Andthen]

I'm thinking about it from the creator's point of view. I would not put out another puzzle that follows the same rules. I would want the new challenge to be fresh and have new twists and turns.
So I don't think it is reasonable to expect the creator to fulfill your expectation anytime soon. We will never know.
AndThen

We all be waiting for new puzzle, sure. If creator will not create the puzzle, I will decide myself to publish the solution or not depending of situation. At this time puzzle is solved, solution is known and nothing points that detailed solution is required for community.

Fair enough😀. Congratulations on your solve!
Andthen

[Darmont33]

naive Chukchi boy

[LoyceV]

I've followed this thread for 7 months, and I'm glad to see it's solved. At least that proves the puzzle and prize were real!
The solution actually makes some sense, and it's much simpler than I would have expected.

Congratulations to the winner!

[troslky77]

http://i66.tinypic.com/2s8ihsp.jpg

Every puzzle needs an art piece so I shooped something hope you like it.

EDIT: fail. 20 teeth not 21 I'm tired

EDIT2: fixed

It's weird but imho it was a really good hint actually guys, we just missed that at all.

SheHadTheIdeaWhileComingHerHair - so clear...

Congrats to the solver, I hope it wasn't the OP.

[zielar]

I'm thinking about it from the creator's point of view. I would not put out another puzzle that follows the same rules. I would want the new challenge to be fresh and have new twists and turns.
So I don't think it is reasonable to expect the creator to fulfill your expectation anytime soon. We will never know.
AndThen

We all be waiting for new puzzle, sure. If creator will not create the puzzle, I will decide myself to publish the solution or not depending of situation. At this time puzzle is solved, solution is known and nothing points that detailed solution is required for community.

And I think differently ... I think it is a simple element of closing the topic of this shaft. The left was removed from the wallet by the owner, and NO WAY to solve the solution does not exist and never existed, because the solution is just the same as the answer - only this connects them ... and as the second shaft is not and will not be - in public the topic is closed without information on how this could be resolved. Noble, smart and coarse ... like a question, a hint, an answer and a non-existent solution. Over and out

[fecell]

Still can't understand why she's comb have 21 teeth... not 22 nor 20.
Solution is not an answer for puzzle question. Solution describes a method to choose a teeth count, but not why is 21.