Rnfl qrpelcgvba punyyratr: MrRubix's 10-stage Crypto Challenge. New riddle each day.

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Originally Posted by MrRubix

Level Three (this one is a bit tougher -- round four will be easier):

the puzzle is a picture of rubix

therefore we can infer that the puzzle is rubix, and that the answer to the puzzle is the answer to rubix himself

from this picture we can see that rubix is by himself

from this fact we can logically deduce that rubix is alone

from which we can correctly assume that rubix still does not have a girlfriend

the solved and colored cube he holds in his hand, contrasted against his dark body, highlights his accomplishments in all things requiring him to use his mind, games, puzzles, school, work, etc

this further leads us to logically assume that rubix takes solace in his intelligence and shuts the rest of the world out because most of the world is too stupid to keep up with him, and those that aren't can't be trusted

which leads us to why rubix has no girlfriend, he is afraid that opening his feelings to another person who is less intelligent than he is would be in rational terms, a waste of time and energy, and to do so with someone as smart as him would be too high a risk to be worth the reward

which gives us an answer to the behaviors he displays online, rubix substitutes a relationship for perpetuating a godly personality on flash game sites in order to gather worshipers to help him fill the lonely void of his heart

furthermore he reinforces his reputation on these sites by making threads with difficult riddles in them

so from this image we conclude that rubix is a highly intelligent emotionally supressing individual who wants to be loved, but doesn't allow himself to in a personal relationship, so he does it as impersonally as possible, via masses on the internet

this is the answer to the puzzle, the thread, and rubix himself