The Baconian Cipher

[Jason Tandro]

Just something I saw that I thought was pretty interesting:

The Baconian Cipher

a AAAAA g AABBA n ABBAA t BAABA
b AAAAB h AABBB o ABBAB u-v BAABB
c AAABA i-j ABAAA p ABBBA w BABAA
d AAABB k ABAAB q ABBBB x BABAB
e AABAA l ABABA r BAAAA y BABBA
f AABAB m ABABB s BAAAB z BABBB

It's basically binary, except using five character representations instead of 8. Using two separate alphabets and type-faces.

Stuff like this fascinates me.

[EverPhoenix]

u-v BAABB

sure, it is just binary. but whats with u-v?

[Jason Tandro]

i-j and u-v are represented by the same code. You are meant to use common sense and intuition to decide which letter is meant.