Mar
20
Printed on the last page of my book Discipline are the words MALM TIUM TIUM, and I have gotten innumerable inquiries regarding its meaning. So many, in fact, that I’m tired of answering questions, so I’m going to give U.S. $10,000 to anyone who can figure it out. Here are the rules:
1. Unless there’s some glaring flaw in these rules I’m overlooking, I’m not giving any clues after tonight. If you ask, you’ll most likely get silence.
2. There are two other people (besides me) in the universe who know what it means. If you get it right, and you post it a public forum that I will see, they will see it too, and they will hold me to my word. When I say “public forum that I will see,” I assume you understand that means one of my sites. That would be the safest, and most obvious place to post.
3. You are free to ask about it anywhere. You can ask anyone (except me). You can ask physics professors, mathematicians, linguists, historians… anyone. Pay attention to what I just said.
4. If you come up with an answer that could be correct but isn’t, you don’t win. For instance, if you figure out that MALM TIUM TIUM means “I love Jesus” by using some algorithm transforming alphabet characters from Aramaic to English, that’s great. You won’t get $10,000 for your discovery (as elegant as it may seem). Because that’s not the answer. In other words, if you try to force the answer from some archaic, esoteric, or otherwise painfully academic resource, I won’t even consider taking you seriously. There is only one answer. It’s elegant, beautiful, and frighteningly obvious.
5. The complete answer to the problem lies within the pages of Discipline.
6. If you don’t believe I’ll reward you if you are successful, then don’t try to discover the answer. I can’t be responsible for your lack of faith and trust, and I certainly can’t be responsible for your labor. It’s a puzzle. You work on it at your own peril.
I think that’s it. If any other important (and reasonable) issues need to be addressed, I’ll respond to them as they arise. Good luck.
Paco Ahlgren
You can buy Paco's novel Discipline wherever books are sold.
39 Comments so far
He's serious about not asking him. He won't even tell me. And I buy him tacos…
i discovered, "what will be, will be" but even if this isn't what you took from writing it, at least it's what i took from reading it
experience is everything…
My guess would be MMI (Maverick Money Insiders Forex) Ultimatum.
Good guess, but it's not correct.
Open pen?
No, but I'd be curious to know how you came up with that…
Paco
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M A L M T I U M T I U M
For your viewing enjoyment – so happy I could entertain you!!
(…please hold your applause.)
When each letter is replaced with what number it is in the alphabet (A = 1, and so on…), you get the following numbers.
13 1 12 13 20 9 21 13 20 9 21 13
In the grid below, MALM (13, 1, 12, 13) is on the far left and TIUM TIUM (20, 9, 21, 13, 20, 9, 21, 13) is at the very top. You multiply each number on the far left with each number on the top to get the numbers in the inner part of the grid.
20 9 21 13 20 9 21 13
13 260 117 273 169 260 117 273 169
1 20 9 21 13 20 9 21 13
12 240 108 252 156 240 108 252 156
13 260 117 273 13 260 117 273 169
After that, I subtracted numbers adjacent to one another (For example, 260 – 117). Take note that once a number is subtracted from another, you move on to the next pair of numbers (Once 117 is subtracted from 260, you move on to 273 – 169). The results are below.
143 104 143 104
11 8 11 8
132 96 132 96
143 104 143 104
Divide the above numbers by the number at the beginning of each row in the chart above (143 is divided by 13, 20 divided by 1, 240 divided by 12, etc…) The results are below.
11 8 11 8
11 8 11 8
11 8 11 8
11 8 11 8
The results above have led me to believe that 11 and 8 are important numbers. When you replace each number with its corresponding alphabet letter, you get KHKH. There are vague references to a Kurvits Khkh, author of a paper entitled “Pharmacology of dimethylaminoethyl ester of diphenylethoxyacetic acid hydrochloride–estocin.” Estocin is an opioid analgesic that is currently an illegal drug in the United State. My theory right now is that Estocin, also known as dimenoxadol, could be the meaning behind “MALM TIUM TIUM.” One point that supports this is that apparently, the book contains several references to psychoactive drugs. However, I would be more confident in my guess if I could find a specific reference to Estocin in the book.
Anyways, my guess is that Estocin is the answer.
Part 2 – I tried this little experiment after the first one to see what results I got. It’s basically the same steps, except instead of multiplying the left row by the top, you subtract the left from top.
M A L M T I U M T I U M
When each letter is replaced with what number it is in the alphabet (A = 1, and so on…), you get the following numbers.
13 1 12 13 20 9 21 13 20 9 21 13
In the grid below, MALM (13, 1, 12, 13) is on the far left and TIUM TIUM (20, 9, 21, 13, 20, 9, 21, 13) is at the very top. You subtract each number on the far left from each number on the top to get the numbers in the inner part of the grid. The numbers on the far right of the grid (= 11, 8) mean that when you add the two sets of adjacent numbers in the row, those are the two numbers you get.
20 9 21 13
13 7 -4 8 0 = 11, 8
1 19 8 20 12 = 11, 8
12 8 -3 9 1 = 11, 8
13 7 -4 8 0 = 11, 8
Then, replace with the letters and you get khkh.
Please, correct me if I'm wrong, so I can continue on this ridiculous obsession I have right now.
teresa
there is no answer.
or
discipline
"I see. It's missing a fucking time machine."
Maybe this life is nothing more than a total mindfuck.
My ultimate checkmate.
My final checkmate.
Lithium, Tritium, Strontium
Some terms are amazing…
MALM TIUM TIUM….
maybe: IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN…?
It is what it is.
It's all here,it's all now…
lithium, strontium, tritium
next guess
gold, strontium, tritium
next guess
gold, tritium, strontium
"Ask and you shall receive"?
that or
"Questions Questions Answer"
that's all i have at the moment. I'll come back with MORE educated guesses
Is it the Creation of Man?
Does it really mean no comment lol
'Rest Unto Your Souls' Perhaps?
I would also add that the words malm tium tium translate to ore strontium strontium in sweedish for the first word and finnish for the latter words
So potentially something to do with strontium ore or maybe the building blocks of the universe or something to that nature maybe
But I still fail to see what your meaning of these words are lol and how to work it out lol, will have to read the book closer
and in all sweedish its Malm tium tium Ore Consortium Consortium lol sooo many possibilities, best give up now before i waste too much time thinking lol
Ha Ha in welsh it translated me to Palm I came not I came not, sounds kinda dirty lol
But all in all language wise im getting alot of consortium, ore, metal, strontium, party and thats about it lol so im thinking its a little more complex than that and not that simplistic a solution
Lithium, Protium, Strontium; Next guess: Lithium, Strontium-2;
Next guess: Gold, Protium, Strontium; Next guess: Gold, Strontium 2
Dude. "5. The complete answer to the problem lies within the pages of Discipline."
The suggested reading is within the pages of Discipline, is it not?
Also, could ore be a some metaphor for a question? and the material is the answer? For instance, for every question there are two answers?
selenium, strontium, strontium (strotium 2); Next guess: selenium, protium, strontium; next guess: selenium,strontium,protium
You are who you are.
That what you are.
Mercury (Hg), Strontium(Sr), Ununoctium(Uuo); Next guess: Iridium(Ir), Strontium(Sr), Unupentium(Uup); Next guess: Gold(Au), Strontium(Sr), Ununseptium(Uus); Next guess: Tungsten(W), Technetium(Tc), Ununseptium(Uus); Next guess: Yttrium(Y), Lutetium(Lu), Darmstadtium(Ds); Next guess: Tungsten(W), Strontium(Sr), Copernicium(Cn)
It means "pay attention"
your welcome
Is it possible to find anserw if i have polish book translation?
Should it be in english?
"nepal turkey rome"
it means nothing at all. Those are just letters.
In my opinion MALM TIUM TIUM means 'THE END'
MALM TIUM TIUM means just MALM TIUM TIUM.
AMMITI MULTUM
Thank you for writing this novel. It's very important to me.
He who thinks he is able, is able
When I let go of what I am, I become what I will be.