16. Semaphore

In this episode, we talk about Semaphore with the New Recruit and the dumb & proper lady. Semaphore, though thought only to be a flag code, is a whole class of communication. In the story we find out what happened to the New Recruit, Emily End and the Evil Ant, and discover that he's hiding in Plano, Texas. Plus, we walk through how to make a flag.

Links from this episode:
Papa Flag: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/ICS_Papa.svg
Flag Alphabet: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Semaphore_Signals_A-Z.jpg

The background music used in this episode is "Bio Unit", "Resonance", and "Moving Sun" by Bio Unit, "Brilliance", "Digital Abstract Technology", "Resolute" by ComaStudio, and "Happy Diversion" by Ketsa. Our theme music is "Mosquito" by Caspar Babypants.

 You can find Dr. Gareth's work at drgarethmoore.com. He has released many puzzle and cipher related books for kids, as well as a lot of stuff for adults, too. 

Thank you for listening.

Chapters

• 1:04 Intro
• 2:26 Overview of Semaphore
• 3:24 Steve's Tips: Semaphore
• 5:36 Semaphores: Fire
• 6:44 Semaphores: Signal Lamps
• 7:38 Semaphores: Heliograph
• 8:17 Semaphores: Large Machines
• 9:33 Semaphores: Railway Signal
• 10:33 Semaphores: Water
• 11:14 Semaphores: Flag
• 15:54 Decline
• 16:34 Modern Use
• 17:27 Story
• 22:55 Activity: Follow the Phone Call
• 24:03 Activity: Make a Flag
• 25:15 Outro
• 26:51 Post Show: That's a Post Show