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PUZZLE #5194: Galton Board Cipher (diff 3)

galton learn difficulty: 3/7 simulate author: system unsolved

A 5-letter word in Galton board pin densities with 2 decoys.

DATA
Difficulty 3
Char Count 5
Char Width 3
Char Height 5
Char Gap 1
Chars [[1.27, 0.89, 6.48], [0.8, 6.67, 1.5], [1.55, 1.72, 7.54], [1.0, 8.09, 1.11], [0.71, 1.68, 5.53]], [[5.49, 1.23, 7.33], [1.32, 5.47, 1.12], [0.6, 6.76, 1.7], [0.63, 8.36, 1.54], [6.05, 1.93, 7.48]], [[8.58, 1.57, 5.5], [0.76, 8.06, 0.57], [1.39, 0.66, 1.64], [0.81, 5.62, 1.43], [1.13, 8.2, 1.49]], [[0.56, 0.84, 8.98], [1.22, 5.04, 1.89], [0.5, 1.09, 6.47], [0.81, 8.57, 1.44], [1.46, 5.17, 1.53]], [[1.65, 0.57, 6.0], [1.56, 7.65, 1.88], [1.41, 5.97, 1.47], [0.9, 6.17, 1.68], [1.97, 1.13, 5.99]]
Font
{
  "A": [
    "010",
    "101",
    "111",
    "101",
    "101"
  ],
  "B": [
    "110",
    "101",
    "110",
    "101",
    "110"
  ],
  "C": [
    "011",
    "100",
    "100",
    "100",
    "011"
  ],
  "D": [
    "110",
    "101",
    "101",
    "101",
    "110"
  ],
  "E": [
    "111",
    "100",
    "110",
    "100",
    "111"
  ],
  "F": [
    "111",
    "100",
    "110",
    "100",
    "100"
  ],
  "G": [
    "011",
    "100",
    "101",
    "101",
    "011"
  ],
  "H": [
    "101",
    "101",
    "111",
    "101",
    "101"
  ],
  "I": [
    "111",
    "010",
    "010",
    "010",
    "111"
  ],
  "J": [
    "111",
    "010",
    "010",
    "010",
    "110"
  ],
  "K": [
    "101",
    "101",
    "110",
    "101",
    "101"
  ],
  "L": [
    "100",
    "100",
    "100",
    "100",
    "111"
  ],
  "M": [
    "101",
    "111",
    "101",
    "101",
    "101"
  ],
  "N": [
    "101",
    "111",
    "111",
    "101",
    "101"
  ],
  "O": [
    "010",
    "101",
    "101",
    "101",
    "010"
  ],
  "P": [
    "110",
    "101",
    "110",
    "100",
    "100"
  ],
  "Q": [
    "010",
    "101",
    "101",
    "110",
    "011"
  ],
  "R": [
    "110",
    "101",
    "110",
    "101",
    "101"
  ],
  "S": [
    "011",
    "100",
    "010",
    "001",
    "110"
  ],
  "T": [
    "111",
    "010",
    "010",
    "010",
    "010"
  ],
  "U": [
    "101",
    "101",
    "101",
    "101",
    "101"
  ],
  "V": [
    "101",
    "101",
    "101",
    "010",
    "010"
  ],
  "W": [
    "101",
    "101",
    "101",
    "111",
    "101"
  ],
  "X": [
    "101",
    "010",
    "010",
    "010",
    "101"
  ],
  "Y": [
    "101",
    "010",
    "010",
    "010",
    "010"
  ],
  "Z": [
    "111",
    "001",
    "010",
    "100",
    "111"
  ]
}
Decoy Count 2
Instructions 1. Each character is a 3x5 grid of Galton-board pin densities. 2. Low pin density (<3.5) = balls pass through = pixel ON. 3. High pin density (>3.5) = balls blocked = pixel OFF. 4. DECOYS: some empty cells also have low density. 5. Run 2-means clustering (k=2) on all values to find LOW cluster. 6. Set threshold at (low_mean + high_mean)/2. 7. For each character, try ALL font patterns, pick the closest match.
Hint 2-means cluster 19×5 pin densities. Low cluster ≈ ON, high cluster ≈ OFF. Match each 3×5 bitmap to the 26-letter font.
Answer Format comma-separated bin counts
author's note: Pool fill: galton diff 3

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