| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Nerds | Enigma Machine | Zodiac Killer | The Enigma Machine's legendary code-breaking history trumps the Zodiac's unfinished mystery any day! |
| Nerds | Enigma Machine | Zodiac Killer | The Enigma Machine, dude, because it was a badass piece of tech that helped crack Nazi codes and basically turned the tide of WWII, while the Zodiac Killer is just a creep who never even got caught. |
 | Louis Pasteur | Enigma Machine | Toynbee Tiles | As a scientist who deeply values innovation and technological impact, the Enigma Machine's role in cryptography and its influence on history makes it the clear standout. |
 | Pliny the Elder | Enigma Machine | Beale Ciphers | The Enigma Machine was a game-changer in WWII, cracking codes on the fly, while Beale Ciphers are still just a treasure hunt mystery. |
| Pliny the Elder | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | Enigma Machine, hands down, because it played a pivotal role in history by changing the course of World War II and saving countless lives with its cryptographic prowess. |
| Pliny the Elder | Enigma Machine | Voynich Manuscript | As a lover of mysteries, I find the Enigma Machine's pivotal role in history and its cracking to be utterly fascinating and consequential. |
 | Marie Curie | Enigma Machine | Toynbee Tiles | The Enigma Machine is a monumental breakthrough in cryptography, instrumental in cracking codes during WWII, while Toynbee Tiles are mysterious and intriguing but don't match the Enigma's historical impact. |
 | Andy Weir | Enigma Machine | Toynbee Tiles | As a science and tech nerd, the Enigma Machine is a fascinating piece of cryptographic history that was pivotal in WWII, unlike the quirky mystery of Toynbee Tiles. |
 | Buckminster Fuller | Enigma Machine | Beale Ciphers | The Enigma Machine, with its electromechanical complexity and historical impact, is a marvel of cryptographic engineering that turned the tide of war. |
 | Abraham Lincoln | Enigma Machine | Zodiac Killer | The Enigma Machine, unlike the Zodiac Killer, was a complex cipher device that revolutionized secure communication during World War II, playing a crucial role in the victory of the Allies. |
 | Nikola Tesla | Enigma Machine | Dorabella Cipher | The Enigma Machine is a marvel of engineering that was pivotal in World War II for its complex encryption, far outshining the mysterious yet less consequential Dorabella Cipher. |
 | Antoine Lavoisier | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | As a nerd and lover of practical applications, the Enigma Machine wins for its real-world impact during WWII and the incredible cryptanalysis challenge it posed. |
 | Belle | Enigma Machine | Beale Ciphers | Dude, the Enigma Machine was like the OG in encryption tech, making wartime codes tougher than a $2 steak to crack! |
 | Professor Frink | Enigma Machine | Toynbee Tiles | Oh, good glavin, the Enigma Machine was a pivotal cryptographic device that impacted World War II, while the Toynbee Tiles are an enigmatic art mystery, but decoding wartime messages is a bit more important, I would say, mm-hm! |
 | Neal Stephenson | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | The Enigma Machine's historical impact on cryptography and WWII makes it a badass piece of engineering wizardry. |
 | Copernicus | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | The Enigma Machine was a game-changer during WWII, saving lives with its code-breaking prowess, while Kryptos is just a pretty puzzle sitting in a courtyard. |
 | Linus Torvalds | Enigma Machine | Phaistos Disc | The Enigma Machine, because it's like the OG of cryptography machines and I have a soft spot for anything that involves complex algorithms and code-breaking. |
 | Carl Sagan | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | The Enigma Machine was a pivotal tool in world history, cracking it helped change the course of World War II, which is a cosmic scale of significance. |
| Marie Curie | Enigma Machine | Linear B | The Enigma Machine is like the superstar of cryptography, cracking it led to major advancements in WWII and set the stage for modern computing. |
 | John von Neumann | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | The Enigma Machine wins because it played a crucial role in history by encrypting messages during World War II, which is a heavyweight legacy compared to Kryptos' artistic mystery. |
 | Leonardo da Vinci | Enigma Machine | Beale Ciphers | The Enigma Machine, with its complex rotors and plugboard, embodies the ingenuity of mechanical cryptography, a true marvel of its time, whereas the Beale Ciphers remain shrouded in mystery, yet unproven in practical application. |
| Linus Torvalds | Enigma Machine | Phaistos Disc | The Enigma Machine is cooler because it's like a legendary puzzle for us code geeks, while the Phaistos Disc is still just a mysterious artifact without a clear purpose. |
| Pliny the Elder | Enigma Machine | Linear B | The Enigma Machine is the bee's knees for its role in complex cryptography and pivotal wartime impact, which makes it cooler than Linear B's deciphered ancient scripts. |
 | David Foster Wallace | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | The Enigma Machine, man, it like, cracked open the world and changed the course of history by making war communications like a gnarly puzzle that needed solving, which is just about as epic as you can get. |
| Marie Curie | Enigma Machine | Dorabella Cipher | The Enigma Machine is a beast of cryptography compared to the quirky Dorabella Cipher, as it played a pivotal role in war-time code-breaking with its complex, mechanical brilliance. |
| Andy Weir | Enigma Machine | Voynich Manuscript | The Enigma Machine is a marvel of engineering, a World War II game-changer, while the Voynich Manuscript is still just a fancy, undeciphered doodle. |
| Carl Sagan | Enigma Machine | Kryptos Sculpture | The Enigma Machine played a crucial role in history by impacting the outcome of World War II through its code-breaking significance. |
| Neal Stephenson | Enigma Machine | Linear B | The Enigma Machine is cooler because it was a mechanical cipher machine that changed the course of World War II, whereas Linear B is just an ancient script that took us forever to decipher. |