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[JoeRegular]

Those are some very cool deductions there Geek

I too wonder what Anba thinks of all this

[kobe745]

Those are some very cool deductions there Geek

I too wonder what Anba thinks of all this

my thoughts exactly, i wonder, has he forgotten about us?

[RetiredRonin]

Trust me, this has NOT been forgotten.

[rlmergeuser]

So i was sitting on the computer the other day while my wife watched "contagion" and they mentioned bird flu...and an idea spawned...

...firstly the mention of birdflu reminded me that when i search 421452, a few of the search results lead to Gallus Gallus which is basically a chinese chicken, which some believe is linked to bird flu...this lead to a few linking of clues...

Firstly - the tunguska event, the wooly mammoth, JJ Abrams box and the lascaux caves

Secondly - the fibonacci pattern, the constant e, leo's flapping wing design, de divina proportione, croatoan, darwins tree of life, piri reis map

Thirdly - kubricks box, 42, 1452, voyager golden records, orion...

Lastly ANBA has stated that the riddle is not about evolution per se...but evolution of some kind does factor...

...so here's my thought the riddle is about the growth of human knowledge...more precisely how tragedy spurs on the growth of knowledge...

...okay so the first group of clues tunguska and JJ abrams are links to meteor's hitting earth (abrams through armageddon), an extinction level event occured in the past which wiped out most previous life forms and allowed man to evolve - the wooly mammoth and caves

...the second group of clues leads us to the renaissance...and the black plague...historians have theorised that the plague indirectly lead to the renaissance...the decimation of the population, the redistribution of wealth, the education of some of the lower classes...it light the fire under us which forced us out of the dark ages and into the renaissance and age of exploration...it also gave us darwins theory of natural selection which can be applied to knowledge as well as physical evolution, if you cant learn and adapt you wont survive...

....thirdly...kubriks box = dr strangelove....451452 = chinese chickens = bird flu...in the 20th and 21st centuries the calamities befalling humans a war (nuclear bombs)...and pandemics...spurring our knowledge onwards and upwards to the stars...many of nasa's early rockets came from a nazi scientists designs....

...the dna signs can fit into all three as it's about humans overcoming tragedy and adversity...learning and moving on...

...just a thought...

Hmm, I appreciate the though you've put into this, but I"m not sure those are very strong connections.

For one, none of our artifacts or clues make any reference to the plague or anything about it, so while we certainly have a cluster of things around the Renaissance, I'm not convinced it has anything to do with the black death.

Additionally leaving 42 (movie reference) and 1452 (DaVinci's birthdate) as separate clues seems much stronger than combining them into "421452" with the vague reference to the bird flu.

I'm still going through and compiling all the track descriptions and platinum messages to see if we might find anything useful in there.

[rlmergeuser]

I'll be the first to admit not all the connections are strong...

...I put 42 and 1452 together because

a) it has been done with four other clues fibonacci panel + panel with e, and the divine proportion signs
b) the clues are numbers only and displayed in a similar manner and
c) having 1452 as a clue leading to da vinci would mean there are a total of 4 dedicated in part or in full to leonardo, it could be up to 6 if you include the fibonacci panels as there are some theories that da vinci used the golden ration and fibonacci tiled patterns like that in the riddle in is art work... so many clues directed at one individual means all previous theories could be invalidated...with 6 of the 17 clues leading to da vinci it puts the riddle in a very leo-ccentric position...

...I've just thrown an idea out there that connected the dots...however tenously...in the hopes of spurring on the quest.....or in the least generating some discourse on the subject...

Hmm, I appreciate the though you've put into this, but I"m not sure those are very strong connections.

For one, none of our artifacts or clues make any reference to the plague or anything about it, so while we certainly have a cluster of things around the Renaissance, I'm not convinced it has anything to do with the black death.

...okay so while we are talking of connections that aren't very strong...

1) Tannens Mystery Box - only linked to JJ Abrams from a magazine article and interview and through JJ was linked to lost...why lost??...why not any of his other work??

2) Kubricks archive box - automatically linked to his most well known film 2001...why not clockwork orange?...doctor strange love??...eyes wide shut??? the shining? full metal jacket...i could go on...

3) 42 - can be linked to the orion nebula, douglas adams, the hitch hikers quide to the galaxy, lewis carrol...it's been decided this clue...and only this clue leads to the question for the riddle...being what is the meaning of life...and after this was decided...pretty much all discussion stopped...I'll also point out that even in the books 42 wasnt the answer to the question of life the universe and everything...42 was the ultimate answer...but deep thought said a better question was needed...which is why the mice commisioned magrathea to build earth

4) voyager golden record display of hyrdrogen - okay so this clue leads to the voyager golden record...and thats it?...is there something on the record that might be more pertinent??

5) orion - okay its the constellation orion....is that all??

...i'll stop there...I'm not trying to attack any one... everyone here has put a lot of hard work and thought into solving this.... I read, i investigate, i learn...and if i have an idea ill post it... I appreciate any constructive criticism, because it makes me look at my ideas or theories harder...

...I do think some of the assumptions we have made need to be closely re-examined...and i do think a lot more work is needed overall before this will get solve

[rlmergeuser]

...I do think some of the assumptions we have made need to be closely re-examined...and i do think a lot more work is needed overall before this will get solve

Totally agree with you on this, we've got as far as doing a *basic identification* of (most of) the items, and not much further than that. ANBA has said we have "given up too early" on some of the clues after that initial identification.

Here's a new observation I came up with: can the track descriptions help us connect the clues to each other?

Track: Diabolic
Description: "You thought you had skills? Think again."
Clue: Map with missing piece

Track: Prison Break
Description: "Can you break free without a map?"
Clue: DNA

Does the map clue on Diabolic somehow lead us (via the track description) to the clue on Prison Break?

If so, what track would the DNA clue on Prison Break lead to? Is there a track description that mentions DNA?
On the other side, is there a clue that might lead us to the description on Diabolic? Maybe the [?] box?

You think there might be anything to this?

[CagBall]

5) orion - okay its the constellation orion....is that all??

Orion was the Hunter therefore the cave painting fits with this nicely.

Can't post more as very busy at work, but keep trying out these theories and connecting the clues. Ultimately they should all connect via some way or other to solve the riddle anyway.

[FatShady Live]

Nice to see the conversation still ongoing here. Really encouraging. I've been flat out with a bunch of other stuff recently and have not been able to contribute. Good to see WMGeek and others getting back into the spirit of this thread. I think we just keep throwing any ideas we have and hopefully ANBA will jump back into here and let us know if we are getting close?

[CagBall]

Myself and Raposa have been bouncing ideas around in PMs (helpful I know! ) and I said to him that I think Anba is keeping quiet intentionally at the moment because I think the riddle is included in Trials Evolution (!!!) hence he wouldn't want to give us clues and it be solved before the release. I also think that JetBeard who added the entry on the wiki site a while back was Anba -or somebody close to him.

[FatShady Live]

Myself and Raposa have been bouncing ideas around in PMs (helpful I know! ) and I said to him that I think Anba is keeping quiet intentionally at the moment because I think the riddle is included in Trials Evolution (!!!) hence he wouldn't want to give us clues and it be solved before the release. I also think that JetBeard who added the entry on the wiki site a while back was Anba -or somebody close to him.

Interesting, I know that ANBA is secretive, but you are right, even for him he is oddly quiet. As for JetBeard, I like that theory.. It would be odd for a random dude to just stumble on the wiki, solve something and then just disappear!

Not sure about the two games thing. I can't remember the interview I did with him now but I don't think he has ever said that we couldn't solve it now..