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On the last page (page 4) of the [[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]] comic there are three comic strip panels that can be clicked on over and over and/or dragged to reveal mysterious numbers. These numbers are as follows: Strip One - 206., Strip Two - 16. over 223., Strip Three - 65. These numbers were later discovered to be an IP address by Bungie.net forum goers. By typing http://206.16.223.65/ into the | On the last page (page 4) of the ''[[Halo 3: The Cradle of Life]]'' comic there are three comic strip panels that can be clicked on over and over and/or dragged to reveal mysterious numbers. These numbers are as follows: Strip One - 206., Strip Two - 16. over 223., Strip Three - 65. These numbers were later discovered to be an IP address by Bungie.net forum goers. By typing http://206.16.223.65/ into the URL box, people would be linked to a website owned by Microsoft with a message saying that you do not have permission to view this page. | ||
The IP address of the site has been traced to "Microsoft Way - Redmond, Washington". | The IP address of the site has been traced to "Microsoft Way - Redmond, Washington". | ||
Later in the evening, the | Later in the evening, the website opened to reveal an alien looking website with the text: | ||
[[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_1.png|thumb|The countdown website's first appearance.]] | [[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_1.png|thumb|The countdown website's first appearance.]] | ||
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When bookmarked, the page will be named by default "Transmission Log". Nobody yet knows what the | When bookmarked, the page will be named by default "Transmission Log". Nobody yet knows what the website is counting down to and it is strange that the countdown will skip numbers with the digits 7, 8 and 9 (for example, it will countdown like 32, 31, 30, 26, 25, 24, etc. It will also countdown like 102, 101, 100, 66, 65, 64, etc.). It is also strange that the "minutes" and "seconds" (and possibly "hours") columns of the timer start at the number "113". However, the digit skipping could be explained by the possibility that the timer is counting in Base [[List of "Seven" references in Halo|Seven]] instead of Base Ten. If this is true, the timer is counting down to midnight on Thursday, June 21, 2007. June 21 happens to be summer solstice. | ||
A clear reference to this is made with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge Stonehenge cromlech] quoted on the [[Society of the Ancients]] website. The cromlech in United Kingdom is made to be aligned with the sun on the summer solstice. | A clear reference to this is made with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge Stonehenge cromlech] quoted on the [[Society of the Ancients]] website. The cromlech in United Kingdom is made to be aligned with the sun on the summer solstice. | ||
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[[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_2.png|thumb|The countdown website's second appearance.]] | [[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_2.png|thumb|The countdown website's second appearance.]] | ||
The text on the | The text on the website changed around midnight on June 14, 2007 to: | ||
'''''Rotate Transition Point /negative/''''' | '''''Rotate Transition Point /negative/''''' | ||
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[[Image:206.16.223.65_Day_3.png|thumb|The countdown website's third appearance.]] | [[Image:206.16.223.65_Day_3.png|thumb|The countdown website's third appearance.]] | ||
The text on the | The text on the website changed around midnight on June 15, 2007 to: | ||
'''''/confirm bounce alignment/''''' | '''''/confirm bounce alignment/''''' | ||
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[[Image:206.16.223.65_Day_-_4.png|thumb|The countdown website's fourth appearance.]] | [[Image:206.16.223.65_Day_-_4.png|thumb|The countdown website's fourth appearance.]] | ||
The text on the | The text on the website changed again around midnight on June 16, 2007 to: | ||
'''''Transmission Interruption - Go Dark /negative/''''' | '''''Transmission Interruption - Go Dark /negative/''''' | ||
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The text on the | The text on the website changed again around midnight on June 17, 2007 to: | ||
'''''Iris Transmission Complete.''''' | '''''Iris Transmission Complete.''''' | ||
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The text on the | The text on the website changed again around mid-afternoon on June 18, 2007 to: | ||
'''''System Breach.''''' | '''''System Breach.''''' | ||
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[[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_6.jpg|thumb|The countdown website's seventh appearance.]] | [[Image:206.16.223.65_-_Day_6.jpg|thumb|The countdown website's seventh appearance.]] | ||
The text on the | The text on the website changed again at midnight on June 19, 2007 to: | ||
'''''/system override/''''' | '''''/system override/''''' | ||
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[[Image:MtElgonCaldera.jpg|thumb|200px|Mount Elgon Caldera]] | [[Image:MtElgonCaldera.jpg|thumb|200px|Mount Elgon Caldera]] | ||
BoonIsha at unfiction noted that the stopped countdown timer of "001-012-034-053", when treated as GPS coordinates 1.12, 34.53 result in a location in South Africa. Further investigation reveals that the point is in the middle of the largest caldera in the world, at the tip of Mount Elgon, also home to some "unusual caves", and not far from Voi. | BoonIsha at unfiction noted that the stopped countdown timer of "001-012-034-053", when treated as GPS coordinates 1.12, 34.53 result in a location in South Africa. Further investigation reveals that the point is in the middle of the largest caldera in the world, at the tip of Mount Elgon, also home to some "unusual caves", and not far from Voi. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*http://www.halo3.com/comic/ | *http://www.halo3.com/comic/ | ||
*http://206.16.223.65/ (formerly the countdown | *http://206.16.223.65/ (formerly the countdown website) | ||
==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||