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[TRAILHEAD] Ridley Scott's Prometheus Viral...
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CuriousCat87
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 		just a guess
http://www.easyvectors.com/browse/other/c72cd9744d9382db86c839b544985f17-topographical-character-an-industrial-plant-clip-art

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iRobotZombie
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Adm_BlackCat wrote:
Maybe the 3 squares on the left of the Project Prometheus graphic could offer a clue. They look like a signal flag system. But so far I haven't had much luck.


Good shout. It could be that simple
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DrBunker
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 		I've not participated in well over a year but this looks right up my street and seems to be ideal starting point for a return. Smile


CuriousCat87, what did you search for to get to that image?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:47 am
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SevenSonicStructures
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 		I can't seem to find clear info on the first symbol, but here's something:

Quote:


http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/28/2812.html
28:12 · This structure is used in the context of modern architecture and communications. As a sign in computer flow charting 2854 means sorting.


Quote:


http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/28/285.html
28:5 · The square in a horizontal-vertical position is an expression of the two dimensions that constitute a surface. Basically 2805 means land, field, ground, or the element earth. The Egyptians used it, originally as a pictorial sign for stool of reed matting.


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http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/28/2813.html
28:13 · This is a medieval ideogram representing the four elements. Compare with the sign entry below, of which it is the central part.
This symbol has been used to represent the elements in astrology, alchemy, and philosophy. At the top are the triangles representing the elements of air and fire, and at the bottom are the triangles for the elements earth and water.


PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:07 am
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AIR_CAV
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 		I think you on to something!

If you look at the Timeline there is a post about Weyland breaking their business into 7 key verticals.

"Weyland Industries consolidates all products and solutions into seven verticals: health, transportation, energy, electronics, terraforming, security and cybernetics.
MARCH 9, 2072"

if you look at the boxes counting the 4 elements in the bottom box and 1 in the middle and the top being 2 that is a total of 7. My thinking is that they may relate to the Patent numbers in the timeline and they may match up based on the elements but only 4 elemtsn so.....?

Here is a list of the patent number broken out by content key or verticals.

Cyber 8,128,899
Cyber 9,158,239
Sec 10,445,075
Terra 11,280,599
Tran 12,004,556
Sec 13,345,075
Tran 14,524,002
Sec 15,725,924
Sec 15,999,127
Health 16,572,092
Elec 17,900,353
Health 18,364,003

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m0r1arty
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 		Nice find SevenSonicStructures,

So 'sorting' 'the universe' 'into elements' seems to be the symbiotic message here, or 'making order from chaos'

Can't seem to get anything into Eridu page at Project Prometheus though.

The triangles in the Weyland Corp logo represent water (x2) and fire (x1) if we were looking at 'elements'. Not sure if the rectangles are meant to represent wings though air?).

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SevenSonicStructures
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AIR_CAV wrote:

if you look at the boxes counting the 4 elements in the bottom box and 1 in the middle and the top being 2 that is a total of 7. My thinking is that they may relate to the Patent numbers in the timeline and they may match up based on the elements but only 4 elemtsn so.....?


It took me a while to get it, but then it all became clear. You're right.
Maybe they're sorted based on frequency? I see Terraforming only has 1 patent number, which corresponds to the symbol #2 (Earth).

EDIT: So yeah, there's only one patent each for Terraforming and Electronics, but two each for Health, Electronics, Security, Cybernetics and Transportation. If we sort these in each symbol, my guess is Health, Energy, Security, Cybernetics in the third symbol to the right (or bottom, if we take the original symbol as reference), Energy in the first (or top symbol), and Terraforming in the middle symbol. At least it adds up.

I was looking into the US Patent Database (http://patft.uspto.gov/), but I could only find one real patent registered, which was already referenced in this thread: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=8,128,899.PN.&OS=PN/8,128,899&RS=PN/8,128,899

Second edit: Nope, I counted wrong (not sure why), there's 1 of Terraforming, 1 for Electronics, 2 for Cybernetics, 2 for Transportation, 2 for Health and 4 for Security. Only Energy is missing.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:39 am
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da_scottster
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I see Terraforming only has 1 patent number, which corresponds to the symbol #2 (Earth).


I see where you're headed. So maybe it's a mapping between the elements represented by the squares and the vertical. Here's a first attempt:

1st Square: According the previous link
Quote:
With the square placed diagonally it becomes an Indian yantra structure. Yantras are visual structures linked to subconscious psychological complexes. Meditating over a yantra is considered to help when one is trying to reach higher levels of consciousness


Higher levels of consciousness = cybernetics?

2nd Square: As you said Terraforming

3rd Square: Where it starts not to work. The four triangles represent in order: Air, Fire, Earth, Water. Nothing for the centre part.

Some guesses:

Air: Transport (spaceships)
Fire: Energy/Electronics?
Earth: Security? Health?
Water: Health?
Center: Whatever's left over?

If we assign them then we can use the number of patents as the password?

For example:

1. Cybernetics - 2
2. Terraforming - 1
3. Transport - 2
4. Electronics - 1
5. Security - 4
6. Health - 2
7. Energy (missing?) - 0

So password = 2121420

Which doesn't work BTW Smile Maybe something else from the patents?

It's my first ARG too, so hopefully I'm helping here!

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AIR_CAV
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 		Looking at the thrid sybmol maybe that could be terraforming since it encompesses all the elements but this will lead us away from matching up the boxes with the 7 verticals.

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enaxor
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Air_Cav wrote:
Here is a list of the patent number broken out by content key or verticals.

Cyber 8,128,899
Cyber 9,158,239
Sec 10,445,075
Terra 11,280,599
Tran 12,004,556
Sec 13,345,075
Tran 14,524,002
Sec 15,725,924
Sec 15,999,127
Health 16,572,092
Elec 17,900,353
Health 18,364,003


Is anyone else using Google Chrome? I can't get the timeline to load past 2064 in Chrome. It does load in IE, but apparently some things are missing...i.e. it doesn't contain the "Electronics" patent. Also, does anyone else think it's curious that there's no "Flag" icon in the content key?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:03 pm
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n_i_c_k
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YouTube: Link

I think this is yet another trailer. 1:05 onwards is particularly interesting.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
A parasite?


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raygendreau
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 		I would suggest that the three symbols are the graphical representation of their motto "Building Better Worlds"

1st symbol architecture 2nd symbol order out of chaos 3rd symbol the elements found in the world.

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DrBunker
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 		Ah... Laughing
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THEREALOWINN
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 		has anyone tried 245409 or eridu (or **eridu) into their phones at all?

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oxfordattic
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 		trailer
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n_i_c_k wrote:

I think this is yet another trailer. 1:05 onwards is particularly interesting.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
A parasite?


big things come in small packages.

/i stumbled across this thread yesterday and have been admittedly lurking lol. I havn't found anything viable so i've yet to post. You guys are good at this.

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