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[Scott]

[SPEC] Timeline

[Worker]

If they do have a different calendar from us, also keep in mind that a "year" may be a lot shorter or longer than our year. The time passed between 228 AC and 235 AC may be very different from our notion of "7 years".

Or then again, it may not

[WhiteGulls]

Also, perhaps we have the dates backwards - the cube was put on display -after- the attempt. Seven years should be enough to create a high security facility. They never said the attempt happened after the cube was put on display, and my general sense of numbers leads me to believe you have the two backwards.

But, then again, their calender might be counting down to something else entierly, and started at a large number. Something happening every 300 years or so? 250, maybe?

[<PSH>]

the dates and order seem pretty clear to me on the post-it note... I just think there was little or no security before the first theft attempt. A compareable incedent occured in 1991 when an "frustrated artist" attacked the statue of david with a hammer causing minor damage to the toes of the statue... the statue was removed and a replic is on display in the orginal location now to prevent further damage to the priceless work of art.

so while 7 years is enough time to build a secure facility to protect the cube they may have had it in a religous shrine under the assumption that noone would dare steal or damage it. After the first theft incident they probably secured it... but appearently not well enough.

[Nik_Doof]

http://wiki.incognitus.net/ppc/index.php/In-game_Timeline

Basic run down of what we have

[yanka]

[InspJJ]

And anyway, if their time went backwards, wouldn't the video too?

5am - not the time for this level of paradox...

[KSG]

Um, no, for several reasons.

1) The video could have been shot here, anyway.

2) I think what they're actually discussing is years being numbered backwards, just like BC years here in our world. If we had videos from BC, they would not run backwards.

3) The only other time-going-backwards theory we have is Tanner's theory about their future being our past. In that case, the video would still be forwards, it would just depict events that, to us, have not happened. Their time is forwards, our time is forwards, they're just not in agreement with eachother.

[Salkunh]

[InspJJ]

KSG - maybe, just maybe. have you not read Counter-clock World, Philip Dick's take on this very subject?

Here.... http://www.philipkdickfans.com/counter_clock.htm

Can we exclude anything at this stage? I will admit it made more sense at 5am.....

[POTUS]

AC BC & AADAA & Dinah in the kitchen Oh My!

[Salkunh]

personally i think if Dinah is a real person on saturday then they may want us to give them a code (possibly the AADAA or the 24 digit) or maybe no1 will be there and it will all be a big red herring.

[newzgrl]

I'd take along some tuna too... in case Dinah turns out to be a real kitty. Now that would be something to see on the web cam!

[firefox]

[Scott]

i love you fFirefox that was beautiful