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[oliverkeers13]

Dammit. Not only did i reveal that i was a PM, I also revealed the location. You got it exactly Tanner. Wow, this game lasted all of a month. Time to move it and re-script the game.

[tanner]

hahaha -- sorry oliverkeers13 -- i couldnt resist it

[Enigmaster]

You people clearly aren't thinking 3 dimensionally! Where is the only place in the universe where all of us are potentially an equal distance from the Cube? The center of the Earth! That's how the PMs have made it fair - anyone with millions of pounds/dollars worth of drilling equipment can start digging from anywhere on the surface. Sorted. You all can thank me once the expedition is complete

[DM]

The idea that the cube is split up does make a lot of sense. I get the feeling that there will be a piece (or several) on each continent to retrieve.

Question then is, how will the money be split up? If it's $200K, there's plenty to go around, or do the PM's have a plan as to how only one person retrieving one part will get it all?

Whatever the case, I have little doubt there are going to be too many twists in this ARG to count. Personally, I'd be content with a piece of the cube and no reward.

[ShamusDLeahy]

Well, this particular point has really plagued me, personally, and I think all my questions may arrive at one solution. It hit me like a hernia today. The question as to how the Cube got transported here if things can't be transported, and how can it buried, and how will people find it if they can't travel?

This is an internet search, right? What if "the Cube", or its essense, has been computerized. Talk about easy transportation. Sente and the gang can send and receive emails, so what if "the Cube" exists in our cyberspace. That, unfortunately, opens up the suspect dossier, but may explain a lot.

Buried? Buried in a computer network, in a bunch of directories, or on some server, "buried."

Quite a level playing field then, there, huh?

-Jimmy

[Mosestrotsky]

I hope you will allow me a complete off topic mention but thought be appropriate here as the word Cube is mentioned.

Happy Birthday Rubik's Cube - 25 yrs old

Now anyone to write an article?

Thankyou - you can all go back to proper related cube spec

[Mosestrotsky]

Actually i think its in Mind Candy's office - they expect us to storm the place and search it.

Interestingly the ol' Brotherhood say

[oliverkeers13]

I think that it is an interesting Idea, Shamus, but for a number of points made about the Cube from Perplex City.
1. It was on display, if it was data, someone could copy it.
2. It was 3 dimensional (a cube, duh)
3. It reacts with water etc.
4. It has markings on its side.

Apart from number 3, these could all be part of a flash generated 3d cube (see Virtucube). OMGWTFBBQ the CUBE is VIRTUCUBE!!!!!11111!!! We Have to slove it!!111!!!

[Elsheran]

However, to this theory's defense, we do know the cube crossed over, and the only other thing known to cross over thus far is communication/information. Additionally, the cube while being physical, metal, reactive, ect. it was massively unknow what capabilities it has. And perhaps that was an additional reason for, I believe it was "C", the computer specialist, to be on the theft team.

I'm still curious what Klebold plates or whatever was found at 5 cups are used for.

I think the 'scripture' that was quoted was interestingly pointing to the cube as a weapon again. Or at least capable of destruction. which agains points to motive....

*Blink blink blink*.....Umm....What if Perplex City, itself, in the grand scheme, is proven not to be a physical, but rather to be an AI conglameration, somewhere buried deep here on earth. It's a place in a cerebral/perceptual way, but that would explain a non-physical cross over, only info. Additionally, it could explain why they are more suited to puzzles as they'd really be varying forms of AI. And, what if, perhaps, the Cube, was the server/master program that all of Perplex City is within? This would also explain why they use our world's locations as reference points (discussed in another thread about Red Hot Bakery's menu of items) Finding the Cube, may well be finding Perplex City itself, and this event is a stage for which the AI can present itself and assure our satisfactory intellegence and presence of mind to not go "Thinking machine! Nuke it before it turns us into power-plants!!1!!one!11"

This idea needs ironing, but it hit me like a ton of bricks...maybe a new thread should be made to play with the cyber-Perplex City idea...

Till again...

[wintermute_au]

[Macavity]

[Mosestrotsky]

May i ask - as I have obviously missed it - where does it say the Cube is a reagent with water?

[sledgecallier]

From the wiki:

[tanner]

it was way earlier to when we knew that firebox was involved -- cant, offhand, rememeber exactly when but was much discissed at the time

[Macavity]