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xTopGunx · Boot Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 30

[Potential Spec/Question] How accurate are the cords?

**Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:45 pm

Mukaikubo · Boot Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 56

Roughly 30-50 feet error.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:12 pm

Oea · Boot Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 53

How can you guess the margin of error when you don't even know what they're aiming to?

I mean, if they had a LOT of people go around with GPS devices to locations across the USA, i'd be really really supprised.

The PMs more than likely used a mapping program, or something of the sorts, to get the coords.

I mean, it's possible they had a roadcrew going to each location, but highly *highly* unlikely, the locations are too spread. And if they had so many people working on this ARG, the potential for loose ends would be enormous...

**Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:20 pm

S1L3N7B0B · Greenhorn Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 4

I know Terraserver and mapquest will reveal different results when given the same coordinates. If i remember right, possibly a couple kilometes off from each other? Correct me if I'm wrong.

**Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2004 11:50 pm

xnbomb

Long lat length

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xTopGunx · Boot Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 30

I agree with Oea, however you pronounce his name. Nobody would spend that much time and money to go around and examine each coordinate. Instead, they probably just went online on August 10th at around six in the morning and said to themselves "Damn, we need a new puzzle, don't we?" And this was born. They probably just used the internet like the rest of us. If we end up finding some deep religious significance in the coordinates, well, all the better for them.

Well, here's what I was going to say if the points were dead on accurate:

Stop your freaking "OMFG OMFG WTF MY CORD IS 5 BLOCKS AWAY FROM A CHINESE RESTRAUNT THERE MUST BE A RELATION!!!!!!11!!!!!ONE!!!!!!1!!!!!ELEVEN!!!!!!!1!!!!!" It's pointless and stupid. If you think the cords *are* actually that accurate, then what's 5 blocks away is meaningless. If the cords are accurate, focus on the location *exactly.* Don't look more than a few steps away.

And according to the above poster, look only in a 30 foot radius, no more, no less. That's about 10 steps.

Again, Anvil me if need be.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:13 am

Genesis11

Good to see we're all at the same level here. Now that that speculation is behind, let's get back on track. I suppose that the coordinates are pretty accurate (you were right about my ridiculous overstatement, feel free to trout me)

So, that still leaves the problem of exactly what would be searched for at said coordinates. I mean, seriously, are we looking for rocks, aliens, or a guy in a suit selling lemonade (probably the last one)...

Very Happy

**Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:19 am

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A small note - you guys aren't debating the accuracy of the co-ordinates, you are debating their precision.

**Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:01 pm