Puzzle In xkcd Book Finally Cracked 90
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from the be-there-or-be-somewhere-else dept.
An anonymous reader writes "After a little over five months of pondering, xkcd fans have cracked a puzzle hidden inside Randall Munroe's recent book xkcd: volume 0. Here is the start of the thread on the xkcd forums; and here is the post revealing the final message (a latitude and longitude plus a date and time)."
Re:Uh (Score:2, Informative)
I think you may need to brush up on the definition of "nerd". (Hint: It doesn't mean "people who like the same stuff as me")
Re:Uh (Score:4, Informative)
Do I need the book? If so, this is something of a non-story, isn't it?
No, because of the real-world relevance of the result [xkcd.com].
I can't wait.
Re:Uh (Score:5, Informative)
The puzzle of xkcd (Score:1, Informative)
has been explained for a while [xkcdexplained.com]. This is humor as it should be writ.
Re:Time, Time is not on your siiiiide! (Score:1, Informative)
uhh.. lets think, maybe San Francisco, CA time?
Re:Google maps link (Score:1, Informative)
If you look at the corresponding satellite image [google.com] it's a specific tree in Golden Gate Park [sfgov.org] in an area called "Speedway Meadow". It is right beside half a dozen picnic tables and it is about 100m from an outdoor stage. According to other information about the park, this area has barbeque pits.
I used the San Francisco Parks Portal [parksportal.com] to search for events scheduled on that day in Speedway Meadow. Nothing specific shows up.
Re:Uh (Score:5, Informative)
You mean this:
http://xkcd.com/240/ [xkcd.com]