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<span class="updt">A new file "[[Braegen14]]" appears on the [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#June 1, 2010|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] desktop</span> | <span class="updt">A new file "[[Braegen14]]" appears on the [[Scariestthingieversaw.com#June 1, 2010|Scariestthingieversaw.com]] desktop</span> | ||
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Revision as of 19:38, 25 June 2010
Timeline, Story so far
It begins
May 6
Bootlegged Super-8 teaser trailers are uploaded to Youtube (link)
- Whether it's "official" or not isn't known, however various teaser trailer bootlegs shown before Iron Man 2 have been uploaded to Youtube since May 6
Film reel at end of teaser leads to Scariestthingieversaw.com (link)
- After screen-capturing the frames showing a standard trailing end of a film roll, the words: "scariest thing I ever saw" were discovered, leading to the first viral website.
- This website displays a desktop with a hidden printable message, and a text interface which eventually leads the user to a countdown in the form of a file being downloaded very slowly (about 1 byte every 5 seconds). The full file is estimated to complete its download by 11pm Eastern, May 13th.
May 7
- The initial method of performing the 'countdown' file loading progress in bytes found on Scariestthingieversaw.com's PDP-11 Simulator resulted in varying results for different users. An update was made to the website to have the browser perform periodic server syncs in an attempt to keep everyone's countdown status as accurate and synchronized as possible. After analyzing this update, the server sync request was found to contact the file 'time.php' with a local timestamp, and returning the server timestamp from which the countdown status can be calculated for display in the browser. The result is confirmed as Thursday May 13, 8pm Pacific (11pm Eastern).
May 11
The teaser is made available online in HD, at Apple.com
May 13
The counter on the website Scariestthingieversaw.com ends and reveals a newspaper page with an ad that leads to another website named Rocketpoppeteers.com (link).
June 1
A new file "Braegen14" appears on the Scariestthingieversaw.com desktop
June 21
The printable message on Scariestthingieversaw.com is updated and includes an extended conversation which contains a picture.
