Secret ENIGMA competition: ACTIVATED
Finally, some of you have discovered the hidden UV code in the Derren Brown: ENIGMA posters and activated the next competition.
We know that some of you haven’t had your posters yet and we are VERY SORRY – this is due to the postal strikes, but it seems to be clearing up now.
For this reason, we’re holding off a little while to make sure everyone who ordered before today is DEFINITELY included. Anyone ordering after today can take part in the competition when you receive your poster (you’ll just be a bit behind).
The prize will be announced soon and it’s going to be very nice – keep your eyes peeled for more codes and you’ll know things have kicked off when you see the rabbit…
Did any one else get the odd email today from Spearman
Hi gem
i got the spearman email too. Haven’t maid head nor tail yet though.
Yup…interesting 🙂
I got the email and it was weird frankily there’s talk that its something to do with maths and role playing games i haven’t a clue but heyho.
I still don’t have a clue about the rabbit? any suggestions?
Yes I did…from spearman. What did yours have?
oh yeh – what to do!
Ye I got the email as well, the terms did say look out for “Some Time”. I still can’t find the rabbit.
Can anyone give us a hint as to what 3:31 is meant to mean and who spearman is?
I think you’ll find a LOT of us did, Gem! It seems to be everywhere and it’s doing my head in already! LOL
LC x
Just managed to get a UV light (bug zapper TEE HEE) and mine spels SOLKS….. MINE HAS A TYPO!
@ Gem – yes. Log on to http://dbchat.forumotion.co.uk and have a read and catch up. x
@ Kerry – http://derrenbrown.co.uk/tom-deiningers-incredible-recycled-art/
@Michael – Don’t make me laugh!
Charles Edward Spearman, FRS (September 10, 1863 – September 17, 1945) was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on models for human intelligence, including his theory that disparate cognitive test scores reflect a single general factor and coining the term g factor.
Maybe SOLOS is Derren’s version of X-Factor?
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0160289606001000 – point 3.31 – any good??
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=eigenvalues+of+3.31+spearman&hl=en&sa=2
There’s stuff there in the snippets about eigenvalues of 3.31 and spearman, to do with “water tightness†of the wet area – whatever that means….
Check spam folders for second LOX email.
Check on http://dbchat.forumotion.co.uk for updates.
got LOX e-mail 🙂
Nicki – I’m sorry, but ‘water tightness of the wet area’ sounds funny! 😀 (it doesn’t take much, believe me! lol)
LC x
The word clues might be palindromes, some solutions might be mnemonic: “3:31” is one way to note that time as well as pi == P; eigenvalues are involved in math describing surfaces == S; spearman’s hypotheses are used to survey intelligence == I. Measure your PSI anyone?
“Sat 18 july” of non-leap ’09 was the 199th day of the year with 166 days to go == 199661. An ambigram. But it’s 200th in a “leap” year…
DB’s old URL has quote of Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation shown in The Matrix which featured “having to” follow a white rabbit.
These have familiar themes with Derren’s past work so might represent a trick he’s gonna do on you!
The solutions don’t have to be palindromes.
“sat 18th july” == 199-166, an ambigram, a choice without actually there being one.
These seem to represent tricks DB might do to you!
@ steve – thanks.
Wow! My brain is .17 off pi and I can’t get that out now, especially with accidentally submitted comment.
Would feel great to help someone win something off Mr Brown, Aurr!
“Enigma values” or similar would be anagrams of eigenvalues?
Need sleep…
Oh rest my disturbed Ego! Last try 2 lift veil: A-Z=1-26 line a./=26-1 line b. so: a.J EWE L/b.T VDV O=you get a jolt on DVD; a.S OLO S/b.H LOL H=laugh out loud in Oslo, Shsh. OO=why yu aren’t OK in a kayak. Look good on paper refers TOTM e pi sod s. If TARDUS is clue Trick/Treat e pi sod had guy in photo booth hypno’ed, flown 2 Morocco; non-smiling @ smiley face & Enigma-like device somewhere 2. Poster may show relics, layout will b 100% I reakon, eg. book is strategically placed 2 elicit… like… Finally getting that irrational pi out of my CNS!
http://dbchat.forumotion.co.uk/forum.htm
Steve, lots of people are discussing the clues on this forum, too. Some clever people on there!
@AndyWaite – thanks mate! Will reg on there soon. Just collecting current info re: ppl who’ve inspired parts of my life. For now I’ll keep my vain speculations to self since I’m on other side of planet and don’t have poster or idea of what is happening. Sad.
I am not clever enough to play these games………
omg stupid work haven’t been able to check over here for ages, but i’m here now wehey! got the email from spearman and darkmanlox with pictures of clocks… the ‘looking for Some Time’?? totally confused…