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DECEMBER 13, 2009 @ 11:25 PM


On Saturday I received a message purporting to be from the year 2102 from someone instructing me to collect and preserve a very specific set of data following an elaborate procedure. The author of the message claims to be contacting me in particular because he accidentally discovered the data in his time and included with the data is instructions to contact me in the past and send me the message I received verbatim. He has also asked me to include his letter to me with the data, with a set of instructions to whoever finds the data that he claims he is now following. The message says this data, which seems not very valuable or important to me, will ensure the survival of the entire human race.

Watching TV has taught me messages sent back in time are almost always sent in order to ensure the survival of the entire human race, so no big shock when I read that part.

Included in this message with the intent of allowing me to verify its authenticity are the high and low temperature of the day for Vancouver for the following dates: 1/1/2010, 1/2/2010, 1/10/2010, 1/11/2010 and 1/12/2010. I have agreed in my mind to collect the data and follow the elaborate instructions if all ten numbers match up to what the actual highs and lows are. But, just so I don't waste a huge amount of time on this if it's bullshit, can anyone tell me if there is any way to know what the highs and lows would be exactly for 5 days in a particular location? Is this something easy to predict or model?

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Evette

Evette

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

DEC 17, 2009 01:57 AM

Also, people are always comparing current temperatures to past ones. why don't you just look at the past ones and see if the new ones fit into the pattern?

Leftyblack

Leftyblack

Lakewood, OH
September 2009

DEC 19, 2009 09:56 AM

The farmer's almanac predicts weather months in advance by trending past years' weather. Look there (www.almanac.com/weather).

Niobe

Niobe

I'm lost
April 2003

DEC 23, 2009 11:50 AM

When I hit 100,000 comments, will you buy me a pony? Please!

Lainey

Lainey

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

DEC 23, 2009 12:39 PM

That would freak me out, a little. good lucksmile

Siv

Siv

SUICIDEGIRL

District Of Columbia, USA

DEC 28, 2009 06:14 PM

i've been saving my toenail clippings since 1907 per telegram instruction, with the aid of a magical longevity/anti-Cherokee tonic.

Abbiss

Abbiss

SUICIDEGIRL

Belgium

DEC 28, 2009 11:47 PM

OK... I'll think about it a bit more.

Thank you.

Roach

Roach

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

DEC 31, 2009 12:38 PM

that is amazing!!!!!! i want to know what happens with all this so keep me posted. i miss yafrown

Garethasaurus

Garethasaurus

United Kingdom
January 2009

JAN 01, 2010 04:06 PM

The chance of him picking the right highs and lows are pretty small, but that's assuming the email only went to you. Imagine this email was sent 10,000 times to 10,000 different people with multiple versions of the high and low data, out of 10,000 they're bound to get a few right..

Derren Brown explained it pretty well and referred to it as 'The System'.

Although, if the world does end because you ignore the email..please don't blame me!

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