Operator

Discovery

July 1, 2008

A text message from humanresources@whysoserious.com led to Whysoserious.com/operator. The site featured a dimly-lit stage with five switches wired around. The switches held a sign - "Waiting for Relay." On the stage are five small metal weights attached to chains suspended from the ceiling. There was also a submission field on the bottom of the page, but it was inactive until the official start of the game.

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Game

Once the hour deadline was up, cell phone participants who responded within the deadline received the following text messages, depending on their assignment:

This part of the game involved only participants with cell phones. Five started a chain as in the game "Operator," calling a partner and relaying additional code words. The last person in each chain was given a phone number to a Joker goon, who then told the participant the chain was finished.

As each chain was finished, the final word would be brought down onto the stage image on the site.

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Chains

At the conclusion of all 5 relays, the following text message was received by the phone participants:

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Solution

All five revealed words have "-house" in common. Entering house in the submission field leads to Whysoserious.com/punkdrop.

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