My Da Vinci Code cryptex arrived today and it’s much nicer than I was expecting. I knew they said that it had a retail value of $30, but somehow I was still envisioning something made entirely out of plastic. Quite a bit of it is metal and it’s fairly heavy. Here’s a picture:
The code for opening it was on on the bottom of the box. Now, we’re all set for the final round.
Tags: Contest/Competition,cryptex,davinci-code,google,movies,puzzles
Alas, I didn’t get into work early enough that morning, and am not one of the finalists. All I got was a congratulatory video from Ian McKellen (”the journey ends here”) and a mini-documentary.
Comment by Derrick Schneider — May 16, 2006 @ 12:12 am
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Comment by William — May 19, 2006 @ 11:28 am