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Some of you may remember this absolute diamond of insanity that was the "4-Day Time Cube." This was the go-to example of the internet as a universal amplifier for communication - for both the sane and insane alilke. It was there from nearly the start of the world-wide web, back in the 1990's. Alas, it ceased to be some time ago, but it still lives on in our hearts.

For the uninitiated: welcome. Read and join the rest of us that are "educated stupid."

Amateur documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7lWCqbgQnU

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[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

And additional reading:

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Time_Cube

Warning -- Do not attempt to read the entirety of the original text of the Time Cube web site even if you can find an archive of it. If you think you've ever seen a "wall of text," whatever you're thinking of pales in comparison to the monumental screed that Gene Ray put together and slapped on the internet. It's a completely incomprehensible monolith of run-on sentences and whackdoodle ranting in eye searing colors peppered with random bolding and underlining. You can glance at it to get the idea, but trying to process the entire thing will probably leave you just as insane as the author by the time you get to the bottom.

[-] don@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a person who visited the actual website when it was up and scrolled through the ridiculously long single page of center-justified text, this description is entirely accurate.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Here at !InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world, we have a team of crack scientists that are studying this dangerous material one line at a time, for safety.

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 year ago

You need to stop giving those scientists crack, damn

[-] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

But it's just so moreish!

I had to look up how to spell moreish

[-] Madrigal@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[-] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

That answer is fantastic, I'm surprised it wasn't removed for being funny or something.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The timecube website is an IRL SCP.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not insane. I am a cubic creature.

[-] Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That was an interesting read. Thanks for the link

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