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Original poster

Hidden space - a hole in the MN time/space continuum?

306 replies

BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 21:50

I have noticed that in long
posts, suddenly there appears a rogue space.

Is this a secret door into the wonderful world of MNHQ, or something more mundane to do with the arcane world of coding?

Look:

[b iscuit]

[bi scuit]

[bis cuit]

[bisc uit]

Hoping it's worked ....

OP posts:
Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:15

And it occurs in different places on each line.

OP posts:
GuyFawkesIsMyLoveSlave · 05/11/2009 22:17

0111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
0222 222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
03333333 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
044444444444 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
0555555555555555 555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555
06666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
077777777777777777777777 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777
0888888888888888888888888888 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
09999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
100000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
12222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
133333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
1444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
15555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 55555555555555555555555555555555555555
166666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666666666
1777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 777777777777777777777777777777
18888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 88888888888888888888888888
199999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999999999999
2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000

VulpusinaWilfsuit · 05/11/2009 22:18

Whoah there Fibonacci Guy Fawkes, explain how you did that again?

GuyFawkesIsMyLoveSlave · 05/11/2009 22:18

Hmm... there seems to ba a pattern each time it happens, but not obviously the same pattern each time.

Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:20

spooky!

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VulpusinaWilfsuit · 05/11/2009 22:20

Well I'm seeing a beautiful line, aren't you? Looks like a pattern to me...

Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:22

There's a pattern that's for sure. But don't you see - it makes a passage way.

There's something escaping from our posts to somewhere.

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Hulababy · 05/11/2009 22:22

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
cccccccccccccccc cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
dddddddddddddddddddddddd dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkk
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Hulababy · 05/11/2009 22:23

Why did it leave the massive gap at the start of the message? I didn't put it there.

Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:23

Hmm. No pattern there ...

OP posts:
GuyFawkesIsMyLoveSlave · 05/11/2009 22:30

VIAWS, there's a beautiful line and a pattern, but it's not the same pattern that BIWI had in her first post. That gave a space at position 3 on line 9 and at position 4 on line 18, but in my experiment the spaces come in different places. So a pattern in mine, and a pattern in hers, but not obviously the same pattern.

Prosecco · 05/11/2009 22:31

Every 100 characters??????

HeSaysSheSays · 05/11/2009 22:33

because letters are not standard width but numbers are - count the letters and you will see a pattern

VulpusinaWilfsuit · 05/11/2009 22:35

...but whyyyyyy?

Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:39

A question for Big Tech, surely!

Who's going to volunteer to go and knock on the shed door?

OP posts:
Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:42

OK. Here's a test:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

OP posts:
Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:42

Weird - nothing!

OP posts:
Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:43

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

OP posts:
Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:44

Nor here.

Perhaps they're on to us ...

OP posts:
HeSaysSheSays · 05/11/2009 22:45

Hehe

Tech has fixed it behind your back to freak you out!

Bet he breaks it again in a minute to really mess with you!

VulpusinaWilfsuit · 05/11/2009 22:45

I have reported your post BIWI . But only in the interests of scientific explanation

CaptainNancy · 05/11/2009 22:46

This is a little fraeky- I have noticed the gap in emoticon thing before, but thought it was just me mis-copying somewhere.

Original poster
BecauseImWorthIt · 05/11/2009 22:48

[ biscuit]

[b iscuit]

OP posts:
RustyBear · 05/11/2009 22:49

There is actually still a space every 100 characters, you just can't see it because it coincides with the end of the line - presumably the text wraps at 100 characters
If you view the source code, you can see the spaces.

HeSaysSheSays · 05/11/2009 22:49

Told you - tech is being norty

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