Eon8

[Jk1725]

so ive decide my last meal should be pizza rolls and a dr pepper
so thats what im eating now
24 minutes left......:banghead:

[colerain]

so ive decide my last meal should be pizza rolls and a dr pepper
so thats what im eating now
24 minutes left......:banghead:
Ha Im eating bagle bites and orange juice for my last meal.

[tacopie55]

My last meal will be a gatorade and a turkey/cheese/lettuce/maynoaisse on wheat bread while watching sportscenter.

[Lividum]

Oh crap I'm gonna shit my pants with anticipation.

[silverspade14]

I just made sweet end of the world love.

EDIT: I mean a sweet end of the world pb&j.

[pooquats]

Oh well, it's not like we will see it. Unless the people are viewing the site at 10000 zoom.



hahhahhahhahah. *sniff thats funny

[colerain]

Hahaha! What if right when its about to hit Zero it says:

Disk Read Error!
Yet theres no disk in the cd drive....:squint:

[XxMad-CowxX]

Hahaha! What if right when its about to hit Zero it says:

Disk Read Error!

[The Janitor]

Mm. This is good video.

[pooquats]

im lucky i have a quick unlock battery on my laptop so if it is a virus im ok. its just all of you that are screwed.... lol

[Not Registered]

Hahaha! What if right when its about to hit Zero it says:

Disk Read Error!
This domain has expired
Tape load error
Server down for weekly backup
etc

[fergiejob]

well i love ebuams so i made a fourm acct.

My last meal will be a pint of choclate silk belefonte ice cream, with a 44oz thing of dr. pepper (milk added to the ice cream also)

[bsquared977]

heres the deal....im on my laptop dropping a deuce

[DJGingivitis]

popcorn lemonade the negotiator hot porn ahhh couldnt get better.

[pooquats]

heres the deal....im on my laptop dropping a deuce


deuce???? *sorry im blonde*:wah:

[k0n_]

i would be disappointed if it pops out " you're gay "

[fergiejob]

EVERYONE GO TO eon8.us ITS THE FORM ALONG WITH THERE VENT!

I AM NOT KIDDING I AM REGISTERED ON THE FORUM

[colerain]

GuitarHero255: i dont know you but
GuitarHero255: if we all die
GuitarHero255: i love you man.
whoa somethings up. IM him to share you love and feelings.

[DJGingivitis]

i love you guys

[silverspade14]

Apparently the world really is ending. The bread in my house is frozen, so I put it in the oven, and when i was checking to see if it was unfrozen, the bread dropped through the bars and hit the hot thing and the bread burned. The end is nigh, my friends. Still eating my pb&j though.

[ryankj]

colerain, i don't know you but, if we all die, i love you man

[The Janitor]

14 minutes..

[pooquats]

15 mins guys...........*giggle:ahhh: :help: :ohnoes: :confused: :eek: :confuzed: :mad: :idea: :squint:

[XxMad-CowxX]

15 min left, omg!

[zmaster]

http://unfunnytruthabouteon8.ytmnd.com/

[k0n_]

^^ whos that

edit: wtf too many post in a second

[Jk1725]

I really do love you guys:wah: :wave:

[The Janitor]

Christ I recorded like 20mins so far

[Yelixander]

Apparently the world really is ending. The bread in my house is frozen, so I put it in the oven, and when i was checking to see if it was unfrozen, the bread dropped through the bars and hit the hot thing and the bread burned. The end is nigh, my friends. Still eating my pb&j though.
Did you put it on a pan?

[pooquats]

well, its bin swell...........nice knowin you and all that............its bin swell but the swellin has gone down.

[silverspade14]

Did you put it on a pan?
No, I just put the bread right on the bars.

[Not Registered]

i just want to let you guys all know, you are gullible

[Yelixander]

i just want to let you guys all know, you are gullible
w00t I'm honored.

[SlOtH]

11m:50s

Oh noes.

[pooquats]

emm, i just paused my downloads and everything....I HOPE THIS IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yelixander]

emm, i just paused my downloads and everything....I HOPE THIS IS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol, what would you be downloading now?

[bsquared977]

if anything should happen to us, i have to get something off my chest

...im a homosexual male





im kidding, seriously








...but really if anything happens

[silverspade14]

Why Doesnt The Website Work For Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[D-roc]

Ive got the CNN 9/11 theme music.

10 Min!!!!!!!

[biscuit]

i say you he dead

MR. SANDERS?

man i say you he dead!

what music is everyone listening to before the world ends?

I got Obviously 5 Believers by Bob Dylan going. Sweet.

[XxMad-CowxX]

10 fucking min! Holy shit!

[schlick ass]

hey guys the times are also different on IE as opposed to FF

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6630/differenttimes9jm.png


sorry for the shitty picture

[silverspade14]

I'm listening to
"Why'd I have to Die a Virgin", by Brain Peppers.

[ryankj]

what music is everyone listening to before the world ends?

Highway to Hell

[Jk1725]

So who will i see in hell with me??

[TAMBG]

Im pretty sure this has something to do with the matrix, I hacked it with the login Oracle23, and EON=ONE=NEO, eh?

[bsquared977]

Im pretty sure this has something to do with the matrix, I hacked it with the login Oracle23, and EON=ONE=NEO, eh?

i already said that now GTFO. actually stay. we will GTFO together.

[The Janitor]

i'm watching cops. Put on spike!

[pooquats]

Im Listnin Too, Some Bob Marley....oh And I Was Downloading Some Movies Of An Adult Nature Btw.....

[SlOtH]

So who will i see in hell with me??

I'll be there, meet me at the front of the mens room.

[k0n_]

Im Watching The simpsons episode when theyer trying to smuggle drugs from canada and they trying to use a plane to do it. classic.

[TAMBG]

Anybody scared?

[Jk1725]

k sloth meet ya there
anyone wanna start a welcome to hell party?

[jayo]

I'm listening to some good old Pink Floyd

[pooquats]

So who will i see in hell with me??


ME OFCOURCE... IM THE BIGGEST SINNER HERE.

[Lividum]

OH SHIT! I need to take a giant crap. WHY DOES MY ANUS BETRAY ME AT SUCH A TIME?!

[fergiejob]

if this is real, wouldnt the govt do something about this

[biscuit]

http://unfunnytruthabouteon8.ytmnd.com/

that actually scared me.

[A95Gamer]

i'm watching cops. Put on spike!
I DON'T HAVE CABLE I GOT MY 13 CHANNELS OF JUSTICE. ANTENNA OWNS YOU>!!

[colerain]

guitar hero wants you all to know he will meet you all in the front of the womans rest room because he wants to be somewhere special when its all over.

[XxMad-CowxX]

k sloth meet ya there
anyone wanna start a welcome to hell party?
What?Im not going to hell. I'm going to Heaven.:D

[bsquared977]

Living easy, living free
Season ticket on a one-way ride
Asking nothing, leave me be
Taking everything in my stride
Don't need reason, don't need rhyme
Ain't nothing I would rather do
Going down, party time
My friends are gonna be there too

I'm on the highway to hell

No stop signs, speed limit
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Like a wheel, gonna spin it
Nobody's gonna mess me round
Hey Satan, payed my dues
Playing in a rocking band
Hey Momma, look at me
I'm on my way to the promised land

I'm on the highway to hell
(Don't stop me)

And I'm going down, all the way down
I'm on the highway to hell

[Jk1725]

if this is real, wouldnt the govt do something about this


Maybe the govt is doing this................

[jayo]

exactly 5 minutes...

[evil joe]

Who's up for a five minute orgy before the world ends?

[SlOtH]

6m:29s



Just sparked a 3 gram blunt. Just incase.:uhoh:

[pooquats]

6 mins.......... argh!!!!!!!!!

[biscuit]

Lets all hold hands.

5:25

[Yalofa]

zomg teh screamzors:raiseeyeb

[Not Registered]

This is the most fun I have had since jacking off in a moon walk.

[pooquats]

6m:29s



Just sparked a 3 gram blunt. Just incase.:uhoh:


hell yeah....

[colerain]

GuitarHero255:
"There was a bird, who with the abscence of words, took flight
To the end of the sea and the finish line of the earth
She pushed the top for corner of the world and built three nests
One of gold, one of silver, and one of clay
She took a breath and she let it out
She took a sigh and then she cried out

There is much that i shall be
There is a strong chill in the air again

In the nest of gold she cleansed her coat daily
In the nest of silver she brought back her food to save and console
Then in the clay, she laid her eggs and eventually hatched children
And she waited, and she waited, and she waited, and she waited

And the day the fires came
The nest of gold and silver met in a
Lucid river, ocean to the sea
While the nest of clay withstood the heat

The nest of clay was forged into eternity of time
The corner of the world on the ocean floor was now covered, covered in gold, silver, and sand
Yes it was...

The ocean fall is now covered the gold and silver at time
The nest of clay was forged into eternity of time
The corner of the world on the ocean floor was now covered, covered in gold, silver, and silver and gold...
Go on...

So build a house of clay and never, ever, ever, ever underestimate
What the dead can do, can do for the living
If you listen closely you'll hear the harmony of every man and woman that's passed away
You better believe it's a song for the living

There's a dounting task ahead
There are snowflakes in our eyes again
With such a strong chill in the air
Please can you tell me tonight where will we lay our heads to sleep...
Just sleep...
Just...
Sleep..."

[TAMBG]

Im telling you guys, its not anything to be scared, worst come to worst its a virus self loading through the IE5 hole, so just put your firewalls on caps.

[DJGingivitis]

5 mins 10 char again

[bsquared977]

4!!

10 chgarrrrafsaegas grdasg asd

[SlOtH]

Site is uber responsive. OMG...

[ElJoe]

There's going to be a news story tomorrow about this. But it's going to be about a guy that was so scare of the world ending that he went out and raped the first women he seen so he wouldn't die a virgin.

[biscuit]

X13600 Imminent

:ohnoes: :ohnoes: :ohnoes:

hey! 4:20!

[tacopie55]

omg 3:33! i'm scared

[Yelixander]

o0o0o I don't know what to think...

[Yalofa]

Why do you guys have differnt times? I got 5 mins now

[pooquats]

mine is running slow then im still on 4.54

[silverspade14]

"Born with a face,
You wouldnt touch with mace,
Felt up a little kid,
Atleast they say I did.
No girl will ever get horny,
When they see my wang emergin',
Its too bad, I guess I'll die a virgin."

Die a Virgin- Brian Peppers

[evil joe]

Hahaha. This thread is gay.

[schlick ass]

3minutes on IE 7 on fire fox

[D-roc]

2 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!

The End is NIGH!!!

[k0n_]

i think im hearing fireworks...or is it...??

[biscuit]

your worlds gonna end after mine. fuck. YOU HAVE MORE TIME LOSER.

[bsquared977]

im gonna be so fucking bored in 2minutes and 20 seconds

[marhsmellow14]

mine is saying 23 minutes,,,,,wtf

[XxMad-CowxX]

3 min and 30 seconds.

[Not Registered]

*I put on my robe and wizard hat*

[colerain]

"It will be the end of the world, it will be the birth of it all"

[bsquared977]

holy fuck fuck fuck!!

[silverspade14]

the website still doesnt work for me AHHGHGHGHGHGHGH

[DJGingivitis]

lol everyone knows nothing is goin to happen. our post counts have gone up so much. wow. we are post whores.

[Lividum]

2:00 JESUS! We're all gonna die!??!!!!1

Fatty is not happy.

[k0n_]

:ohnoes: :ohnoes: :ohnoes: oOMG OMG OMG:ohnoes: :ohnoes:

[Jk1725]

3 minutes exact

[XxMad-CowxX]

Holy shit! OMG!

[marhsmellow14]

holy shit. i just tried to turn on my camera, and it had an error saying "E18" in the corner with a blank screet. not exactly eon8...but still freaky.
ur going to die then

hoyl crap all my posts have been 3 or 4 post higher then it spose to be,,,,wtf

[bsquared977]

im getting chills

[pooquats]

2 mins! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[Yalofa]

I got 2:30

[SlOtH]

1 Min!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111

[biscuit]

holy shit. i just tried to turn on my camera, and it had an error saying "E18" in the corner with a blank screet. not exactly eon8...but still freaky.

[D-roc]

01:00
Ahhhh Run For Cover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DarkTalon]

Nothing will happen

[colerain]

60 secs OMG OMG OMG

[evil joe]

LESS THAN A MINUTE!!! :ahhh: :ahhh: :ahhh:

[A95Gamer]

Watch these threads get deleted as soon as the timer dies.

[.Communist]

Confess your sins now, for the end times are near!

Once, I stared at another guys ass.... and liked it.

*Cries*

[Lowgear]

T minus 1 minute

[Jk1725]

k im going to uh go cry now maybe write a poem and wear my sisters pants.......naw screw going emo im just going to panic
aghhhhhhhhhh:ahhh: :ahhh: :ahhh: :ahhh:

[biscuit]

k im going to uh go cry now maybe write a poem and wear my sisters pants.......naw screw going emo im just going to panic
aghhhhhhhhhh:ahhh: :ahhh: :ahhh: :ahhh:

panic at the disco?

oh shit

11:59

its not loading for me

[TAMBG]

2 Minutes!

[Not Registered]

must ejaculate before timer ends

[marhsmellow14]

damn, and i just got my saitek eclipse keyboard

[schlick ass]

10 seconds

[silverspade14]

How Much Bloody Time!!!!!!!!

[arsenalfan]

1 minute exactly!

[XxMad-CowxX]

1 mother fucking min!

[DJGingivitis]

one minute ~~~~~~!!!

[pooquats]

lol, every one is gonna be so quiet in the last munit. lol

[ElJoe]

If my computer dies from this I want to leave these as my last words here....


abazaba balaba bix noooooooood

[The Janitor]

One Minute

[.Communist]

OMFG!fvsgsfdgsjsdgsg

[biscuit]

what just happened

[silverspade14]

Bllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Still Cant See It !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Hope You All Get A Virus

[Jk1725]

30 efifng seconds

[Yelixander]

W00T!!!1?1! tEh Worldz ov3r!!!!!

[SwyfT]

Someone please tell me what happens. Cant get the site to work.

[SlOtH]

FROZEN?!
Cannot reload page DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[evil joe]

Ahhhhhhhahahahahahhhhaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DJGingivitis]

20 secs!~!!!!

[bsquared977]

OMGzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[silverspade14]

How Much Time?

[18C]

I'm listening to The Four Horsemen. Let's see guys.

[DJGingivitis]

still loading for me

[Sc(+)pe]

still 5mins for me

[biscuit]

Just got an error loading from page. k well i dont hear any nukes..i think were safe guys.

[DarkTalon]

WAT HAPPEN?
SOMEONE SET US UP THE BOMB

[SwyfT]

How is this an ARG when there wasn't any game to it? they never gave any viable leads.

[k0n_]

page...refreshed...?

[A95Gamer]

It is loading. I'm going to die. I'm too afraid to click that tab. Someone tell me what it is.

[bsquared977]

worst. end of the world. ever.

[Not Registered]

holy shit turn on the news look at london!!

[arsenalfan]

0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[XxMad-CowxX]

OMG!!!!!!! Thats bullshit!!!!!!! ARGH!

[Jk1725]

i got logged out and an error in the databse lol
idk what happed though

[Sc(+)pe]

still 5mins for me..

[DarkTalon]

Post A Creenshot Someone!

[k0n_]

The page cannot be displayed

[silverspade14]

What happened?

[SwyfT]

Hahaha It probably got knocked down from the massive amount of traffic near the end

[biscuit]

were been spared! haha.

[SlOtH]

Gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Not Registered]

turn on the news, get in the basement!!

[tacopie55]

Yay, this must be heavan.

[pooquats]

th link just died

[Yalofa]

Boom!!!!!!

[ElJoe]

It was an experiment to see people's reactions....

[Jk1725]

thats what everyone else got 2 .................damn this sucks

[Sc(+)pe]

i still have 5 mins!!!!!!!!1

[DrFrasierCrane]

I was on Nettalk IRC and someone alerted me just as the clock went to zero and this huge bell sound went off and I almost shat myself.

[RinFinNizal]

BSquared. Get off the website, your making it impossible for people to get on it.

[JaMaiCa]

The page doesn't even load for me, I wanna see what's going on haha.

[bsquared977]

refresh and its counting down again...they gave us another chance?!!!!!

[D-roc]

I hear no bombs!!

my counter reset to 30 min

[biscuit]

wtf, theres more projects?

[XxMad-CowxX]

This is gay.....Bullshit...:squint:

[pooquats]

i cant refresh waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[killmicrosoft]

FUCK MAN I can't log on my bitchy bro just had to talk to his emo friends on myspace so I didn't get to see it.:banghead: Well I hope i didn't miss anythin special:wah: :wah:

[arsenalfan]

wtf nothing! BULLSHIT!

[SwyfT]

Hahahahah. Owned.

[Lowgear]

worst. end of the world. ever.


That needs to be made into a forum macro lol!

[robo7fish]

Fuck you eon8.

[Yelixander]

They should sticky this for the memories.

[DarkTalon]

Some guy screamed in the house next to me at 12 :ahhh:

[YouEnjoyMyself]

Could somebody please post a screenshot? It won't load for me and I'm pretty curious.

[k0n_]

Malcom in the Middle is on Fox.

[silverspade14]

Did teh nukezors go out yet?!

[Yalofa]

20 Fucking Bucks That The Guys At Either Here At Ebaums Or Ytmnd Set This Up To See The Reaction
It was you!! *starts torch mob*

[SwyfT]

It could of at least gave us something :wah:

[XxMad-CowxX]

Gay, thats bull shit.


I guess this was just like lost....Just to test people.

[fergiejob]

20 Fucking Bucks That The Guys At Either Here At Ebaums Or Ytmnd Set This Up To See The Reaction

[The Janitor]

I'll upload the vid once something happens. This is gay.

[JaMaiCa]

Err.. Nevermind.

[DarkTalon]

Countdowns always get alot of attention

[biscuit]

man im gonna go jerk off again.

[silverspade14]

LOL we all post at the same time

[Jk1725]

So who wants to explain what this means.................Im thinking eon8 is going HA losers we wasted your time!

[Sc(+)pe]

2 mins...............

[dude22]

if this is fake, the creator should get a medal for convincing us that the world will end on canada day.

[Sasuke]

I was following this on IRC chat and the Wikipedia site for this.

It was just a hoax to see the public reaction.:banghead:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eon8 (updated4:03 GMT)

[SlOtH]

God damn, why do their servers suck so much.

[SwyfT]

How many times do they need to test people to realise this conspiracy site shit works?


Give me a whistle or a bell, or a congrats your a fuckin moron.

[Jk1725]

maybe the nuclear fallout hasnt killed us yet?????

[D-roc]

Fuck it could of atleast done something rather than reset the counter!!

[The Janitor]

Should I wait for something to happen or upload the boring vid now?

[SwyfT]

maybe the nuclear fallout hasnt killed us yet?????
We can only hope. Or else we would look pretty stupid. And i cant take none of that.

[Not Registered]

lmao it was a test for a public reaction, you guys really thought a NUKE was gonna go off and no government knew about this 6 month old site?

[SlOtH]

http://img268.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eon81jg.gif

[silverspade14]

My dad works for Oracle and apparently their whole network just pooped.

[SwyfT]

Hmm, does this thread win the award for "quickest gain in pages"?

[BastekAZ]

Wtf Happen!!!

[bsquared977]

http://img268.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eon81jg.gif

you chopped that

[SwyfT]

Well Reveal The Fuckin Truth.

[DarkTalon]

{eon8} Complete
As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed.
The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information.
History
The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered.
It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005.
Results
We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else.
Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games.
For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me n00bs'.
Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8.
Surprises
The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods.
FAQ
What about eon5.com?
Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.

What about the 8th eon being the end of the world?
We picked Eon 8 because Eon 9 was already taken. We didn't know about the significance of this. Eon is a cool sounding word!

Why July 1st?
We didn't know how long it would take to get the word out using our subtle promotion methods. We allowed over 6 months.

What do the codes on the site mean?
They're mostly randomly generated integers encrypted with md5, but with certain letters removed and replaced. The Logs page is simply based on the current timestamp, encrypted and modified. You can't decrypt them, they really are random numbers.

What is the Deployment Map?
They're dots placed over major cities and several random locations, it was done mostly from memory. The random gif filename is an added touch to force a slight delay on loading, which looks more impressive in Internet Explorer, but not as much in Firefox.

What's the password?
There isn't one. If you did somehow manage to get in, you'd see an empty folder with a single text file that says "This is a decoy folder. Please connect to the internal secure network".

Can I see your website statistics?
Yes, click here.

Are you anything to do with Scientology?
Did you see anything talking about a Free Personality Test or Xenu? Use your brain.

Who are you, really?
The most I can tell you is I am a 23 year old web designer from Florida named Mike. I can't narrow it down anymore than that. When I say 'we', I really mean 'me'.
Conclusions
People take things too seriously and panic over the most trivial things. But at the same time there are many people out there who think things through without jumping to conclusions. You can't let pointless speculation rule your lives and force you to live in fear.
In Closing
Thanks to everyone who kept things interesting, especially to the folks at unfiction. Sorry there is no ARG for you to play, but at least you had fun while it lasted.


Click here for one Final Message from Eon 8



(copied from other thread)

[Yelixander]

Wikipedia says it was just a hoaz to test the reaction for such a mysterious webpage.

[k0n_]

eon8 is a website that was setup to find the public's reaction to lack of infomation


from wiki


fuck you

[silverspade14]

They should tell us how many people visited. Dumb foogets.

[SwyfT]

As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed.
The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information.
History
The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered.
It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005.
Results
We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else.
Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games.
For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me well versed veterans'.
Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8.
Surprises
The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods.
FAQ
What about eon5.com?
Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.


Edit: You beat me

[Lowgear]

Didn't fool me for a second. Its was some stupid shit as expected.

[.Communist]

{eon8} Complete As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed. The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information. History The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered. It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005. Results We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else. Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games. For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me n00bs'. Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8. Surprises The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods. FAQ What about eon5.com? Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.

What about the 8th eon being the end of the world? We picked Eon 8 because Eon 9 was already taken. We didn't know about the significance of this. Eon is a cool sounding word!

Why July 1st? We didn't know how long it would take to get the word out using our subtle promotion methods. We allowed over 6 months.

What do the codes on the site mean? They're mostly randomly generated integers encrypted with md5, but with certain letters removed and replaced. The Logs page is simply based on the current timestamp, encrypted and modified. You can't decrypt them, they really are random numbers.

What is the Deployment Map? They're dots placed over major cities and several random locations, it was done mostly from memory. The random gif filename is an added touch to force a slight delay on loading, which looks more impressive in Internet Explorer, but not as much in Firefox.

What's the password? There isn't one. If you did somehow manage to get in, you'd see an empty folder with a single text file that says "This is a decoy folder. Please connect to the internal secure network".

Can I see your website statistics? Yes, click here.

Are you anything to do with Scientology? Did you see anything talking about a Free Personality Test or Xenu? Use your brain.

Who are you, really? The most I can tell you is I am a 23 year old web designer from Florida named Mike. I can't narrow it down anymore than that. When I say 'we', I really mean 'me'. Conclusions People take things too seriously and panic over the most trivial things. But at the same time there are many people out there who think things through without jumping to conclusions. You can't let pointless speculation rule your lives and force you to live in fear. In Closing Thanks to everyone who kept things interesting, especially to the folks at unfiction. Sorry there is no ARG for you to play, but at least you had fun while it lasted.


Click here for one Final Message from Eon 8

BE HAPPY THE END Sincerely, x21b

Happy birthday, mtcaptain. From 'ls224' (aka x21b). Yes that really was me in the #eon-8 channel





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From the eon8 homepage.




In short, we all got owned.

[fergiejob]

{eon8} Complete
As of July 1st, 2006, the E8 Project has completed.
The purpose of this project was to determine the reactions of the internet public to lack of information.

History
The domain eon8.com was chosen, as it is short, easily remembered, and eon9 was already registered.
It was originally posted on www.msfn.org, but was promptly removed as 'spam'. It was enough time for it to be copied to other forums throughout December 2005.

Results
We were amazed to discover that the site was instantly linked with terrorism, simply for the fact that it seems mysterious. Evil was the number one first impression people had of the site, in spite of the fact that there are no threats on the site. The only thing Eon 8 says is "We don't want you here". Nothing else.
Other less disappointing opinions were social experimentation (which was correct), James Bond movie viral marketing, and promotions for video games.
For many people, being faced with a countdown timer was an instant reason to try to shut down or hack the site. This is a worrying reaction, that if someone doesn't understand something they must destroy it. As a result, the servers have been hit quite hard these last few days, but luckily 99% of the 'hackers' could easily be described as 'l4me n00bs'.
Another worrying example of paranoia was how quickly people would jump to conclusions, such as telephoning the registered owner of a dog seen in a photograph on a server that hosts a page that links to eon8.
Surprises
The folks at Unfiction.com were the most resourceful and inventive, they successfully managed to decrypt several of the 'codes' on the site, forcing them to be re-encrypted using more secure methods.

FAQ
What about eon5.com?
Nothing to do with us. Pure coincidence, but worked in our favor.

What about the 8th eon being the end of the world?
We picked Eon 8 because Eon 9 was already taken. We didn't know about the significance of this. Eon is a cool sounding word!

Why July 1st?
We didn't know how long it would take to get the word out using our subtle promotion methods. We allowed over 6 months.

What do the codes on the site mean?
They're mostly randomly generated integers encrypted with md5, but with certain letters removed and replaced. The Logs page is simply based on the current timestamp, encrypted and modified. You can't decrypt them, they really are random numbers.

What is the Deployment Map?
They're dots placed over major cities and several random locations, it was done mostly from memory. The random gif filename is an added touch to force a slight delay on loading, which looks more impressive in Internet Explorer, but not as much in Firefox.

What's the password?
There isn't one. If you did somehow manage to get in, you'd see an empty folder with a single text file that says "This is a decoy folder. Please connect to the internal secure network".

Can I see your website statistics?
Yes, click here.

Are you anything to do with Scientology?
Did you see anything talking about a Free Personality Test or Xenu? Use your brain.

Who are you, really?
The most I can tell you is I am a 23 year old web designer from Florida named Mike. I can't narrow it down anymore than that. When I say 'we', I really mean 'me'.

Conclusions
People take things too seriously and panic over the most trivial things. But at the same time there are many people out there who think things through without jumping to conclusions. You can't let pointless speculation rule your lives and force you to live in fear.

In Closing
Thanks to everyone who kept things interesting, especially to the folks at unfiction. Sorry there is no ARG for you to play, but at least you had fun while it lasted.


Click here for one Final Message from Eon 8


BE HAPPY
THE END
Sincerely, x21b

Happy birthday, mtcaptain. From 'ls224' (aka x21b). Yes that really was me in the #eon-8 channel

[silverspade14]

Turn On The News "5 Nukes Just Went Off I Heard ! Lol Did You"

[SwyfT]

Asshat could of at least turned it into an ARG. Theres been 4 tests just like this. The only reason I went with it is because this stupid shit has been done before.

[DarkTalon]

the interwebz too fast for you fergie

[silverspade14]

Why did like 5 people just paste the same things?

[BastekAZ]

http://z13.invisionfree.com/Eon8Crack/index.php?showtopic=250

[SwyfT]

Apparently

[18C]

Wow. This guy just pranked the whole world.

Props, Mike.

[bsquared977]

lets find the fucking owner and kick his ass

[evil joe]

That was awesome.

[fergiejob]

the interwebz too fast for you fergie

whats that supposed to mean?! :motz_6:

[DJGingivitis]

anyone up to going and playing runescape. *becomes emo and slits wrist for thinking that*

[k0n_]

lets find the fucking owner and kick his ass
im with you

[pooquats]

anyone up to going and playing runescape. *becomes emo and slits wrist for thinking that*


il play dude,

[silverspade14]

Luckily I got to make a pb&j. Thats the best thing to come out of this.

[522viper]

omfg fakzor!

[JaMaiCa]

lets find the fucking owner and kick his ass

He didn't force you to spend the last 12 hours looking at his website, that was your decision buddy.

[SwyfT]

STICKY so we can all look back on this for a cheap laugh.

[DJGingivitis]

it was a joke. runescape gets boring after the first few levels.
EDIT:so what is with the eon8.us countdown?

[SwyfT]

Good thing I forgot about this until 12 minutes ago or I woulda been pissed.

[fergiejob]

http://eon8.com/july1statistics.gif

http://eon8.com/july1statistics.gif

http://eon8.com/july1statistics.gif

http://eon8.com/july1statistics.gif

[pooquats]

wtf is that i cant get on eon8 atall? grrr

[DJGingivitis]

HAHA i got myself banned from the eon8 forum. woot.

[Jk1725]

dude ill play runescape with you!
heh i actually played that game for like 2 weeks once :ohnoes:
got boring and i played way too much

[D-roc]

Well that was kind of entertaining. Pr0pz to the guy that PWNed the world.

Yes and i also agree to sticky it!!

well im off to bed

[k0n_]

haha

didnt fool me one bit

:wah: :wah: :wah:

[dude22]

this ordeal turned me on

[pooquats]

i was crapping myself

[bsquared977]

http://unfunnytruthabouteon8.ytmnd.com/


...just when you thought it was safe

[BigMac]

Gayest. Shit. Ever. I'm. Going. To. Bed.

[evil joe]

Omg!!! Hax!1!!!

Edit: I'm referring to the post below mine. This forum is fucked up.

[turdburger]

eon8 was fake it was some idiot with a joke i was on the computer talking to my cousin about it from 8:00 to 12:00 and counted down the last minute then nothing happened we stayed up till three to see if and happened or if the new said something nothing:preachon: :banghead: :motz_6: :mad:

[fanatix]

ROFL. Owned so many people who thought that it was something big. LMAO

[SwyfT]

The main thing is YTMND looks like a bigger retard than us right now. So it's a victory in my book.

[silverspade14]

http://eon8timer.ytmnd.com/
put that in your browser. What a bunch of tools. They know they got worked up and they tried to make something out of it.