Talk:1608: Hoverboard - Revision history

FaviFake at 21:28, 4 October 2025

2025-10-04T21:28:50Z

Sprucegrouse: Safari does not support the game. Goggles Mode needs clearer, correct instructions.

2025-10-04T20:15:08Z

Safari does not support the game. Goggles Mode needs clearer, correct instructions.

Numbermaniac at 04:22, 8 April 2025

2025-04-08T04:22:07Z

Aprilfoolsupdate! at 11:30, 3 April 2025

2025-04-03T11:30:46Z

Kynde: /* Giant octopus "not real" arm */

2023-05-01T12:15:48Z

‎Giant octopus "not real" arm

172.71.134.193: /* Giant octopus "not real" arm */ new section

2023-01-28T19:13:33Z

‎Giant octopus "not real" arm: new section

172.70.131.103: Added comment

2022-12-21T04:44:04Z

Added comment

While False at 16:22, 14 November 2022

2022-11-14T16:22:29Z

162.158.146.57 at 03:32, 1 September 2022

2022-09-01T03:32:22Z

172.70.162.155: That heading's punctuation/spelling (or lack, thereof) always annoyed me

2022-08-08T13:49:43Z

That heading's punctuation/spelling (or lack, thereof) always annoyed me

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	[[User:Sprucegrouse\|Sprucegrouse]] ([[User talk:Sprucegrouse\|talk]]) 20:15, 4 October 2025 (UTC)		[[User:Sprucegrouse\|Sprucegrouse]] ([[User talk:Sprucegrouse\|talk]]) 20:15, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
		+	:You're the first to report this issue. Anyone else not working in safari?
		+	:Feel free to change the text yourself to add more references and fix the code and language. --[[User:FaviFake\|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake\|talk]]) 21:28, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

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	Although there might not be English translations available, if you would like to know the details I can provide in English or in French.		Although there might not be English translations available, if you would like to know the details I can provide in English or in French.
	There are other obvious and known sources justifying the "not real" arm's appareance in the comic, but in the off chance Randall Munroe read this book, or used the same inspiration as the book's author, I guess that asking ourselves about the possibility does no harm!		There are other obvious and known sources justifying the "not real" arm's appareance in the comic, but in the off chance Randall Munroe read this book, or used the same inspiration as the book's author, I guess that asking ourselves about the possibility does no harm!
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		+	Two additions, early on, would be a great service to future players of this game. First is to note that Safari does not support it. (It does not let you pass through anything in BLACK, from the stick figure and hidden trap door in the Play Area, to the bottom of the Washington Monument, or any hidden doors.
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		+	Second, although Goggles Mode is repeated mentioned as to only practical way to get to the most interesting places, the instructions for getting there are deeply buried, with not proper cross-references.
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		+	When finally get there, the command is misprinted. There need to be spaces before, between and after the parens in ze.goggles ( ) .
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		+	[[User:Sprucegrouse\|Sprucegrouse]] ([[User talk:Sprucegrouse\|talk]]) 20:15, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

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 :What kind of device and is this through the normal xkcd home page? It does not work on my tablet by going to xkcd (anroid, leonov tablet). --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 17:24, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
 :: I can’t control on mobile. It says use arrow keys, but I’m on mobile. How can I fix it? I’m on an iPhone. [[User:Aprilfoolsupdate!|Aprilfoolsupdate!]] ([[User talk:Aprilfoolsupdate!|talk]]) 11:30, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
 I got 153 coins!! :D There's two starships, one's a star destroyer with an expansive maze dropping regular torpedoes on the other. May be noteworthy that there are various references to Star Wars and Steven Universe throughout. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.13|108.162.221.13]] 23:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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 When using a device, instead of saying "use arrow keys to move", it says "tilt to move, tap to jump". It's also a lot harder to control. {{unsigned ip|108.162.250.159}}
 :What kind of device and is this through the normal xkcd home page? It does not work on my tablet by going to xkcd (anroid, leonov tablet). --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 17:24, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
 I got 153 coins!! :D There's two starships, one's a star destroyer with an expansive maze dropping regular torpedoes on the other. May be noteworthy that there are various references to Star Wars and Steven Universe throughout. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.13|108.162.221.13]] 23:27, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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 With [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1608:_Hoverboard&diff=105815&oldid=105813 this edit] the explanation was added to the category {{Category:Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags|Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags}}. I don’t know how to fix it. —[[User:While False|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum|'''museum''']] | [[User talk:While False|talk]] | [[special:Contributions/While_False|contributions]] | [[special:Log/While_False|logs]] | [[Special:UserRights/While_False|rights]] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] | [https://www.google.com Google search] | current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 16:22, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
-== Giant octopus "not real" arm ==
+;Giant octopus "not real" arm
 May it be a reference to the 2002 book "L'Oeil de la Pieuvre" ("The Octopus' Eye") by French author Serge Brussolo ?
 There is a giant octopus in the book, whose arms would fit the definition perfectly.

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	With [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1608:_Hoverboard&diff=105815&oldid=105813 this edit] the explanation was added to the category {{Category:Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags\|Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags}}. I don’t know how to fix it. —[[User:While False\|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum\|'''museum''']] \| [[User talk:While False\|talk]] \| [[special:Contributions/While_False\|contributions]] \| [[special:Log/While_False\|logs]] \| [[Special:UserRights/While_False\|rights]] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] \| [https://www.google.com Google search] \| current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 16:22, 14 November 2022 (UTC)		With [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1608:_Hoverboard&diff=105815&oldid=105813 this edit] the explanation was added to the category {{Category:Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags\|Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags}}. I don’t know how to fix it. —[[User:While False\|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum\|'''museum''']] \| [[User talk:While False\|talk]] \| [[special:Contributions/While_False\|contributions]] \| [[special:Log/While_False\|logs]] \| [[Special:UserRights/While_False\|rights]] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] \| [https://www.google.com Google search] \| current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 16:22, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
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		+	== Giant octopus "not real" arm ==
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		+	May it be a reference to the 2002 book "L'Oeil de la Pieuvre" ("The Octopus' Eye") by French author Serge Brussolo ?
		+	There is a giant octopus in the book, whose arms would fit the definition perfectly.
		+	It is a good read, if you are into rather dark science-fiction/fantasy novel series targeting young adults demographics, and therefore I wish not to spoil it.
		+	Although there might not be English translations available, if you would like to know the details I can provide in English or in French.
		+	There are other obvious and known sources justifying the "not real" arm's appareance in the comic, but in the off chance Randall Munroe read this book, or used the same inspiration as the book's author, I guess that asking ourselves about the possibility does no harm!

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 :Still working on it now four months later. But not many other helping with it. ;-) Getting closer to the end though with the [[1608:_Hoverboard#Table_with_references|table]] in place. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 14:10, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 ::It’s done! Rejoice
 Yes, one thing to note is how to get the hell out of the cave near the volcano [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.159|108.162.249.159]] 22:38, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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	Has anyone else documented that Command + alt + k makes you go up? You keep going until you hit the downward key (which pauses ascent) or you hit the upwards key.		Has anyone else documented that Command + alt + k makes you go up? You keep going until you hit the downward key (which pauses ascent) or you hit the upwards key.
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		+	With [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1608:_Hoverboard&diff=105815&oldid=105813 this edit] the explanation was added to the category {{Category:Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags\|Pages using invalid self-closed HTML tags}}. I don’t know how to fix it. —[[User:While False\|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum\|'''museum''']] \| [[User talk:While False\|talk]] \| [[special:Contributions/While_False\|contributions]] \| [[special:Log/While_False\|logs]] \| [[Special:UserRights/While_False\|rights]] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] \| [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] \| [https://www.google.com Google search] \| current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 16:22, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

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	;Washington Monument		;Washington Monument
	The text for the Washington Monument indicates that the crack might refer to damage from the 2011 earthquake. Is it possible that it instead refers to the fact that the Monument has a clear color change about a quarter of the way up, due to a halt in construction and a change in the source of the marble?		The text for the Washington Monument indicates that the crack might refer to damage from the 2011 earthquake. Is it possible that it instead refers to the fact that the Monument has a clear color change about a quarter of the way up, due to a halt in construction and a change in the source of the marble?
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		+	Has anyone else documented that Command + alt + k makes you go up? You keep going until you hit the downward key (which pauses ascent) or you hit the upwards key.

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-;The Hoverboard comic:1608 Main theme is the never ending stories nothing
+;The Hoverboard comic:1608 Main theme is the Never Ending Story's 'Nothing'
 In "The Never Ending Story" the main theme is the whole world is consumed by "The Nothing" which in this comic is the black part. The movie also includes [this clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE8mFDabqD0) where the horse is artax(this is already told in the explanation).