Hidden messages
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A hidden message is information that is not immediately noticeable, and that must be discovered or uncovered and interpreted before it can be known. Hidden messages include backwards audio messages, hidden visual messages and symbolic or cryptic codes such as a crossword or cipher. Backmasking (also known incorrectly as backward masking)[1] is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backwards onto a track that is meant to be played forwards. ... This article is about the theory of reversed messages in normal speech. ... Numerology is any of many systems, traditions or beliefs in a mystical or esoteric relationship between numbers and physical objects or living things. ... Theomatics is a numerological study of the Greek and Hebrew text of the Christian Bible, based upon gematria and isopsephia, that its proponents assert demonstrates the direct intervention of God in the writing of Christian scripture. ... For the book that publicized the codes, see The Bible Code (book). ... The German Lorenz cipher machine, used in World War II for encryption of very high-level general staff messages Cryptography (or cryptology; derived from Greek κρυπτός kryptós hidden, and the verb γράφω gráfo write or λεγειν legein to speak) is the study of message secrecy. ... An animation of a rotationally symmetric ambigram for the word ambigram A mirror-image ambigram for the word Wiki A rotational ambigram for the word Wikipedia A 3-Dimensional ambigram of the letters A, B and C. A rotational ambigram for the word Vegas Gödel, Escher, Bach cover An... Fnord is the typographic representation of disinformation or irrelevant information intending to misdirect, with the implication of a conspiracy. ... The term pareidolia (pronounced or ), first used in 1994 by Steven Goldstein,[1] describes a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. ... Psychorama (or The Precon Process) is the act of communicating subliminal information through film—flashing images on the screen so quickly that they cannot be perceived by the conscious mind, but nonetheless leaving an unconscious imprint on the viewer. ... The Parthenons facade showing an interpretation of golden rectangles in its proportions. ... Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the intended recipient knows of the existence of the message; this is in contrast to cryptography, where the existence of the message itself is not disguised, but the content is obscured. ... Apophenia is the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data. ... The clustering illusion is the natural human tendency to see patterns where actually none exist. ... The observer-expectancy effect, in science, is a cognitive bias that occurs in science when a researcher expects a given result and therefore unconsciously manipulates an experiment or misinterprets data in order to find it. ... Pattern recognition is a field within the area of machine learning. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Interpretation, or interpreting, is an activity that consists of establishing, either simultaneously or consecutively, oral or gestural communications between two or more speakers who are not speaking (or signing) the same language. ... Look up cryptic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Encrypt” redirects here. ...

Backward audio messages

A backward message in an audio recording is only fully apparent when the recording is played reversed. Some backward messages are produced by deliberate backmasking, while others are simply phonetic reversals resulting from random combinations of words. Backmasking (also known incorrectly as backward masking)[1] is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backwards onto a track that is meant to be played forwards. ... Phonetic reversal is the process of reversing the phonemes of a word or phrase. ...

Backmasking

Main article: Backmasking

Backmasking is a recording technique in which a message is recorded backwards onto a track that is meant to be played forwards. It was popularized by The Beatles, who used backward vocals and instrumentation on their 1966 album Revolver. Artists have since used backmasking for artistic, comedic, and satiric effect, on both analog and digital recordings. The technique has also been used to censor words or phrases for "clean" releases of songs. Backmasking (also known incorrectly as backward masking)[1] is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backwards onto a track that is meant to be played forwards. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beatles U.S. chronology Alternate cover Cover of the original 1966 U.S. LP Back cover Back cover of the original 1966 UK LP. The main photo was edited in separate parts for the booklet of the 1988 Compact Disc release. ...

Backmasking has been a controversial topic in the United States since the 1980s, when allegations of its use for Satanic purposes were made against prominent rock musicians, leading to record-burnings and proposed anti-backmasking legislation by state and federal governments. In debate are both the existence of backmasked Satanic messages and the ability to subliminally affect listeners thereby. For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...

Phonetic reversal

Main article: Phonetic reversal

Certain phrases produce a different phrase when their phonemes are reversed — a process known as phonetic reversal. For example, "kiss" backwards sounds like "sick," and so the title of Yoko Ono's Kiss Kiss Kiss sounds like "Sick Sick Sick" or "Six Six Six" backwards. The Paul is dead phenomenon was started in part because a phonetic reversal of "Number nine" was interpreted as "Turn me on, dead man". Phonetic reversal is the process of reversing the phonemes of a word or phrase. ... In human language, a phoneme is the theoretical representation of a sound. ... Yoko Ono Lennon (小野 洋子 Ono Yōko (ONO Yōko), born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American artist and musician. ... Kiss Kiss Kiss is a song by Yoko Ono. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

According to proponents of reverse speech, phonetic reversal occurs unknowingly during normal speech. This article is about the theory of reversed messages in normal speech. ...

Non-musical messages

Backward messages also exist in mediums outside of music, including computer games, music videos and television shows. “Computer and video games” redirects here. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

In the computer game Doom II, a garbled message played at the start of Map 30, spoken by the "Icon of Sin", can be played backwards to hear "To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero." Romero was a programmer for the game; he put the backwards message (with distortions) in to get back at the artists who put the image of his head on the final level.^[1]
The player can use the no-clip cheat to enter the brain of the Icon of Sin to see Romero's head impaled on a stake. Shooting the head allows you to win the level, although the head emits a ghastly cry. (Normally the player is expected to shoot rockets at the exposed brain of Baphomet, killing Romero via splash damage.) Doom II: Hell on Earth is a first-person shooter video game created by id Software. ... For enemies in Doom 3 and Resurrection of Evil, see List of enemies in Doom 3. ... Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a well-known game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. ... For enemies in Doom 3 and Resurrection of Evil, see List of enemies in Doom 3. ... For the in-game concept, see Splash damage. ...

Stanley Kubrick, in his 1999 release, Eyes Wide Shut, features a scene depicting a Satanic ritual, where the soundtrack (the song "Masked Ball") consists of a backwards Latin liturgy.^[2] “Kubrick” redirects here. ... Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 feature-length motion picture directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novella Traumnovelle (in English Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler. ...

Blizzard Entertainment has released two games with known hidden audio messages. In Diablo, the message "Eat your vegetables and brush after every meal" is heard as the player enters the 16th level.^[3] In Warcraft III, clicking on the Demon Hunter hero a number of times produces the backwards message "I love green trees", which sounds (forwards) like "siege niege avalya."^[4] This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Diablo is a dark fantasy-themed hack and slash action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on January 2, 1997. ... Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, released by Blizzard Entertainment in 2002, is a real-time strategy computer game // Overview An in-game screenshot of humans (blue) fighting orcs (red). ...

In the music video for Weird Al Yankovic's Amish Paradise, one scene required Al to film a small portion of the song while walking and phonetically singing backwards. In the video itself, this scene is played in reverse so it appears Al is walking and singing normally, and the various animals and occurrences around him are actually the ones moving backwards.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the musician. ... Amish Paradise is Weird Al Yankovics parody of the hip hop song Gangstas Paradise by Coolio. ...

The grand finale of the stage show The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by the Reduced Shakespeare Company consists of the comedy troupe performing the play Hamlet backwards. "Oh, yes," one of the performers quips, "and be sure to listen for the Satanic messages," leading to the obvious yelled joke: "Judas Priest is God!" As massive improvisation is an intentional part of the show, however, other celebrities (most notably Frank Sinatra) sometimes find themselves deified instead. Also used is the phrase 'reelect George Bush!'.^{[citation needed]} The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a parody of the plays written by William Shakespeare with all of them being performed (in shortened form) during the show. ... The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a company of actors that performs unsubtle, fast-paced, seemingly highly-improvisational comedies presenting ludicrously condensed versions of huge topics. ... Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Improvisation is the practice of acting and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of ones immediate environment. ... “Sinatra” redirects here. ...

In once scene of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Beavis and Butt-Head hallucinate, and voices are heard in the background. The voices are the two characters speaking phrases such as "Everybody go to college, study hard, study hard."^[5] This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Information Aliases Cornholio Gender Male Age Approx. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In the Clone High episode "Raisin the Stakes", JFK falls through the cafeteria sunroof, lands, and begins to foam at the mouth and speak gibberish. The gibberish played backwards is JFK saying "I am talking backwards, and telling you to watch Clone High ... and for us to get an Emmy ... I'm saying that backwards ... 'cause it's sneaky!"^[6] Clone High is an American animated series that aired for one season (November 2002—April 2003) on MTV and Teletoon. ... JFK on Clone High JFK is a fictional animated character on Clone High, a parody of John F. Kennedy. ... Clone High is an American animated series that aired for one season (November 2002—April 2003) on MTV and Teletoon. ... An Emmy Award. ...

In the "Man of Science, Man of Faith" episode of Lost, Walt Lloyd is heard, and confirmed to be, speaking backwards, although fans argue on what he says. Two possible interpretations are "Don't push the button, the button is bad" and "Push the button, no button is bad".^[7] This article contains episode summaries for the second season of the American drama/adventure television series Lost , which aired from September 21, 2005 to May 24, 2006. ... Lost is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American serial drama television series that follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a passenger jet flying between Australia and the United States crashes somewhere in the South Pacific. ... Walt Lloyd is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Malcolm David Kelley. ...

The Red Dwarf episode "Backwards" includes various backwards messages, including "Oi! Hey! Oi, you robbing bastards, that's our tandem!" and "I'm addressing the one prat in the country who's bothered to get hold of this recording, turn it round, and actually work out the rubbish that I'm saying. What a poor, sad life he's got!" The episode revolves around a return to an Earth where time is running backwards, so most of the dialogue in the show is backward. Most of the backward messages in this episode agree with the subtitled captions explaining them, with a few exceptions.^[8] For the type of star, see Red dwarf. ... Backwards was the first epsiode to air in the third series of Red Dwarf. ...

The Simpsons episode "New Kids on the Blecch" involves the formation of a boy band, Party Posse, by Bart Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten, Nelson Muntz, and Ralph Wiggum. The band's music videos contain military imagery and a group of Arabian belly-dancers who recite a seemingly Arab phrase, "Yvan Eht Nioj", which is supposed to sound like "Join the Navy" backwards. It is pronounced as spelled, whereas actually saying "Join the Navy" backwards produces "Ē-vān ŭð nēōjd." When listened to backwards, it sound like "Zhŏ-ẽn těh nă-vē".^[9] Simpsons redirects here. ... New Kids on the Blecch is an episode from the twelfth season of The Simpsons. ... A boy band is a type of pop group featuring three or more young male singers. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Pamela Hayden. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ralph Wiggum is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ...

An episode of "G.I. Joe" includes the backwards message, "Anybody listening to this message backwards must be a real dweeb", which is a reversal of an incantation spoken by Destro.^[10] For the homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal in 1946, see G.I. Joe (pigeon). ...

The episode "Robotic Hymn of Doom", from The Brak Show, includes the message "Why are you listening to this song backwards, you could have been on a date with a girl". It is sung by Thundercleese as he was going to be shut down.^[11] The Brak Show is one of Cartoon Networks 15-minute animated series that airs during Adult Swim. ...

At one point of the Spongebob Squarepants episode "Opposite Day", Spongebob and Patrick were talking backwards. When played normally it is gibberish but when it is played in reverse it has a hidden message. The conversation played normally: This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Spongebob: Kcirtap yeh.

Patrick: Pu evig I.

Spongebob: Edis etisoppo eht ot teg ot.

(Both Laughing)

The conversation played in reverse:

(Both Laughing)

Spongebob: To get to the opposite side.

Patrick: I give up.

Spongebob: Hey Patrick.

Visual messages

When rotated a certain way, an early 1990s Pepsi can will read "SEX." And if the Coca-Cola logo is flipped, the result is supposedly an Arabic word debasing Allah. These are both coincidences covered on Snopes. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... Allah is the Arabic language word for God. ...

1980s Coca-Cola promotional picture; blowup of hidden image

In the 1980s, Coca-Cola released in Southern Australia an advertising poster featuring the reintroduced contour bottle, with a speech bubble, "FEEL THE CURVES!". Inside one of the ice cubes was the silhouette of a woman performing fellatio. Thousands of posters were distributed to hotels and bottle shops in Australia before the mistake was discovered by Coca-Cola management. The artist of the poster was fired and all the posters were recalled.^[12] Image File history File links CocaColaHiddenPicture. ... Image File history File links CocaColaHiddenPicture. ... Fellatio is oral sex performed upon the male human penis. ...

Lucky Strike's old cigarette packaging, when rotated, supposedly shows a burning house, accompanying the Red Dot of Japan's flag and the trademark phrase "it's toasted". For the CSI episode of the same name, see Lucky Strike (CSI episode). ...

A specially folded United States twenty-dollar bill

The American $20 bill allegedly contains a prediction of the September 11 terrorist attacks. When folded as shown, an image can be seen that resembles the Twin Towers in flames. This is true for all American dollar bills except for the one-dollar bill. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 651 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hidden message Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 651 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hidden message Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of United States currency. ... The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of United States currency. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Look up Twin Towers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Conservative activist Donald Wildmon has claimed that The Walt Disney Company inserted the word "SEX" into the clouds in a scene in the animated film, The Lion King. According to Disney, however, the frame in question actually reads "SFX", a common abbreviation for "special effects", and was a signature by the effects animation team for their work. The lettering is ambiguous.^[13] Donald E. Wildmon, born 18 January 1938 in Dumas, Mississippi, is the founder and chairman of the American Family Association. ... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... This article is about Disneys 1994 film. ...

Various other messages have been claimed to exist in Disney movies.^[14] Many are risqué, but according to Snopes, only one "is clearly true [and] undeniably purposely inserted into the movie": images of a topless woman in two frames of The Rescuers.^[15] The Rescuers is a 1977 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on June 22, 1977. ...

In 1982, Mark Lindsey, a graduate of Virginia Tech, submitted an entry for an addition to be built to the University of Virginia's football stadium. Lindsey realized that the stadium was in the shape of a "v" and promptly designed the new addition in the shape of the letter "t" to make the logo of the Virginia Tech Hokies. UVA officials were unaware that the design was a tribute to their in-state rival and picked Lindsey's plan. The addition was built in 1985 but replaced in 1999 after UVA officials discovered Lindsey's message. This article or section should include material from Virginia Bioinformatics Institute. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... Hokies is the official name of Virginia Techs sports teams. ...

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is also the scene of a running battle with PETCO, a pet food retailer in San Diego, for several years regarding the purported mistreatment of live animals at PETCO stores. When the Padres announced that PETCO (which is based in San Diego) had obtained naming rights to PETCO Park, PETA was unable to persuade the Padres to terminate the agreement. Hence PETA used advertising in the form of an acrostic. It successfully purchased a brick with what appears on the surface to be a complimentary message: "Break Open Your Cold Ones! Toast The Padres! Enjoy This Championship Organization!" However, if one takes the first letters of each word, the resulting acrostic reads "BOYCOTT PETCO". Neither PETCO nor the Padres have taken any action to remove the brick, stating that if someone walked by, they would not know it had anything to do with the PETA/PETCO feud. Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture... An acrostic (from the late Greek akróstichon, from ákros, extreme, and stíchos, verse) is a poem or other writing in an alphabetic script, in which the first letter, syllable or word of each verse, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out another message. ...

John Hargrave claims to have created a hidden message at Super Bowl XLI with 2350 lights that were turned on during the halftime show. However, it is uncertain whether the lights actually spelled anything.^[16] Date February 4, 2007 Stadium Dolphin Stadium City Miami Gardens, Florida MVP Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Colts Favorite Colts by 7, over/under line 49. ...

Windows Fonts

The letters "NYC" (New York City), when rendered in "Webdings" font, form a rebus reading "I Love New York". When rendered in "Wingdings" font, it arguably reads "Killing Jews is Good". New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Rebus Principle (Linguistics) is using the existing symbols, such as pictograms, purely for their sounds regardless of their meaning, to represent new words. ...

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The Webdings message was included deliberately. Wired News reports that "When Microsoft developed a new graphical font, Webdings, in 1997 ... typographers took pains to ensure that the image corresponding with the capital letters NYC was a pleasant one."^[17] Wired News, online at Wired. ...

The message in Wingdings, on the other hand, was investigated by Microsoft and the Anti-Defamation League and found to be a coincidence.^[18] The Anti-Defamation League (or ADL) is an advocacy group founded by Bnai Brith in the United States whose stated aim is to stop, by appeals to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the defamation of the Jewish people. ...

References

1. ^ PC Interview: John Romero. Computer and Video Games. Retrieved on 2006-08-19.
2. ^ http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/0096.html
3. ^ Diablo: Strange Noise on Level 16. The Easter Egg Archive. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.
4. ^ Warcraft 3: Demon Hunter: "Save the rainforest". The Easter Egg Archive. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.
5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115641/trivia
6. ^ http://imdb.com/title/tt0305011/trivia
7. ^ Lost Character Walt Lloyd. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
8. ^ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/red-dwarf/faq/
9. ^ Comedy. Backmask Online. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
10. ^ GI Joe: Destro Cult Message. The Easter Egg Archive. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
11. ^ The Brak Show: Expiration Day. TV.com. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
12. ^ http://www.cokecans.com/article/32-CocaCola-recalled-an-advertising-poster-due-to-a-risqu%E9-image-hidden-within-it
13. ^ http://www.geocities.com/cameraghost/pages/lionkg3.jpg
14. ^ http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/films.asp
15. ^ http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/rescuers.htm
16. ^ http://www.startribune.com/389/story/999892.html
17. ^ http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47042,00.html
18. ^ http://www.snopes.com/rumors/wingdings.asp

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External links

• Audio Reversal in Popular Culture — explanation of backmasking and phonetic reversals