Littered throughout all much of the [[Year Zero Research|websitesYear Zero information]] published discovered thus far, as well as in each MP3, sequences of numbers have been found.There All the numbers so far have been in the format "24.x.y", where "x" has up to this point been a number between 1 and 20, and "y" a number between 1 and 8.While several theories have been posited as to what they meantheir significance, and no definite answer yetconclusion on their meaning has been reached.
[[Image:BibleReference.gif|frame|An example of the hidden numbers.]]
All the numbers so far have been in the format: 24.{1-20}.{1-8}
==The numbers==
===24.3.1===
Found in the Morse Code at the end of recording found at phone number [[12163331810#Transcription|1-216-333-1810]].
Corresponds with the letter "s"
===24.3.2===
Found in the ID3 tag of [[My Violent Heart|My Violent Heart.mp3]]
Another instance of this number was found from the name of a file on the USB drive that also contained the song ''[[2432.mp3]] (24.3.2, also in the ID3 comments) which came with Me, I'm Not]]''. The file, [[Year Zero Bible References#2432.mp3]], also had 24.3.2 - My Violent Heart.mp3|Bible Reference]] Corresponds with the letter "u"in its ID3 comments.
===24.3.3===
Found at http://www.uswiretap.com/ (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.19 19:25 GMT) [[Year Zero Bible References#24.3.3 - http://www.uswiretap.com/case_number_required/|Bible Reference]] Corresponds with the letter "r".
===24.5.1===
Found at [[The_Price_of_Treason|The Price of Treason]], coloured in light grey over the word "TREASON" in the title at the top left titleof the page.
===24.5.2===
===24.5.3===
Found in an email from "Bureau of Morality - Year 0000 Search <DCS1000@thepriceoftreason.net>", suspected to be sent to anyone who emailed several followers of the addresses at [[I_Am_Trying_To_Believe|I Am Trying To Believe]] and [[Secure_Broadcast_Informatics|Secure Broadcast Informatics]]ARG for an as-yet undetermined reason. Text from the email:
date: 26 Mar 2007 22:58:35 -0700
===24.10.1===
Found in [[nohurry.mp3]] as morse code (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.13 06:45 GMT)
[[Image:Nohurry_morse.jpg]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.1 - nohurry.mp3|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "g".
===24.10.2===
Found on http://churchofplano.com/ (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.12 21:05 GMT) [[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.2 - http://churchofplano.com/|Bible Reference]] Corresponds with the letter "o".
===24.10.3===
Found in [[opalo.mp3]] as morse code (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.12 22:37 GMT)
[[Image:Opalo_morse.jpg]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.3 - opalo.mp3|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "d"
===24.10.4===
Warning code in the popup on the [[Consolidated Mail Systems]] website (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.12 23:54 GMT) [[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.4 - WARNING MESSAGE|Bible Reference]] Corresponds with the letter "g"
===24.10.5===
Found in [[ballgameOver.mp3]] as morse code (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.13 02:30 GMT)
[[Image:Ballgameover_morse.jpg]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.5 - ballgameOver.mp3|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "i"
===24.10.6===
Found on [[105th Airborne Crusaders|http://www.105thairbornecrusaders.com/]] (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.13 00:36 GMT)
[[Image:Hiddenbible1.gif]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.6 - http://105thairbornecrusaders.com/|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "v"
===24.10.7===
Found on [[Be the Hammer|http://www.bethehammer.net/]] (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.12 21:54 GMT) [[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.7 - http://bethehammer.net/|Bible Reference]] Corresponds with the letter "e"
===24.10.8===
Found on [[Another Version of the Truth (website)|http://www.anotherversionofthetruth.com/]] (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.12 23:16 GMT) [[Year Zero Bible References#24.10.8 - http://anotherversionofthetruth.com|Bible Reference]] Corresponds with the letter "n"
===24.13.1===
Found on [[Art Is Resistance |http://www.artisresistance.com]] (The warning shows up after a few seconds)
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.13.1 - http://www.artisresistance.com|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "t".
===24.13.2===
Found on a flyer (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=399108993&size=l) handed out at a show in Paris, France on February 21, 2007. Under the right side of the horizontal part of the T, there are a bunch of horizontal lines running down alongside it. If you count, there are 24 horizontal lines, then a vertical line, then 13 horizontal lines, then another vertical line, and finally 2 more horizontal lines. This gives 24.13.2.
Corresponds with the letter "h".
===24.14.1===
[[Image:Iamtryingtobelievetourshirt.jpg]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.14.1 - I Am Trying To Believe Tour T-Shirt|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "a"
===24.14.2===
Found in the [[I Am Trying To Believe#Auto-Reply E-Mail|auto-response email]] from http://iamtryingtobelieve.com/
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.14.2 - httpText of the email://iamtryingtobelieve.com/ auto-response email|Bible Reference]]
"------------------------AUTO_RESPONSE--------------_--"
Corresponds with Counting the letter "n"consecutive hyphens results in 24.14.2.
===24.14.3===
Found on [[I Am Trying To Believe|http://iamtryingtobelieve.com/index.html]] (earliest known time stamp for this file is 2007.02.10 04:18 GMT)
[[Image:BibleReference.gif]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.14.3 - http://iamtryingtobelieve.com/|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "o"
===24.15.1===
[[Image:Nintourshirt2.jpg]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.15.1 - 1-310-295-1040 Tour T-Shirt|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "i"
===24.15.2===
[[Image:13102951040_morse.jpg]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.15.2 - 1-310-295-1040 message|Bible Reference]]
Corresponds with the letter "n"
===24.16.1===
Found on [[The Water Turned To Blood|http://www.thewaterturnedtoblood.net]]
Corresponds with the letter "z"
===24.16.2===
Found on [[Judson Ogram Correctional Facility|http://www.judsonogram.net]]
Corresponds with the letter "e"
===24.16.3===
Found on [[The Water Turned To Blood|http://www.thewaterturnedtoblood.net/bridge.htm]]
Corresponds with the letter "r"
===24.16.4===
Found on the video for Survivalism - in the bottom-right corner of some of the monitors.
Corresponds with the letter "o"
===24.17.1===
[[Image:Hollywood_in_Memorium_numbers.jpg]]
[[Year Zero Bible References#24.17.1 - http://www.hollywoodinmemoriam.org|Bible Reference]]
First number not to correspond to the current halo.track.letter theory (unless one counts the bonus track on the Japanese release, which would be track 17).
===24.18.1===
===24.19.1===
From the Auto-Reply email from Francisco@securebroadcastinformatics.com. Count Counting the the ">" symbolsin order gives a sequence of 2, 4, 1, 9, and 1. Formatting as the other numbers gives 24.19.1. Text from the email: From: <blocked>To: Francisco@securebroadcastinformatics.comContent: hidden bandwidth >>Dear Sir: >>>>It has come to the attention of the Bureau of Morality's Internet Monitoring Taskforce that several of the clients for whom you handle IT seem to show bandwidth loads that do not match their formally submitted audit numbers.
In the auto response the brackets are spread like We have asked for clarification of this:matter on three occasions. Your replies have been either evasive or insufficient or simply late. Frankly, speaking as one human being to another, it has been as bad as dealing with a health insurance company.
>> = 2You may be aware of that frustration yourself, in the lengthy delays you have encountered trying to process the papers for your wife's breast cancer treatments. So I know you understand our frustration, and will be motivated to do your very best to explain these bandwidth discrepancies.
>>>> = 4>>>>>You may submit any information in the full confidence that it will remain anonymous.
> = 1Perhaps your wife will start feeling better soon.
>>>>>>>>> = 9A friend
> = 1
===24.19.2===
From the http://www.solutionsbackwardsinitiative.net/pilgrims/ background.
===24.20.3===
Found on the [[Operation Swamp 0000]] billboard underneath a bridge.
===24.20.4===
==The Theories==
===Dates===
The first big One initial theory was that the numbers corresponded to dates, For ; for example: 24.14.2 would translate to the 14th of February, 2024 . However, there are several reasons why this theory is was quickly seen to be flawed:- ; "[[Year Zero]]" itself has been determined to be 2022.- The , and the frequency of the second number does not lend well and third numbers make the date theory unlikely. Also, efforts to link the numbers to the theoryemerging [[Year Zero Timeline]] have proven fruitless.
===[[Year Zero Bible References|Bible Verses]]===
The A second big theory came when it was discovered that developed by some who suspected a Biblical connection; in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Bible King James Bible], verses from the 24th book, is the book of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah Jeremiah], . Many reading it felt that it offered a fitting undertone to the overall Year Zero story.
For example: 24.14.2 would translate as book 24 (Jeremiah), chapter 14, verse 2.
So far, there have been no numbers that do not match up with bible verses; however, many numbers interpreted in this way do not seem to give any special insight. For more information, see [[Year Zero Bible References]].
===Year Zero Tracklisting===
The current big One widely researched theory is that the numbers equate correspond to characters letters from the Year Zero song titles. The logic behind this is that the first number, 24, refers to Halo 24, the designation of Year Zero in the NIN catalog; the following numbers refer to a track number and a letter in the title of that track. For example: 24.14.2 would translate as: Halo 24 (Year Zero), song 14 ([[Another Version of the Truth (song)|Another Version of the Truth]]), character 2 (n) . In this theory, it's unsure has never been determined exactly what the purpose of the numbers would be. So farHowever, with the best theory to have arisen is as follows: If each code represents halo.track.letter (example: 24.01.1 would be "H"), then things seem discovery of numbers which had a bit too easy because, hey, we automatically know every code, from 24.01.1 to 24.second value higher than 16.8. There may be another step. Currently, there are graphics some doubt was cast on [http://yearzero.nin.com yearzero.nin.com] that appear a bit weird, so to speak. Off to the left there is some noise, and around the track "My Violent Heart" there is an odd patternvalidity of this theory. These exact same graphics are found on churchofplano.com. Since 24.10.2 is the Because Year Zero only code on therehas 16 known tracks, it's reasonable one would have to suspect that O (the letter that 24.10.2 goes with) is the first letter in the puzzle. The next site to use these graphics will be the next letter, and so onthen discount several well-established numbers.
Thus far the corresponding The letters to the entries, in orderwhich, given on using this sitetheory, have been referenced are "surgodgiventhanoinw". The phrase "god given" is clearly readable in the message (it is the title of track 10). As other clues are found and other letters are derived, perhaps a clearer message will emerge.:
At the very least, it gives a definite scope of the number of clues which may exist, assuming there is a number for each clue. Another theory corresponds to the first, where numbers stand for clues so as to keep the fans deciphering on track. Since there are so many letters to fill in, it's possible that we are left with a few at the end. It could be that the letters ''left over'' would be the anagram.hsurvesgodgiventhanoinzero
===Federal Orderly Conduct Act===
The number 24.13.1, found in the warning for accessing the [http://artisresistance.com/ Art Is Resistance] website, is a section from the Federal Orderly Conduct Act which the user violates by visiting the page without proper authorization. This suggests that each of the found numbers correspond to a section of the Act.
This theory will be impossible to confirm, however, until unless a copy of the Act is released or leaked. ===The Stand or other books===Due to the new clues, 24.19.X, it is unlikely the numbers are referring to the 19th track of YearZero, since there isn't one. References to books like The Stand, and Slaughter House 5, have led some to believe that possibly these books are the clues given by the numbers. The Stand (reissuing of the expanded version) is the 24th book Stephen King has written.
===Halos===
The numbers could form a soundtrack for Some theorists suspect that the second section of each number refers to the World Halo number of Year Zeroprevious NIN releases, seeing as they fit very well with the context third part of each location they are foundthe number indicating a track. The In this theory, the 24 section at the beginning of each the number could mean that they should be viewed from serves only to link them all together as part of the perspective world of Year Zero, which is, as stated above, Halo 24.
Some of the tracks referred to in this theory:
* Halo 3. Head Like a Hole
# Head Like A Hole (Slate)
* Halo 15. We're in This Together, Pt. 1
# We're In This Together
# 10 Miles High (NOTE: This would rule out 24.15.8 as a valid number, though if one considers the 3 variations of this cd in the halo, track 8 is the second track of the third disc "complications of the flesh")
* Halo 16. Things Falling Apart
# You Know What You Are?
This is supported by Supporters of this theory point to the following excerpt from the chat at the solutionsbackwardsinitiative websiteas suggesting there is a link between the materials with numbers on them and the music of NIN:
MIGUEL: What's our key text?
EVA: don't get me started.