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* [http://j2girl.tumblr.com/post/13234275332/sammitychan-so-today-i-got-to-build-stuff-and pasadena pics Pics from Pasadena Item #21] by j2girl | * [http://j2girl.tumblr.com/post/13234275332/sammitychan-so-today-i-got-to-build-stuff-and pasadena pics Pics from Pasadena Item #21] by j2girl | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tqZhZoCD038 Random Act of Kindess] - team #147 | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tqZhZoCD038 Random Act of Kindess] - team #147 | ||
| + | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htTNxmJzwzY&feature=player_embedded A joust in a library] | ||
| + | * [https://twitter.com/#!/babserella2778/status/139846730769367040/photo/1 A task Misha set in LA] (item #21) on November 23rd involving building garden beds at Misha's house. [https://twitter.com/#!/babserella2778/status/139846045470433280/photo/1 Pic #1], [https://twitter.com/#!/babserella2778/status/139846278082334720/photo/1 Pic #2], [https://twitter.com/#!/babserella2778/status/139846446227787777/photo/1 #3], [https://twitter.com/#!/babserella2778/status/139846970859716608/photo/1 Pic #4] plus video of [https://twitter.com/#!/Star_Neko1989/status/139458296670208000 Eye of the Tiger rendition] by babserella2778 | ||
| + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kpAwYUKE6o 3 teams make it onto the Australian morning news program Sunrise] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 29 November 2011
In January 2011, Misha Collins ran a scavenger hunt known as the Rhino Puzzle for fans around the world. At its conclusion he promised to run another scavenger hunt which is GISHWHES - the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen.
Misha tantalised fans about the project with an enigmatic video released in September 2011 on the original website http://www.gishwhes.com/.
Misha had consulted with the Guinness Book of World records, and to win the record for the 'Wrolds Biggest Digital Scavenger Hunt' 500 teams were required to participate. In the end participants from 65 countries signed up. Entry fee was a donation of minimum $10, or an essay to a topic dictated by Misha.
The hunt commenced on November 18th at 2:12 am Moscow Daylight Time and ends at Tuesday, November 29th at 10:44 am.
The items to be collected were to be submitted via pictures, video or websites. The list included items such as Photos of:
- A man or woman balancing 5 red books on their head standing next to a dog (8 points)
- An unconventional, but practical, use of Mayonnaise. (9 points)
- Photograph a bust or statue of Nicolae Ceaușescu wearing a sock monkey hat. (14 points)
- A woman wearing a dress (and only the dress) made entirely from bacon. (43 points)
- A Hooters waitress reading a copy of Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique.” (41 points)Video of:
Video of:
- A church choir singing “eye of the tiger” in a church. (32 points)
- Attorneys playing musical chairs. (11 points)
- A parrot onstage at a comedy club doing improv. (15 points)
The prize for the winning team is a trip to Rome and dinner with Misha.
Items from the hunt
Some hunt items:
- News report of flying Christmas tree
- report on Pasadena Item #21 by lidlesseye
- pasadena pics Pics from Pasadena Item #21 by j2girl
- Random Act of Kindess - team #147
- A task Misha set in LA (item #21) on November 23rd involving building garden beds at Misha's house. Pic #1, Pic #2, #3, Pic #4 plus video of Eye of the Tiger rendition by babserella2778
- 3 teams make it onto the Australian morning news program Sunrise
Links
- GISHWHES Official website
- GISHWHES LJ community
- @whatisgishwhes
- @MissJeanLouis
- Decoding Gishwhes fansite on Tumblr
- Gishwhean fansite on Tumblr
- Gishwhes tag on Tumblr
