HL1's launch screen has C14 on it

[Mr.Magnetichead]

Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring Breen-o-phone.

I started to get annoyed by the user "Mr.Magnetichead".
His words are injurious and offensive. Whenever he appears there exists arguements. Especially, the picture besides his name keeps spinning. That's making my eyes hurt.

Yes, yes damm me, damm me and my confounded information! How dare I inform someone when a question is asked! Won't somebody please think of the children.

 

[99.vikram]

Yes, yes damm me, damm me and my confounded information! How dare I inform someone when a question is asked! Won't somebody please think of the children.

Information is not the problem here, junk is.
I mailed someone at Valve (Laidlaw or Gabe, not sure) a long time ago, when i finished HL2 for the first time. Among other things, he said something like: Half-life was a game in itself. We knew it would make or break Valve. It could stand on it's own, but had enough mystery for a sequel. During the devpt. of HL2 the larger story was put together and fleshed out.

The C superscript 14 is identified by anybody who has gone to high school as Carbon 14 - it is the first thing that comes to mind. So what did we learn?
i)It isn't a reference to City 14.
ii)It is, in fact, a reference to radioactive Carbon.
:cheers: