Posted on 09/08/2012 10:15:21 AM PDT by Squawk 8888
LACOMBE, Alta. - An Alberta family farm that's become famous for its annual corn mazes has now grown one that's also the world's largest QR code.
The Kraay family near Lacombe say they just got a certificate from Guinness World Records for the code, which measures about 29,000 square metres.
QR codes can be scanned with a smartphone, which then directs users to a website.
The Kraay's code directs people to the website for their mazes.
To prove it works, they flew over their farm in a helicopter and held a phone out the window.
The family has grown corn mazes for the past 13 years and the public can pay a fee and try to find their way through the puzzles.
"We were pretty excited when it worked," said Rachel Kraay about the first time they tested the QR code from the helicopter.
"We actually have a video of us doing it because [Guinness] wanted lots of documentation to make sure it actually happened."
The family's previous mazes have included maps of Alberta, Canada, and team logos for the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames.
Canada Ping!
You Canucks don’t have enough to do or what?
;-)
Agriculture meets Technology.I think its pretty neat being a retired telecom tech and now country farmer
Pretty cool!
That's pretty cool! A techno/organic interface.
I wonder if that would work with crop circles. Maybe they’re an advanced QR code?
“You Canucks don’t have enough to do or what?”
Reminds me of the guy in Saskatchuwan excavating his basement using radio controlled toys. It must be some weird northerner’s disease. National cabin fever maybe?
Go Canada!
I was thinking more along the lines of the Nazca lines...
That’s an idea. Digitize pics of all the crop circles and let some super computer chew on them for a while.
Canada fever?
I see what you did there.
Hey,
After Canada threw Iran out of their country they can do no wrong.
From 2011: Family calls 911 after getting lost in corn maze (Massachusetts)
And that was only a 7 acre corn maze.
Since they speak/spell the Queen’s English (we knew that ... oh) wouldn’t that be “corn maize?
(Or is that redundant, eh?)
Since they speak/spell the Queen’s English (we knew that ... oh) wouldn’t that be “corn maize?
(Or is that redundant, eh?)
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Or, perhaps, “courn” maze.
I agree - it’s cool.
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