Randonautica Adventures
It was something like day 70 in quarantine when I was sent a video from my sister. The video was about this app called “Randonautica”, a peculiar software that assigns random coordinates to explore. Supposedly, the video claimed, if one downloads this app, enter in a few modifiers, and manifest something for the journey, the user’s intention will come true, and somehow, someway, one will experience something one would have never before experienced. I kept watching, and immediately, my curiosity was peaked. I wondered, “How do they calculate the coordinates? How do they know where I haven’t gone before? Is this… dangerous?” So immediately, I took a nosedive into the randonautica side of the web, scraping every crevice of its subreddit, r/randonauts, as well as miscellaneous articles regarding how this app works. And the results were just as peculiar as the notion.
Basically, the app works using a Quantum random number generator, which takes the preferred radius, preference for “water points”, and whether a “void”, “attractor”, or “anomaly” quantum point is preferred. All of this data is put through the Quantum RNG algorithm to find personal coordinates for the adventure. The usage of Quantum RNGs assures that the location nearby is wholly random, and it assigns a “blind-spot”, which is basically a place that one may have never visited or seen on their own accord. The random nature of the process opens one’s eyes to places beneath their nose and outside of their everyday field of consciousness, thus creating a unique and personal experience, no matter the outcome. This video from the application team explains it all rather well.
However, some users on the subreddit such as have discussed the fact that theoretically, this application evades fate and exemplifies the theory of “quantum suicide”. They state the act of going to these places “not meant for an individual’s path of life” is disrupting their already set path in life, if believe in that. This may be the naivety speaking, but to that I say (with all due respect) — balderdash. As a somewhat fate-driven, “everything-is-meant-to-be” kind of person myself, I believe that anything can change at the flick of a pinky finger, and fate is about the moments one has along the journey, not about going down the perfect path. After all, if fate is real, then using a RNG to find coordinates I’d otherwise never visit is something I would have done in this lifetime no matter what… In other words, using this app may very well be a part of that “fate”, and I’d like to experience something out of the norm during a time where many of us are lost, without drive, confused, and drained. Further, the law of attraction could also be seen as a digression to this, and hell, I’m pretty sure I accidentally manifested seeing a random kid from high school jogging down the street yesterday (what up Palmer).
So, I got my keys, solidified my intentions, grabbed my face mask (just in case), queued up some fun car tunes, and hit the roads, following the GPS’ directions. We decided to make a video to better exemplify the proceedings of the journey, so please enjoy!!