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[Ryan Bell]

Ask Siri "What is July 27th". Please explain to me why she says what she says. Kthxbye.

[VatorMan]

Opening the gates of Hades ? WTF ?

[Sea Six]

That's what it said.

[Sea Six]

:seasix:

The Apple iPhone’s Siri function is saying that July 27, 2014, will be the “Opening [the] Gates of Hades,” or the Greek term for Hell, leading many to question why.

If one asks Siri, “What is July 27” or “What is July 27, 2014,” she’ll give the response “It’s Sunday, 27 July 2014 (Opening Gates Of Hades).” It doesn’t appear to work for everyone.

Several Epoch Times staff members could confirm that Siri delivered the “Hades” response, while another staff member’s phone said July 27 is “Arbor Day” and displayed a Wikipedia page.

According to the website Cult of Mac, if one rewords the phrase, she’ll say that the gates of Hades already opened, doing so on May 14, 2005.

There’s been speculation as to why Siri is giving this response. Some have said it’s a joke, while Cult of Mac said it’s due to a glitch in the iPhone’s Wolfram Alpha configuration, which directs Siri to give its response.

Cult of Mac and iPhone owners on the Apple forum discussion said that July 27, 2014, has to do with “Chinese Ghost Month,” where according to legend, the gates of Heaven and Hell open. The month is on the seventh month of the lunar year.

Some speculated it had to do with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The May 14, 2005, response likely has to do with the opening of a since-closed bar or club named Hades in New York, said Cult of Mac.

On Facebook and Twitter, thousands of people shared the apocalyptic Siri response.

Siri, however, has given odd responses to questions in the past.

Last month, there were reports saying that if you ask Siri a specific question about political views, she’ll display a Wikipedia page for former Republican Congressman Ron Paul, who ran for president several times. Like the “Hades” response, it didn’t appear for everyone.

Several people posted YouTube videos of Siri’s response (see video below)



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[snide]

I asked my Android phone. It returned a bunch of links to Apple's Siri answer. :funnier:

[Bill]

Last month, there were reports saying that if you ask Siri a specific question about political views, she’ll display a Wikipedia page for former Republican Congressman Ron Paul, who ran for president several times


I knew Siri sounded pretty level headed. Smart girl.

[onedef92]

I knew Siri sounded pretty level headed. Smart girl.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m111/onedef92/General%20Jules/aishwarya-rai_zps0746f5ec.jpg

Ol' girl's fine as frog's hair, too.

[Sea Six]

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m111/onedef92/General%20Jules/aishwarya-rai_zps0746f5ec.jpg

Ol' girl's fine as frog's hair, too.

That girl isn't the voice of SIRI.

[jaxgator]

That girl isn't the voice of SIRI.

Correct! This is the voice behind Siri...

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/052feacb4fe79a94b7809d6a3ce6cdc3ddb64ddb/c=0-102-2448-1936&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/USATODAY/test/2013/10/09/1381339137000-siri-18.jpg

[Sea Six]

Meet the real woman behind the voice of Siri - YouTube

[Sea Six]

The Voice Behind Siri - Susan Bennett Comes Forward As the Woman Behind Siri's Voice - YouTube

[RedLS1GTO]

I saw a kinda funny 1 the other day...

If you ask "Are you Samantha" you will here some funny answers. Samantha is the name of AI character in the movie "Her"

Her (2013) - IMDb

When I tried it on my iPad I got "Is that you Joaquin??" :rofl:



... and when I just asked the OP I did get the "It's Sunday, July 27, 2014 (Opening Gates of Hades).