Coldplay code cracked

The mysterious artwork on Coldplay's new album X&Y is based on a 19th century secret code.

Coldplay code cracked

The mysterious artwork on Coldplay's new album X&Y is based on a 19th century secret code.

Curious art experts pored over the geometric patterns on the record cover, and eventually discovered the design features secret messages in the Baudot Code - an international telegraphic alphabet developed by Emile Baudot in 1874.

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