Twitter combines everything in man's inventory to help him escape pit

Rob Beschizza 3:27 am Wed Aug 19, 2015

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Dinosaur Comics creator Ryan North found himself stuck in a skateboarding pit with his dog, Chompsky, an umbrella, a leash, a t-shirt, and a pocket computer. To escape, he played Twitter like a text adventure.

If I climbed into this in the rain to get this picture and now couldn't get out, what should I do? Hypothetically pic.twitter.com/g5jdjbed5B

— HI IT'S ME RYAN (@ryanqnorth) August 18, 2015

Click through for the full gameplay report; the solution was, of course, combining two inventory items in a way that makes no sense whatsoever. Life imitates art—and validates the existential truth of badly-designed puzzles. [via Polygon]

IT WORKED!! I'M OUT OF THE HOLE! pic.twitter.com/x8QMgUxrSD

— HI IT'S ME RYAN (@ryanqnorth) August 18, 2015

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