Forced Perspective McDonald's

To Do:

• Print the letter on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper, so that the sizing closely resembles the original. Front and back.

• Sit down at a desk or table and place the letter back-side facing up, on the surface in front of you, as though you are the person writing the words: I'm going to kill

• Now look at what's in front of you. That doodle? It's not nothing.

• It looks like Adnan actually drew where he was going to kill

You know how you have to tap the compass on your phone for the map to orient itself to what's in front of you? The doodle is already oriented -- pre-iphone. If Adnan was sitting in class facing south, the driveway in the doodle is positioned exactly as it would be, if you could see the loading dock from these windows. (Even if you can't actually see the loading dock from school, the orientation is spot on.)

So, with the Best Buy to Adnan's right, he draws The Best Buy Loading Dock, right next to the words: I'm going to kill

The little loop to the far right appears to be the McDonald’s Drive-thru in forced perspective.

The other little circle, at what would be the front of the Best Buy, would be the pay phone.

Using Google Earth, you can see that The Best Buy is geographically in a depression. It’s like a giant sunken living room. The curved line to the left of the loading dock would be the berm ie; slight incline. That's the path around the side of the Best Buy, leading to the front, and the pay phone.

I think it's a smoking gun.

Truly. A smoking gun.

Remember, this is a fairly poor copy of the note. You can barely make out Adnan and Aisha's words. If we had a high res of the original, it would be even more clear. Where is the original letter? -- Just wondering.