aztec code

The Aztec Code, not to be mistaken for an ancient Mesoamerican cipher, is in fact a rather delightful two-dimensional barcode that resembles the aftermath of a chess board and a crossword puzzle having a tiff. It is designed to hold a deceptively large amount of information in a tiny square space, much like the capacity to store useless trivia in a human's brain. Conveniently, it can be scanned even if someone has spilt their Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster on it. This is a technological marvel that the Aztecs, busy with their own innovative calendar and penchant for human sacrifice, sadly never got to include in their cultural repertoire.

Travel Advice

If you're eager to experience the joys of scanning an Aztec Code in its natural habitat, take a trip to the library planet of Exxilon 4, where they use it to catalogue every piece of galactic literature, including that flyer you lost last week.

Where to Find

Aztec Codes can be found decorously adorning products across the cosmos, providing vital information in the most unexpected places - like the underside of a Slartibartfast designer fjord or tattooed on the back of the lesser-spotted Vogon (though we do not recommend trying to scan the latter).

What to Avoid

Avoid attempting to create your own Aztec Code with a marker pen and a napkin during a night out at Milliways. The results can lead to confusion, accidental teleportation, or worse, the summoning of an intergalactic tax inspector.

Fun Fact

The first Aztec Code was created by an over-caffeinated programmer who mistook his coffee-stained planning grid for a revelation in data storage. He was half right.