Wondering if anyone has unlocked any secret hats. A beret perhaps.
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13They wouldn't exactly be secret if you got answered, would they?– Chris MorganCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:14
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4Someone was going to ask sooner or later, no list needed, just curious :D– Brian DuncanCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:20
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1I know the thoughts of your mind---you just wanted to get yourself a hat!– Chris MorganCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:21
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1I am shocked, shocked that you would think that! *lovingly strokes my fez*– Brian DuncanCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:28
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Voted NC since the accepted answer is literally a bunch of blank lines– Michael MrozekCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 6:16
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6Voted to reopen to see if it gives a secret hat!– Shadow WizardCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 19:15
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@ShaWizDowArd Thanks to vote to reopen :) I gave a new secret hat :)– HimanshuCommented Dec 20, 2012 at 5:30
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@hims056 you mean the cupcake?– Shadow WizardCommented Dec 20, 2012 at 7:17
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@ShaWizDowArd NO. I mean Gotta Catch 'Em All! :)– HimanshuCommented Dec 20, 2012 at 10:32
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Yes, and here's a list of them:
Collect them all!
answered Dec 19, 2012 at 4:17
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8They're written in such invisible ink that they even appear in the same colour as the background when viewing the source. Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:19
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Their names are all made up of non-printable characters. (As distinct from non-printable words.) Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:20
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2@BoltClock'saUnicorn it'd be too easy if I told you, wouldn't it? Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:29
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9How many of you highlighted the answer on the off chance that there was white-colored text in there? Commented Dec 20, 2012 at 5:24
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4you gave me a heart attack because I thought there was a css bug with the spoiler block. have a upvote anyways.– Jin ModCommented Dec 16, 2014 at 15:06
It looks like there are 3 secret hats. I found the following in the sprite image used to display the hats that are not described on the winterbash site:
Also, these three hats aren't in the sprite at all:
answered Dec 19, 2012 at 7:59
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Not all of them are here - could there be others? Or is this sprite meant to fool us all? Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 10:48
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@irrelephant you can see this in stack overflow not in meta ... check edited answer ] Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 10:58
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5Yes, but for example the "n00b Hat" in Yannis' answer is not on this sprite. Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 11:00
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@irrelephant than it might possible they have either modified or have other image Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 11:03
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If they knew that we would look in the sprite image (we're programmers), then they wouldn't have put any secrets in there. :) Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 11:04
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fyi those are copyrighted images which SE probably doesn't have the rights to use. Obviously there won't be any trouble though.– PubbyCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 11:32
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8Hint: the secret hats are not in that sprite. They have their own images. I didn't look right through it, but I think that the troll etc. are just having fun trying to mislead you. Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 20:44
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Aw man! Hats have gotten better since 2012. Still miss the older ones really!– sud007Commented Dec 17, 2022 at 17:31
You can find out how to unlock a particular hat by going to to the leader board then hover your mouse over a hat that someone has to see the requirements.
For example, hovering my mouse over the bow tie...
Or you can place the hat name in the URL, http://winterba.sh/epic-punyon-beard and it will show you more details like...
answered Dec 19, 2012 at 8:06
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Here's the first "secret" hats I got:
But... I'm not going to tell you how to get them, it will just spoil the fun.
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2@hims056 The Abby is something you do a lot, you'll get it very soon...– yannisCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:27
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@AustinHenley The cake takes a bit of effort, but it's worth it.– yannisCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:28
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@Yannis Something everyone does a lot or just @hims056?!? Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:29
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@AustinHenley Something I hope everyone does (but not everyone can, there's a rep requirement).– yannisCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:30
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So there is a correct way and an incorrect way... hmmmm.. Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:32
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1@AustinHenley Unfortunately, I don't think you can get the cupcake right now, you'll need a bit more rep for it.– yannisCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:35
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4@Yannis That is practically discrimination. Lower rep people need cupcakes too. Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:36
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4I saw that bowtie when I looked at the Winter Bash Site, seems to be very common. So an easy to get sectret hat, makes the users want to collect more secret hats, and maybe even leads them to do random crazy stuff :) so yes,I guess it will be a bit of madness. I am actually now trying to get a secret hat, by using all available characters in a comment, up to the last one. I will let you know if it worked and I got the USE ALL CHARACTERS IN A COMMENT hat. Unfortunately it takes a while to type all that, but I am there soon.That would really be a creative secret hat, that maybe nobody discovers! Commented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:44
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2These comments are getting a little too much. I'm downvoting the answer for promoting needless, unconstructive blabber.– BoltClock's a Unicorn ModCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 4:53
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2@BoltClock'saUnicorn: but isn't "needless, unconstructive blabber" pretty much business as usual for (most of) meta?– MacCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 5:26
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3I'm surprised no one has found the easter egg on winterba.sh homepage yet. To make it appear, you just h– Jin ModCommented Dec 19, 2012 at 19:31
Yes, there are secret hats:
This can also be confirmed by looking at the screenshot in Hats list in profile should include each hat's name and description. The image is of Aarthi's hats list, and there are three (Cupcake, Bowtie, Propeller Beanie) which don't appear on the Winterbash main page.
Yes, there are, and we're actually keeping a list of them over on Arqade:
Another secret hat!
I will not say which one is this but it is very difficult to earn this hat.
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2I hate to spoil the fun, but it comes from getting 15 hats :) Commented Dec 20, 2012 at 5:29
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@NewAlexandria We can see the description everywhere now :)– HimanshuCommented Dec 20, 2012 at 5:32
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Wow these must be cool really! Not sure they work in 2022 though!– sud007Commented Dec 17, 2022 at 17:30
You can find out how a certain user acquired a secret hat by visiting their profile and clicking on the hats count.
A list of their hats will appear. Hover over a hat to see the action that will obtain this hat.
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2@hims056 Look for people boasting about it. Also look at the leaderboard– sheaCommented Dec 20, 2012 at 5:46
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