The iconic green falling code in *The Matrix* may seem like a deep, mysterious symbol of the virtual world, but in reality, it's based on something far simpler—sushi recipes.

The iconic green falling code in *The Matrix* may seem like a deep, mysterious symbol of the virtual world, but in reality, it's based on something far simpler—sushi recipes. Simon Whiteley, the ...

The iconic green falling code in *The Matrix* may seem like a deep, mysterious symbol of the virtual world, but in reality, it's based on something far simpler—sushi recipes. Simon Whiteley, the ...

“I like to tell everybody that The Matrix 's code is made out of Japanese sushi recipes,” says Whiteley who scanned the characters from his wife's cookbooks. Well, we didn't see that one coming.

The Matrix’s iconic title sequences are made up of falling “digital rain”, which, upon closer inspection, was actually thousands of lines of binary code. Until now, I always assumed this ...

The code is apparently a mix of Western Latin letters and numericals plus half-width Japanese kana The British designer told CNet: "I like to tell everybody that The Matrix’s code is made out of ...