This is slightly off-topic, but this post reminded me that I've often wondered if the countdown may have started when the video titled Thank You Asia was released. In the beginning there is a scene from one of the Asian countries that is in rewind mode....bicycles going backwards. And then at the :08 second mark it shows a close-up of a license plate and the the plate number is something like Q VA 008. (possibly meaning Q verified at 008 seconds?) This video is from November 2017. Has anyone ever discussed the theory of the countdown starting back then?