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I'm using Safari on an iPad, and for a moment I can see the page, but then it quickly disappears behind an impenetrable solid-black screen with nothing on it but the prompt:

"Tilt your screen."

It's a shame, and it doesn't befit the wondrousness of the content. Whoever came up with this brilliant UI idea should seriously re-evaluate what usability means to them.

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Same here. If anyone is curious, here's a screenshot[1] from an iPad mini. Tapping, tilting, reloading do nothing.

[1] http://i.imgur.com/lW3gZOw.jpg

Edit: Figured it out after actually looking at the graphic. You need to turn (not tilt) the device to landscape.

Even looking at the graphic, I didn't understand --- I thought they wanted me to tilt my iPad along the horizontal axis (pitch). When that didn't work I tried tilting on vertical (roll). It wasn't until the tablet slipped in my hands enough to rotate sideways that I got a clue.

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