Sometimes when you search the Internet for something unrelated to video games, you will find something related to video games. For example, the other day I was looking for information on growing very large pumpkins and the Stardew Valley wiki came up. This is normal, but people usually check information before they act, right? Probably not.

Irish author John Boyne was caught in this mistake when searching for dye materials for his latest book, "Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom." Perhaps casually googling for red dye ingredients, a complete list of what can be used to make red dye in "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" popped up. Boyne uncritically included this list of monster parts and fictional medicinal herbs in a scene involving the characters of the film, which spans thousands of years and the late Roman period. The novel has just been released, but it was a Reddit user who noticed the mistake. Have a laugh:

Boyne is perhaps best known as the author of the young adult novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which was made into a feature film. That this very obvious list, which includes Octorock, Keith, Rizalfos, and Hillian Shrooms, made it into print is rather embarrassing and a blow to both the author and the publisher. To his credit, Boyne admitted to the mistake.

Perhaps my favorite part of this debacle goes deeper. Writer Dana Schwartz, who gained widespread attention for her tweets about the mistake, noted that a reviewer for the Irish Times thought the novel's multiple anachronisms were intentional.

In any case, hats off to the video game that has spawned the most decisive SEO game on the Internet.