There is a very deep pit on an island off the East coast of Canada called Oak Island that is man-made. Despite going down into it for hundreds of feet and returning many odd artefacts from it, nobody can accurately explain why it is there. Periodically the pit floods, but noone can trace the source of the flooding waters. It is often rumoured that it is the hiding place of the Holy Grail, or the hiding place of the lost treasure of the Cathars.
I've read about this one, isn't it usually referred to as The Money Pit as so many have squandered fortunes trying to excavate it? Apparently they can only go down so far until the sea floods the pit and they have to start again. There has been loads of (worthless) man-made stuff pulled out that entices someone every now and then to have a go at getting to the bottom. Just checked and there's a Wikipedia entry about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island
Anyone done any big reading on the "Hollow moon" theory? That's one that I sometimes think "what a load of..." but then read about lots of leading scientists disagreeing with each other about it.
Is that the one about when they landed on the moon there was a big metallic clang like a big bell? Hmmm...
One thing that does freak me out about the moon is why we only ever see the "face" of the moon. I always assumed it was because it does not rotate due to the gravitational pull of the Earth. Not so. The Moon does rotate and its period of rotation and its orbit around the Earth are exactly the same (27.3 days) which is why we always see the "face" of the moon and never the dark side. Is it me or is that a freaky coincidence ;-)
Aye, the hollow moon theory started after NASA scienteists looked at data after the lunar lander took back off from the moons surface.
When the lander took off, the bottom bit (the bit that was a controlled explosion to propel the lunar lander upwards) broke away and fell back to the moons surface by design. Apparently it caused a "clang" that was detected in instruments for over an hour. Scientists said it was like a clapper hitting a bell.
Aye, the hollow moon theory started after NASA scienteists looked at data after the lunar lander took back off from the moons surface.
When the lander took off, the bottom bit (the bit that was a controlled explosion to propel the lunar lander upwards) broke away and fell back to the moons surface by design. Apparently it caused a "clang" that was detected in instruments for over an hour. Scientists said it was like a clapper hitting a bell.
never heard that one, sounds interesting.
not really into the stuff about area 51, twin towers and stuff, but i do like all the out there stuff that makes you think for a second.
like
are all optician adverts slightly out of focus?
is a computing tech slowly spoon fed to us, so we keep buying.
has a pharmacutical company found the cure for death, but kept it secret so they can sell more drugs?
is gyles brandreth really married?
is JD Salinger playing mire mare while the stamper brother are reading the 'catcher in the rye 2 - caulfields revenge'?
are all aliens made out of rock, and are angry at being imprisoned in science museums when they travel to earth?
I've read about this one, isn't it usually referred to as The Money Pit as so many have squandered fortunes trying to excavate it? Apparently they can only go down so far until the sea floods the pit and they have to start again. There has been loads of (worthless) man-made stuff pulled out that entices someone every now and then to have a go at getting to the bottom. Just checked and there's a Wikipedia entry about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island
Is that the one about when they landed on the moon there was a big metallic clang like a big bell? Hmmm...
One thing that does freak me out about the moon is why we only ever see the "face" of the moon. I always assumed it was because it does not rotate due to the gravitational pull of the Earth. Not so. The Moon does rotate and its period of rotation and its orbit around the Earth are exactly the same (27.3 days) which is why we always see the "face" of the moon and never the dark side. Is it me or is that a freaky coincidence ;-)
You can see about 51 to 53% due to the wobbly "libataion" or whatever it is called, revelaing craters on the wings which make an appearance every so often.
A syncrhonus orbit is a bit of a co-incidence, but from the point of view of the rest of the universe the moon rotates, it's just a human instinct to read something into it.
there's tons of info and statistics on the net that are certified as genuine by scientists or whoever, but the more you read up on it the weirder it gets. i.e. in all cases there is no blood left in the cows' bodies or surrounding the body. the same parts of each cow are always extracted, by instruments that are so precise they couldn't have been around when mutilations were first being recorded. in many cases the cows have bone fractures concurrent with having been dropped from a great height...etc, etc. I find it interesting, I spent about 3hrs reading up about it one night
One thing that does freak me out about the moon is why we only ever see the "face" of the moon. I always assumed it was because it does not rotate due to the gravitational pull of the Earth. Not so. The Moon does rotate and its period of rotation and its orbit around the Earth are exactly the same (27.3 days) which is why we always see the "face" of the moon and never the dark side. Is it me or is that a freaky coincidence ;-)
I'm not a religious person, but I do like to read stuff about Jesus surviving the crucifixion, or that Jesus was switched out and never crucified at all. Or that he was actually married to Mary Magdelene and his bloodline survives to this day.
There's probably more to the bible stories than we know (not least thanks to the Dead Sea Scrolls some of which the Vatican pinched so we can assume they say, erm, "controversial" things) but the Dan Brown stuff is probably nonsense.
Knights Templar
A staple for anyone that likes to read about mysteries and mysterious sects/organisations etc. It's a good topic because it also branches into Freemasonry, The Illuminati and Rennes-le-Chateaux. It even links into alternative theories of Jesus.
The Templars are a favourite of conspiracy theorists and "alternative history" narratives because they were wiped-out and so no-one's about to say "nah, that's not what happened with our order". The Aztec and Inca civilisations have a similar problem. The Templars are very interesting but conspiracies about them are likely as not fiction.
Oak Island
There is a very deep pit on an island off the East coast of Canada called Oak Island that is man-made. Despite going down into it for hundreds of feet and returning many odd artefacts from it, nobody can accurately explain why it is there. Periodically the pit floods, but noone can trace the source of the flooding waters. It is often rumoured that it is the hiding place of the Holy Grail, or the hiding place of the lost treasure of the Cathars.
I love the Oak Island legend, it's a fascinating story. There's one argument that the whole thing was the result of a type of hysteria and that the "pit" was natural. That's never been demonstrated (and can't be really) but it's an interesting possibility. There's pieces of the pits history which, if true, would seem to refute that but they can't be proved definitely. Another interesting theory is that the pit is/was empty and was just the remains of a pirate or government cache.
When the lander took off, the bottom bit (the bit that was a controlled explosion to propel the lunar lander upwards) broke away and fell back to the moons surface by design. Apparently it caused a "clang" that was detected in instruments for over an hour. Scientists said it was like a clapper hitting a bell.
It can't have made any sound, though, since there's no air on the moon and sound doesn't travel in a vacuum.
One thing that does freak me out about the moon is why we only ever see the "face" of the moon. I always assumed it was because it does not rotate due to the gravitational pull of the Earth. Not so. The Moon does rotate and its period of rotation and its orbit around the Earth are exactly the same (27.3 days) which is why we always see the "face" of the moon and never the dark side. Is it me or is that a freaky coincidence ;-)
And don't you just find it funny that the moon is exactly the same size as the sun in the sky? Look at the eclipses.
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I've read about this one, isn't it usually referred to as The Money Pit as so many have squandered fortunes trying to excavate it? Apparently they can only go down so far until the sea floods the pit and they have to start again. There has been loads of (worthless) man-made stuff pulled out that entices someone every now and then to have a go at getting to the bottom. Just checked and there's a Wikipedia entry about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island
Is that the one about when they landed on the moon there was a big metallic clang like a big bell? Hmmm...
One thing that does freak me out about the moon is why we only ever see the "face" of the moon. I always assumed it was because it does not rotate due to the gravitational pull of the Earth. Not so. The Moon does rotate and its period of rotation and its orbit around the Earth are exactly the same (27.3 days) which is why we always see the "face" of the moon and never the dark side. Is it me or is that a freaky coincidence ;-)
When the lander took off, the bottom bit (the bit that was a controlled explosion to propel the lunar lander upwards) broke away and fell back to the moons surface by design. Apparently it caused a "clang" that was detected in instruments for over an hour. Scientists said it was like a clapper hitting a bell.
Proven.
never heard that one, sounds interesting.
not really into the stuff about area 51, twin towers and stuff, but i do like all the out there stuff that makes you think for a second.
like
are all optician adverts slightly out of focus?
is a computing tech slowly spoon fed to us, so we keep buying.
has a pharmacutical company found the cure for death, but kept it secret so they can sell more drugs?
is gyles brandreth really married?
is JD Salinger playing mire mare while the stamper brother are reading the 'catcher in the rye 2 - caulfields revenge'?
are all aliens made out of rock, and are angry at being imprisoned in science museums when they travel to earth?
You can see about 51 to 53% due to the wobbly "libataion" or whatever it is called, revelaing craters on the wings which make an appearance every so often.
A syncrhonus orbit is a bit of a co-incidence, but from the point of view of the rest of the universe the moon rotates, it's just a human instinct to read something into it.
there's tons of info and statistics on the net that are certified as genuine by scientists or whoever, but the more you read up on it the weirder it gets. i.e. in all cases there is no blood left in the cows' bodies or surrounding the body. the same parts of each cow are always extracted, by instruments that are so precise they couldn't have been around when mutilations were first being recorded. in many cases the cows have bone fractures concurrent with having been dropped from a great height...etc, etc. I find it interesting, I spent about 3hrs reading up about it one night
It's not a coincidence, it's due to a process known as "Tidal locking", and it is quite common for satellites in our solar system. It doesn't just occur between the Earth and Moon. This page gives a good explanation of why it occurs: http://stason.org/TULARC/science-engineering/astronomy/80-Why-does-the-Moon-always-show-the-same-face-to-the-Earth.html
The Wikipedia page on Tidal Locking is also pretty good: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking
There's probably more to the bible stories than we know (not least thanks to the Dead Sea Scrolls some of which the Vatican pinched so we can assume they say, erm, "controversial" things) but the Dan Brown stuff is probably nonsense.
The Templars are a favourite of conspiracy theorists and "alternative history" narratives because they were wiped-out and so no-one's about to say "nah, that's not what happened with our order". The Aztec and Inca civilisations have a similar problem. The Templars are very interesting but conspiracies about them are likely as not fiction.
I love the Oak Island legend, it's a fascinating story. There's one argument that the whole thing was the result of a type of hysteria and that the "pit" was natural. That's never been demonstrated (and can't be really) but it's an interesting possibility. There's pieces of the pits history which, if true, would seem to refute that but they can't be proved definitely. Another interesting theory is that the pit is/was empty and was just the remains of a pirate or government cache.
It can't have made any sound, though, since there's no air on the moon and sound doesn't travel in a vacuum.
And don't you just find it funny that the moon is exactly the same size as the sun in the sky? Look at the eclipses.
technically they aren't the same size, we just see them as the same size.
'these cows here are very small, those cows over there are just very far away.'
That wasn't my point.
They 'appear' the same size in the sky. What are the chances?
The dot in the sky is the moon. Looks really far away, doesn't it?
the moon is quite far away yes, i mean you couldn't grab it. the difference there is something to do with light.
yeah the chances are big, but the chance that we are just the right distance from the sun to maintain a decent amount of life is big too.
we are just lucky, but if we were unlucky we'd not be here so techincally we can't be unlucky. intelligent design??
I have a BIG theory about this! And am writing an essay on it! About how we are here and it all not making too much sence!
But this isn't the place for such matters! LOL!
The past is an illusion that we all buy into!
And it doesn't come cheap!
I exist now. Everything before is just an illusion in my head. And I can proove it!
In my head I can grab it. I can walk on it too! It smells of rust.
No, it didn't make a "sound" sound, more a seismic "clang".
I just did!
He did. I for one felt a disturbance in The Force. :D
I see everything.
And it is all shite!
And frobrush looked upon creation and saw that is was all shite.
And had to clean his shoes.
For they smelled of shite.
I am shite!
I am shiteness!
And so, frobush became shiteness, and everthing tasted of shite.
And shite was born.
So it is Frobrush!!! Busted!
I am the only one who can mess with my 'r's!
It is the LAW!
I think I did. And that is good enough for me!
I'm pink, therefore I'm SPAM!
Who are you?
Who am I?
Why are you in my faces?
Stop 'fluttering' about!
EDIT - are we Sunday? I think we are Sunday. I don't like Sundays!
Stop making me think of Sundays!
We all know here, that there's only one way you can possibly redeem yourself now! ;)