Figure this out...

[Steerpike]

More inexplicable crap that will kick your head in.

I'm a love of pursuing Fortean phenomena and the unexplainable. In much the way Lovecraft did in his storytelling, it adds an air verisimilitude to the theatricality of magic.

Consider that article an idea machine.

And oh yeah, there's some naughty language in it, so if you do not possess a proper four-letter word mental firewall, you probably shouldn't click on it.

 

[Steerpike]

You know, the more I think of it, I vote we turn this thread into a list of real-world phenomena that will kick your brain's ass. Like the Yonaguni Monument for example. Good luck figuring that one out. Be sure to check out the references listed for all the underwater photos and maps.

Or how about this? That is seriously creepy.

 

[Randy]

There was also a small boat that returned to the docks without it's crew. I think they showed it showed no signs of a struggle..

All I can think about is the McPherson tapes (even tho they were faker than a pornstars boobs.)

What was the name of that mountain area where back in the 1950's I think a group of hikers got lost and their bodies were later found with an orange tinge on them. I think also their tongue were removed as well and they were missing clothing. Dayltov pass or something.

 

[JDENredden]

Whao, that was awesome. I have never heard of most of those things.

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J.

 

[JDENredden]

I remeber watching a Doco about the Yonaguni Monument.

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J.

 

[ZacEckstein]

More inexplicable crap that will kick your head in.

I'm a love of pursuing Fortean phenomena and the unexplainable. In much the way Lovecraft did in his storytelling, it adds an air verisimilitude to the theatricality of magic.

Consider that article an idea machine.

And oh yeah, there's some naughty language in it, so if you do not possess a proper four-letter word mental firewall, you probably shouldn't click on it.

I liked #4

 

[visualartist]

I just woke up and at the very top of my head I can only think of Roanoake Island. Probably didnt spell that right. Where the words CROATOAN where carved in a tree. which I think was a name of an island to the south..
Ive always liked the idea of deep sea gigantism. Doesnt have a lick to do with the unexplainable maybe,but ive always liked the idea of underwater sea monsters..like old clover..

 

[ZacEckstein]

You know, the more I think of it, I vote we turn this thread into a list of real-world phenomena that will kick your brain's ass. Like the Yonaguni Monument for example. Good luck figuring that one out. Be sure to check out the references listed for all the underwater photos and maps.

Or how about this? That is seriously creepy.

I think it's from plate tectonics. An earthquake long ago, and it just slid over a natural plate in the earth.

The other one is a hoax.

 

[toyrobot]

I love those pipes. That's crazy-weird.

My favorite of these is the Denver Airport, and all its related strangeness. (tried to find a decent link, all I found was crap)

 

[Dizzi]

read the first article before (I love Cracked) awesome. theres some stuff about how they brain messes with you every day that Blaine linked to on his twitter

 

[GusEds]

I love those pipes. That's crazy-weird.

My favorite of these is the Denver Airport, and all its related strangeness. (tried to find a decent link, all I found was crap)

I can't seem to find anything, although Im mighty interested.

Great thread Steerpike, Im really enjoying this. But this business with the Denver Airport...

Can you tell me what it's about Toyrobot?

G

 

[tally-ho]

Randy, the story you are thinking about is the one about the 9? Russian college students. In 1959, they were hiking. They were later found with their tent ripped open from the inside, with shoes and coats still inside. The first few were found at the edge of the forest, undressed. They had severe internal injuries, cracked skulls, broken ribs, but had no external injuries and had no signs of a struggle. One was also missing a tongue. Two months later, the last bodies were discovered about 250 feet away from the first. They were wearing the other victims clothing, which had high levels of radiation. Their faces were sunburned. When the case was reopened, reports came out saying that there had been bright orange lights in the sky during that time.

 

[GusEds]

Randy, the story you are thinking about is the one about the 9? Russian college students. In 1959, they were hiking. They were later found with their tent ripped open from the inside, with shoes and coats still inside. The first few were found at the edge of the forest, undressed. They had severe internal injuries, cracked skulls, broken ribs, but had no external injuries and had no signs of a struggle. One was also missing a tongue. Two months later, the last bodies were discovered about 250 feet away from the first. They were wearing the other victims clothing, which had high levels of radiation. Their faces were sunburned. When the case was reopened, reports came out saying that there had been bright orange lights in the sky during that time.

In Soviet Russia, environment screws you!



I couldn't resist. But that is one wierd occurence. I love reading about these unsolved mysteries.

Maybe I read too many fiction books...

G

 

[tally-ho]

I've always been someone who enjoys the unexplained.

 

[Steerpike]

I just woke up and at the very top of my head I can only think of Roanoake Island. Probably didnt spell that right. Where the words CROATOAN where carved in a tree. which I think was a name of an island to the south..

Unfortunately, there turned out to be an explanation for that one. Croatan Island was populated by a friendly American Indian tribe but the colonists generally left them alone. About ten years later, they encountered Indian children with fairer skin than normal and blue eyes. Do the math.

I think it's from plate tectonics. An earthquake long ago, and it just slid over a natural plate in the earth.

The other one is a hoax.

The Yonaguni Monument has been theorized to be plate tectonics, however that doesn't account for the unnaturally smooth edges and corners. The odds of the plates forming such perfect terraces and even an even, straight trench in one section are astronomical.

As for the Mary Celeste being a hoax, could you show me a source?

Randy, the story you are thinking about is the one about the 9? Russian college students. In 1959, they were hiking. They were later found with their tent ripped open from the inside, with shoes and coats still inside. The first few were found at the edge of the forest, undressed. They had severe internal injuries, cracked skulls, broken ribs, but had no external injuries and had no signs of a struggle. One was also missing a tongue. Two months later, the last bodies were discovered about 250 feet away from the first. They were wearing the other victims clothing, which had high levels of radiation. Their faces were sunburned. When the case was reopened, reports came out saying that there had been bright orange lights in the sky during that time.

That unfortunately had an explanation as well. Avalanche. The injuries on the body were consistent with the blunt force trauma of one.

The orange tint was a sunburn resulting from a couple days of exposure of sunlight reflected off of shimmering white snow.

The missing clothing was probably from the symptoms of hypothermia that causes you to believe you're actually too warm.

The missing tongue is a common sign of scavengers. Soft, fleshy tissue is the the first thing they pick out. The same explanation was applied to the mutilated groin of one of the victims in the West Memphis Three incident. I'd explain more about the West Memphis Three, but it's too early in the day for me to get pissed off. I'll tell you later.

The radiation was a hoax. The official autopsy reports said nothing about it.

 

[tally-ho]

I've heard speculation of an avalanche, but have not heard it be confirmed. Also, none of the bodies were buried underneath the snow. The tent was the only thing to be covered.

 

[visualartist]

Unfortunately, there turned out to be an explanation for that one. Croatan Island was populated by a friendly American Indian tribe but the colonists generally left them alone. About ten years later, they encountered Indian children with fairer skin than normal and blue eyes. Do the math.

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Well I guess that ruins Stephen Kings Storm of the century film/book.

 

[Steerpike]

I've heard speculation of an avalanche, but have not heard it be confirmed. Also, none of the bodies were buried underneath the snow. The tent was the only thing to be covered.

Not all avalanches bury people. A lot of them are actually reasonably shallow and easy to dig your way out of. The thing that makes them dangerous is the speed at which they hit you can easily cause blunt force trauma. It's the same way a tsunami is dangerous even though it's reasonably short as far as tidal waves go.

The problem with phenomena like those hikers is that there are easy explanations that get dressed up in mystery and eventually become embellished.

Take for example the old Well to Hell story. 99% of that story is pure falsification. The bit about the green gas and the demon you have heard? A Norwegian school teacher made it up, created a fake press release, and sent it to a bunch of American Christians to see if they'd actually buy it. They did. They published it without ever asking him to confirm or checking any other news sources. That's what you call a faux pas.

 

[toyrobot]

I can't seem to find anything, although Im mighty interested.

Great thread Steerpike, Im really enjoying this. But this business with the Denver Airport...

Can you tell me what it's about Toyrobot?

G

Essentially, they built this airport in Denver, and there's a lot of odd information surrounding it. I've since found a link, which you can view here.

Some facts about the airport:
- above all else, check out the freaky mural they had painted (and some parts subsequently painted over) it depicts things such as soldiers in gas masks, girls in coffins, burning buildings, and other disturbing imagery,
- the welcoming statue out front is a horrifying giant blue stallion, no doubt conjured to the mortal world to serve as spokesman for some dark nightmare abyss where the landscape is made of bones and children's souls are used for currency,
- Denver had a perfectly good airport before this one was built in '95, which was then ordered to be shut down. The new airport has fewer gates as well as fewer runways, but it does have an abundance of unused space - many claim, more than an airport would ever need
- it was built in a high wind area, and ended costing about $4.8 billion (way over budget). For some reason, it had to be built the way it was, and it had to be built there. The area was already pretty flat, but construction had areas of ground lowered or raised ("They moved 110 million cubic yards of earth around. This is about 1/3rd of the amount of earth they moved when they dug out the Panama Canal.") Basically, it defies any sense of logic or rationale, from conception to completion.
- there's tons of supposedly Masonic images and notations, more jet fuel pumping through their system than any airport would ever need

But check out the link, it describes it in greater detail. It's really weird.

 

[Steerpike]

That mural and statue are probably what goes on in Stephen King's head.

Anyway, here's a blog post about a skeptic's analysis of the Dyatlov Pass Incident and a possible solution of what happened to the 9 hikers without involving UFOs in the whole damn thing.