Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no chance it is solid. It's probably 5mm thick at most.
The news reporters linked on the original reddit post said it was solid.
Did the news reporter drill into it? How would they know?
Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
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Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#282Earlier quoted context omitted.
This guy really is something: > I looked at rock type (Sandstone), color (red and white - no black streaks like found on higher cliffs in Utah), shape (more rounded indicating a more exposed area and erosion), the texture of the canyon floor (flat rock vs sloped indicating higher up in a watershed with infrequent water), and the larger cliff/mesa in the upper background of one of the photos. I took all that and lined…
The internet sleuthing might just be smoke and mirrors. It's possible this guy already knew where the monolith because he knew the installer or is the installer. Either way, he's comes out looking good. Not sure which is more likely.
Eh there are whole communities of people who do stuff like this as a hobby. There's no particular reason not to believe it.
Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#283"Spotted the monolith while counting sheep".
I bet they are still counting.
Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#284Should be decomposed into microservices.
Bravo
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#285A reddit user [1] found its location [2] and another figured out it was installed sometime during 2015-2016 based on when the satellite imagery changed. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/k01dc3/mysterious_m... [2] https://goo.gl/maps/2xdrTqcnguX3ky8AA
This guy really is something: > I looked at rock type (Sandstone), color (red and white - no black streaks like found on higher cliffs in Utah), shape (more rounded indicating a more exposed area and erosion), the texture of the canyon floor (flat rock vs sloped indicating higher up in a watershed with infrequent water), and the larger cliff/mesa in the upper background of one of the photos. I took all that and lined…
You have also heard about capture the flag reddit has done? It is amazing what they can do with limited information.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/614zy7/what_i...
Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#286Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#287Should be decomposed into microservices.
Encore! You sir, deserve a prize for this one.
Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#288Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the other hand, it was people like this that once fingered the wrong person for the Boston Marathon bombing. It's all well and good as long as we remember not to put too much stock in it when it really matters.
Once an entire government worth of people led the US into war that cost millions of lives over fake reports of nukes. It would be interesting to compare the damage caused by open, crowd-sourced investigative efforts against the damage caused of closed "authoritative" investigative efforts.
I bet a comparative study can be done. Some places have a history of vigilantes and lynch mobs and a banning of that practice for the authoritative form.
I wouldn't actually be surprised if people actively debated this and did some analytical legwork when they were prevalent as some twisted justification for the practice
Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#289Now, I'm no conspiracy theorist, and of course we don't know anything for certain, but is it even remotely possible that this could be a prototype of the Xbox Series X?
It is an exact replica of the monolith from 2001: Space Odyssey, from what I’m seeing.
Not even close. Wrong color (2001 monolith was black, not stainless steel). Wrong shape (2001 monolith had a rectangular cross-section, this one has a square cross section (plus or minus).
Also, you can see the construction methods.
Re: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert
#290A reddit user [1] found its location [2] and another figured out it was installed sometime during 2015-2016 based on when the satellite imagery changed. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/k01dc3/mysterious_m... [2] https://goo.gl/maps/2xdrTqcnguX3ky8AA
This guy really is something: > I looked at rock type (Sandstone), color (red and white - no black streaks like found on higher cliffs in Utah), shape (more rounded indicating a more exposed area and erosion), the texture of the canyon floor (flat rock vs sloped indicating higher up in a watershed with infrequent water), and the larger cliff/mesa in the upper background of one of the photos. I took all that and lined…
As someone who is house-hunting at the moment, this is exactly what I do all evening for houses without an explicit address in the online exposé. Most of the time, the combination of solar panels and the positions of rooftop windows and the chimney is a collision free hash value.