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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 16:20:27 GMT -5
This thread is inspired by the supernatural thread. As a kid I watched A LOT of Unsolved Mysteries. Admittedly, I was more interested in the murders and disappearances than UFOs or Bigfoot*, but we can talk about that stuff too. We can also discuss conspiracy theories, if the mood strikes. Anyway, I'll start with a claisic, the discovery of an unknown dead man on the beach in Australia.And a unique Zodiac theory.*Safari's autocorrect, tells me this is capitalized, but wouldn't that be like capitalizing cow? |
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Post by Pharozonk on Nov 13, 2014 16:47:33 GMT -5
I am a firm believer that the Loch Ness Monster is real.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 16:59:31 GMT -5
I watched way too much of this show when I was a kid.... Of course, I always got an extra kick when this commercial ran during it on our local network...  -M |
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Post by hondobrode on Nov 13, 2014 17:10:55 GMT -5
That, and other sea monsters, don't seem implausible to me at all, what with us only having explored 10% of the ocean. It's quite possible there are pockets or undiscovered spots in Loch Ness as well.
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Post by MatthewP on Nov 13, 2014 18:52:08 GMT -5
In Search Of... was one of my favorite shows when I was young. All of those wonderful mysteries and possibilities really stirred the imagination.
Alas, these days I am highly skeptical of most of that sort of thing, although I wish more of it could be real. After visiting Loch Ness a few years ago I now firmly believe there can be no creature living there (at least now). The Loch is pretty narrow, so you can see all the way across it at most points. There's a fair amount of boat traffic, a highway along one side, and a modest amount of people living along the shores. It just isn't conceivable to me that a sizable creature could be living there without being seen much more.
Besides Loch Ness, I've also visited Machu Picchu and Easter Island in recent years, so the show still inspires me at least a little.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 20:39:28 GMT -5
In search of was one of the only shows my Dad and I would watch together . Love it . Man I am envious Matthew all those sights are on my bucket list . i also figure there is a lot in the ocean we have not seen or discovered yet .
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Post by Pharozonk on Nov 13, 2014 21:07:32 GMT -5
Alas, these days I am highly skeptical of most of that sort of thing, although I wish more of it could be real. After visiting Loch Ness a few years ago I now firmly believe there can be no creature living there (at least now). The Loch is pretty narrow, so you can see all the way across it at most points. There's a fair amount of boat traffic, a highway along one side, and a modest amount of people living along the shores. It just isn't conceivable to me that a sizable creature could be living there without being seen much more. From what I understand, the Loch is very deep and has many underwater caverns for which the creature could possibly hide in. |
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Post by justicefreak on Nov 13, 2014 21:19:49 GMT -5
I would say there are many as yet undiscovered sea creatures in areas of the oceans/bodies of water that humans have yet to touch. So the possibility of something like the Loch Ness Monster could exist. and then there have been similar sightings or what have around Lake Champlain with there version Champ. Again it is a possibility.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 22:53:20 GMT -5
Linking error there -- leads to this very thread. Dunno if you were referring to the Wikipedia entry, but it's here. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 22:54:56 GMT -5
Linking error there -- leads to this very thread. I was trying to be meta. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 22:55:22 GMT -5
It's the Taman Shud case.
I'll fix it when I'm on my computer.*
*I'll forget to fix it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 22:56:15 GMT -5
Figured so. Added the Wikipedia link to my post.
Truly a fascinating case, of course.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 23:54:37 GMT -5
I should have written down some of the conspiracies I dreamed up while on meth. They'd have made a good movie or two.
I think it's fun subject matter for a story, but not something I buy into. Much like haunted houses and demonic possession. I'm very likely to watch the movie, but the "Based on a true story" part doesn't terrify me or anything.
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Post by The Captain on Nov 14, 2014 6:44:27 GMT -5
I am a firm believer that the Loch Ness Monster is real. I'd love to believe in the Loch Ness Monster, but I get hung up on the issues of: 1. How old is the creature? Are we supposed to believe it's still around since the time of the dinosaurs? 2. If "no" to part two of question #1, then there would have needed to be at least two of them at all times in order to procreate. Is it plausible that over all of the time people have been looking for them that two (or more) have been able to successfully evade detection, owing to the fact that they most-likely have nothing more than animal intelligence (unlike the Bigfoot theories, which grant that creature a near-human intelligence level and could be used to explain its ability to reason and avoid being captured)? 3. If there are only two of them, or any similarly small-numbered colony, the gene pool would be horrifically inbred after millions of years (for those of you who have been reading Aquaman, think of The Trench). How would they be able to continue producing viable offspring for millennia in those circumstances considering the massive mutations that would be existent? |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Nov 14, 2014 7:14:21 GMT -5
I'm fascinated about whether or not Orville Redenbacher was a highly sophisticated leap forward in animatronics technology or just a creepy old man obsessed with popcorn.
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