Mysterious Universe

Re the smudging of structures on the moon photos: if there were super tall structures here and they've been smudged out, where are the shadows? Look how black the shadows in the craters are. If there were tall structures in these images there would be large and dark shadows. The moon surface beneath these supposed structures doesn't appear to be smudged or erased at all, so where are the shadows? No shadows beneath the smudges to me says no structures there to begin with, at least not going by the photoshop smudge theory.

A comment on the Chupacabras story.
It's interesting that the blogger comments on this industry- that it's hard to be taken seriously and there's a lot of "ridicule" ... but you can't help but see just cause when doing 'research' so poorly. If they want to be considered science, with scientific and credible findings, then they must be held to the rigorous standards of the scientific community.

Don't get me wrong, there are A LOT of credible people out there doing GREAT scientific reserach on the paranormal and cryptozology (Micah and the LEMUR project are a great example), however, because this field is plagued with hoax, cons, and tampered evidence, you're going to be held up to such a high standard to produce scientific evidence....

It's a shame...because 10 years is a long to to devote to one single research project. And to present your findings in such a way, really doesn't do your hard work just. Like you said, if they simply would have reworded it to justify the use of only 3 dataset/base comparisons, that'd be fine...

Alas, one step back..

Another Brilliant Podcast gents. With regard to the exploding head syndrome, this is the first time that I have heard of it referred to by this name but I am pretty certain that what I experienced falls into this category. Very late one evening just as I was falling into what had all the promise of being an excellent deep sleep I was jarred bolt upright by three very loud knocks. I first thought that someone was pounding on the door but when I turned to see my wife's reaction she was sound asleep. I found this peculiar because she is a very light sleeper so surely if the knocks woken me they should have also woken her. I came to realize that this very loud and clear sound was entirely inside my head and that shook me even worse than the idea of someone pounding at the door so I immediately went to the computer and searched "Three Loud Knocks". The first results were far from reassuring as these recounted folklore which indicated that hearing "the three knocks" was a sure sign that you would soon die. I didn't like that idea very much so I continued searching further until I found some scientific research on this subject which had determined that this was a rare but natural experience that occurs in some very exhausted people at exactly the point when they are entering REM sleep. There were no conclusions stated about what causes it but that was good enough for me.

Now on the subject of the new leader of the flat earth society I think you are missing that this is all about making a statement in a very clever way. If the article you read about him had been written with a slightly different slant it would be more obvious. This is what the article really says "Some nutcase has revived the Flat Earth Society and this is no joke he his very serious about this and truly believes that the earth is flat. He says " If we see it it must be true." By the way he also believes the official story of what happened on 9/11 and is convinced that man made global warming is real."

Hey guys, great show. I just wanted to make a quick note about your second video about the bases on the moon. The man who claims to have worked at langley Air Force Base said that he was an "Airman Second Class". I'm a Staff Sergent in the the US Air Force now. Knowing Air Force history is part of our promotion process. I did some research and the rank of Airman Second Class was changed on 19 OCTOBER 1967 to Airman Second Class and was no longer used in any ranks. Now the first US mission to even reach the moon was the Ranger 4 in 14 SEPTEMBER 1959. I really doubt that one of the lowest ranks in the Airforce would have been allowed to have access to this information. If so, he would have never said anything about it for fear of being charged with treason at those clearance levels.

While listening to the section on "Cities of Transparent Gold" I recalled that in his book "Transformation", Whitley Strieber described a vision he had while waking one morning. (This was during the time he was writing "Communion".) He described a vision of flying over a Golden City and goes into great detail about the streets and buildings. Near the end of this vision he sees a special building and has the feeling it is the place where the truth about mankind is known. Curious, huh?

Nightmares! I wouldn't say I enjoy them, but they do seem to leave more of an impression than other dreams. Other dreams I tend to forget. Perhaps scaring us is the brain's way of making sure we remember a particular dream?

One of the scariest dreams I had was about a New York City earthquake. I was walking down 42nd St. near Bryant Park (it's a small park near Times Square). It was warm and sunny out. Everyone was wearing spring/summery type clothing (no coats). All of a sudden 42nd street rippled like a huge 20 foot wave. It was like the black street pavement developed the fluidity of water. I remember thinking there was no where to run as I was surrounded by tall buildings that might soon collapse. That freaked me out. Here's hoping those long dormant faults near the city stay dormant.

Hi Guys,

Great podcast - yet again i am impressed!

Just a gripe about that snake ><.

Why hasn't the specimen of the snake been supplied? Why is it with all these captures of so called giant animals that the corpse of the animal isn't supplied for verification to researchers etc.

I am sure the local wild life rangers would love to hear of a GIANT SNAKE. Yet no corpse is supplied.

The Chupacabras "Study" sounds to me like the hobby of a not so scientific amateur scientist. 10 years? To submit a piece of hair and a tooth? Against a database of cats and dogs? If anything the result of the test is INCONCLUSIVE. Yet again cryptozoologists, when met with defeat, lie about their findings so as to keep the public interested. This works against legitimate researchers studying unknown animals. It also rings a bell, there was a sassquatch find last year that ended up being a suit in a freezer, after they had ditched the press and ran off with thousands of dollars.

I agree with Ben on that one. Well covered guys! Good job pointing out that the animals tooth was only run against cats and dogs. I am suprised they didn't run it against Reptiles, Mammal etc to see what Class of animal it was under.

Sorry for the bitch fest guys, keep up the good work /endrant

Also, just because it is unlikely that the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti were man-made, the light phenomena (supposedly caught on video) is still very interesting and worth looking in to.

I think the Flat Earth Society is a HOAX. This might be their humorous way of saying, essentially, "Don't believe everything you read".

Ah and i forgot to say that the old hag sat on my lab some days ago... She wore glasses and i wanted to french kiss her!!! Don't ask.

Hiya,

I've just listened to the section of the podcast where there's been reported sightings of plasma balls before earthquakes. Interestingly, I've just read a book written by Charles Forte (called "Lo") which was published in the early 1930s. In it, he lists a bunch of instances where plasma balls had been sighted prior to earthquakes (ranging from the late 1800s to the early 1900s). He comes up with some wild theories as to why this happens! Has anybody else ever heard of this? If so, has anybody heard of any theories (apart from the weapon one)?

Ciao,

Tom

I've just finished listening to the section of the podcast where there is a brief mention about the sighting of plasma balls prior to the recent earthquakes. Whereas I think that attributing the plasma balls to some type of weapon is far fetched, I've recently learned that the appearance of plasma balls in the sky before major earthquakes have been noted before. I've just finished reading a book by Charles Forte (it's called "Lo") that was published in the early 1930s. In it, he goes through a series of reports (from newspapers ranging from the 1800's to the early 1900's) where he lists sightings of "fire in the sky" before earthquakes. He comes up with some wild theories about why this happens!! Has anybody heard about this..and are there any theories floating around as to why they appear?

Ciao! Tom

I have experienced the "exploding head" thing as well, almost always falling asleep in a peculiar position (usually on my back). I have always assumed it's some weird auditory hallucination brought about by an unusual body or head position or fatigue.

Re scalar weapons: Chavez believes it! ;) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583588,00.html

See, you guys are thinking the scalar weapon is being used. It isn't. It's being tested. They are testing it on various infrastructures in different countries. I'm sure Chavez could inform us all about it.

All of the NDE golden city stuff could only make me think of one thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJJeDlDEbs#t=5m57s

I can never listen about flat earthers without thinking of Discworld.I'm voting that most of the members are doing it as a lark.

*heh* I love, love, LOVE "Oh, btw, we've discovered a base on the Moon." like the guy saying it is telling him "And here's the coffee machine and there's the bathroom and we've discovered a base on the Moon. If you need anything else just talk to Joan the office manager. Oh, she's a Medusa so make sure to use email to request supplies. Coffee?"

Hey guys,

Regarding the flat-earth theory and its historical roots, you might find this snippet interesting:
http://shar.es/m3e2I - Essentially No One in the Middle Ages Believed the Earth Was Flat. If anything, it's helpful to see that Flat-Earther's aren't scientifically naive according to 15th century science, they are shamed even further back into the 13th century. Just a little known historical factoid that I thought you guys might appreciate.

Cheers!
~Jacob

Further than that. Even the Greeks were well aware that the earth was a globe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth

So even worse! Shamed back to the BC era. Zing.

Nice! Didn't know that - thanks for bringing that out! I think this earns the Flat Earth Society a PWN3D Award.

Thanks for these comments!
I had to chuckle when I heard this....

How would these people explain direct flights via Tokyo to Vancouver?!

Same here. Exploding sound in my head. A few times. About a year ago. Boooom! Kept me from sleeping. As i see it it was a clear warning or "pay attention" message from my overloaded mind.

Keep it up!

If the worlds elites did n't already own china they would never allow the tech ect to move there . The royal institute for international affairs,1938 RIIA meeting in melbourne goes into the details of how they would set china up as the worlds manufacturer ( its on record ) . China has never been our enemy , again would you send almost all your manufacturering there if they where your enemy .

The western post-industrial societys are now service based economys . Taken down by design , 20years for this phase 15 for that etc . Its all on record for those that want to look .

The near death descriptions of translucent cities and golden radiant towers , along with the buzzing noises etc. are all elements brought on by the DMT experience. Since DMT originates in the brain, it seems likely that there is some connection her between the two.

no plus version of 311?

Yes of course there's a Plus+ version. Where are you looking for it?

I actually do not see the plus version of 311 in my plus feed either, dude...but logging into the plus section (andf not the RSS I normally use) makes it available :)

So let me get this straight. You refreshed your Plus+ feed, the episode was not there, then you logged into http://plus.mysteriousuniverse.org, then refreshed your feed, and the episode appeared?

Hmm I think you just found a new bug. Thanks guys. I've made some changes and now everyone should have 311 in their feeds after a refresh.

Video 1 - Eh, not enough for me. Better the most at least it isnt blurry.

Video 2 - The towers look like blurred areas used in photo shop.