JohnsonJones 2076 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 Someone's playing a joke perhaps... 2 Still_Small_Voice and NeuroTypical reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnsonJones said: Someone's playing a joke perhaps... No, it's not a joke. It was determined that someone decided to create a "work of art" and happened to be an Arthur C. Clarke fan. My big question was: what is it made of? I'm assuming it is a hollow shell. If it isn't, DANG! If it is steel, it would be far too heavy and it will rust. Stainless would still be too heavy. If it is made of aluminum, it will scar, scratch, dent, and wear away far too quickly to justify the expense. Titanium would be reasonable. But REALLY expensive. I know, only an engineer would care... 1 1 JohnsonJones and Just_A_Guy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroTypical 9103 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Carborendum said: It was determined that someone decided to create a "work of art" and happened to be an Arthur C. Clarke fan. Source? I can't find anything other than the initial news. https://www.google.com/search?q=utah+desert+monolith&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS924US924&oq=utah+deser&aqs=chrome.1.0i131i433j0i3i457j69i57j0i3l3j0j0i3.2751j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
askandanswer 2159 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 This even got a very brief mention on the 7:00 pm new services on our national broadcaster here in Australia last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 6 hours ago, NeuroTypical said: Source? I can't find anything other than the initial news. https://www.google.com/search?q=utah+desert+monolith&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS924US924&oq=utah+deser&aqs=chrome.1.0i131i433j0i3i457j69i57j0i3l3j0j0i3.2751j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 I'm sorry, I can't find the source. It was the first site I read about this. Now, I can't find it again. But I'm still going to vote for "art" rather than "joke". If it was meant to be a joke, that was one pretty expensive joke that was WAYYYY out in the middle of nowhere and may have never been discovered. One point of the joke is that one gets to enjoy others laughing at it. Art, on the other hand, does not require anyone to appreciate it other than the artist. 2 seashmore and NeuroTypical reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroTypical 9103 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 49 minutes ago, Carborendum said: Art, on the other hand, does not require anyone to appreciate it other than the artist. Boy howdy you got that right. 5 Vort, NeedleinA, Carborendum and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted November 25, 2020 14 hours ago, NeuroTypical said: Boy howdy you got that right. 2 NeuroTypical and Vort reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroTypical 9103 Report post Posted November 25, 2020 Wow - I had totally forgotten how great I am. Thanks for the reminder Carb! 1 Carborendum reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted November 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: Wow - I had totally forgotten how great I am. Thanks for the reminder Carb! Here's my post that sparked yours. 1 NeuroTypical reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnsonJones 2076 Report post Posted November 30, 2020 Apparently it disappeared over the weekend as mysteriously as it appeared, at least according to the news. 1 Traveler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedleinA 3852 Report post Posted November 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, JohnsonJones said: Apparently it disappeared over the weekend as mysteriously as it appeared, at least according to the news. BLM is out in the Utah desert now. Grrrrreat! Is there anything those guys won't destroy? 😂 Quote "Visitors who flocked to the site parked on vegetation and left behind human waste as evidence of their visit," the BLM says. "The undeveloped area does not have restrooms or a parking lot. The BLM recommends that visitors not attempt to visit the site, which has no cell service and requires high clearance vehicles; passenger vehicles have already been towed from the area." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroTypical 9103 Report post Posted November 30, 2020 I'm happy to have a little drama that doesn't involve people dying of COVID, losing their jobs, or burning down their own cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_monolith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted November 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, NeedleinA said: I see. they cut out a very shallow hole just the size of the metal pillar. It was less effort to implant that way. They must have weighted it down at the bottom to prevent toppling in the wind. 1 NeedleinA reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroTypical 9103 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 The plot thickens! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9001495/Now-mysterious-Arthur-C-Clarke-style-monolith-appears-ROMANIA-vanished-Utah.html 2 NeedleinA and Midwest LDS reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroTypical 9103 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 As always, TikTok has the answer. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJ4esTFP/ 4 dprh, Milluw, NeedleinA and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 The latest theory is that this is a publicity stunt for a remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mordorbund 4367 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 5 hours ago, Carborendum said: The latest theory is that this is a publicity stunt for a remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey. The dimensions are wrong. 1:4:9. 1 Carborendum reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, mordorbund said: The dimensions are wrong. 1:4:9. I never read the book. And I wonder how many Hollywood producers do. I also don't believe this one was created by the same people. It doesn't look the same. Edited December 1, 2020 by Carborendum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emmanuel Goldstein 541 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 19 hours ago, NeuroTypical said: As always, TikTok has the answer. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJ4esTFP/ Dang Sasquatch. 1 NeuroTypical reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traveler 3690 Report post Posted December 3, 2020 No one will ever be able to prove that I did it. The Traveler 1 2 pam, NeuroTypical and Carborendum reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carborendum 1376 Report post Posted December 3, 2020 So, now... Disclose.tv 🚨 on Twitter: "BREAKING - Monolith appears on Atascadero’s Pine Mountain, CA. https://t.co/3LrcNOR6p5" / Twitter This one looks like the same one as was found in Utah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
