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Post by Yoji on Apr 24, 2008 16:56:49 GMT -5
So, what is the opinion of Paperstarships on this one? Mistaken identification? Hoax? Government conspiracy? The real deal? I guess what's got me asking is annoyance and frustration with a stupid show that came out recently on TV. Last night featured an episode devoted to the so-called Big Basin Probe, which was photographed last June in the titular area north of Santa Cruz. What got on my nerves was how the proponents seemed to have forgotten that we live in an age of fantastically powerful and readily available 3D-rendering software, which renders (no pun intended) crisp photos like this rather inconclusive as evidence by themselves. So, to make a long post short, ITT UFOs. Also, would that make an epic papercraft or what? |
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Post by sophos on Apr 26, 2008 20:08:36 GMT -5
I saw a whole series of these photos on UFO Hunters on the History Channel. They said it was interesting how the craft was gaining more peices and complexity from each new sighting. They mentioned this guy named Isaac that talked about a program called CARET. www.ufocasebook.com/strangecraftupdate.htmlIt's easy enough to say that this is a hoax, but why would someone waste their time making such complex cgi models and letters and weirld alien hieroglyphics and keep their identity anonymous? If there are intelligent beings that somehow managed to overcome the overwhelming barrier of space-time between the stars, their technology would have to have advanced beyond ours by thousands of years, meaning they would have undoubtedly found a way to conceal their presence completely. It's statistically impossible for us to be alone in the universe. It only took humans 200,000 years to invent technology, so in the past 14 billion years, I'm sure it must have already been done somewhere in the billion trillions of galaxies out there. Also it's said that where life exists, natural selection governs that, given enough time, intelligence is inevitable. The problem though, is we don't know if it is even possible to travel anywhere in the universe in a reasonable amount of time. We would have to invent ways of travel that are impossible to imagine. Traveling to the closest star system in less than a year is as real as time travel or meeting a wealthy version of yourself in an alternate reality. >>>IMO, UFOs from outer space are real, but almost all sightings are either hoax or government toys. |
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Post by gmod9freak on Apr 28, 2008 15:48:47 GMT -5
"hmmm.....i wonder whats for DINER."
how far away was it?
i need to knowww also how big was it?
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Post by sophos on Apr 28, 2008 18:24:37 GMT -5
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Post by qwerty59 on Apr 28, 2008 20:22:50 GMT -5
Looking at the description of those photos, they were supposedly shot using a rebel xt. Looking at Cannon's website, these camera apparently get 8 megapixles. However, when looking at the image data, there is no watermark indicateing that it was shot using this camera. Additionaly, the resolution is really low. (72 dpi) A six megapixle camera can get 300 dpi without much trouble...
Anyway, just some food for though :)
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Post by Yoji on Apr 30, 2008 17:23:53 GMT -5
People probably make fakes for the same reasons they do any creative work or practical joke; recognition, sense of accomplishment, adoration and praise from friends and/or family, epic lulz, etc. And it certainly isn't too hard to pull off if you have patience, care, and a good plan. Give me a few months of experimenting with Kerkythea and I could probably knock out something neat. I could probably even make a crop circle if there were... uh, crops or tall grass in the suburbs.
At the very least, we can agree that it'd be an incredible cosmic fluke if were were, in fact, alone. I'm just doubtful that anything has visited us on this isolated rock.
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