1 mystery reaveled

Son Of A Vidic

Seachmall wrote: »

Is there a God?

Although that's a waste of an answer really, but it might help people to just chill the fuck out.

God?................Is that you?

Larianne

Who the fúck the Zodiac Killer is/was?!

Watched a documentary on TG4 a few years and have always wondered did the person die or just moved away or just stopped having a fetish for killing people.

Sindri

Larianne wrote: »

Who the fúck the Zodiac Killer is/was?!

Watched a documentary on TG4 a few years and have always wondered did the person die or just moved away or just stopped having a fetish for killing people.

Think that may have been a motion picture.



:rolleyes:

hal9000

just what the fudge is dark matter and dark energy?
that or why is the internet obsessed with cats?

Larianne

Sindri wrote: »

Think that may have been a motion picture.



:rolleyes:

Hmm.. nope. Much better than the film.

:rolleyes:

Brendog

How to travel at the speed of light.


Honestly. What could be better than that?

Temptamperu

hal9000 wrote: »

just what the fudge is dark matter and dark energy?

Dark matter is 83% of the known universe although what it is, is undetermined.

Dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy that permeates all of space and tends to acceleerate the expansion of the universe.

Sindri

Anyone asks about the Mary Celeste it's been solved.

Pupito

Sindri wrote: »

Think that may have been a motion picture.



:rolleyes:

It was a very interesting doucumentary hosted by some short, bald-headed guy (who may have been a crime writer, I forget), TG4 used to show agreeable things like that on Saturday evenings.

al28283

Sindri wrote: »

Anyone asks about the Mary Celeste it's been solved.

no it hasn't

Sindri

Pupito wrote: »

It was a very interesting doucumentary hosted by some short, bald-headed guy (who may have been a crime writer, I forget), TG4 used to show agreeable things like that on Saturday evenings.

It was a joke. I was suggesting the OP saw a movie and thought it was a documentary.

It's funny when someone says the same about the Titanic or other movies based on actual occurrences.

Sindri

al28283 wrote: »

no it hasn't

It was, was it not?

They abandoned ship for fear of it going on fire and tied a line between the lifeboat and the ship, but it came loose.

That's the most likely theory, that and this.

RichieC

How common is intelligent life in the universe.

Larianne

Pupito wrote: »

It was a very interesting doucumentary hosted by some short, bald-headed guy (who may have been a crime writer, I forget), TG4 used to show agreeable things like that on Saturday evenings.

It really was excellent!

opinion guy

RichieC wrote: »

How common is intelligent life in the universe.

How common is intelligent life on earth ?

Larianne

Sindri wrote: »

It's funny when someone says the same about the Titanic or other movies based on actual occurrences.

What kind of dim-wit thinks that??

pacquiao

RedXIV wrote: »

seriously, how does a woman's mind work!?

turn your mouse so the wire is facing you and try use it.
DO IT NOW !!!!

Maximus Alexander

Fairly obvious one, but I'd like to know if there was actually anything behind Roswell, be it extra-terrestrials or just secret technology testing. Anything more sinister than a weather balloon. I don't think there's anything to it, but it would be nice to be a fly on the wall at the moment it happened.

The other one is - what was the Wow! Signal? Again, probably nothing, but there isn't even a convincing mundane explanation, which I would be happy with.

hal9000

Temptamperu wrote: »

Dark matter is 83% of the known universe although what it is, is undetermined.

Dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy that permeates all of space and tends to acceleerate the expansion of the universe.

ratio is the other way around 74% dark energy 23% dark matter while we know their hypothetical effects (or lack of effect) we still have no idea of their nature

RichieC

opinion guy wrote: »

RichieC wrote: »

How common is intelligent life in the universe.

How common is intelligent life on earth ?

We have all the data so just need a intelligent person to crunch it.

gustavo

maximoose wrote: »

He doesn't care who you are, or what you've done - he just wants to get you

Are you serial?

saintsaltynuts

I'd love to know who the fook Alice is.

gustavo

I'd like to find out what happened this guy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentich_disappearance

cynder

Area 51, what's in it, under it...

Scarlet42

Did Mallory and Irvine make it to the top???

Fizman

grindelwald wrote: »

Area 51, (1)what's in it, (2)under it...

(1) Sand
(2)Area 50

Temptamperu

Fizman wrote: »

(1) Sand
(2)Area 50

Prototype aircraft also.

Sindri

Larianne wrote: »

What kind of dim-wit thinks that??

What?

token101

How did Steve Staunton get the Ireland job?

Capt'n Midnight

Next weeks euro millions numbers


Not too sure about the secret to immortality, bound to be some catch.

MickySticks

What happened to Madeline McCann.

Sindri

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Next weeks euro millions numbers


Not too sure about the secret to immortality, bound to be some catch.

Supposedly we're making inroads into immortality already. Obviously not like getting decapitated and living but negating actual ageing not just the physical effects.

Maximus Alexander

Sindri wrote: »

Supposedly we're making inroads into immortality already. Obviously not like getting decapitated and living but negating actual ageing not just the physical effects.

It's gonna be savage when I'm 94 and that procedure goes mainstream. Cash out the savings, have them reverse my age to 23 and hold it there. Finally become a footballer.

The future's bright.

Macca07

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Wetai

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Next weeks euro millions numbers


Not too sure about the secret to immortality, bound to be some catch.

If anything, probably being unable to die. It'd have it's disadvantages. Or, if being tortured, it'd never end (until the torturer died).
Also (Spoilers for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SoC)..

Sindri

MickySticks wrote: »

What happened to Madeline McCann.

May I refer you to my post yesterday.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76981021&postcount=17

MickySticks

Sindri wrote: »

May I refer you to my post yesterday.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76981021&postcount=17

Thanks for clearing that up.

MickySticks

Macca07 wrote: »

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Bout 3 fiddy.

Capt'n Midnight

Sindri wrote: »

Supposedly we're making inroads into immortality already. Obviously not like getting decapitated and living but negating actual ageing not just the physical effects.

The bible indicates a lifespan of 70-80 years, and while our life expectancy has gone up a little, it will probably drop too because of lack of exercise and other "lifestyle" diseases
http://bible.cc/psalms/90-10.htm

hal9000

its been mentioned before but i was always fascinated by this one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident
it sounds like the plot to "the thing"

Sindri

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The bible indicates a lifespan of 70-80 years, and while our life expectancy has gone up a little, it will probably drop too because of lack of exercise and other "lifestyle" diseases
http://bible.cc/psalms/90-10.htm

Yes but what actually causes ageing, we can address, the maximum lifespan anyone can live is about 120 years, the oldest woman as far as I know was 122 years old. What causes it, the eventual inability of cells to reproduce as there is a finite amount of times that they can, could actually be solved.

The Mollusc

The Pyramids, why?

Maximus Alexander

The Mollusc wrote: »

The Pyramids, why?

Ego.

sardonic

I would like to know why the Uk are always winning Euromillions when they hate the Euro.:(

Conbhar

The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to an event that resulted in the deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural mountains on the night of February 2, 1959. It happened on the east shoulder of the mountain Kholat Syakhl (Холат Сяхл) (a Mansi name, meaning Mountain of the Dead). The mountain pass where the incident occurred has since been named Dyatlov Pass (Перевал Дятлова) after the group's leader, Igor Dyatlov (Игорь Дятлов). The lack of eyewitnesses has inspired much speculation. Soviet investigators determined only that "a compelling unknown force" had caused the deaths. Access to the area was barred for skiers and other adventurers for three years after the incident.[1] The chronology of the incident remains unclear due to the lack of survivors.[2][3]

Investigators at the time determined that the hikers tore open their tent from within, departing barefoot into heavy snow and a temperature of −30°C. Though the corpses showed no signs of struggle, two victims had fractured skulls, two had broken ribs, and one was missing her tongue.[1] Their clothing, when tested, was found to be highly radioactive.[1]


It had been agreed beforehand that Dyatlov would send a telegraph to their sports club as soon as the group returned to Vizhai (Вижай). It was expected that this would happen no later than February 12, but when this date had passed and no messages had been received, there was no reaction—delays of a few days were common in such expeditions. Only after the relatives of the travelers demanded a rescue operation did the head of the institute send the first rescue groups, consisting of volunteer students and teachers, on February 20.[1] Later, the army and police forces became involved, with planes and helicopters being ordered to join the rescue operation.

On February 26, the searchers found the abandoned tent on Kholat Syakhl. The tent was badly damaged. A chain of footprints could be followed, leading down towards the edge of nearby woods (on the opposite side of the pass, 1.5 km north-east), but after 500 meters they were covered with snow. At the forest edge, under a large old cedar, the searchers found the remains of a fire, along with the first two bodies, those of Yuri Krivonischenko and Yuri Doroshenko, shoeless and dressed only in their underwear. Between the cedar and the camp the searchers found three more corpses—Dyatlov, Zina Kolmogorova and Rustem Slobodin—who seemed to have died in poses suggesting that they were attempting to return to the tent.[1] They were found separately at distances of 300, 480 and 630 meters from the cedar tree.

Searching for the remaining four travelers took more than two months. They were finally found on May 4, under four meters of snow, in a ravine in a stream valley further into the wood from the cedar tree.


A legal inquest had been started immediately after finding the first five bodies. A medical examination found no injuries which might have led to their deaths, and it was concluded that they had all died of hypothermia. One person had a small crack in his skull, but it was not thought to be a fatal wound.

An examination of the four bodies which were found in May changed the picture. Three of them had fatal injuries: the body of Thibeaux-Brignolle had major skull damage, and both Dubunina and Zolotarev had major chest fractures. According to Dr. Boris Vozrozhdenny, the force required to cause such damage would have been extremely high. He compared it to the force of a car crash. Notably, the bodies had no external wounds, as if they were crippled by a high level of pressure. One woman was found to be missing her tongue.[1] There had initially been some speculation that the indigenous Mansi people might have attacked and murdered the group for encroaching upon their lands, but investigation indicated that the nature of their deaths did not support this thesis; the hikers' footprints alone were visible, and they showed no sign of hand-to-hand struggle.[1]

Though the temperature was very low (around −25° to −30°C) with a storm blowing, the dead were dressed only partially. Some of them had only one shoe, while others had no shoes or wore only socks.[1] Some were found wrapped in snips of ripped clothes which seemed to be cut from those who were already dead. However, up to 25 percent of hypothermia deaths are associated with so-called "Paradoxical undressing".[4] This typically occurs during moderate to severe hypothermia, as the person becomes disoriented, confused, and combative. They may begin discarding their clothing, which, in turn, increases the rate of heat loss.

Journalists reporting on the available parts of the inquest files claim that it states:

Six of the group members died of hypothermia and three of fatal injuries.
There were no indications of other people nearby apart from the nine travelers on Kholat Syakhl, nor anyone in the surrounding areas.
The tent had been ripped open from within.
The victims had died 6 to 8 hours after their last meal.
Traces from the camp showed that all group members left the camp of their own accord, on foot.
To dispel the theory of an attack by the indigenous Mansi people, Dr. Boris Vozrozhdenny stated that the fatal injuries of the three bodies could not have been caused by another human being, "because the force of the blows had been too strong and no soft tissue had been damaged".[1]
Forensic radiation tests had shown high doses of radioactive contamination on the clothes of a few victims.[1]

The final verdict was that the group members all died because of a "compelling unknown force". The inquest ceased officially in May 1959 due to the "absence of a guilty party". The files were sent to a secret archive, and the photocopies of the case became available only in the 1990s, with some parts missing.[1]

Never heard about this till recently and while im not one for crazy conspiracy theories it does seem rather, well.......weird!

Sindri

I told you it was manbearpig!!!

Guy:Incognito

What is it about this that a thread pops up every few months on here?

aaronjumper

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What is it about this that a thread pops up every few months on here?

It's how people start conversations on Boards.

Or is that answer too sarcastic even for AH?

Conbhar

I doubt manbearpig would be subtle enough to pull of something like this

The King of Moo

It does sound pretty freaky, though there's a fairly convincing explanation here.

On February 2nd, 1959, during the cold winter on Kholat Syakhl ("Mountain of the Dead") in Russia, nine intrepid ski hikers decided to do what they do best, which is ski hike, whatever the hell that is. On February 26th, the first of their very dead bodies turned up. Man, who would have thought such a tragedy could strike on "The Mountain of the Dead?"


But it was the discovery of the campgrounds that added the icing to the creepy-as-**** cake. The ski hikers' tent was shredded. The skiers were scattered around the grounds wearing either very sparse clothing or just their underwear. Three of them were found with crushed ribs and fractured skulls, but no visible defense marks or other signs of a struggle.



Oh yeah, and one of the bodies was missing a tongue.

In case you weren't already on the phone with Mulder and Scully, trace levels of radiation were supposedly found on their bodies. The official statement on what happened was about as vague and ass-covering as possible, saying it was caused by an "unknown compelling force." In laymen's terms this means, "**** if we know."

The story has become an internet sensation over the years, with many people blaming aliens, and then ghosts, and then the yeti, or possibly all of them working in tandem.



The Obvious Answer:

So there's six things that freak people out about this one:

1. The no-tongued woman

2. A mysterious orange tan on the dead bodies

3. The ripped tents

4. The hikers' lack of clothing

5. The crushing damage done to three of the hikers

6. The traces of radioactivity

The big fact that gets lost in the re-telling of this story is that the bodies weren't found until weeks later. It's not like somebody turned their back, then five minutes later all their friends were dead and half naked.



That makes the missing tongue a lot easier to explain. As disturbing as it may be, the first thing a scavenging animal is going to go for is probably the soft tissue of an open mouth, especially if it still smelled like the burrito the hiker just ate. Laying out in the sun surrounded by white snow for days also accounts for the weird tan.

The trauma and the destroyed tent points to an avalanche. Their state of undress can be explained by paradoxical undressing, a known behavior of hypothermia victims when their brains start to freeze and malfunction. In other words, it's the kind of behavior you'd expect from a group of injured avalanche victims wandering around in the middle of the night in the freezing cold.



What about the radioactivity? Or stranger details that turn up in some accounts, like orange lights in the sky? Well, there's the fact that none of that stuff turns up in the original documents from the incident, and appears to have been added later by people who just can't resist making things spookier than they are.

It's those later accounts that have stuck in the public memory, because so many of the original reports were destroyed (this was the Cold War-era Soviet Union, which treated casserole recipes as state secrets).

So none of the details on their own prove anything other than a tragic hiking accident. The conspiracy-loving public widely reject this, too busy lighting their torches and getting their pitchforks to go hunt down an, "unknown compelling force."