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Postby Valrifell » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:44 am

Borderlands of Rojava wrote:The old gods are coming back. Be forwarned.


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Postby Ifreann » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:44 am

Borderlands of Rojava wrote:The old gods are coming back. Be forwarned.

As long as they wear a mask and wash their tentacles.
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Postby Thermodolia » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:27 am

San Lumen wrote:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9026019/One-monolith-rule-Golden-tower-appears-Colombia.html

The monolith in Colombia is golden and locals say they have no idea how it got there. There is no trace of any footprints.

Given that it’s not hard to cover your tracks I’m still going with artists and copycats
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Postby Belize and Honduras » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:29 am

Ifreann wrote:
Borderlands of Rojava wrote:The old gods are coming back. Be forwarned.

As long as they wear a mask and wash their tentacles.

and sanitize. and social distance.

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Postby Saint Yosx » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:30 am

You know if this is really aliens, it would be insane... everybody's best dream and everybody's worst nightmare. I doubt it... but you never know...

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Postby CoraSpia » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:32 am

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Postby Silvedania » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:34 am

I think I saw something in the newspaper about this, and it said it was like an artist or something
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Postby San Lumen » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:35 am

Silvedania wrote:I think I saw something in the newspaper about this, and it said it was like an artist or something

That hasn’t been proven. The artist said to be responsible denied it was their work.

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Postby Colony of Brasilistan » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:36 am

i think its something like cicada 3301

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Postby Saint Yosx » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:36 am

Silvedania wrote:I think I saw something in the newspaper about this, and it said it was like an artist or something



Hopefully. If it's aliens Stephen Hawking is turning in his grave.

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Postby Thermodolia » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:38 am

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Silvedania wrote:I think I saw something in the newspaper about this, and it said it was like an artist or something

That hasn’t been proven. The artist said to be responsible denied it was their work.

It’s artists dude and it has been proven. But per the usual you just ignore the links that disprove your worldview.

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Postby Turelisa- » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:48 am

Saint Yosx wrote:You know if this is really aliens, it would be insane... everybody's best dream and everybody's worst nightmare. I doubt it... but you never know...


The welding on these structures has been described as incompetent, so we can assume amateurs are responsible for them and not an advanced, highly intelligent race of extraterrestrials

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Postby Saint Yosx » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:54 am

Turelisa- wrote:
Saint Yosx wrote:You know if this is really aliens, it would be insane... everybody's best dream and everybody's worst nightmare. I doubt it... but you never know...


The welding on these structures has been described as incompetent, so we can assume amateurs are responsible for them and not an advanced, highly intelligent race of extraterrestrials



I dunno a species that can travel half way across the galaxy, avoid sending any signals of any kind, and basically invisible (Metaphorically) to human technology, they must be really advanced. The again I could be wrong. Of course maybe the aliens know that humans will not expect a monolith to be a sign and only want those who pay attention to little things will listen or something like that....

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Postby Cannot think of a name » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:35 am

Silvedania wrote:I think I saw something in the newspaper about this, and it said it was like an artist or something

Two of them were linked on the first page, but the thread continued on like it was still a mystery. Also, like it was ever a mystery, clearly it was artists.
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Postby Taktiyoko » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:38 am

It's probably something like Cicadia 3301, except maybe within a more private group, perhaps? We can't possibly know, this is really a guesstimate.

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Postby Rusozak » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:41 am

Cannot think of a name wrote:Artists. The answer was always going to be artists. That was the first guess.


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Postby Andsed » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:49 am

Most likely just some random art projects. The ones found around the world are probably copycats since the first one found got a bit of attention.
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Postby Aeritai » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:55 am

Ah so that's why Youtube recommended me videos of monoliths disappearing.... I admit I never heard of these things before until those videos came up.

I doubt it's of alien origin and only artist wanting to make money.
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Postby Valrifell » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:56 am

Aeritai wrote:Ah so that's why Youtube recommended videos of monoliths disappearing.... I admit I never heard of these things before until those videos came up.

I doubt it's of alien origin and only artist wanting to make money.


How do you monetize random monoliths from across the world? No artist has even claimed credit as of now.
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Postby Silvedania » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:56 am

Andsed wrote:Most likely just some random art projects. The ones found around the world are probably copycats since the first one found got a bit of attention.

Some art organization took responsibility.
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Postby Page » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:58 am

It really doesn't take much to get people excited these days, does it?
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Postby San Lumen » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:00 am

Silvedania wrote:
Andsed wrote:Most likely just some random art projects. The ones found around the world are probably copycats since the first one found got a bit of attention.

Some art organization took responsibility.


That has not been confirmed.

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Postby Silvedania » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:01 am

San Lumen wrote:
Silvedania wrote:Some art organization took responsibility.


That has not been confirmed.

It has if you count a tweet.
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Postby Kannap » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:01 am

Thermodolia wrote:
San Lumen wrote:That hasn’t been proven. The artist said to be responsible denied it was their work.

It’s artists dude and it has been proven. But per the usual you just ignore the links that disprove your worldview.

Cannot think of a name wrote:Artists. The answer was always going to be artists. That was the first guess.


Lumen? Ignoring evidence to fuel his unnecessary panic? No, it couldn't be.
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:04 am

Valrifell wrote:
Aeritai wrote:Ah so that's why Youtube recommended videos of monoliths disappearing.... I admit I never heard of these things before until those videos came up.

I doubt it's of alien origin and only artist wanting to make money.


How do you monetize random monoliths from across the world? No artist has even claimed credit as of now.

An art collective that satirizes art as a commodity has claimed credit and offers mock ups of the monoliths for $45,000, which is part of the satire.
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