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10-3-2006 7:08 PM
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10-3-2006 7:10 PM
arifsali
WoW.
10-3-2006 7:21 PM
bignosemousie
What are we to make of these finds? There are several possibilities:

* Intelligent humans date back much, much further than we realize.

* Other intelligent beings and civilizations existed on earth far beyond our recorded history.

* Our dating methods are completely inaccurate, and that stone, coal and fossils form much more rapidly than we now estimate.
I'm going with number 3.
10-3-2006 8:46 PM
tpq62
There is at least one other option.
From talk.origins

Fortunately in Forbidden Archeology by Michael
Cremo and Richard Thompson, some additional information
is given. First, it states:

Over the past several decades, South African miners have
found hundreds of metallic spheres, at least one of which has
three parallel grooves running around its equator. The spheres
are of two types--"one of solid bluish metal with white flecks,
and another which is a hollow ball filled with a white spongy
center" (Jimison 1982).

It is important to note at this time, that (Jimison 1982) is:
Jimison, S. (1982) Scientists baffled by space sph...
10-3-2006 11:35 PM
smagnolia
That "white spongy center" is a real head-scratcher, hey?
Peace..................
10-4-2006 12:13 AM
BitDrifter
Very interesting clip. Great first clip.
10-4-2006 12:36 PM
bookchick49
Welcome to Clipmarks smagnolia!
10-4-2006 1:24 PM
tpq62
That "white spongy center" is a real head-scratcher, hey?
Ancient Twinkie?
10-4-2006 1:34 PM
dfiskey
like your profile image..reminds me of a poster i had in my room in college.. welcome!
10-4-2006 7:09 PM
higdonius
this source is...less than stellar, i'd say. if it were national geographic or a major news site(cnn, abc, etc.) i'd take it a little more seriously.
10-5-2006 6:21 AM
smagnolia
Major news site? Higdonius, with all due respect, I would consider THAT to be less than stellar. There is so much propaganda in the media - it makes my head spin. I think that's exactly why people come to the internet for information but just like anything, it needs to be filtered. Thanks for you insight.
10-5-2006 9:22 AM
dAtkRaK
What's missing from this article is what kind of rock the spheres were found in. If the spheres were found in, say, post-volcanic rock, then it makes perfect sense that the spheres were made well within the timeline of homo sapien history <i>and</i> in billion year old rock. This is because, while the rock itself might be a billion years old, the spheres could have been trapped within it much more recently.

Seriously, folks, this is not as amazing as it could be. And since we're all still somewhat reeling from the ridiculous crystal skull hoax, I don't think there's any real reason to "rethink" anything.
10-5-2006 9:23 AM
dAtkRaK
And, apparently, you can't use forum html for italics. That's just low class, right there.
10-5-2006 10:43 AM
bookchick49
@dAtkRaK:
Yes you can but it's an automatic feature when you use the Text Editor in the comments. When you add a comment, you'll see a link to the Text Editor at the top right corner of your comment window. Click on it and you'll be able to use the quote, bold, underline, italics, links, etc for your comments before posting.

The Clipmarks team has gone threough great strides with the help of their members to make this a very friendly user site.
10-5-2006 2:38 PM
dAtkRaK
Oh, bookchick, I'd kiss you if we were physically proximate. I can't live without italics in forums.
10-5-2006 3:35 PM
ericskiff
This is really something! Great first clip, welcome to clipmarks
10-5-2006 8:28 PM
sparrow
the ridiculous crystal skull hoax
Wait....., WHAT?!

Ive been involuntarily offline for a few(?) months now, (and live in an relatively media-free personal world the majority of the time) - so... ummm,

...apparantly i missed the outcome of these crystals skulls.
It was all a fakery, a ruse ?!?! Im shocked and devastated !!!

ummm, okay - so maybe not, but i am curious about what that was all about - does anyone have a good (concise) link, or clip (or even personal summation)?

thanx, oh- and its nice to be back; online as well as browsing amongst such a good group of noggins and folk!
10-6-2006 1:44 AM
tpq62
Wikipedia has a summary (at least as of this date).

"Research carried out on several crystal skulls by the British Museum
in 1996 has shown that the indented lines marking the teeth (for this
skull has no separate jawbone, unlike the Mitchell-Hedges skull) were
carved using jeweler's equipment (rotary tools) developed in the 19th century, making a supposed pre-Columbian
origin even more dubious. The type of (rather poor quality) crystal is
Brazilian, and unknown within the Aztec or Maya territories. The study
concluded that the skulls were crafted in the 19th century in Germany.
A similar research carried out by the Smithsonian Institut...
10-9-2006 10:08 PM
VTscapes
@smagnolia... Congrats!!
10-23-2006 1:04 AM
skwirlinator
POP, great 1st clip and wonderful comments! You will be one to watch...
11-30-2006 10:32 AM
confused
What if humans destroyed the earth in some way? Pyramids?
12-1-2006 6:23 PM
smagnolia
Ah......................the old "what if"!
Peace............
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