Experts Work To Save Easter Island Statues (More)

Scotsman ^ | 3-7-2004 | Clare Chapman

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German Firm Hired To Save Easter Island Sculptures

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[martin_fierro]

[Leroy S. Mort]

Maybe a little botox would help.

[cmsgop]

Damm, I was just going to say that

[Joe 6-pack]

"Led by Dr Peter Friese, from the Research and Development Laboratory for the Restoration of Old Buildings and Care of Memorials in Berlin, experts have been working to find a ‘miracle cure’ for the stones."

[Psycho_Bunny]

Sure, I'd feel like a heel afterward, but the fact of the matter is, you could have a hell of  a lot of fun on that island with little more than a case of Stroh Rum and a fully-loaded M1A1.

[bert]

Easter Island is exactly aligned along a straight line around the center of the Earth, with the Nazca lines, Ollantaytambo , Tassili n'Ajjer and the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Other world wonders that are within one tenth of one degree of this alignment include: Perseopolis, the capital city of ancient Persia; Mohenjo Daro, the ancient capital city of the Indus Valley; Khajuraho, the temple city of the Chandela empire in central India; the Oracle of Zeus-Amon at Siwa; and the lost city of Petra. The Ancient Sumarian city of Ur and Angkor temples in Cambodia and Thailand are within one degree of latitude of this alignment.

The alignment of these sites is easily observable on a globe of the Earth with a horizon ring. If you line up any two of these sites on the horizon ring, all of the sites will be right on the horizon ring. 3-D world atlas software programs can also draw this line around the Earth. Start on the Equator, at the mouth of the Amazon River, at 48° 36' West Longitude; go to 30° 22' North Latitude, 41° 24' East Longitude, in the Middle East, which is the maximum latitude the line touches; then go to the Equator at 131° 24' East Longitude, near the Northwest tip of New Guinea; then to 30° 22' South Latitude, 138° 36' West Longitude, in the South Pacific; and then back to 48° 36' West Longitude, at the Equator.

Images © On Top of the World

Centered on:

0.00° N 48° 36' W

30° 22' N 41° 24' E

0.00° N 131° 24' E

30° 22' S 138° 36' W

[bert]

There is more there than what meets the eye....

[Joe 6-pack]

"Easter Island is exactly aligned along a straight line around the center of the Earth, with the Nazca lines, Ollantaytambo , Tassili n'Ajjer and the Great Pyramid of Egypt."

So what? I used to drink in a bar that is located directly above the center of the earth...

[chance33_98]

Maybe the aliens that put them there will come down and help :)

[Falcon4.0]

Damn. Summer, 365 days a year. Let's build a city!

[StriperSniper]

LOL! Love that pairing. ;-)

[backhoe]

Anyone here recall Fred Picker's Rapa Nui photos?

[Riley]

May I respectfully suggest that they simply build a carport over the things to protect them from the elements?

[farmfriend]

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[TheBattman]

I"m wondering why some of the good 'ole "Thompson's Water Seal" wouldn't do the trick? Seems that stuff will preserve just about anything. Just re-apply each year (could be done on a cyclical basis) and all should be good....

[uglybiker]

Maybe the aliens that put them there will come down and help.

I know of a couple of street corners that have aliens standin' around every morning looking for something to do.....

[JohnnyZ]

So have they found the Easter Island Stargate yet?