Posted on 11/23/2020 12:40:56 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain
General rule of thumb for when you stumble upon something weird: Don’t touch it. Especially if it’s a big-ass metal structure of unknown (though, okay, likely human) origin. But that’s exactly what the folks on a sheep-counting expedition (truly) in a remote area of southern Utah did over the weekend. As reported by local NBC affiliate KSL TV, a helicopter crew from the Utah Department Of Public Safety was assisting Division Of Wildlife officers on a mission to count bighorn sheep last week when a biologist spotted a large metal structure on the ground and told them to circle back. Reminiscent of the monolith from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, this metal structure is said to be about 10 to 12 feet high and looks as though it was planted—not dropped—into the ground.
“We were kind of joking around that if one of us suddenly disappears, then the rest of us make a run for it,” said pilot Bret Hutchings. “We were, like, thinking is this something NASA stuck up there or something. Are they bouncing satellites off it or something?” Hutchings also noted the similarity to 2001 and posited that the monolith could’ve been made by “some new wave artist or something.”
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You need to look up the series “FOUND”.
Everybody has something that they found that is ancient and worth millions.
Until it’s not.
Then there’s the show, “Eating History”, where the two crazy men eat “historical food” that is decades [or more] past its expiration date.
Exciting.
:D
There has to be somebody to “hold muh beer”.
:D
Ah, the good ol’ Time Bandits.
Loved the bits with Connery. And Napoleon...
My dad had a hilarious [to me] story about that.
I’m a girl so I never had the curiosity *or* the equipment to try.
:D
I saw a Petroglyph that was the atomic design for Oxygen. It looked like a ball with circles around it. Then you count and realize what it is. That was creepy as hell.
Practically speaking, finding something like this your first concern should be that it is radioactive as all get out.
Earthquake weapon launched from space to induce seismic activity upon impact.
They are saying gator, but I think it’s a cottonmouth/water moccasin..
Well, doing keep us in suspense. Let’s hear dad’s story😁
It could be the source of stupidity that has infected the human race.
giant man eating catfish?
Too pale for a cottonmouth
I was thinking catfish
But perhaps an eel of sorts
but I agree with you - not a croc or gator
maybe something from Australia
Australia is full of bizarre stuff
I was thinking about mentioning that wink, but wasn’t sure if my memory was playing tricks on me. Been a long time since I watched the movie, but I do remember enjoying it. Seems my favorite Python movies are the off-brand ones (Time Bandits, Munchausen, Brazil, etc)
"Utah has a history of 'land art' placed in the desert far from population centers."
Maybe it’s Joseph Smith’s hidden tablets!
Somebody else’s urine.😏
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