Why on earth would one be reluctant to touch a metal structure? Is there precedence for monoliths killing people as a result of touching them? I don’t understand. I sure as hell would touch it. That would be the first thing I’d do.
But I’ve never seen 2001. IS that what this is about? But even so, why would you think that reality would be the same as a science fiction movie? That’s even more stupid.
We need to keep you away from electric fences.
:D
The Apes touched the monolith and when man touched it there was a loud buzzing noise. I wonder if the people in Utah heard that noise?
It’s a horror movie trope. Monkey with the mysterious object, wake the bad things, everybody dies. Except the Virgin. And maybe the Joker.
In “2001”, prehistoric ape/men found a 1x3x9 foot (?) black monolith, apparently planted to somehow stimulate their minds and guide them toward sentience/intelligence. In [year] 2001, astronauts dig up an identical one on the Moon, which transmits a shrieking signal to Jupiter when sunlight strikes. A spaceship is sent to the apparent target of the signal, where ... well things get kinda weird as the protagonist’s mind gets stretched beyond the author’s imagination.
Hence the references regarding this thing being found in Utah.