Exploration Team Discovers Mysterious Disc on Ocean Floor

[The_Emperor]

whats sad is that capitalism is precisely the reason why we will never know, we have the resources but false scarcity is created by our monetary system

 

[Lunar Templar]

o.0
he dosen't wanna check it out, ....

WHAT!? WHY?! it'll cost money no matter what he dose, go have a look you science-y twit!!

 

[DustyDrB]

Escapist: I'm assembling a team. We're gonna go find this object. And I'm gonna get rich off of it.

If you want to join the crew, you should meet these requirements:
-Be able to cook, clean, and brew fantastic beer.
-Accept that all profits come to me and only me.
-Accept that all recognition for the endeavor goes only to me.
-Be willing to travel to the bottom of the ocean in a low-budget submersible.

I'm accepting applicants. Remember: it's for glory! My glory!

Just how low budget are we talking here. Like fishbowl on your head low budget or paddle boat converted to sub with duct tape and gum low budget?

I'm afraid I have entered a non-disclosure agreement with Recycled Fishbowl Creative Solutions, Inc. To provide the specifics of their submersible would be to void the contract, at which point I would have to fall back on the much less reputable second-runner up in the Birmingham Community College science fair.
There's no glory to be found there for me.

 

[Deadlock Radium]

It's a weather balloon.

Spoiler: Yep.

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

Some people have suggested it might be a Russian Novgorod. Which in itself is rather interesting.

http://members.cox.net/ironmonger/Pictures/nov2.jpghttp://members.cox.net/ironmonger/Pictures/nov1.jpghttp://members.cox.net/ironmonger/Pictures/nov5.jpghttp://members.cox.net/ironmonger/Pictures/nov3.jpg

What the flippity fuck is that thing? A metallic steam-powered lifeboat?

 

[Infernai]

Please be a space-ship, please be a space-ship, PLEASE BE A SPACE SHIP!

 

[Pinkamena]

This is nothing but the next Valve ARG. They've outdone themselves this time.

 

[Archemetis]

You're all wrong, it's the manhole cover keeping Rita Repulsa at bay.

It's much more believable than a man who says in his whole career he's never seen anything like it, but doesn't want to even look at what it is...

 

[Magikarp]

Escapist: I'm assembling a team. We're gonna go find this object. And I'm gonna get rich off of it.

If you want to join the crew, you should meet these requirements:
-Be able to cook, clean, and brew fantastic beer.
-Accept that all profits come to me and only me.
-Accept that all recognition for the endeavor goes only to me.
-Be willing to travel to the bottom of the ocean in a low-budget submersible.

I'm accepting applicants. Remember: it's for glory! My glory!

Sure! As long as I can bring my trusty backstabbi-I mean, self-defence knife. For, er, sharks & stuff.

OT: I wonder if a anyone will investigate, or if it will jusst be forgotten.

Captcha: The Ammeonew. And that shall be the name of the submersable.

 

[thegrimfandango]

i may be ignorant, but just how much could it possibly cost to go take a look at the thing? just take a boat out there and send some people down to take a look.

It would cost a LOT of money, to hire a research vessel kitted out with everything you need, pay a crew, pay scientists who will actually be able to look at the data and analyse it, pay for qualified divers and all the equipment & safety procedures they need - and if it's deep sea below where divers can reach then we're talking about throwing something like an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) into the mix, and those things do not come cheap and tend to have delicate equipment. And that's not even getting into the physical/technical problems with trying to sample, film and gather definitive data on something in the pitch black under immense pressure. Trust me, it's nowhere near as simple as just getting a boat and sending some people down, and you'd want to be a wealthy individual to privately fund it. Maybe if they got a research grant, but there'd have to be a body with the funds and interest to pay for the expedition, and it's really hard to get funded in a scientific endeavour these days without obvious moneymaking petential .
Sorry about the wall-o-text, but Marine Science is my arena of study, and it's really not simple to get good data on anything going on under the water.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

It's a weather balloon.

you're a weather balloon. that isnt in any way a weather balloon. how would a weather balloon be [music]under the sea![/music].
but the resemblance to the Millennium Falcon is uncanny. take it out and if theres a frozen bear-like thing in there im going to expect george lucas 'disappearing' spontaneously.

 

[gtuil]

we all know that it can be either the Macgyver Tardis or warehouse 1. Now lets go down there and get it.

 

[Burningsok]

Millennium Falcon... first words to come to mind once I saw the pic.

 

[Carrotslayer]

Reminds me of this: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.246719-Laws-of-physics-broken-as-a-perpetual-motion-machine-was-invented?page=1

Long story short: Guy invent something that breaks the laws of thermodynamics (infinite energysource) but "can't patent it because it's made of parts from bicycles (and they are patented)"

This kinda sounds the same, some guy (from my country!) finds an object which is too good to be true and can't explore it because there's a money-issue. Sounds totally legit -.-

But hey, I could be totally wrong and it could turn out to be a UFO... or something else from SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE...

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Some people have suggested it might be a Russian Novgorod. Which in itself is rather interesting.

More about the Novgorod: http://www.cityofart.net/bship/ru_novgorod.html

They were apparently horribly unstable, unmanageable ships. It's not difficult to imagine one sinking. It [em]is[/em] difficult to imagine what one would have been doing up in the Baltic Sea.

This is horribly off topic, but I noticed the link has the word fart in it. I'm ashamed to admit how long I laughed at that.

Anyway, this seems interesting, but it probably won't be nearly as cool once they figure out what it is.

 

[merman]

UFO? Why are they supposed to be saucers?

I'd rather it be a triangle.

Actually, one of the earliest 20th Century sightings described the UFO as cigar-shaped, but the press picked up on the line that it moved "like a saucer skimming across the water".

And there is an apparent correlation between the increase in UFO sightings and the release of major sci-fi films.

Any coincidence that Super 8 and The Thing prequel are on the way?

 

[Euryptus]

I was immediately reminded of John Carpenter's 'The Thing' - the shape of the 'ship' even matches.

I can only assume Mr Lindberg has seen the film, thus the utter disinterest in going down there for a look. After all in the film, things didn't really work out very well for the nordic types (Norwegians in the film, as I recall) who investigated...

For those who haven't seen the film - go and watch it now. Seriously. It's a classic.

 

[teh_Canape]

DON'T OPEN IT

RITA REPULSA MIGHT BE INSIDE IT

before opening it, we must first assemble a group of 5 courageous teenagers

 

[Scrythe]

[HEADING=3]Oh, I know exactly what that is:[/HEADING]

 

[Branches]

Apparently there's a similar object right next to it, so it could be frickin' anything.