Submerged "UFO" Cripples Nearby Electronics

[unacomn]

If anyone finds a rake anywhere near that thing, do NOT pick it up. Leave it there, don't touch it, don't use it as a weapon to take over the world.
Also, if you see any cats nearby, do not antagonize them!

 

[RedDeadFred]

A hoax is a hoax.
There is nothing magical and mysterious about the world. Give up.

Sad but true. It's likely that there is other life in our galaxy but the odds of it being intelligent and it making contact with us are extremely low. There could have been intelligent life in our galaxy a long time ago that just died off. It's also possible that we are the most advanced beings in the universe given that it is only 14.6 billion years old. It took the Earth 4.5 billion years to get to us. It's actually quite possible that we are the most intelligent beings to ever exist.

 

[MetalMagpie]

Sources: Daily Mail

Never a good sign. Next they'll be demanding Cameron makes clear his position on extraterrestrial immigrants.

 

[Ledan]

My guess is hoax or either: a meteroite, military hardware, or a collection of metals forced together by pressure from the oceans.

EDIT: Wait... this is in Sweden? Huh.... old ship? Viking Stonehenge that got dragged into the sea?
BS though that they already have a spaceship depicted on their website.

 

[CaptainMarvelous]

Okay, I don't care about the contents of this article because the sub-head pisses me off.

"UFO-like object." Really? Don't you know what UFO stands for? Unidentified Flying Object.

Time for some insight into the English language. One, that choice of words is redundant and two, *picks up a megaphone* UFO does not mean an alien space ship. UFO by itself literally means a flying object that hasn't been identified.

It could be a space ship. It could be a weather balloon. It could be a vulture having a scandalous affair with an otter. When a flying object is unidentified, that means there are possibilities. None of which have to center on extra-terrestrials.

They are also traditionally in the air not a few hundred feet under water. Just adding that to the discussion.

 

[PingoBlack]

Amazing amount of fail in this news post. It's like fail had a big orgy and babies are now popping up all over the place.

 

[MammothBlade]

Tourist trips: Diver Peter Lindberg is hoping to take wealthy tourists down in this submarine to see the object

Let me guess, the submarine stops working if it gets too close. So people cannot go closer to investigate the object.

That's why they're planning tourist trips before they get down to some proper research, right?

Smells rather fishy to me.

*ding ding ding* we have a winner people. Have a look online, all the "alien conspiracy" websites are lapping this up, and these whackadoodles will gladly piss away their life savings in order to see a "real" space ship, even when "see" amounts to "vaguely discern a blurry mushroom-like shape for about four seconds".

These guys evidently weren't making enough money hunting for treasure and "antique alcoholic beverages" in shipwrecks, so the bunch of fucking vultures have moved on to hoaxing. And they are fucking vultures, they're no better than graverobbers, desperately scrubbing through the sites of horrible tragedies in search of trinkets to sell to equally morbid private collectors. Scum.

It's not that I hate treasure hunters, or people who actually go to the effort of exploring wreckages - I think it's an admirable career, except that said treasures should go to museums first - but I'm calling it out for what it is, an elaborate hoax to attract tourists.

 

[PingoBlack]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_interference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse

The very precise use of language definitely points to this being anything else then ... scientific. Even some fake numbers of EM field measurements would do, fake graphs, whatever.

"My phone stopped working over it." Oh yeah, the dude is LEGIT! /facepalm

 

[More Fun To Compute]

This sounds pretty legit. I don't know why everyone here is trying to cover it up and make it sounds like it isn't credible.

 

[blackrave]

Crap!
They located my secret base.
Need to dislocate, FAST!

 

[cyvaris]

Break out the Fish Fingers and Custard it may be the only way to appease them!

 

[Th37thTrump3t]

Quick! Someone call X-com! Seems that they missed one derilict ufo from TFTD!

EDITH says:

Also if that thing emitted EMP wouldnt that mean that all electronics around it would get fried... isntead of simply turned off and then going back online once your far enough away?

Someone clearly hasnt done their homework here.

That depends on the strength of the EMP. If it isn't too strong all it would do is fuck with the circuitry and not necessarily fry it.

 

[Josh123914]

Crap!
They located my secret base.
Need to dislocate, FAST!

I'll grab the test subjects and a cupboard full of pot noodles, you package up The Device and load it up onto Hanger 14-- sorry everyone, nothing to see here.....

 

[Giftmacher]

Well they've got a skeptic aboard? I'm sold.

Seriously I'll bet this is something like pre-release publicity for the new X-Com game (or something similar).

 

[SirPlindington]

It's a ship from the Mala'kak, I'm calling it now. Xenomorphs for everyone!

Really though, this is very cool. I can't wait 'till they find out what it is.

Guys, thats clearly the Millenium Falcon

Yes! It definitely is. The whole "a long time ago" thing now makes total sense - the eventual fate of the Millenium Falcon is to crash land on Earth for us to find eons later!

Honestly if this does turn out to be some kind of UFO thing I'd be incredibly psyched. I mean, who wouldn't be? I'm really hoping that it does, although all logic dictates that it won't be and that it's just some random sediment and they're playing it up to get more funding.

Still, one can dream, no?

Actaully, in one comic the millenium falcon crashed on Earth, and Han was killed by Native Americans. So George Lucas may actaully be some immortal, God-like being trying to make millions by writing about his old life. I bet the next Star Wars installment will introduce his role in things. It's genius!

 

[SecondPrize]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the Depth Star.

Your pun has come the closest of any to being acceptable to me in a long time. Congratulations.
Still boo pun, but just barely.

 

[guidance]

Isn't that more a description of a Faraday cage than an EMP. Maybe an EMF.

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the Depth Star.

touche touche, i wish i had an appropriately cool.jpg to give you

 

[saintdane05]

I don't know what it is?! Therefore.....one haaaas to assume.......it's Ancient Aliens.

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Don't mention that show. I felt like punching my kitten after the serial killers episode.

 

[DonTsetsi]

Can't someone else just go there and check? Someone not on the team. Also, there is such a thing as emp protection.