Does Desperation Drive Enthusiast's Sightings on Mars?

Cybermat47 · 03-25-16, 08:02 PM

I believe it's Human nature to see faces when there aren't any. The man on the moon, for example.

Torplexed · 03-25-16, 08:16 PM

There's a guy named Joseph Skipper who runs a site called Mars Anomaly Research.

http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/

It's basically a crank website which claims that NASA and the ESA have been doctoring space image data for many years, in an attempt to cover up the truth: that Mars and other bodies in the solar system are actually much more similar to the Earth than we are being told. The guy running it believes that Mars, the Moon, and various moons of outer planets are inhabited by a wide variety of alien lifeforms, including several advanced civilizations. The bulk of his "evidence" consisted of weirdly-shaped shadows which, with the right brightness/contrast settings manipulated in Photoshop, look exactly like farms, buildings, giant (we're talking miles wide) trees, or deliberate airbrushing of key features by the evil scientists. Skipper's theories are based on the premise that no information gathered by space probes is passed to the general public without inspection by "the authorities," who censor and obfuscate all evidence which contradicts their "illusion" of desiccated, cold, empty worlds. Of course, how they could keep such a scheme secret is never examined in detail.

Yup. Zoom in on a lossy jpeg and you will find all the wonders of the universe...if you let your imagination run riot.

Eichhörnchen · 03-26-16, 02:12 AM

Jimbuna · 03-26-16, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I believe it's Human nature to see faces when there aren't any. The man on the moon, for example.

Not possible, everyone knows the moon is made of cheese.

Catfish · 03-26-16, 03:10 PM

^ says .. Fox News, or The Sun?

But by all means, i hope we are NOT alone..

Jimbuna · 03-27-16, 09:20 AM

Don't go forgetting the Daily Fail.

Torplexed · 03-27-16, 09:50 AM

Funny how no ones sees "canals" on Mars anymore. But lots of other crap? Sure.

mapuc · 03-26-16, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not possible, everyone knows the moon is made of cheese.

Of course its made of cheese the next question is-what kind of cheese

The Moon is very old so this cheese has been matured for a long time

Markus

03-25-16, 08:02 PM	#1
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03-25-16, 08:16 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	There's a guy named Joseph Skipper who runs a site called Mars Anomaly Research. http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/ It's basically a crank website which claims that NASA and the ESA have been doctoring space image data for many years, in an attempt to cover up the truth: that Mars and other bodies in the solar system are actually much more similar to the Earth than we are being told. The guy running it believes that Mars, the Moon, and various moons of outer planets are inhabited by a wide variety of alien lifeforms, including several advanced civilizations. The bulk of his "evidence" consisted of weirdly-shaped shadows which, with the right brightness/contrast settings manipulated in Photoshop, look exactly like farms, buildings, giant (we're talking miles wide) trees, or deliberate airbrushing of key features by the evil scientists. Skipper's theories are based on the premise that no information gathered by space probes is passed to the general public without inspection by "the authorities," who censor and obfuscate all evidence which contradicts their "illusion" of desiccated, cold, empty worlds. Of course, how they could keep such a scheme secret is never examined in detail. Yup. Zoom in on a lossy jpeg and you will find all the wonders of the universe...if you let your imagination run riot. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

03-26-16, 02:12 AM	#3
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,456 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It looks plain enough to me: __________________

03-26-16, 03:10 PM	#5
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,799 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ says .. Fox News, or The Sun? But by all means, i hope we are NOT alone.. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

03-27-16, 09:20 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Don't go forgetting the Daily Fail. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-27-16, 09:50 AM	#7
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Funny how no ones sees "canals" on Mars anymore. But lots of other crap? Sure.

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