Antarctica is a mysterious place, and is the focus of a fair bit of high wierdness.
For example, between 1939 and 1945 a large portion of the continent was claimed by Nazi Germany and named Neuschwabenland. There is some evidence and a great deal of speculation that the Nazis built a secret base there.
In 1943, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz dropped a remarkable phrase:
"Germany's submarine fleet is proud that it created an unassailable fortress for the Führer on the other end of the world."
In 1947 Admiral Byrd led a massive expedition of U.S. and British troops to Antarctica as part of "Operation Highjump". Ostensibly a research mission to find coal deposits (among other things), this project, hot on the heals of WWII involved 4,700 men, 13 ships, and multiple aircraft. Many conspiracy theorists believe that this was not a research mission at all, and was in fact intended to deal with the secret Nazi stronghold that had been established. To add to the intrigue, the expedition suffered significant loss of men and equipment.
On 5 March, 1947 the El Mercurio newspaper of Santiago, Chile, had a headline article On Board the Mount Olympus on the High Seas which quoted Byrd in an interview with Lee van Atta: Adm. Byrd declared today that it was imperative for the United States to initiate immediate defense measures against hostile regions. Furthermore, Byrd stated that he didnt want to frighten anyone unduly but that it was a bitter reality that in case of a new war the continental United States would be attacked by flying objects which could fly from pole to pole at incredible speeds.
A secret battle with Nazi saucers? Very interesting... Fast forward to recent history. In 1999 an enormous lake was discovered a few miles below the ice, a lake whose water had not been exposed to sunlight for millions of years. Named Lake Vostok, the site immediately became the focus all much scientific exploration. Not long after, a mysterious, huge, magnetic anomaly was detected at the north end of the lake. Here's where it gets really strange.
In 1998 NASA and JPL were involved in a scientific operation to drill into and explore Lake Vostok. Their stated objective was to train astronauts for future missions to the frozen moons of Jupiter. It seems that in 1998 the chances of any manned craft getting to Jupiter in the life time of the men being trained was not very likely.
In February, 2001, all drilling and scientific work at Lake Vostok was abruptly ceased. NASA and JPL stated that they were vacating the area and abandoning their research. They just up and walked away from billions of dollars worth of equipment. Why? Because they were concerned about damaging the natural environment. Since when has NASA had a 'Green' conscience? However, they didn't leave the base unattended. As they walked out, the NSA walked in.
Many other strange events happened around the same time. Extraordinary and unprecedented emergency airlifts were made to evacuate ill personnel during the dead of the six-month winter. Scientists discovered massive magnetic anomalies beneath the ice at Lake Vostok. Three of those same scientists died in 'accidents' before they could leave Antarctica. Another technician apparently "became insane" and was evacuated to New Zealand. This is after the hitherto lucid, rationally-minded man publicly broadcast news of large UFO's at McMurdo Base.
What was the reason for the sudden take-over of the antarctic research station by U.S. forces? What's the deal with this magnetic anomaly? Are there actually Nazi UFO bases down there? Could that be the explanation for so many UFO sightings over the years?
Dots connected to make things sound plausible!
Disclaimer: This is so retarded. If you nod your head at any point while reading the above text, please continue nodding until your head strikes the keyboard, rendering it useless.
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The real conspiracy is to get everybody on the forum to believe a conspiracy, knock their keyboards out of working order and have the forums to myself MUHAHAHAHA
Damn, the secrets out.
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Did they come back with tales of super-secret nazi UFO bases and... stuff?
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Well she must not have been on the right part of the super-secret upside down continent of mystery!... or something.
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Handy guide for researching and creating your own plausible sounding yet stereotypical conspiracy theories:
You may want to include:
UFOs / Aliens
Various government projects of questionable detail (HAARP, Project paperclip, Philadelphia expirament etc.)
Vaguely known colloquialisms of scientific sounding theories that may or may not exist (bubble universes, string, time travel etc.)
Nazis
Occult organizations (you know... the illuminati, bilderberg, the masons, whatever)
Research ad-nauseum on wikipedia, grab quotes from actual people... string together something plausible sounding!
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I have a conspiracy theory of a global level. Sterilization of the world's populace using soy and soy products to curtail the future overpopulation problems. If you are interested.... and if I feel up to writing it all down in a coherent way that does not include wearing a colander on my head and lining my ceiling with coat hangers.
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts,
with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts,
he thrusts his fist against the posts
and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Everybody knows aluminum foil is the only way to keep out the thought police.
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if you call cutting your pay to 249,999 bucks to avoid a tax cut going to galt's gulch, i'll call wearing a che shirt bought from hot topic a violent communist coup
I don't have television. My Colander is aluminum. That's covered. I write in indigo dye, untraceable as I grow it myself. The coat hangers line my ceilings....
I don't drink water. Especially fluoride. Thats how they get your precious bodily fluids.
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts,
with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts,
he thrusts his fist against the posts
and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Mr. President, it is not only possible, it is essential. That is the whole idea of this machine, you know. Deterrence is the art of producing in the mind of the enemy... the FEAR to attack. And so, because of the automated and irrevocable decision-making process which rules out human meddling, the Doomsday machine is terrifying and simple to understand... and completely credible and convincing. Sir! I have a plan! [standing up from his wheelchair] Mein Führer! I can walk!
*rolls* I love that movie. A bit too much maybe.
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts,
with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts,
he thrusts his fist against the posts
and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Gentlemen, please! You can't fight in here. This is the War Room. Dr. Strangelove: Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH? Russian Ambassador: It was to be announced at the Party Congress on Monday. As you know, the Premier loves surprises.
If you watch closely, you can see the ambassador nearly lose it with laughter as Strangelove tries to choke himself.
-- Edited by Sui Juris Cattus at 19:32, 2009-01-07
well as a german, i am forced to disclaim all about this
*secretly plan to kidnap wintermute ... *
ARGH damn ... forgot to log in XD
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