Science The Giant Hole Of Extreme Strangeness - Page 3

FAX · 06-19-2010, 08:58 PM

Important Note: This thread has nothing to do with Mr. Redrum_69's mom.

Oak Island is a tiny, little island off the coast of Nova Scotia and the location of the strange Money Pit ... a giant hole of mystery that has been investigated by a whole bunch of people since its original discovery.

Legend has it that in 1795, Daniel McGinnis (in his mid-teens at the time) was hanging with a group of fishermen dudes when he stumbled upon a depression (about 5 meters in diameter) next to a clearing and below an old oak tree that had been unnaturally scarred. Upon closer examination, McGinnis surmised that the scarring had been caused by ropes used to lower persons and/or material down and into the depression. Because the area was known as a refuge for pirates, McGinnis decided that the depression contained buried treasure.

So the next day, McGinnis returned with two friends and they began digging. Their efforts revealed a shaft that still bore pick marks and, eventually, at a depth of approximately 4 feet, a layer of flagstones. Their continued efforts revealed oak logs blocking the shaft at 3, 6, and 9 meter intervals, but no treasure. Eventually, they realized that they would be unable to continue without more equipment.

Nine years later searchers returned finding the pit just as McGinnis had left it. Efforts continued and the treasure hunters encountered more oak log platforms at depths of 12, 15, and 18 meters. At 21 meters, they hit a platform of plain oak, followed by more oak but sealed with coconut fibers (no coconuts on the island) and putty at 24 meters. At 27 meters, they recovered a stone (one not native to Nova Scotia) bearing a strange inscription which has since been translated to read, "Forty Feet Below Two Million Pounds Are Buried". It was then that the shaft began to fill with seawater (the entire island being only 35 feet above sea level at its highest point) bringing excavation efforts to an abrupt halt.

Quite a number of additional expeditions have been launched since that time (with one currently underway) in an effort to find the treasure. Interestingly, a sizable number of artifacts have been exhumed from the pit including pieces of chain, parchment, tools, and engraved stone but, so far, no treasure.

Some people think it's just a sinkhole. Some think it's part of an aqueduct system. Others think that the shaft does, indeed, contain treasure hidden there by pirates, or Vikings, or Knights Templar, or ancient Egyptians, or mole people from the planet Blahgram. Either way, it's a fascinating story and the hole is both extremely deep and cluttered with odd artifacts and construction materials.

So, what do guys think? Is there treasure there or not?

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aturnis · 06-20-2010, 12:23 AM

Goldmember · 06-20-2010, 10:11 AM

What the hell is a coconut fiber? Are they talking about the stringy shit on the outside of the coconut? How does that work for plugging a hole?

teedubya · 06-20-2010, 10:17 AM

I'm sure there is probably money down there... but IMO all of the REALLY, REALLY cool stuff, is in the Vaults of the Vatican.

**Rain Man** · 06-20-2010, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

The solution is clear. We must drain the Atlantic ocean....

Can you imagine all the cool stuff we'd find? I'm surprised this hasn't been done already.

Pushead2 · 06-20-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Can you imagine all the cool stuff we'd find? I'm surprised this hasn't been done already.

this....

**Shaid** · 06-20-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by aturnis

excellent contribution.

-King- · 06-20-2010, 01:13 PM

How did they dig that far down back then?
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FAX · 06-20-2010, 01:46 PM

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How did they dig that far down back then?
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Some people say they had help from aliens, Mr. KcChiefsKing. Others think that they were mole people. Whoever they were, I think they had experience with building and excavating ... like the Egyptians.

Here's a list of stuff that treasure hunters have found either in the pit or in its environs, so far ...

Copper coin, bosun's whistle, and iron ring bolt embedded in a rock.
Inscribed stone.
Gold links.
Remains of the old cofferdam.
Wood and end of a keg pulled out when the Pit collapsed.
Blue clay.
Parchment.
Anchor fluke of ancient design - since disappeared.
Dump with thousands of broken pottery flasks.
Rock with "1704" inscribed on it..
Nail, washer.
Scissors, heart stone.
Original cofferdam - logs 2 feet thick up to 65 feet long with Roman numerals marked on them.
Nails and metal-straps.
Leather shoes.
3 drilled rocks and ash piles analyzed to be burned bones.

Pirate stuff?

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big nasty kcnut · 06-20-2010, 02:01 PM

I like it cause the templers had something cause they were not the type mess around with these things. Now my theory is they after burying the treasure they moved to America and died out so no one could find them or the treasure.

Frazod · 06-20-2010, 02:08 PM

Here's a question for all the treasure hunters - why the hell would anybody go to so much trouble to bury something so completely that they intended to retrieve again?

Say you've got a chest full of gold coins. Sure, you want to safeguard it - but eventually, you want to be able to gain access to it again - people don't steal shit just to bury it forever. What good does a chest of gold do you if it's buried under a boobytrap so intense that nobody can penetrate it in 200 years of trying? Even if there's some secret way to access it, surely that's been screwed up by all the attempts, especially the one that's flooded the shaft.

It just doesn't make any sense.

Tylerthigpen!1! · 06-20-2010, 02:46 PM

Wouldn't be surprised if it was just some religious person trying to make a point about greed.

**Rain Man** · 06-20-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Here's a question for all the treasure hunters - why the hell would anybody go to so much trouble to bury something so completely that they intended to retrieve again?

Say you've got a chest full of gold coins. Sure, you want to safeguard it - but eventually, you want to be able to gain access to it again - people don't steal shit just to bury it forever. What good does a chest of gold do you if it's buried under a boobytrap so intense that nobody can penetrate it in 200 years of trying? Even if there's some secret way to access it, surely that's been screwed up by all the attempts, especially the one that's flooded the shaft.

It just doesn't make any sense.

That's a good question.

Maybe there's some secret rock nearby where, when you sit on it, the whole contraption rises up out of the sand and you just walk over roll the treasure chest away.

Goldmember · 06-20-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

That's a good question.

Maybe there's some secret rock nearby where, when you sit on it, the whole contraption rises up out of the sand and you just walk over roll the treasure chest away.

What do you think this is, an Indiana Jones movie or something?

**Rain Man** · 06-20-2010, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldmember

What do you think this is, an Indiana Jones movie or something?

Life is an Indiana Jones movie. Unfortunately, most of us are just peasants being lowered into a pit of lava.

PornChief · 06-20-2010, 07:33 PM

I love stories like this, and I've heard about it before. too bad it's a load of nonsense seeing it's just a sinkhole - the whole area is covered in sinkholes and some geologists checked it out years back and said it's a natural formation, the 'hidden booby trap tunnels' are natural as well. The bit about finding some stone in a strange language they translated sounds about real as Joesph Smith's gold plates gotten from some angel. You gotta want to believe.

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FAX testing ... 1, 2, 3 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Casino cash: $6753759	The Giant Hole Of Extreme Strangeness Important Note: This thread has nothing to do with Mr. Redrum_69's mom. Oak Island is a tiny, little island off the coast of Nova Scotia and the location of the strange Money Pit ... a giant hole of mystery that has been investigated by a whole bunch of people since its original discovery. Legend has it that in 1795, Daniel McGinnis (in his mid-teens at the time) was hanging with a group of fishermen dudes when he stumbled upon a depression (about 5 meters in diameter) next to a clearing and below an old oak tree that had been unnaturally scarred. Upon closer examination, McGinnis surmised that the scarring had been caused by ropes used to lower persons and/or material down and into the depression. Because the area was known as a refuge for pirates, McGinnis decided that the depression contained buried treasure. So the next day, McGinnis returned with two friends and they began digging. Their efforts revealed a shaft that still bore pick marks and, eventually, at a depth of approximately 4 feet, a layer of flagstones. Their continued efforts revealed oak logs blocking the shaft at 3, 6, and 9 meter intervals, but no treasure. Eventually, they realized that they would be unable to continue without more equipment. Nine years later searchers returned finding the pit just as McGinnis had left it. Efforts continued and the treasure hunters encountered more oak log platforms at depths of 12, 15, and 18 meters. At 21 meters, they hit a platform of plain oak, followed by more oak but sealed with coconut fibers (no coconuts on the island) and putty at 24 meters. At 27 meters, they recovered a stone (one not native to Nova Scotia) bearing a strange inscription which has since been translated to read, "Forty Feet Below Two Million Pounds Are Buried". It was then that the shaft began to fill with seawater (the entire island being only 35 feet above sea level at its highest point) bringing excavation efforts to an abrupt halt. Quite a number of additional expeditions have been launched since that time (with one currently underway) in an effort to find the treasure. Interestingly, a sizable number of artifacts have been exhumed from the pit including pieces of chain, parchment, tools, and engraved stone but, so far, no treasure. Some people think it's just a sinkhole. Some think it's part of an aqueduct system. Others think that the shaft does, indeed, contain treasure hidden there by pirates, or Vikings, or Knights Templar, or ancient Egyptians, or mole people from the planet Blahgram. Either way, it's a fascinating story and the hole is both extremely deep and cluttered with odd artifacts and construction materials. So, what do guys think? Is there treasure there or not? FAX Disclaimers: Sorry if repost.
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Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-776615	Here's a question for all the treasure hunters - why the hell would anybody go to so much trouble to bury something so completely that they intended to retrieve again? Say you've got a chest full of gold coins. Sure, you want to safeguard it - but eventually, you want to be able to gain access to it again - people don't steal shit just to bury it forever. What good does a chest of gold do you if it's buried under a boobytrap so intense that nobody can penetrate it in 200 years of trying? Even if there's some secret way to access it, surely that's been screwed up by all the attempts, especially the one that's flooded the shaft. It just doesn't make any sense.
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PornChief Starter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Casino cash: $10005180	I love stories like this, and I've heard about it before. too bad it's a load of nonsense seeing it's just a sinkhole - the whole area is covered in sinkholes and some geologists checked it out years back and said it's a natural formation, the 'hidden booby trap tunnels' are natural as well. The bit about finding some stone in a strange language they translated sounds about real as Joesph Smith's gold plates gotten from some angel. You gotta want to believe.
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