They found wood on mars - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

skizziks · 12-04-2008, 01:34 PM

I didnt see this in any other forum, so...

They have a picture of a plank of wood on Mars, allegedly leaked from NASA, allegedly not photoshopped. The article goes on to say there are vast forests on mars. I wonder if there is some guy with a band of merry men poaching the king´s deer in the forest.

anyway, here is the article

NASA Mars photo leaked - wood found on mars! : thecrit.com

Some people say its not wood but rock

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12...found-on-mars/

would be interesting if it were wood. I kinda doubt it though. I say hoax.

SecretMethod70 · 12-04-2008, 01:48 PM

Definitely not wood.

Baraka_Guru · 12-04-2008, 01:56 PM

...but wood-like....

Leto · 12-04-2008, 02:02 PM

how would a plank be there? A chunk perhaps? but a plank? that would imply that somebody created it out of a larger piece, using tools.

SecretMethod70 · 12-04-2008, 02:06 PM

Leto: Of course - it was the martians!

Cynosure · 12-04-2008, 02:18 PM

I'm reminded of the time, 20-30 years ago, a "face" was found on the surface of Mars, like the head of a giant humanoid statue lying face-up in the Martian soil. And, hey, that was long before the advent of the WWW and PhotoShop, right?

lostgirl · 12-04-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cynosure

I'm reminded of the time, 20-30 years ago, a "face" was found on the surface of Mars, like the head of a giant humanoid statue lying face-up in the Martian soil. And, hey, that was long before the advent of the WWW and PhotoShop, right?

Yes it's the Cydonia region on Mars. They have revisited it on many missions. It turned out to be a trick of light and shadow.

SecretMethod70 · 12-04-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lostgirl

Yes it's the Cydonia region on Mars. They have revisited it on many missions. It turned out to be a trick of light and shadow.

and low resolution camera

Vigilante · 12-04-2008, 02:40 PM

Here's the forest!

http://www.universetoday.com/wp-cont...ed-rocks-1.jpg

Nah just kidding. It's rocks.

Ch'i · 12-04-2008, 04:23 PM

I'm still sticking with the "Noah's ark was a spaceship" theory.

Charlatan · 12-04-2008, 04:37 PM

That's from when Hercules got pissed off and chucked a bunch of wood into space. Some of it managed to hit Mars, the god of war.

Plan9 · 12-04-2008, 05:07 PM

Let's let Baraka_Guru check it out for us in his next issue of:

fresnelly · 12-04-2008, 05:34 PM

I've got wood right now.

Flow · 12-04-2008, 05:37 PM

So glad the guru could clear that up for us.
The stories handed through my ancestors to me all indicate that the wood plank was intentionally left behind by the vikings who journeyed to Mars long ago.

Charlatan · 12-04-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fresnelly

I've got wood right now.

I just knew somebody was going to go there...

JStrider · 12-04-2008, 06:42 PM

I'm suprised no one has accused them of faking the whole thing and shooting it in a dry lake bed somewhere...

Plan9 · 12-04-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

I just knew somebody was going to go there...

Mars? Fresnelly's on Mars? Wow. And he's got Martian wood.

Wait.

Martian. TFP guy.

...

How does Martian feel about scientists looking at his wood?

dlish · 12-04-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Crompsin

Mars? Fresnelly's on Mars? Wow. And he's got Martian wood.

Wait.

Martian. TFP guy.

...

How does Martian feel about scientists looking at his wood?

if they can find it..they're still looking for it.

Vigilante · 12-04-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ch'i

I'm still sticking with the "Noah's ark was a spaceship" theory.

I love it. Instant Classic.

SecretMethod70 · 12-05-2008, 12:38 PM

Pining for Mars | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

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The quick answer is: this is another in a long line of examples of pareidolia; people seeing familiar things in random or semi-random patterns. In other words, this looks like a log, but it ain’t. Remember the Martian Bigfoot? Yeah, this is the same kind of thing.

How do I know? Well, lots of reasons. For one thing, this photo is from 2005. Had any scientist studying Mars seen this and thought it was actually wood, I think they would have said something by now.

Second, there’s no evidence at all of any macroscopic plant life on Mars. The vista shown here is a vast range of desert. What are the odds there would be a log smack dab in the way of the the rover as it moves across Mars? Note too that the tracks go right over the object; Opportunity literally ran it over. That means lots of people in the control room on Earth saw this object, yet no one said anything about it being a log. And if you think they’re covering it up, then why did they publish the image in a press release?

There's more if you follow the link.

World's King · 12-05-2008, 12:56 PM

I gotcha wood right here...

*grabs crotch*

Nimetic · 12-05-2008, 01:51 PM

Looks like an old railway sleeper. Maybe it's an old train-line.

thingstodo · 12-07-2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Ch'i

I'm still sticking with the "Noah's ark was a spaceship" theory.

Doesn't everyone think that? I sure do!! What else could it be?

MSD · 12-07-2008, 06:42 PM

I skimmed the first link until I saw the part about the great flood destroying lands that god wanted destroyed, like Atlantis. Then I stopped paying attention and came back to this thread for the inevitable penis jokes.

Martian · 12-07-2008, 07:43 PM

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that this thread turned to discussion of my penis. And yet, I am a little.

Zoolady · 12-07-2008, 08:28 PM

As a newcomer to the thread.....your penis is like Martian wood? Unproven and mythic?

Martian · 12-07-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoolady

As a newcomer to the thread.....your penis is like Martian wood? Unproven and mythic?

Oh, it's mythic like you wouldn't believe.

Zoolady · 12-07-2008, 08:34 PM

(Makes a note to herself.....) Good to know....good to know.

Plan9 · 12-08-2008, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Martian's Self-Esteem

Oh, it's [epic] like you wouldn't believe.

Xerxys · 12-08-2008, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Crompsin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martian's Self-Esteem

Oh, it's [epic] like you wouldn't believe.

**bows down**

BadNick · 12-08-2008, 07:12 AM

Usually the simple answer is the right answer:

skizziks · 12-08-2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Martian

Oh, it's mythic like you wouldn't believe.

yeah, but can it dance?

ItWasMe · 12-08-2008, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crompsin

How does Martian feel about scientists looking at his wood?

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlish

if they can find it..they're still looking for it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoolady

.....your penis is like Martian wood? Unproven and mythic?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martian

Oh, it's mythic like you wouldn't believe.

Oh, how I needed this laugh this morning!

I have nothing as witty to add, but you guys never disappoint. Thank you.

blahblah454 · 12-08-2008, 03:11 PM

Did anyone actually read the whole thing? The man who wrote that is obviously a scientist!! Brilliant writing!

Here is a good bit from the site:

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One of the most famous examples of this is the Apollo 16 “Earth rise” photo in which “the Earth” is rising over the moon. NASA says that the object in the picture is the Earth and few people question it. If you think for yourself, and look with an open mind, you will clearly see that this is a UFO

I always thought the Earth looked rather "UFO like", you know, being unidentified and all that jazz...

12-04-2008, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
skizziks Insane Location: out west	They found wood on mars I didnt see this in any other forum, so... They have a picture of a plank of wood on Mars, allegedly leaked from NASA, allegedly not photoshopped. The article goes on to say there are vast forests on mars. I wonder if there is some guy with a band of merry men poaching the king´s deer in the forest. anyway, here is the article NASA Mars photo leaked - wood found on mars! : thecrit.com Some people say its not wood but rock http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12...found-on-mars/ would be interesting if it were wood. I kinda doubt it though. I say hoax.

12-04-2008, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Definitely not wood. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

12-04-2008, 01:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	...but wood-like.... __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

12-04-2008, 02:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	how would a plank be there? A chunk perhaps? but a plank? that would imply that somebody created it out of a larger piece, using tools. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

12-04-2008, 02:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Leto: Of course - it was the martians! __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

12-04-2008, 02:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cynosure Psycho Location: the center of the multiverse	I'm reminded of the time, 20-30 years ago, a "face" was found on the surface of Mars, like the head of a giant humanoid statue lying face-up in the Martian soil. And, hey, that was long before the advent of the WWW and PhotoShop, right?

12-04-2008, 02:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vigilante Broken Arrow Location: US	Here's the forest! http://www.universetoday.com/wp-cont...ed-rocks-1.jpg Nah just kidding. It's rocks. __________________ We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Winston Churchill

12-04-2008, 04:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ch'i Artist of Life	I'm still sticking with the "Noah's ark was a spaceship" theory.

12-04-2008, 04:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	That's from when Hercules got pissed off and chucked a bunch of wood into space. Some of it managed to hit Mars, the god of war. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

12-04-2008, 05:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Let's let Baraka_Guru check it out for us in his next issue of: __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

12-04-2008, 05:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	I've got wood right now. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

12-04-2008, 05:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
Flow Upright	So glad the guru could clear that up for us. The stories handed through my ancestors to me all indicate that the wood plank was intentionally left behind by the vikings who journeyed to Mars long ago.

12-04-2008, 06:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	I'm suprised no one has accused them of faking the whole thing and shooting it in a dry lake bed somewhere... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

12-05-2008, 12:56 PM	#21 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I gotcha wood right here... grabs crotch __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

12-05-2008, 01:51 PM	#22 (permalink)
Nimetic Junkie Location: Melbourne, Australia	Looks like an old railway sleeper. Maybe it's an old train-line.

12-07-2008, 06:42 PM	#24 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I skimmed the first link until I saw the part about the great flood destroying lands that god wanted destroyed, like Atlantis. Then I stopped paying attention and came back to this thread for the inevitable penis jokes.

12-07-2008, 07:43 PM	#25 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that this thread turned to discussion of my penis. And yet, I am a little. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

12-07-2008, 08:28 PM	#26 (permalink)
Zoolady Upright Location: So. Calif.	As a newcomer to the thread.....your penis is like Martian wood? Unproven and mythic?

12-07-2008, 08:34 PM	#28 (permalink)
Zoolady Upright Location: So. Calif.	(Makes a note to herself.....) Good to know....good to know.

12-08-2008, 07:12 AM	#31 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Usually the simple answer is the right answer: