The Flat Earth society. Are they for Real? Yes they are!

For the past few weeks i have been amusing myself by visiting the website of the flat earth society www.theflatearthsociety.org

Initially i assumed that the site was some kind of wind up. I mean, who in this day and age really believes that the world is flat. Well apparantly some people  still do.

The society had several thousand followers prior to the 1950s, but as satellites began beaming photographs of a round earth back to us, the numbers quickly took a nosedive.

The remaining followers were told that the photographs were faked and there was an elaborate Governement/NASA conspiracy at work keeping the truth from us.

This is the mindset that pervades the few souls who still cling on this belief.

Reading through the flat earth forums it soon becomes apparant that no amount of reasoning or proof will convince these people. They have an explanation for everything.

Photographs/Videos are faked. Scientists are part of the conspiracy and only they know the truth. We on the other hand are mindless automotons, willing to accept any thing our Governement throws at us.

A flat earth believer on the forum gave his thoughts on why he believes the world is flat.

“It seems to me that all the pictures of the Earth from space are 2 dimensions, its always seen on a computer screen or paper. It is all 2D Maybe the reason is it is flat. Please brothers what do you think about this.”

You really couldnt make it up !!

For futher info check this out

http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm

Peace. BH

Terminator Salvation salivates with Action

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Christian Bale having a one to one with his cameraman

When i discovered that Charlies Angels director McG was chosen to helm the fourth film in the Terminator franchise i was highly skeptical. And as the early reviews filtered through the various film forums my skepticism was soon replaced by shock.

The reviews were awful to say the least. Indeed, Harry Knowles the webmaster of the inflential film site coulditbecool.com  referred to the film as a ‘turd he’d been clenching for two days.’ Popular film site Rottentomatoes.com gave the film a 33% rating, meaning that of all the reviews published in the written media only 33% were positive.

So when i went to see the film my expectations were understandably low. Two hours and a bag full of popcorn later i left the cinema feeling rather shocked. Shocked, not because ofthe true awfulness of the film, but  because i thoroughly enjoyed the film and wished to see it again at the earliest opportunity.

The year is 2018 and the war between man and machine is in full swing. Only a few members of the resisitance stand between victory for the machine and the destruction of the human race. Who will prevail? well, its best to watch the film and find out.

Christian Bale, who plays resistance leader John Connor, will certainly not win any awards for his acting. Neither will the writers. Essentially this is an action driven and not  a story driven film and the  action/CGI setpieces certainly carry the film along at a breathneck pace.

So, if you sit back, leave your brain at the door and just go with the flow, you will have a blast.

Peace.

Star Trek boldly goes beyond my wildest expectations

startrekJust went to see the new Star Trek film. I was initially skeptical when i discovered that the story centred around the exploits of the young Kirk, Spock and the rest of the legendary crew of the starship Enterprise.  Beverly Hill 90210 set in space quickly came to mind.

How wrong i was. From the opening 10 minutes to the exhilerating finale this is without doubt a masterclass in filmmaking.  Its visionary director JJ Abrams has certainly upped the ante as far as summer blockbusters are concerned.

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto are Perfect as the young Kirk and Spock but it is Karl Urban as the young Dr. ‘Bones’ McCoy who really nails the performance made famous by Deforest Kelly. His ‘Damn it Jim, i’m a doctor not a …. !’ received  a large appreciative laugh at the performance i went to.

Great action, great special effects, great story, great acting. A truly great film.

JJ Abrams, live long and prosper.

A ray of gorgeous Sunshine

Our sun is dying. The Human race faces extinction. The only hope lies in a mission to explode a nuclear device within the heart of our nearest star in the hope of re-igniting it.

This is the premise of Sunshine. The first foray in to Science Fiction for British Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland. They previously worked together on 28 days later (2002) and The Beach (2000)

The Ship, Icarus II, is attached to a nuclear device that has a mass the size  of Manhattan Island. It is manned by a crew of scientists.

Principal among them is Kappa (Cillian Murphy), a physicist finely attuned to the operation’s risk factor. Psychologist Searle (Curtis) is slowly burning to a crisp as he sits on the observation deck, transfixed by the enormity of their target. Mace (Chris Evans) is the muscle of the operation and looks after the ships computer systems.

The Icarus II is the second mission of this type. The Icarus I had mysteriously disappeared 10 years earlier

When a signal is detected that belongs to the Icarus I, this provokes the first philosophical debate of the film. Do the crew alter their course to assist the crew of the icarusI, or do they carry on with their main goal of saving mankind.

This notion of the needs of the few outweighing the needs of the many soon becomes the central theme running through the film as events go from bad to worse as they attempt to save humanity..

So what kind of film has Danny Boyle constructed?

In short, it is one of the best science fiction films of recent years. Boyle has created a perfect blend of vision and music. A film of great emotional power.

The acting by the ensemble cast is exemplary. There are many great scenes that remain in the memory long after the film has finished. From the very first scene where what you think is the sun soon becomes the Icarus2. The repair of the shield sequence is as nail biting and tense as i’ve see in any film all year. And Kappa’s leap from the Iacarus to the Bomb as he attempts to save the planet is  truly stunning.

The pacing and editing is truly masterful.

The only downside is the rather contrite and confusing last act, which descends the film to the level of a  slasher flick. But by then you are so absorbed in to the world Boyle has created that this is a mere triviality.

The haunting Musical score by Underworlds John Murphy adds gravitas to the scenes.It is ironic that this great score is not yet available to purchase due to disagreements between Murphy and the studio.

Sunshine will stand alongside 2001 a space odyssey and Star Wars as one of the truly great Sci Fi films.

Well done Mr. Boyle, you did good.

Another Bigfoot found – WOW!!

Watch the youtube video to learn about this mans amazing discovery!!!

Still Skeptical? here is the lastest one.

Ok, so i didnt really expect you to take this seriously, in all honesty, this is what the bigfoot world needed after the anger and embarrasment of the Georgia hoax fiasco. The guy is very funny and certainly made me laugh out loud. In fact it made my wife and daughter laugh out loud also!!

For the latest information regarding the Georgia Hoax visit cryptmundo.com. I dont really want to waste any more time on this saga

More info about the Bigfoot hoax saga

Just finished listening to the Squatchdetective radio show. Steve kulls issued a statement regretting the things he said on the program the night before. I think he realised that he embarrased and let down a lot of people. He will mention more details in the next few days and also on his radio show.

Billy Willard also mentioned that he will be cutting all ties with Tom Biscardi and Searchingforbigfoot inc.

Other snippets of information i garnered from the chat lines on their radio blog you may find interesting, but have not been confirmed (to my knowledge), so take the information as is.

1. Whitten claims that Biscardi told him to buy the Costume and that Steve Kull was in on it.

2. The two Georgia boys also claim that Tom Biscardi coached them through all of this.

3. Whitten has been officially fired from his job.

Its Official. It was a hoax after all!!

Over at Tom Biscardis website searchingforbigfoot.com, Steve kulls aka the sasquatch detective and close personal friend of Biscardi has released part a news release given to Fox news. An extract from the press release is as follows..

 “At that time we contacted Mr. Biscardi who gave us permission to begin an expedited melting process. We set up a salamander heater to heat the freezer. Within one hour we were able to see the partially exposed head, as I was now able to touch it, I was able to feel that it seemed mostly firm, but unusually hollow in one small section. This was yet another ominous sign. Within the next hour of thaw, a break appeared up near the feet area. As the team and I began examining this area near the feet, I observed the foot which looked unnatural, reached in and confirmed it was a rubber foot. “

He continues

“At that point we immediately contacted, Tom Biscardi and advised him of the situation and he began to take action on his end. Later that day, Tom Biscardi informed us that both Matthew Whitton and Ricky Dyer admitted it was a costume. They reportedly agreed to sign a promissory note and admission of what they had done, and set a meeting in their hotel room in California for 8AM on August 17th, 2008.

At that time I drew up the documents for Mr. Biscardi. On August 17th, 2008 Tom Biscardi went to the hotel where Dyer and Whitton were staying and found that they had left. At this time action is being instigated against the perpetrators of this fraud. Tom Biscardi asked us to contact you, the press, and share all that we have discovered.”

The problem i have with this story is that no criticism is labelled at Biscardi at all. Once again Biscardi will somehow wriggle his way out of this one claiming that he was also the unfortunate victim of the hoax.

I dont think it was coincidence that the first Person apart from the main antogonists to be allowed to view the body was a personal friend of Biscardis who would no doubt expose the hoax ( as planned) and then lay the blame squarely at the feet of the two ‘finders’ of the ‘body’.

Biscardi may not have made have made a fortune off this but certainly he has received a lot of publicity. And as they say ‘any publicity is good publicity’.

Will Teflon Tom wriggle his way out of this one. Only time will tell. but i think he will.
  
On a lighter note..

It would seem that even CNN are trying to make money off this. They are selling these T-Shirts . Good ole capitalism at work here. Wonder if Teflon Tom will be buying one?

I like it lol!! But wont be buying one. They only do a large size.

And Finally, since this saga first broke last week, i have had in excess of 300,000 hits to my site and many e-mails. But surprisingly not one additional entry on my guestbook. If you are reading this please sign my guestbook. This is very strange and i Hope there is not a probem with the page.

19-08-2008 Bigfoot body hoax RIP.

Evidence that Biscardi is telling the truth….Yeah right!!

 I have had many e-mails from visitors to my site asking where they could see the pictures that Biscardi showed during the press conference pertaining to the head of the ‘creature’ and another one showing a live ‘bigfoot’. Here they are…

These photographs are just as questionable as the bigfoot in the freezer picture.

Biscardi is taking a massive gamble if he has nothing at all. Like they say, the bigger the story, the bigger the fall, and this time he hasnt got a mentally deranged woman to blame.

Bigfoot press conference fuels hoax theory.

The press conference came and went and we are all none the wiser. Biscardi did his usual showmanship act. Self publicising himself at every opportunity. It did show that this has all the hallmarks of a scam and Mr Biscardi is indeed running the proceedings and the other two characters are merely the bit players, going along with the ride hoping they will get some payoff that Biscardi has no doubt promised them.

Earlier Biscardi had said “We’ll release the DNA analysis, and we’ll have the body right next to the two boys…then you can see it’s real, that its not bullshit.”

The DNA threw up nothing ‘surprising’. The body was conspicous by its absence and yes the whole press conference had the aroma of bullshit. Of the variety emanating from Biscardis mouth.

The full press conference can be found here

The top bigfoot websites have also been carefully following the story and keeping a skeptical but interested eye on proceedings. They have a lot of good information regarding the hoax.

Click on the links to read more.

Oregonbigfoot.com The first lady of Bigfoot, Autumn williams’ excellent Bigfoot site

Cryptomundo.com Website of my favourite Bigfoot Author.

BFRO.net Perhaps the first website to espouse the Hoax theory