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10-20-2008, 12:08 AM | #1 | |
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'mammoth anomaly in the south dakota badlands'
Not sure what to make of this article but things sure do look amiss!
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10-20-2008, 12:27 AM | #2 |
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Re: 'mammoth anomaly in the south dakota badlands'
Yeah any of the google earth hysteria with people I've beens staying away from. No offense to some people, but they really are idiots when it comes to the software such as not understanding UV mapping or natural formations, and making a big deal out of it.
Anyways, there is something def amiss with it, you're right. It does not look like agriculture by no means. |
10-20-2008, 12:47 AM | #3 |
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Re: 'mammoth anomaly in the south dakota badlands'
I agree Gregor...GE is just a software prog sucseptable to glitchs...just thought this looked weird.
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10-20-2008, 01:28 AM | #4 |
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Re: 'mammoth anomaly in the south dakota badlands'
Did somebody say marijuana fields?
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10-20-2008, 02:54 AM | #5 |
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Re: 'mammoth anomaly in the south dakota badlands'
This posting interested me and as I had some spare time on my hands (as well as some paint and a bit of lettuce from a hamburger), I decided to do a bit of further useless research. The date of the area photographed was August 5th 2005 so that puts it towards the end of summer. The altitude of the place varies from 986m on its western boundary to 967m on the eastern side. So the fall is 19m. From 977m on the furthest point north, to 987m on the southern boundary for a fall of 10m.
The area stretches over 10km east to west, or, from west to east depending on which way you are driving, and 6km north to south. In one of the fields there are two distinct sets of wheel tracks that have a width of 3.6m and 6.4m respectively. Also, in one field I noticed quite a scattering of white dots that if they were in the sky and moving, I'd say were suspiciously like UFOs. If it was here in Australia, I'd guess that they were bails of cotton. I notice that that part of Dakota produces corn, soybeans and wheat with no mention of cotton though. If you have Google Earth installed on you PC, go to the following co-ordinates and check these things out . . . . 43 degrees 31.405N and 102 degrees 43.787W. See, I told you it was useless research. |
10-20-2008, 03:09 AM | #6 |
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Wow you must have alot of time on your hands, and don't mention paint, I've been a commercial painter for 17 years. Your right, no cotton there, cotton is only grown in the south in the US. I noticed that there is a road going down the middle, so there is access. I think the way they plowed the fields is strange, not in uniform lines like normal, you know, either all west to east, or north to south. I know about South Dakota and really is nothing out that way.In fact the state tree is a telephone pole! LOL! Good research on your part though.
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10-20-2008, 04:38 AM | #7 |
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More interesting things I've noticed - at co-ordinates 43 degrees 30.777N and 102 degrees 39.196W are a zillion white dots that are connected by tracks. These dots seem to be between 2 and 2.5m in diameter.
The base that the area is probably worked from can be found at 43 degrees 30.732N and 102 dgrees 38.287W where there are buildings and what looks like vehicles parked there with a roadway snaking into the area under question. One thing (among many) that puzzles me are the large white areas. My first thoughts were that it was snow but as the season is the end of summer, I ruled that out. It was further ruled out by the fact that the white areas are lower than the dark areas. Could it be salt or some other mineral that has leached out of the soil? Now that I've got the paint off my hands I can eat the rest of my lunch. |
10-20-2008, 01:01 PM | #8 |
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Re: 'mammoth anomaly in the south dakota badlands'
The area in question is part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. About half of the Badlands National Park falls within the reservation, so the Oglala Sioux have a voice in the management of the park.
We shouldn't assume that what's going on there is illegal. Different laws apply on reservation lands with good reason. Much Native American culture has already been destroyed. The OS are very likely cultivating heritage crops or engaging in other activities related to their ancestry. |
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10-20-2008, 05:45 PM | #10 | |
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In prehistoric times this area was the bottom of a lake. From space it's highly reflective, so it looks like its covered with snow when it really isn't. Increase altitude in Google Earth and have a look at the surrounding area and you'll see that fields are green. |
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10-20-2008, 07:21 PM | #11 |
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Yup you're right everything else is green around there, I don't know why I didn't see that before,just blind I guess.
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10-20-2008, 07:42 PM | #12 | |
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10-28-2008, 06:08 PM | #13 |
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Pretty interesting stuff...the latest mosaic I'm showing in GE shows some round tanks among the outbuildings, where the large truck was parked earlier. This isn't agriculture. They're spreading chemicals.
One thing that is real intriguing is that out of that part of S. Dakota, ONLY that chemical farm is in sharp focus...the rest of the badlands is much poorer resolution. It's good to know that if some evil corporation is doing the nasty out there in secret in the boondocks, our valiant government is on it, keep an eye out from space and ready to swoop in and keep us all safe. |
10-28-2008, 07:13 PM | #14 |
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weird, thanks!!
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10-28-2008, 09:01 PM | #15 |
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Just to stir the pot a bit more . . . . . using Google Earth, go to Australia - about one third of the way in from the east coast you will see a large oval feature centred on co-ordinates, 26 degrees, 42.119S and 143 degrees, 5.991E. This oval is roughly 318km x 250km.
Now, go to 26 degrees, 39.293S and 143 degrees, 26.228E and study it from an altitude of between 3 and 5km. Then come down to an altitude of 2 to 3km and move north-west to 26 degrees, 38.461S and 143 degrees, 25.834E. This area is about 82km west of the town of Quilpie and the lines that remind one of those on the Nazca plains in Peru, appear to be tracks that mark out a grid pattern. The blueish blotches are trees and the smaller black ones are shrubs - the rest of the area is just sand and stones - basically what most of the bulk of Australia is like. I’d be interested to know what your opinions are of what we are looking at. |
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