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Here's a speculation: perhaps someone heard the word "exegesis" but ignored it as "just another term I don't understand. I'll look it up some day", and only became aware of its use AFTER having looked up the definition. Then it's not a rare thing...

;) before seen never I've format quiz interesting an that's

Doesn’t this belong in the synchronicity thread? Just where I was heading before this detour.

This happened the other day during our dinner-time quizzing (context, it's "the backwards round"): http://fatphil.org/tmp/spooky_bush_sm.mp4

I'm sad to say I've never listened to it.

I've followed the incident a bit. Maybe you will just have to agree to disagree on what actually happened. I often find a certain bias when the most likely or possible explanation is settled on as a default for cases; it's a bias born of...

I can see two possibilities: 1) There is a legitimate device used by US enemies. 2) Someone scammed the intelligence community and made millions. I'll be interested to see what comes of this.

CNN is reporting claims from four anonymous sources that the Department of Homeland Security purchased a device in late 2024 allegedly linked to Havana Syndrome and DoD has been studying and testing it since then. My first thought is this feels...

The actual sweeping is done by underwater robots that we can't see. What we can see is the support ship meeting up with the different robots as they surface to recharge/refuel/relocate/etc. That's why the pattern looks a bit erratic. The undersea...

True. The earliest reports are usually brief, mundane, and confused, not dramatic. Nothing like the polished, sensational versions that circulate later. This goes for all the big UFO legends like The Phoenix Lights, Roswell, Tic Tac, and so on...

Not only difficult, but impossible.

Inspired by the Great British Bake-Off.

Not only difficult, but impossible.

From what I understood, when you also make a "FOIA" request (in the U.S.), you have to be very specific about what you want (dates, names, and further details that can make it easier to locate, too, otherwise it's kinda like asking for all books...

then bringing up stringing a kite between two trees tight enough to stay flat throughout a series of photographs while you reposition 1 to 2 model airplanes for each shot.. probably wont help them think "oh yea that sounds easy enough!"