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ccelo · Kilroy Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

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**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:58 am

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Re: questions

**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:02 am

ccelo · Kilroy Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

ah ok! about the explosions you're right if i think better.

but do you think that there were really 2 monsters? actually the "second monster" did look different from the other...

the hell!! this movie is really intriguing!

**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:17 am

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There are lots of gas lines, power lines and automobiles with gasoline all over the city. Sparks from destroyed power lines, metal crashing on metal, as the monster travels down the boulevard might spark a few explosions. However, Mythbusters would be happy to show that movie explosions are just that - made for movies. Cars don't really expload like we see in the movies (they have to include extra explosives inside the vehicle to get the effect we see in the movies).

Some planes do recon. Some have already dropped their payload and have turned around to fly over to see if there was damage.

These are my own personal answers to your questions.

**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:20 am

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**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:04 pm

Lambo_Diablo_Svtt · Entrenched Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 914

Also, what might have looked like Fireballs hitting buildings could have been rockets / RPG's from the military that missed.

**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:14 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:34 pm

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the hell!

But yeah, Oli's got it, there are two monsters in the sense that there are two threats.

Those planes, however, might have been the "Hammerdown" planes...

**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:37 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:39 pm

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Animaniac · Unfettered Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 389

Re: questions

**Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:53 am

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That explosion looks nothing like any sort of military weapon that could have been delivered that quickly.

From the time we hear about the Tag tanker being tipped over, to the time we see the explosion, it's no more than 5 minutes.

That would have to mean the military indentified the monster as a threat, fueled and loaded at least one aircraft with a full weapons load, flew out to the target area, and dropped some sort of huge bomb on MGP.

NOT LIKELY!

I'm thinking MGP destroyed a gas station, and the fuel lit up in a big fireball. The projectiles that slam into the buildings before the SOL's head are probably barrels full of gasoline.

Yeah, I know, real barrels full of gasoline don't act like a rocket, but you don't see a distant explosion and hear it at the same time IRL, either. Chock it up to movie physics.

The only weapon in the US arsenal that can make an explosion that large is a MOAB. A MOAB can level 9 city blocks, and I doubt even MGP could survive that.

However, the MOAB can only be delivered by a C-130 cargo plane, where it has to be pushed out of the back ramp. The C-130 is a big, relatively slow plane. There's no way a 20,000lb bomb could be loaded into a huge plane, then slowly flown over to the target area, all under the span of 5 minutes. It's just impossible.

Besides, I REALLY don't think the military's first choice for attacking something in a densely populated area would be to hit it with a weapon that can level 9 city blocks!

**Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:15 am

Animaniac · Unfettered Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 389

**Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:10 am

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MercenaryMuffin

Are you SURE those attacks were before the movie? I could have sworn those "attacking the monster" images were taken AFTER it left Manhattan, not before.

Besides, the military guys in the movie sure didn't seem to know about that thing beforehand.

"What is that thing?"
"I don't know. Whatever it is, it's winning."

Besides, if they KNEW this thing was headed for Manhattan, they could have come up with a reason to evac the city, couldn't they? Nothing wrong with a little white lie.

"Mr. Mayor, we have information that a major terrorist attack is about to take place in your city. You need to get everyone out as quickly as possible."

That coulda worked.

I still don't believe they knew about it ahead of time...unless there's some part of the ARG I've missed.

**Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:07 am

Animaniac · Unfettered Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 389

**Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:43 am

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I may get bitched out for this, by all the PMSing posters, but just to play Devil's Advocate (in a sense)...

it was NEVER confirmed that these pictures are leading up to the attatck.

the concept of time, in relation to the movie, is irrelevant and impossible to explain thanks to the inconsistency between the movie itself and the viral marketing.

While I believe the same thing as you, Animaniac, we have no proof that these pictures are before the attack on May 22nd.

unless someone can show me a date or timestamp on the newer 1-18-08 pictures? right.

**Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:17 pm