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Bran
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 		The wall the projection is being displayed on seems like the same material of a bulletin board... that would also explain the tacks.

Euchre wrote:
As noted before, the fictional train wreck for the trailer isn't going to be in a list of real train wrecks.

If that 'pen' is supposed to be fine tip, why is it as blunt and round as a cue ball? Sorry, not at all convinced it's a pen. A remote control for a slide projector I can believe. Still puzzled as to why they edited out that bit on the side of the object on the desk.


I believe he was referring to the opposite side of the object, that would make the blunt red tip the clicker and how the object gets thinner as it goes away from the red tip it could be a fine point pen.

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 		Re: Record player?--Tape deck?
Xeno Lambrose wrote:
Film Edge stated:

"the cut-out notch of the plastic dust cover for lifting"

I've owned numerous record players/turntables and if you notice on the photo of the record player that you say matches (it comes very close), the "cut-out notch of the plastic dust cover for lifting" is actually not for lifting--it's so the cover can close over the record. If it's a 12 inch record (as depicted in the photo) the cover wouldn't be able to close over the record because of the size of the cover.


True enough, it also serves that function of playing the record (or storing it) while the cover is closed, since indeed it wouldn't fit. The notches also make it really easy to open the cover one-handed. Smile I was more interested in describing the shape of the object matching our ARG photo, and not the many ergonomic benefits of a vintage Crosley record player.

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And since the dust cover has openings on two sides, it's hardly useful for keeping out dust. The cover on these models were really only good for giving some protection to the vinyl while it's on the turntable, such as when my drunk Uncle Clod dropped a beer on the cover--it only bounced the plastic needle a dozen times on the record rather than smash the record into pieces.


Since links to such turntables continue to describe it as a dust cover, I did the same for the sake of brevity. If you prefer to call it an anti-Uncle Clod beer dropping cover, please do. Laughing

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 		Re: Record player?--Tape deck?
FilmEdge wrote:

Since links to such turntables continue to describe it as a dust cover, I did the same for the sake of brevity. If you prefer to call it an anti-Uncle Clod beer dropping cover, please do. Laughing


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Headman wrote:
Euchre wrote:
As noted before, the fictional train wreck for the trailer isn't going to be in a list of real train wrecks.

If that 'pen' is supposed to be fine tip, why is it as blunt and round as a cue ball? Sorry, not at all convinced it's a pen. A remote control for a slide projector I can believe. Still puzzled as to why they edited out that bit on the side of the object on the desk.


Just throwing it out there my friend, most markers and pens have caps to cover the tip so it doesn't dry out. Wink

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 		Items


None of this really matters in the context of finding a message of the picture, but I just wanted to voice my opinion.

I do think that the items in the reflection are sitting on a black desk. If you look below the scissors, you can see a ledge, which can be commonly associated with a dresser of some sort. You can also see striations in the wood, which further show that it could be a dresser or desk. The striations in the ledge seem to go horizontally, and the striations on the lower portion go vertically.

Also, I'm not certain this whole "divider" thing. If in fact the object in the back is a door, then it would seem very stupid to place a room divider right in front of it. You'd have to step over it every time you came into the room. And I can't think of what sort of purpose that would even serve.

However, every time I look at it, the door object looks like an air vent that you commonly see in attics. Also, the ceiling seems to be sloped. Maybe it's just my imagination. The diagonal white markings at the top right-hand corner certainly don't help. But the vent/door seems be chopped diagonally in the upper right hand corner, as if it was meeting the ceiling. I dunno; entirely speculation.

As I said, none of this really matters, but I thought I'd just say it anyway.

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geaux-tigers
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 		hat speculation
I have been lurking off and on here since July 2007 (Cloverfield,) but this is my first post so please don't be too harsh.

I have not seen anyone post this theory yet, so hopefully I didn't miss it. If i wanted to hide or ship an object which I deemed important that I did not want intercepted, I would probably try hiding it in plain sight. What if the hat is to be used or was used to hide the super 8 film? The hat is round and hats like this usually have a lining. It would seem to be of good size and shape for hiding the film. If someone opens the box, they find a hat and some bubble wrap. Most people would then just move on thinking that this box was a dead end.

Is it possible that the person who has the film is planning on sending it to the other person in the conversation and this is his way of showing the receiver what to look for? It could be a way of saying that I am sending you a hat, don't dismiss it as an act of random insanity.

One more round hat tie-in. In the scene in E.T. when Elliot comes in Gertie's room and she is playing dress-up with ET, she has him wearing a blond wig and a round hat. BTW, I googled for the pic and the hat is not the same.

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geaux-tigers
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 		One additional thought on the conversation
Many have speculated that the Super 8 creature was sedated or incapacitated and woke up when the train derailed. The sentence "I think something may have reactivated" could be referring to the creature awakening. The proof of this awakening could be what is on the super 8 film in question, which has also been speculated before.

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SeekerX
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 		Re: hat speculation
geaux-tigers wrote:
What if the hat is to be used or was used to hide the super 8 film?


Cool idea. I like it. Sounds reasonable with the overall situation.
Your other theory about "something may have reactivated"... Well, it is strange english, isn't it? I'm not from an english speaking country but I connect that sentence to something not alive/non-being. Like a machinery, computer or, well, that stuff. I'm not looking forward to see an Abrams approach to Transformers Wink.

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Euchre
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Adm_BlackCat wrote:
I think it is a pen because the frame size of Super8 film is approx. 5.8mm X 4mm. Pretty small, one would need a fine tipped pen to write legibly on it. And when projected to "full size" as seen in the image the writing would appear to be done with a flat tip pen.

If you look at the writing though, the terminations of the lines would still be rounded if the tip was at all rounded. They are not, and terminate in a fairly straight line. You'll also notice the excess ink forms a line and not an arc, as you would see with a chisel tip as opposed to a round tip, respectively. The very narrow lines are inked more heavily, indicative of a chisel tip stroked on it's length instead of broadside.

Headman wrote:
Just throwing it out there my friend, most markers and pens have caps to cover the tip so it doesn't dry out. Wink

Caps would overlap the body of the pen, not recess into it like that. caps normally aren't round like that either, they are usually tapered to a point or truncated to a flat top.

Bran wrote:
I believe he was referring to the opposite side of the object, that would make the blunt red tip the clicker and how the object gets thinner as it goes away from the red tip it could be a fine point pen.

It's unusual to find a retractable felt tip pen, especially that small in size. The button on a retractable pen is also not likely to be rounded like that, for the sake of good mechanical function. A rounded button would tend to deflect as it's pressed in, hence why retractable pens have cylindrical buttons.
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 		I'm having trouble figuring out how these people are communicating and when this happens.

It appears that the person taking this picture is in an attic or basement and has uncovered an old box of stuff. We might assume that the Super 8 film and projector were there in that box and now are being viewed by the person taking this photo. Now, is he also the person in possession of the old TU-56? Remember, we are reading email from at least 2 people(as seen by the 2 different font types used) .. In order to read these emails, we have to use the PDP 11 sim to access the files in the program that contain the data to printout or execute. Does this mean they both have TU 56 computers? Problem is, they didnt have email in 1979 so this has to be later in time..but how did these emails get in the TU56 to begin with? However, the existence of execupop or bubble wrap in the pic confirms that this is more recent that 1979 as I dont believe that bubblewrap was common back then.
Then theres the timing of these messages. If we assume that the little arrows next to the print describe the order of replys, the first message is at the top, followed by the '> see I have the damned thing" and pic, then the final reply which is marked by 2 >> telling him to stop posting publicly. But all we got for over a month was the last >> message. Why would they only give us the last part of the replys and then suddenly open it up to the first two? There dosent seem to be any new facts we have learned..
I;m not convinced that these clues have come out in the right order.
I believe that there was a glitch in the works that they only became aware of recently and corrected by the powers that be. Why give us the Rocketpoppeteers newsclips before the printout? And what about the message in those newspapers about going underground if still alive? That would seem to indicate that the story has moved along faster than where we are now with this last clue.
Somethings fishey here..

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SeekerX wrote:
geaux-tigers wrote:
What if the hat is to be used or was used to hide the super 8 film?


Cool idea. I like it. Sounds reasonable with the overall situation.
Your other theory about "something may have reactivated"... Well, it is strange english, isn't it? I'm not from an english speaking country but I connect that sentence to something not alive/non-being. Like a machinery, computer or, well, that stuff. I'm not looking forward to see an Abrams approach to Transformers Wink.
Actually, you're probably on to something... If you were to explore outside the solar system and were stuck following the rules of physics, you probably wouldn't send something organic. The amount of space required to house and feed organics is prohibitive. The amount of time required to traverse the extreme distances between stars is a minimum of years (if you're not exploring but are headed to a specific, nearby location), if not decades or centuries (if you're randomly exploring). You send robots, plain and simple.
And the golden ratio sound file is definitely digital as well.
Combined with the phrase, "something may have reactivated" and the theory of a mechanical robot becomes even more likely.
Notice how fluidly the wheel on the train cars door is spinning? The pounding is pretty measured as well, in addition to being hella-strong.
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 		This better not be a prequel to Transformers. That is all.

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 		Transformers Prequel
No! This is all JJ's vision of how Voltron began!!!!!!!!!!!! The monster is actually a Robeast!!!! WHOOOOO But seriously, the hat is red.

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 		Attic?
If the location is an attic, then maybe that blasted crossmember in fron of he glass/mirror is a form of railing so that someone like Uncle Clod doesn't trip and go tumbing down the steps?

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VanGoghX wrote:
SeekerX wrote:
geaux-tigers wrote:
What if the hat is to be used or was used to hide the super 8 film?


Cool idea. I like it. Sounds reasonable with the overall situation.
Your other theory about "something may have reactivated"... Well, it is strange english, isn't it? I'm not from an english speaking country but I connect that sentence to something not alive/non-being. Like a machinery, computer or, well, that stuff. I'm not looking forward to see an Abrams approach to Transformers Wink.
Actually, you're probably on to something... If you were to explore outside the solar system and were stuck following the rules of physics, you probably wouldn't send something organic. The amount of space required to house and feed organics is prohibitive. The amount of time required to traverse the extreme distances between stars is a minimum of years (if you're not exploring but are headed to a specific, nearby location), if not decades or centuries (if you're randomly exploring). You send robots, plain and simple.
And the golden ratio sound file is definitely digital as well.
Combined with the phrase, "something may have reactivated" and the theory of a mechanical robot becomes even more likely.
Notice how fluidly the wheel on the train cars door is spinning? The pounding is pretty measured as well, in addition to being hella-strong.


I would not like the thing in the train to be a mechanical being. I did bring up the AI theory in the Braegen14 thread. But more in the manner as a signal from homeworld to our ET. As in "homeworld civilization has died, you are out there, good luck".
We should assume that this civilization is capable of much higher space-travel speed than we are, in my opinion. Probably not light speed, as it is not possible in theory. But faster than us anyway. So, no need to send a drone. I really want it to be something organic. I hated Transformers Smile.

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