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[Megarain]

SlenderMan Sees using EM.

[SpiralStatic]

First, "He has no ides." Sorry, had to point that out. >_>; Though I think this theory may have been brought up before, it is a valid one. But do we really need to question the inner workings of Slendy? I'm sorry if I'm the kind of person that thinks figuring this out is just unnecessary, but regardless of how he sees, I don't think it could be used to help stop him really. Anyways, valid theory but overall just seems nit-picky.

[ChucklesLord]

And... a simple answer to that theory. in entry 1, when sm looks at alex (or, at least, we assume alex) the camera doesn't drastically freak out. if he really saw with EM waves, the tape would become so distorted the moment that SM looks at the camera the visuals would essentially cut to nothing.

also, everyone sees with em waves, it's called light. but I assume you mean some sort of EM sonar or something similar.

[Seraphic Adonis]

The distortion isn't consistent, so it's possible that Slendy can just "feel" the EM waves. Or something. So when the camera is pointed at him, he senses it.

Alternatively, he sees using his tie.

[Dray]

His entire head is an ideball. Heh.

[Megarain]

Sorry about the spelling error, quickly jotted down idea.

And as far as I know. Electromagnetic waves don't cover light, but I could be wrong. Particle physics ain't my thing.

Finally, my theory assumes the Slendy produces the waves when they are there. So in some cases, he won't need to produce any of his own, and therefore mess with the tape.

[Dray]

Do you mean some form of echolocation, or something similar?

[GhostK]

Beware the Ides of March.

[Megarain]

[phantom321]

Maybe both Slendy and Masky are north poles.

[Mr.Beyond]

[RatheadSyndicate]

At the risk of repeating every step of the broken-record-mambo ad nauseum, forever and ever, amen... fuck it.

Applying any science-fictional or science-factual logic to the Slenderman mythos bums me out. I'm as staunch a scientific rationalist/atheist as anybody you're likely to meet, and I'm not of the "unweaving the rainbow" school of thought, but Slenderman is meant to be unknowable. I feel like any theory that hints at his physiology or origin kills the fun for me.

Am I Mr. Buzzkill over here, or does somebody agree?

[Dray]

Fuckin' magnets, how do they work?

Yeah, I agree about SM being unknowable... after a fashion. It's kind of fun to speculate, though in the end I dismiss the threads as just that -- speculation. I suppose that it's dangerous when people start to make SM blogs of their own and weave these theories into it. At which point, SM starts to boil down to a Hollywood-style baddie. You know, "his weakness is magnets of the opposite polarity because of an accident ten years ago when he was working in the lab! Quick, save the day!"

[Megarain]