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Best of luck xie. I can't help but think you are looking at a 5%-10% of actually getting a cask, but you'll never know if you don't dig. Be sure to take pics if you can.
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 06:16 |
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Drunk Nerds posted:Why not dig directly under the lamp? The lamp itself is up against the pavement, the spot between this thing on the ground and the lamp is my target. The box is about 18-24" wide and there are about 30" between the box and the lamp. Dead center is where I'll start, since he had to have room for the plexiglass box. (12") It's bigger than you think but much smaller than the planter in CLE. xie fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Nov 24, 2014 |
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xie posted:At the end of the day no matter how sure I am there's no guarantee anything will be unearthed. I'd love to find it, this is kind of sad but I've dreamed about it. But more than anything I want to see the dig. If I don't see what was dug and where I'm not sure I'll ever be satisfied. We should start turning over pieces of plexiglass before the casque. Honestly, in true BP fashion I'm REALLY confident in this spot, but there's still some real wiggle room as to where exactly it's buried. Either way, we will need 2-3 lookouts to do this, as people can approach from a few different spots. Open the hatch, it's obviously in there. Seriously though, that's a pretty good argument you have. I haven't seen any theories pinpointing a spot better than that one. I hope you can dig and don't have any trouble.
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 06:41 |
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Whoever your lookout is, make sure they bring a drat camera and take a few pics for all of us who've been following this thread forever. The Cleveland pics are fun to look at years later, you'll regret not documenting your dig if you don't take any photos.
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 14:31 |
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I'm torn because documenting this dig is documenting at least two violations of MA state law. I'm a little bitter because when people tried to dig in Prospect Park (NY) the park employees went and got them a shovel to use. Golden Gate park thinks its a hoot and approves all of Malted Falcon's requests to dig even though he's been digging for a decade now. Even Foutain of Youth Park until super recently was very receptive, and these days they're more just tired of it than anti. The DCR just kind of suck. If I could reach anyone there I'd still try it because why not? I'd love to invite a photographer. edit: From here and other sites at least 3 different theories for the pacific northwest have crossed my 'desk.' I find that interesting, especially considering most people would hit St. Louis next if one of our cities is wrong xie fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Nov 24, 2014 |
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xie posted:The DCR just kind of suck. If I could reach anyone there I'd still try it because why not? I'd love to invite a photographer. for legit xie if you need a photographer, please to count me in
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 14:37 |
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Saint Fu posted:Whoever your lookout is, make sure they bring a drat camera and take a few pics for all of us who've been following this thread forever. The Cleveland pics are fun to look at years later, you'll regret not documenting your dig if you don't take any photos. I agree!
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 17:50 |
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xie posted:Golden Gate park thinks its a hoot and approves all of Malted Falcon's requests to dig even though he's been digging for a decade now. This is because they have staff members that look at the puzzle and know it's not there so think it is funny.
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 19:14 |
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Are the Ghiradelli letters down? I can't find them on Google Earth today
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 21:27 |
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Someone found those letters in a better spot, I'll try to dig it up on Q4T. It was on a park map I believe that used to be posted somewhere. They matched better than the Gh at Ghiradelli.
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# ? Nov 24, 2014 21:53 |
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AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jan 23, 2016 |
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AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jan 23, 2016 |
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AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 02:08 on Jan 23, 2016 |
# ? Nov 24, 2014 22:20 |
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Buried inside the statue of The Thinker. Comedy option: in the holocaust celebration exhibit.
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# ? Nov 25, 2014 00:00 |
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That's not a bad theory. The elongated dress serves as an anchor to SF, but the other clues you've posted make it more specific to that area. I bet there's loads more clues in the image that haven't been matched up yet. Her pointing at 3 and 4 like that always bugged me. It's screaming importance. I think now a 'giant step' needs to be found in the area, or at least we need boots on the ground to check out the place and try to match some more clues. I'll book my air tickets there once I've won the lottery.
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# ? Nov 25, 2014 00:05 |
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I don't like the golf thing. I'm not saying there are NO aerial shots in the paintings, but many a folly has been made using Google Earth to compare things in ways that really weren't available in 1981. On the other hand every single painting contains moons, I'm not too concerned with matching them to anything specific. I'm not seeing what's supposed to be Lincoln there? What's Education and Justice? And how is that statue running North but First Across? I guess I'm just not familiar enough with the area. How close is the legion of honor to the Gh sign? What does that Joan of Arc statue look like from the front? Also It's pretty generic but I'd say the area with the flagpole looks like the top of the woman's head. The part that is a perfectly flat bowl cut with absolutely no curls or decorations. All in all it's not bad, I'm just telling you these things need a LOT of work on the ground and I'm almost positive will not be solved via GMaps/Earth.
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# ? Nov 25, 2014 01:35 |
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Viruswithshoes posted:I think now a 'giant step' needs to be found in the area, or at least we need boots on the ground to check out the place and try to match some more clues. I'll book my air tickets there once I've won the lottery. It might mean just stand at the pole and take a bigass step. It may be buried basically directly under the pole. Edit: https://goo.gl/maps/jkqKq <- Looks like it was totally renovated. My bet is that the cask is gone. Edit 2: Is this the giant pole? It's still there, and unlike the flagpole is not surrounded by concrete: https://www.google.com/maps/views/view/114699222359367573018/gphoto/5661952586551311458?gl=us Edit 3: "Jesus loving christ" is this "how crazy people talk"? http://www.lincoln-highway-museum.org/FlagDay-150/FD-150-II-Index.html ExtraNoise fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Nov 25, 2014 |
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I've heard "giant step" mean to take a step before and I'm not saying BP is flawless but gently caress how is anyone actually supposed to dig that up if that's the case? Being off by a foot is HUGE in this hunt and everyone's steps (and idea of a "giant" step) is different. No, my guess is there is going to be something much more obvious that's readable or visible. Either some sort of Neil Armstrong thing, a literal Giant's step, some sort of SF Giants thing, etc. It's going to be much more "literal" than that and something you can see. Otherwise where do you step from? A pole is a circle basically, which direction? From which exact starting spot? edit: Wouldn't a gigantic flagpole like that have a concrete barrier that extends out underneath the ground?
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# ? Nov 25, 2014 02:22 |
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P sure this is the Giant step he's talking about : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqUPLG4Jgo4 Best hit the zoo.
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AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jan 23, 2016 |
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AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jan 23, 2016 |
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Do Not Resuscitate posted:The pole was in the middle of cement in the middle of the circular parking lot. During Preiss' day, there was no digging anywhere within 25 feet of that pole. It was nothing but cement and asphalt. What about a large step in the direction of the pole from the statue?
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# ? Nov 25, 2014 04:56 |
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just saw this thread and am dumb and not gonna read 116 pages but did anyone mention that the rocks below the alcatraz window in image 1 look like people sitting and looking to the right?
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AARP LARPer fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Jan 23, 2016 |
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Do Not Resuscitate posted:Interesting. If so, I don't know how the gently caress he would have gotten away with digging there: on museum grounds, an immaculate lawn, probably a thousand people nearby on any given day, the area constantly being photographed by tourists, every Chinese newlywed in the Bay Area bringing their bridal parties there for a bazillion photo shoots. I don't understand how he could dig in any park in SF without some homeless guy seeing it and diggging it up.
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# ? Nov 25, 2014 05:59 |
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I know it's not a real rule, and the book specifically says they can be almost anywhere but at this point they really all do seem to be in actual parks rather than private grounds.
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# ? Nov 25, 2014 07:22 |
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Here is one of the matches I promised you at the Compass Im on my phone, but take a look at the Gypsy's sleeve (her right, our left if memory serves) and notice the ' ^ ' that seems out of place. Now, we know it isn't the Citgo sign which appears on her dress 'columns,' so what is it? http://i.imgur.com/g7utxIx.jpg It's the very unique way the letter 'K' is carved into the Compass. the 'cuts' in the stone separate the K into a | and a <, and this is absolutely a Polaroid Photo inserted into the painting.
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 15:00 |
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yeah, that's pretty good.
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 15:27 |
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xie posted:Here is one of the matches I promised you at the Compass Im on my phone, but take a look at the Gypsy's sleeve (her right, our left if memory serves) and notice the ' ^ ' that seems out of place. Now, we know it isn't the Citgo sign which appears on her dress 'columns,' so what is it? When you get to a computer, can you post a side by side?
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Kingnothing posted:When you get to a computer, can you post a side by side? Just Google image 11, and look at her upper arm. It's on the left side, her right arm.
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 18:11 |
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Also on the first page of this thread.
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 18:28 |
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If anyone would like to see the book here is a very high quality scan that has been OCRed for searching/copying. http://thesecret.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/69009390/The Secret_OCR.pdf If I go down for it's for a good cause, but I think since it's way out of print we should be OK.
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 18:57 |
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Is thAt a marker which indicates the dig spot, or just the general area? Because thAt lamp already had me 100 % convinced it is the right area. It's Boston's Legeater
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 21:47 |
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That is on the start location. The lamps are unique to the park, but all of them have that design. The hatch/collar link is the 'dig here' and is located under one of the lamps. I got this poo poo
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 22:34 |
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xie posted:That is on the start location. The lamps are unique to the park, but all of them have that design. The hatch/collar link is the 'dig here' and is located under one of the lamps. Dig that poo poo up tomorrow while everyone's at home eating turkey!
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# ? Nov 26, 2014 23:45 |
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We literally have snow on the ground Good news - my wrist is badly sprained, not broken xie fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Nov 27, 2014 |
# ? Nov 27, 2014 00:50 |
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This is pretty awesome being on the precipice.
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# ? Nov 27, 2014 01:07 |
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Great to hear... Dig with your other hand
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# ? Nov 27, 2014 02:27 |
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This is finally getting exciting...
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# ? Nov 27, 2014 08:23 |
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I don't think it actually looks that close. Edit:
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