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With all this talk of open, uninhabited spaces (which creep me right the hell out, by the way,) I remembered something I saw a few days ago that this thread might enjoy. It's photography of the confirmed wrecks of the Franklin expedition, and goddamn they are quite eerie.   warning: there are photos of mummified, dessicated, but shockingly well preserved bodies in here.https://m.imgur.com/a/Kllgz I can't imagine what the last few folks that were alive there were feeling, having traveled so far, suffered so much, and made so many sacrifices... Just to know you have hours until you too will die hopeles and alone, bearing the burden of the things you did in the name of survival.
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Not as creepy as some stories in this thread, but unnerving just the same: a recent case of folie a deux as the Tromp family became convinced they were in danger and fled their home.
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That drat Satyr posted:With all this talk of open, uninhabited spaces (which creep me right the hell out, by the way,) I remembered something I saw a few days ago that this thread might enjoy. I was reading the Wiki about this the other day but forgot to do further searching so this is awesome timing. I don't know why shipwrecks freak me out so much. I'm sure it's come up in this thread before but I'm reading the Haruki Murakami book 'Underground' about the '95 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo Underground. Aside from generally making underground systems terrify me, the creepiest thing is how many people don't realise they've been gassed - even after they start broadcasting the symptoms on tv, a lot of the interviewees are basically like "well, I saw this, but figured I just had a cold and didn't need to worry". I'm pretty sure that would be me in the same circumstances. edit: realised I should write this out a bit more for people who don't know: in 1995 a religious cult called Aum (now known as Aleph) dropped sarin gas in the Tokyo Underground around 8.10 in the morning, rush hour. The book by Murakami quotes around 20 deaths and 350 injured people but "official" numbers from wikipedia are 12 deaths, 50 severe injuries, and up to 5000 people with temporary vision problems. The Murakami book is interviews with survivors of the attack, and later also interviews with cult members (which I'm not up to yet). It's sort of about the social psychology behind Japan's response to the attack but it's also very creepy/depressing. Everyday Goast has a new favorite as of 11:57 on Sep 4, 2016 |
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Sep 4, 2016 11:49
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Bogart posted:Why do they call it the bush? Is that a term adapted from the indigenous Australians? Bush in this context means pristine native forest.It seems to be a word that got used with different meanings by British colonisers in different parts of the world, with an overarching sense of "untamed area". Unless you're talking to someone else because you mention indigenous Australians? There's no connection whatsoever between indigenous Australians and New Zealand. slinkimalinki has a new favorite as of 12:27 on Sep 4, 2016 |
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Sep 4, 2016 11:59
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Jonas Albrecht posted:http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/bizarre-ant-colony-discovered-in-an-abandoned-polish-nuclear-weapons-bunker/ An inescapable radioactive, pitch-black pit, no less.
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That drat Satyr posted:With all this talk of open, uninhabited spaces (which creep me right the hell out, by the way,) I remembered something I saw a few days ago that this thread might enjoy. Thank you for yet another chance for me to direct posters towards the Arctic thread in the Book Barn, where you can find out more about the Franklin expedition: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3655083
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slinkimalinki posted:Bush in this context means pristine native forest.It seems to be a word that got used with different meanings by British colonisers in different parts of the world, with an overarching sense of "untamed area". I know jack poo poo about Oceania so I was just guessing.  thanks for the clarification, y'all.
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That drat Satyr posted:
The dudes are all like  and they should have the "I ain't even mad" meme applied
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Zodijackylite posted:I'm from the northeastern US and I don't think I've ever been somewhere where I couldn't dump a gallon of gas in a car and get to the nearest station. Everywhere I've ever been in my life could fit into the middle of nowhere in Australia. Driving six states over was a big road trip, and you're telling me it's that far between... anything?
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Phyzzle posted:Huh, so in >115 degree heat, humans have to spray water directly on their skin or else die. Wonder if that's only true in sunlight, or in shade as well.
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Everyday Goast posted:I was reading the Wiki about this the other day but forgot to do further searching so this is awesome timing. I don't know why shipwrecks freak me out so much. High five, kinda. I'm reading that right now, too, and a theme in the book seems to be "stoicism/being a good employee" even if it ends up killing you. So many people with the exact same symptoms and they all just tried to work through it. Another thing that blew me away was that a lot of the victims expressed apathy, or even sympathy, toward the cult members. Maybe it was a weird moment in history, but you narrowly avoided death... RNG has a new favorite as of 00:38 on Sep 5, 2016 |
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:A quoted post expressing amazement at the emptiness of Australia. Yes it's that empty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXkluVu14dU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhKouttHpWM I've fallen down a hole of outback driving videos! If you have a spare 1/2 hour this Ray Mears episode on outback survival is a good watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqWMA27Law Helith has a new favorite as of 02:43 on Sep 5, 2016 |
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Sep 5, 2016 01:52
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Helith posted:Yes it's that empty. How much of Australia's road systems are through ponds and lakes?
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xtal posted:How much of Australia's road systems are through ponds and lakes? Depends
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That drat Satyr posted:With all this talk of open, uninhabited spaces (which creep me right the hell out, by the way,) I remembered something I saw a few days ago that this thread might enjoy. FYI there's a pretty solid nonfiction book called The Terror where the stranded ships are attacked by a crazy snow monster. It's kind of like Predator in the Arctic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(novel)
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Your Gay Uncle posted:FYI there's a pretty solid nonfiction book called The Terror where the stranded ships are attacked by a crazy snow monster. It's kind of like Predator in the Arctic. Pretty sure that counts as fiction
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Helith posted:Yes it's that empty. Sure are a lot of trees in the middle of your roads.
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Bogart posted:I know jack poo poo about Oceania so I was just guessing. Well, Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia so there's that as well.
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Sep 5, 2016 14:05
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I'd like to direct you to John Carpenter's virtuoso documentary The Thing
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Your Gay Uncle posted:FYI there's a pretty solid nonfiction book called The Terror where the stranded ships are attacked by a crazy snow monster. It's kind of like Predator in the Arctic. Which part of predator in the Arctic is non-fiction?
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Was it a polar bear?
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It was a tupilak, so kinda
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It was an a-ok book but Simmons clearly has some issues.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Which part of predator in the Arctic is non-fiction? It was made by a bunch of gods and trapped in the Arctic after they realized they couldn't control it, if I remember correctly
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I have no idea why I double posted two different quotes and didn't add any context too them.
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:I have no idea why I double posted two different quotes and didn't add any context too them. unnerving!
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The most unnerving thing in this thread is the fact that OP Literally Kermit never added a single story to the second post in this thread, which was reserved for them. That means the hordes of new visitors to newly promoted PYF are going to be asking us to post links to old stories. Literally Kermit, why hast thou forsaken us?
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Cumslut1895 posted:It was made by a bunch of gods and trapped in the Arctic after they realized they couldn't control it, if I remember correctly Uh, you know what fiction is right? Sounds interesting though.
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Solice Kirsk posted:Uh, you know what fiction is right? Sounds interesting though. But we were told it was non-fiction so duh! 
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Yeah, that's what I'm confused about. The part where gods froze a spirit of vengeance in the Arctic is the "non-fiction" part?
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willus posted:unnerving! Not really, I've quit smoking and from reading up I hit my peak yesterday. I should probably apologise to a few people. In an effort to contribute, I can't remember seeing this posted before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box_(Philadelphia)
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That always reminds me of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Torso_Murderer?wprov=sfla1 Elliot Ness was even called in to try to solve it. Too bad the killer didn't cheat on his taxes.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/04/jacob-wetterling-remains-of-boy-missing-for-27-years-are-found-in-minnesota The remains of Jacob Wetterling have been found 
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Edit: Wrong thread, oops. Edit2: As for content, I went through the Wikipedia page on people who were declared dead after they went missing. Plenty of interesting cases here. Like Bison Dele, a basketball player who, along with his girlfriend and the ship's skipper, was murdered at sea by his own brother. Or Donald Crowhurst, an unsuccessful businessman who went into a circumnavigational yacht race woefully unprepared, gave up early on and reported fake positions to try to make it look like he was still racing. He eventually went crazy and jumped overboard. Celery Face has a new favorite as of 08:34 on Sep 6, 2016 |
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Creepy New Yorker article I'm reading right now about a Polish murderer who more or less wrote a novel exposing himself.
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Sep 6, 2016 08:11
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Entire Arctic derail itt is longer than the Book Barn thread dedicated to the subject. 
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:Entire Arctic derail itt is longer than the Book Barn thread dedicated to the subject. I read a fantastic nonfiction book about Antarctica called "At The Mountains of Madness," you should check it out.
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we all know Antarctica is made up and doesn't exist, you charlatan
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willus posted:we all know Antarctica is made up and doesn't exist, you charlatan Of course, it is just the wall that surrounds us on the flat earth.
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willus posted:we all know Antarctica is made up and doesn't exist, you charlatan https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/AntarcticBedrock2.jpg
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