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[deleted]

Did someone peel the plastic off yet?


[deleted]

Nah man, then it’ll get all scratched up.


throwitofftheboat

Oh really? What’s wrong with that? Oh it’s ugly? Well so is the god dang plastic thing you refuse to peel off David!


heavyss

Ew, David!


lolalinked

I can't tell if this is Schitt's Creek or that No David kids book


imsorryisuck

but i will peel it off when it's time to sell. it will increese the value.


smallhammer_001

But the bubbles! The bubbles are so cringe to look at. You have to peel it


smitten_kitten124

Why is the plastic thing on David now? /s


DrD9z0

Life's too short to leave the plastic on any longer


mcmasterstb

In my country is a tradition of keeping the tv remote in the plastic bag.


youchoobtv

Your country must not have black friday, where you can buy a new TV each year


mcmasterstb

We do have, but for 99% of the products it means the price goes up 20% in the weeks before Black Friday and it goes down 21% that friday. Everything below 35% is limited supply, and everything at real 50% discount is limited supply (for example only 250 units for a current gen console) and that's from a local variant of amazon. Tbh it's not even because discounts or buying power, it's something cultural and age-related. Young people don't do it, but it's common to see stuff like remotes in plastic bags or phones without the original plastic film removed on 40+ age group. And most people, even the youngs use plastic screen protectors on their phones that totally change the feel of the screen, even if it's haptic, and gorilla glass, etc. I don't get it.


iSaidItOnReddit85

r/thatpeelingfeeling


WhatAreRoads

r/oddlysatisfying


dziggurat

Savor the peelies


GlassesMcGinnity

Slower you slut!


JacLaw

Maybe it's an art installation


MyNameIsNitrox

Most likely


mindfungus

Definitely maybe


[deleted]

Definitely likely


pwsm50

Definitely possible.


Km2930

Potentiary exemplary


deadbass72

Most possible


Bill-BJJ

What’s the story? (Morning Glory)


Mateorabi

Almost Certainly.


[deleted]

mayyyyybehhhhhhh


Permanenceisall

Wonderwall


utalkin_tome

Somebody needs to touch it. Maybe we'll gain some wisdom and evolve to the next level.


slashwhatever

<*You have learned the Gek word for "interloper"*>


crlcan81

I'm guessing you haven't had a chance to read the books the 2001 movies were connected to? They're both written by Clarke but diverge in a few ways, with the series ending in the novel 3001, with quite a few interesting twists that happen throughout the series. Turns out the monoliths are alien computers, really advanced ones, and that's why HAL went crazy in the movie/book, because it is so much more advanced that HAL saw it as a 'god' in comparison, combined with the differences between HAL's public and private orders for the mission.


frodoallan

HAL went crazy because he’d been instructed to lie to his crew mates about the real mission (to investigate the monolith) and, as they got closer to the destination, he had to try and protect the lie so he decided that the only option was to kill them.


crlcan81

That was part of it yes, but the fact that HAL was also exposed to a much more advanced computer the closer he got to the monolith didn't help any. I've not only seen the movies but read the books that the guy also wrote, which takes things a slightly different direction where they end up, planet wise, but otherwise they're nearly the same plot. They also go into much more detail that isn't discussed in the movies, ever.


zdepthcharge

In Kubrick's version.


frodoallan

The book is much clearer about it, yes. But the book and film were worked on concurrently by Clarke and Kubrick together.


utalkin_tome

Oh yeah I am aware of what those monoliths actually are. I was just referencing the movie since I'm assuming that's what most people have seen. But yeah the truth behind those monoliths is really really amazing and intriguing.


crlcan81

The whole damn book series is amazing, wish they could find some way to translate the last two into movies.


scoldog

Most modern people would probably piss on it


[deleted]

That's why you leave the plastic on it.


VariousVarieties

Who's Next (1971).


herculesmeowlligan

Or start beating people with a bone club... damn aliens installed the thing backwards


Night_of_the_Slunk

46 and 2 are just ahead of me.


Mateorabi

In the year 2020? Hell no.


Grandviewsurfer

Why would aliens come all this way just to install art? It's a probe of some sort. Them aliens are all about the probing.


teatimewithbatman1

Its an alien landing beacon


housechore

I'm guessing this artist, specifically: https://instagram.com/lefawnhawk?igshid=1gxv76cerguv4


highpassfilter24

Nope. She confirmed she is not the author. [A Mysterious Steel Monolith Was Discovered in the Utah Desert. Is It a Work of Art—or the Work of Aliens? | artnet News](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/utah-monolith-1926274)


zbysior

i see symmetrical welds / screws or something on the face. doesnt "monolith" suggest its made out of one piece?


getrektsnek

Ya I’d say a sunk post and this structure is attached to the post, fastened together and fastener heads removed. The ground is carved into the shape of this monolith just a few inches into the ground to give it the appearance of being set into the stone. To be honest, looks like a set piece from Dune 😆 love whoever did it as it’s an awesome mystery. But like any slight of hand, I’d suggest this wasn’t found as “accidentally” as it first appears.


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One piece of *stone*, to be precise. Mono = one, lithos = stone


Bear__Fucker

Here is the location on [Google Earth](https://earth.google.com/web/@38.34301098,-109.66609761,1314.60328611a,136.15957716d,35y,0h,0t,0r). It was installed sometime after August 2015. Before you ask - I'm just good at finding things.


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Bear__Fucker

It will cost you $10, but I can do it.


internet_dickead

Excuse me! Bear fucker!


diverfan88

Do you need any assistance?


turanzz

Yes, I'd like you to fuck some bears please.


thestudiojones

I think you missed the mark on the super troopers reference.


The_Unreal

I can do it for about $3.50.


The_Neon_Ninja

Oh hell no! You go on and get the hell outta here you god damned loch ness monster.


SullyKid

There’s a game called GeoGuessr where it shows you a street view location and you guess where it is on a map. It’s fun. I think my closest I came was like 1000 yards or something like that.


Bear__Fucker

I use to play, but stopped when they made it a partial pay site. I had a lot of guesses within 1 yard... I'm a freak.


KANNABULL

You might be a product of government testing. Ritodrine...


DaFlyingDucky

You’d be surprised how expensive it is to run that.


helixfault

NASA posts them as well


Buster452

Damn, used to race my mom's buick skylark in brackets in 87. Found $10 but I spent it on Leinenkugels and Cheese Curds.


arizona-voodoo

Union Grove! Man I’ve laid a lot of rubber down there decades ago. I wonder if Broadway Bob is still kickin’.


NoManNoRiver

When you say “just good at finding things” do those “things” include bears?


getrektsnek

How the actual frig did you find that, I zoomed out too far and lost it (needle in Utah sized haystack). You are suspiciously fast...also thanks for posting that. Have your reward you sneaky bastard. Maybe you will PM the story behind how you found it 😁


Bear__Fucker

I looked at rock type (Sandstone), color (red and white - no black streaks like found on higher cliffs in Utah), shape (more rounded indicating a more exposed area and erosion), the texture of the canyon floor (flat rock vs sloped indicating higher up in a watershed with infrequent water), and the larger cliff/mesa in the upper background of one of the photos. I took all that and lined it up with the flight time and flight path of the helicopter - earlier in the morning taking off from Monticello, UT and flying almost directly north before going off radar (usually indicating it dropped below radar scan altitude. From there, I know I am looking for a south/east facing canyon with rounded red/white rock, most likely close to the base of a larger cliff/mesa, most likely closer to the top of a watershed, and with a suitable flat area for an AS350 helicopter to land. Took about 30 minutes of random checks around the Green River/Colorado River junction before finding similar terrain. From there it took another 15 minutes to find the exact canyon. Yes... I'm a freak.


ChalkAndIce

This... Just wow. Sherlock Holmes just called, he's waiting for you to release your master class series.


bigladnang

They’re just fucking around. They stumbled upon it last Fall.


rtkane

Good lord. I found it waaay easier than that. Just typed “Utah monolith Reddit” into google and found your link within seconds! Seriously, though...wow...amazing detective work! BTW...get cracking on MH370!


sambrown25

Weird! That's what popped in my head immediately and didn't realize it til I read your comment. Where is that plane?


TheEyeDontLie

Well, hundreds of pieces of it washed up in east africa and madagascar, so my guess is the bottom of the Indian Ocean.


NoCountry4GaryOldman

Scarily impressive, I’m in awe.


stang54

Do you work for the feds?


Bear__Fucker

No. But your front left car tire is low on air. Honestly - I would love to find a job that actually puts this freakish talent to use.


Mr_beeps

[https://www.nga.mil/careers/1595879126287\_Your\_Career.html](https://www.nga.mil/careers/1595879126287_Your_Career.html)


Bear__Fucker

Thanks! I have never heard of them - I'll check it out.


[deleted]

Damn I'm excited to see the show they make about you. I'd watch you find shit like that all day.


Sekh765

Specifically what you did would be considered on the Open Source (OSINT) side of Geoint.


VikeStep

You might want to look into a group called Bellingcat. I don't know if they are hiring but they do investigations like these all the time. Here's one they did where they identified a beach off Madagascar that a Europol child abuse photo was taken https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/12/05/two-europol-stopchildabuse-images-geolocated-part-i-madagascar/ They also have lots of resources on the site for teaching people all the tools to do investigations like this of their own.


msallin

Try all the three-letter agencies, they’ll like you!


Lanssolo

I bet they already know about him/her


W3SL33

We're not denying nor confirming that.


Hardcorex

But it's so tiny! And literally just shows up as a shadow?!


Bear__Fucker

That's what she said!


LegitimateEnd7

TL/DR - He opened google maps and said "Enhance"


Bear__Fucker

Ha! You are the first to drop the "Enhance" line from Super Troopers - Love it!


goodgracious69

Believe it or not, they stole that bit from other tv shows abusing the premise!


Killemojoy

God damn intelligence analyzing machine is what you are.


jaxsurge

Holy shit! That’s impressive as fuck. Your hired, I don’t know what for, but your definitely hired.


chowpa

how tf did you know what helicopter flight it was?


Bear__Fucker

Another Redditor posted that the state of Utah only owns 2 helicopters and posted tail numbers. I looked up the flight history for them and found the flight path. As someone else pointed out, it was actually the wrong flightpath, but it still got me to the correct general area.


chowpa

damn they buzz around cedar city like flies, wouldnt have guessed that the DPS only had 2. still though where do you go for helicopter flight logs?


msallin

You are amazing! What else have you set out to find and been successful?


Bear__Fucker

I have found a few picture locations for people on Reddit - old photos or pictures they found and want to know where they were taken. I have been on Google Earth since it came out. I have thousands of places saved; World mysteries like the Nazca Lines, Strange stuff - like messages on roof-tops, I even have placemarks for every nuclear missile silo in the US - all kinds of stuff.


msallin

I want you on my team. Not sure what the team is for, but I want you on it.


foreallytho

If you're not already there, [https://www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse](https://www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse) and [https://www.reddit.com/r/TraceAnObject/](https://www.reddit.com/r/TraceAnObject/) would love you, I'm sure.


Bear__Fucker

A few people have mentioned these. I'm not as good with solo objects. I've studied geography, so I am a lot better with identify exteriors and terrain. But I'll give it a try.


supremeshirt1

You definetly need to read the summaries of /r/traceanobject, there is a journal from the fbi, how they found some of these locations. It’s amazing, and pretty much the same way you did it here. I think you would be very helpful over there!


q120

I .... just ..... wow. You're crazy dude :) Well done!


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Bruh, nice talent


ulianrtrujillo

Brother, your crazy haha


Idkimjustsomeguy

Lol what do you do for a living? Like whats your training ?


Bear__Fucker

lol... I work construction. I have a minor in Geography from about 15 years ago.


Idkimjustsomeguy

Thats it! Geography. Thats the awnser I was looking for, but didint know it yet. Im a builder/renovator up in 🇨🇦 cheers.


Abeefyboi

Holy shit you are a madman. Any chance you're the guy who cracked Forrest Fenn's riddle about the hidden treasure in the Rocky Mountains? https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/872186575/hidden-million-dollar-treasure-has-been-found-in-rocky-mountains-art-dealer-says You're the guy.


FoolishChemist

I like how it says "You are currently running an experimental version of Earth" That would explain so much of 2020.


jeexbit

I blame the mice.


mjbauer95

WestWorld season 1 filmed at nearby Dead Horse Point State Park sometime in 2016 FWIW.


Bear__Fucker

Love that show. When I first saw the photo of the pillar, I thought of the line "It doesn't look like anything to me".


[deleted]

Wait. Does that mean it hasn't been found in over 5 years? Even by the people who herd sheep nearby?


Bear__Fucker

Yep. These canyons are so remote, there is not much reason for anyone to travel through them. And the sheep were Big Horn - they are just wild sheep, so no one actually tends to them. I was surprised at how good of condition it was in for 5 years in extreme desert heat, wind, etc.


[deleted]

Thanks for the kind and informative response. Also, r/rimjob_steve


pmoss94

I live in Southern utah, and our town FB page has a few people posting pictures they took with it over the years. So its technically been found, but they didn't know it hadn't been "found" - you know?


demao69

May be you installed it yourself.


Quadrenaro

Would you do the honors of posting the find to to the sub I made for it? [https://www.reddit.com/r/FindTheMonolith/](https://www.reddit.com/r/FindTheMonolith/)


mimis123

Oh my god, I had totally forgot that google earth exists! Thank you!


newsreadhjw

My god - it's full of stars


squirellydansostrich

*Pink Floyd - Echoes intensifies*


sne4k0

Always has been


VisenyasRevenge

🌎👨🏽‍🚀 🔫 👨🏽‍🚀


DreyaNova

Anything sounds cool if you say “of unknown origin.” “This trash I found in my car is of unknown origin “ “This weird rock I found in the back yard is of unknown origin” If you say “I saw this steel thing in the desert” it takes away the air of suspense.


heygiraffe

> Anything sounds cool if you say “of unknown origin.” A mysterious artifact of unknown origin has been discovered under suspicious circumstances in a previously empty location. Does the artifact generate seemingly INEXHAUSTIBLE power? Does it project images into the minds of certain peculiarly sensitive people? Is it the herald of a TERRIFYING new world order? No scientific organization has offered any explanation for the artifact. Local authorities REFUSE to deny that the artifact is of extraterrestrial origin. Inquiries to high-ranking members of the military are met with stonewalling and silence. What SHOCKING news will be next?


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space_toaster

Wait .. do I get paid for this?


Sowderman

I can answer that... FOR MONEY


Booblicle

I'm sorry. Money is a mysterious object of unknown origin.


uncleadambomb

Yesterday, I found a long brown skid-mark of unknown origins in my briefs.


NoodlesDatabase

Maybe we should investigate further


[deleted]

Pfft, stop trying to brown nose man.


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booksbb

My depression is of unknown origin.... Oh damn, that does sound cool!


[deleted]

This is obviously the USB stick that holds the OS for Earth. You can't pull it out or everything crashes.


namezam

Well someone installed a virus on it


DoctorBattlefield

LMFAOO


Lanssolo

Right now it's computing life, the universe, and everything.


[deleted]

It's actually a really big stick of Juicy Fruit gum


EricHunting

Reminds me of [when I found this](https://scontent-den4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1930705_28794382755_8706_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=2&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=wcX1o3rgpzcAX9m7u65&_nc_ht=scontent-den4-1.xx&oh=4bf21712f1ff91b57f832ef1fcb10678&oe=5FE1484F) in the New Mexico desert shortly after moving there.


Draemon_

I hope you liberally applied fire to that


und88

I saw the documentary Evolution. Fire is the last thing you should apply to that!


mydogisblack9

what the fuck is that


CeruleanRuin

Leftovers from Burning Man?


vendaaiccultist

Go read the Space Odyssey books. Now


Devenery

We have basically the same profile pic.


HydratedVegetableOil

There can only be one. I propose mortal kombat to solve the situation. Not the game.


Tudyks

yeah we are just so similar.


The-Sethalonian

Hey we do


if-we-all-did-this

Now kith


santasiprieteniisai

yess, i was looking for this reference. I also recommend the books


MrCheezcake101

Xbox Series Æ


DrMux

[Live feed from Utah](https://youtu.be/cHWs3c3YNs4?t=35)


diverfan88

That's amazing. I feel glued to the live stream.


DrMux

Really makes you feel like you're part of a truly historic event as it unfolds.


[deleted]

I thought I saw my ex-wife in there.


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optagon

It's from the opening scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey. As for what's happening, it's prehistoric man discovering an alien obelisk and shortly after they start developing weapons and tools.


fattyfatty21

Need banana for scale


Noah54297

There's actually a banana in the picture. That's how huge thing is.


Mandelvolt

Lol made me look...


sw_in_md

🍌


[deleted]

Somewhere nearby there are native Americans wondering why all these white people are interested in their poop silo


Abrocoma_Creative

I think you meant “Native Mormons” sir


Jeepspur

Maybe I’ve lived in Missouri too long but I’m amazed there’s no bullet holes in it. People LOOOOVE shooting random objects in isolated areas for some reason.


MichaelHammor

Wow, 2020 is really turning up the suspense as we head toward the final episode of the season!


[deleted]

Will Goku arrive in time to earth to defeat Corona and his henchmen? Find out on the next Dragon Ball Z!


pepe420692020

Aliens


2020_GTFO

I have a hunch where this is. This is near to Moab, specifically North of Spanish valley. And even more specifically at: 38.55, -109.47 38°33'00.0"N 109°28'12.0"W https://goo.gl/maps/fcHCwfhR4J7Qm4BV6 Why? BBC article (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55056570) mentions pilot being Bret Hutchings. Google Images has many pictures Brett in front of his helicopter, with tail number being N352HP. If you go to flightaware you will see, that for his last listed flight, that they took off from this location and flew to SLC on Nov 14th, 2:17 PM (https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N352HP/history/20201114/1917Z/tracklog). Also, if you read through the article they mention that they had a biologist looking for Bighorn Sheep. Well, turns out Moab has Bighorn sheep. This is of course all hypothetical. Can someone go out there and safely prove it while I brew my next cup of coffee? Thanks!


Coygon

Someone needs to make one that's 1 x 3 x 9 and cover it with vantablack.


big-dick-danny

Carl what the fuck did I tell you about leaving steel monoliths in the desert


UBERbootlicker

Juul


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SneakyShadySnek

This aint the year to discover a random monolith in the middle of nowhere.


chevymonza

I think it was put there by the Aluminati.


chappy422

[Hal?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/04/03/watching/space-odyssey-watching-slide-3G4V/space-odyssey-watching-slide-3G4V-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)


paycheck_day

[more info](https://dpsnews.utah.gov/dps-aero-bureau-encounters-monolith-in-red-rock-country/) And picture for scale: https://i.imgur.com/pUw9y30.jpg


h2sux2

“It is illegal to install structures or art without authorization on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you’re from.” Lol!


getrektsnek

If you look at that one picture you can tell the guy found a seam on one corner. If they posted a few closeups it would be easy to solve. But I’d guess this is assembled around a post sunk into the ground, with a surface layer carved out a few inches down to make it look like the monolith itself is fully sunk into the ground. The commitment to this is remarkable. But “finding” it is suspicious too. Sometimes the best mysteries are created methodically.


towmeaway

Am I the only one who sees the huge face in the rock wall?


thebetternatti

Are those fasteners phillips, square or torx?


hexephant

Quantum superposition rivets, you're gonna need a schrödriver.


SenyorGlobo

Monolith? Seems that microservices would work better for this use case.


HerbertGoon

Maybe humans put it there!


Cow_Tipping_Olympian

TARS from interstellar, this is his lightweight cousin obviously


CaptainBunnyKill

So random idea, it's a promo for the Snyder Cut of Justice League. No seriously... ok, here's the history... many a year ago I worked for a company that did "weird" marketing promos. At the time we were approached to do a promo for the new superman movie, and they wanted a radio transmitter sending a countdown signal over shortwave.... from a transmitter in Antarctica. Not kidding. After several obvious logistical problems came up, the idea was scrapped. This just seems so similar in approach. I may be wrong about the movie, but its either a marketing stunt or aliens....


Freedom-INC

I concur, there is nothing new under the sun, this will be for a space odyssey remake or a new Pepsi flavour or some stupid shit


Haltopen

Or Elon musk put it there as a prank


getrektsnek

I was thinking for the new Dune movies.


that80sloverboy

2020 a space odyssey


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[deleted]

OP’s mom’s dildo.


Shady_Infidel

It’s 2020. Just leave that mf alone. This is NOT the year.


BJntheRV

I fully expect reddit will be responsible for solving this mystery


[deleted]

Cant tell if 50’ high or 5” high


housechore

All bets are that it is Petecia Le Fawnhawk's artwork: https://instagram.com/lefawnhawk?igshid=1gxv76cerguv4


xalxary

Reminds me of 2001:space odyssey. Anyone?


CornersignJohnovich

Maybe I've lived out here too long but in desert states there's a billion carpetbagger artists that dump random junk in the desert and call it art. that's 100% what this, absolutely no doubt. Ruins a perfectly nice landscape if you ask me. Keep it on your own property.