Mysteries and Enigmas

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In this post, I will discuss ten of my personal favorites of some of the world's greatest mysteries. Feel free to share your thoughts on them here, or post your own mysteries to share with others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Voynich Manuscript

 

 

 

 

The Voynich Manuscript is considered to be one of the greatest literary mysteries of all time. It is a book written in a language that no one knows. Experts dated it to the 1400s, during the early Renaissance. Experts have attempted to decipher it using modern computer-based cryptography technology, but so far they have been unable to do so. If I understand correctly, the farthest they have gotten so far is determining that there is probably an order and meaning to the text, and that it is not nonsense. 

 

But, the mystery does not stop there. This book, over 200 pages long, contains drawings of unknown plant species, astronomical diagrams and pictures (despite the fact that this was written before the invention of the telescope), and other very bizarre images involving females bathing in what are sometimes strange contraptions. 

 

You can download the entire book converted to a PDF file that is 53.6 megabytes. Please note that this book does contain drawings of nude women bathing. However, they are not drawn realistically, and are in an artistic and historical context. Therefore, I do not consider it to be inappropriate, but proceed with discretion. http://archive.org/download/TheVoynichManuscript/Voynich_Manuscript.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds of Saturn

 

 

 

 

On November 22nd, 2003, NASA picked up an intense and fascinating radio transmission from Saturn. It is similar to transmissions picked up from Earth. Due to that fact, it seems that it is probably not extraterrestrial beings talking, but regardless, it is a fascinating noise. The audio recording was shifted down by a factor of 44, so that it would be within the human range of hearing.

 

You can read more information about it here: http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/space-audio/cassini/SKR1/

 

You can listen to it here: http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/space-audio/cassini/SKR1/SKR-03-324.wav You can download the audio file by saving that page to your computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The "Wow!" Signal

 

 

 

 

In 1977, a mind-blowing signal was received by Jerry Ehman, who was working on a SETI project at the Big Ear radio telescope. Big Ear recorded numbers representing how far above background noises a recorded signal went. This was on a scale of 1-10. Mr. Ehman saw something astounding: it recorded a signal so high that it went far beyond the 1-10 scale, and had to print down letters to represent it. The signal's intensity rose and fell over a period of 72 seconds. Mr. Ehman was so astonished, that he wrote "wow!" on the paper that the data was recorded on.

 

The thing is, the source was not from a planet or a star. In fact, it was from deep space. So, the implication is that it came from an extraterrestrial space craft. Other theories have been considered, but if I understand correctly, scientists have yet to find an explanation for what the signal is. 

 

As far as I am aware, no repeat signals have been found yet.

 

You can read more about it here: http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/the-wow-signal-130524.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Taos Hum

 

 

 

 

In Taos, and other places, some people report hearing a constant buzzing noise. However, not everyone can hear it, and if I understand correctly, it has yet to be recorded on an audio device. This has had profoundly negative impacts upon people. For example, tragically, some people in the UK who experienced the phenomenon committed suicide.

 

From what I have read about it, it sounds like a psychological condition. But, I have don't know for sure.

 

You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminum Wedge of Aiud

 

 

 

 

In 1974, a group of workers in Romania discovered three objects buried in the ground: two elephant bones that have been dated as old as 2.5 million years, and an aluminum wedge. The question is, is it a hoax? If not, it implies that either there were previous civilizations on earth that were just as or more advanced than we are, or it ended up there from an extraterrestrial civilization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Baghdad Battery

 

 

 

 

In ancient Persia, there were primitive batteries that were later discovered. The idea that an ancient civilization would have any level of knowledge of electricity astounds me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 13 Billion Year Old Star

 

 

 

 

Scientists discovered a star, which they called SDSS J102915 +172927. They believe it to be 13 billion years old. As they believe the universe to be about 13.7 billion years old, it is one of the oldest known stars. What makes it mysterious is that, according to our current understanding of science, its existence is impossible due to the elements it is composed of.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vanishing Stardust

 

 

 

 

Scientists observed stardust surrounding a star. When they checked up on that solar system later, the stardust had simply disappeared. It did not leave behind any planets, or indicators as to where it had gone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angel Hair

 

 

 

 

Angel Hair is a rare phenomenon that, as far as I am aware, still currently baffles scientists. It is long, silken strands of thread that rain down on the earth. However, if you touch it, it literally just disappears. There are several speculations as to what this is, but one important thing to note is that sightings of angel hair often go along with UFO sightings. Because of its sensitive nature, it has been difficult to collect and study.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pheonix Lights

 

 

 

 

I am fascinated by UFO/extraterrestrial phenomenon in general, but one of my favorite examples would definitely be the Pheonix Lights:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Lk5jRqbnIgY

 

 

 

 

 

Please note that this is neither an all-inclusive list of all mysteries, nor all mysteries that I am interested in.

 

You can share your thoughts on these here, or share other mysteries.

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some of these are quite interesting kind sir and most are defiantly work some extra study if i can gather the time 

 

thanks for posting them