-=> On 01-13-98  17:32, Fred Austin said to Jack Sargeant,<=-
-=>"About Skeptic's corner....,"<=-
-=> Quoting Jack Sargeant to Michael Tauson <=-
 
Hi, Fred;
 
 JS> So what you are saying is, even if the "alien ashtray" were made of
 JS> similar metals found here on earth, we could tell that it was
 JS> "unearthly" in origin?
 
 FA> Well concerning these "alien artifacts" personally  I believe
 FA> the only way it would be considered genuine is if it beared  a marking
 FA> like Made On Mars etc, with some appropriate alien symbols. :) Also if
 FA> it  came  with a  Cerificate of  Authenticity from  the Franklin  Mint
 FA> people it certainly would be a plus.....  .........
 
Hmmm... A genuine imitation alien ash tray, made by the Franklin Mint,
and sold for $129.95.  (Not sold in stores, only available through this
exclusive TV offer...)
 
As far as "a marking like Made On Mars etc, with some appropriate alien
symbols.", how would you tell if it was actually made by nonhuman hands,
or just someone's attempt at creating fake "martian" symbols, (like the
alleged "I-beam" supposedly recovered at Roswell)?  Remember, those
markings strongly resembled the word "VIDEO"!  I'm sure some
enterpraneur will come up with the idea of tradmarking their product with
the Mars "face."  EGADS!
 
But seriously, folks, there are only 90-some natural elements, plus a
few more that have been made in miniscule quantities in atom smashers.
What makes anyone think that something from "somewhere else" would HAVE
to be made from elements besides these which are already known to us?
 
Granted, there have been rumors for several years of a heavier element,
(115?) used in UFO propulsion systems, and I recently heard that
theoretically there should be such a super-heavy element that should be
stable, which the known heavy elements are not.  It MAY be possible that
another science - another technology - has discovered a way to
manufacture this heavy element in sufficent quantities for such an
application, and I also consider the POSSABILITY that such an element
MIGHT be usable for powering a craft which has performance like UFOs are
allegedly capable of.  This is only a theory, however can anyone prove
the impossability of it?  In a word: No.  Neither can our technology
support it.  It is only a theory.
 
Catch you later... Keep l00king up!
   Ivy
 
 
 
... What if the face on Mars IS "the Monolith" from 2001?...
 
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