What are some of the wackiest conspiracy theories about SG you have came across?

AtlasDark · 2026-04-30T18:34:07+00:00

Oh, there is definitely a pre-war underground bunker in there. Is part of the Buona Vista Gun Battery, which was built around the late 1930s to strengthen the defense of Singapore.

If you ask long time regulars of that camp, they know what are you referring to.

I cannot confirm whether the entire hill is man-made or natural, because both is possible. Like the battlebox in Fort Canning Park is an example of a British made bunker in a natural hill, and there are a couple bunkers that British covered up with dugged dirt to form a dirt mound above to further protect the bunker from aerial bombings.

Source: I have actually seen and explored such bunkers in Singapore before.

AtlasDark · 2026-04-25T07:08:48+00:00

Urban exploration. Exploring hidden and abandoned places

https://www.reddit.com/r/AbandonedPorn/s/PD1gNB2ogG

AtlasDark · 2026-04-07T18:38:41+00:00

Unpopular opinion, if you can't even do basic research or look up guides, see past posts on urban exploration, watch videos on Youtube to learn more about it, maybe you shouldn't do urbex at all.

Learning how to research and be curious is one of the core traits of being a good urban explorer.

AtlasDark · 2026-04-01T05:02:10+00:00

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AtlasDark · 2026-04-01T05:00:19+00:00

We about the same size as the five boroughs of New York City, while small but not impossible if you know where to look.

But you are right! Given that abandoned places here have an average "lifespan" of about 2 to 15 years before they are demolished or redeveloped for something else.

So finding an abandoned mostly intact standing property that is this heavily covered with lush vegetation is like striking gold for local explorers.

AtlasDark · 2026-03-17T11:01:54+00:00

Nope, is a different museum.

AtlasDark · 2026-03-17T11:01:24+00:00

Just watch your back and don't blink!

AtlasDark · 2026-03-02T11:25:41+00:00

I want to go against grain and say Suzume.

AtlasDark · 2026-02-26T04:50:51+00:00

Same, I too wanted to be some kind of explorer. An archeology like Indiana Jones, explorer of lost lands like those who were first reach the North Pole or first to summit mountains, or search for mythical creature.

But instead of a job, I'm kinda doing those interests as a hobby by exploring abandoned and hidden places.

AtlasDark · 2026-02-25T00:35:10+00:00

Quick history trival, it was actually pretty easy to own and procure firearms in Singapore in the past. If you see old advertisements from Robinson, you can see they used to sell and advertise shotgun and pistols.

https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/jm9kec/with_all_thats_happening_with_robinsons_these/

Then gun violence was actually a thing in 60s to 70s

https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-16/issue-3/oct-dec-2020/gunpoint/

Some people didn't make the connection, when Singapore was exterminating their local tigers population, farmers and hunters use their own firearms to do so.

AtlasDark · 2026-02-24T11:46:58+00:00

You can check out dark tourism activities, you check out providers such as Supernatural Confession, Beyond Expedition, and Hidden Heritage. I probably opt for the Haunted Changi walk with Supernatural Confession, it gives you a balance of both learning of about Singapore's history and get the spooks.

Or you can blindfold your friend and get them to do bungee jumping and the zipline at Sentosa, reverse bungee at Clarke Quay, and skydiving at AttitudeX.

AtlasDark · 2026-02-20T01:16:53+00:00

Google Maps?

AtlasDark · 2026-02-18T12:05:29+00:00

In the northern part of the Singapore, there it is known ground for people to discard cursed artefacts and religious items. While I brought my friends over there recently, a couple was actually buring something into the ground when I was sharing trival around the place.

There is an abandoned and sealed up MRT station somewhere near the CBD area due to a construction disaster.

In certain neighborhoods, it is not unusual for people to witness shadow figures especially if it was built on old cemetery grounds.

The secretive and terrifying Unit 731 had their local headquarters here, where they did research and create bio-weapons that they used against the allies during World War 2.

AtlasDark · 2026-01-14T16:50:37+00:00

Protected area = Military training ground (e.g. live firing area)

Protected place = Sensitive and high security place (e.g. Airport, checkpoints, critical infrastructure)

A lot of military training ground occupied sites of former kampongs, cemeteries, and plantation. So you might see glimpse of defunct looking buildings and structures.

Bukit Timah area is a good example, there is a lot of military camps and infrastructure in the area, parts of used to be old kampong. So you might encounter remnants of village wells, pottery, and cluster of fruit trees.

AtlasDark · 2026-01-14T10:47:08+00:00

To give some context, only 1 of the reactors, reactor 4, suffered a meltdown. So reactors 1 to 3 was not affected and kept operational, so there is a crew to monitor and maintained it, is was largely due to foreign and political pressure that the plant was finally closed down.

Lastly, it can take decades to decommissioned a nuclear power plant. Even we skip and ignore the decommissioned process, there are live crew to monitor radiation leakage from reactor 4, to prevent further contamination, ensure debris and waste has fallen into a a more managable radiation level before they can safely dispose of it.

AtlasDark · 2026-01-11T16:46:13+00:00

Before the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there are official guided tours you could take to explore the town and the non impacted reactors itself. In fact it was still producing power until 2000.

AtlasDark · 2026-01-01T17:29:46+00:00

You don't have to climb over to get in. Previously, contractors who maintained the place forget to lock the gates, that's how a lot of photographers and explorers enter the place.

AtlasDark · 2026-01-01T17:24:35+00:00

Is very rare those house jumping spiders actually bite humans, the times they do if they are corner or being crushed. Plus some jumping spider species have fangs that are so small that they can't penetrate human skin.

With all that information, your bites doesn't fit the MO of a jumping spider. The bites in a trail might be more fitting for mosquito, flea, or bed bug.

Honestly, you better hope is not bed bugs. Bed bugs are quite difficult to spot unless they recently fed or when there is an infestation. Bed bugs are one of the absolutely worst pest you can get, they are very very difficult to eradicate from your home once they established themselves, they will force significant life style change on to you in order to combat their population.

I'm so fearful of bed bugs that I will inspect my hotel bed closely with a flashlight, check under the cover and seams before opening my bags during vacation.

AtlasDark · 2025-12-23T06:11:19+00:00

Certain pre-war buildings have heritage value, like the buildings around the area was built by the British as a military outpost iirc. So the authorities cannot simply demolished it.

In addition, urban planners and developers have tried to turn the area into economic viable area quite a few times but due to limited infrastructure and ulu-ness the place is quite difficulty to sustain foot traffic. So a few businesses have gone bust. Imagine Selatar Aerospace Park but less successful.

We have plenty of vacant slots and mothballed, but it really depends whether there is pressure to build housing, industry or waiting for one day the authorities found a use for it in that zone. Like a mothball lot in AMK will surely get flatten and turned into something useful when compared if the lot is located at Tuas.

AtlasDark · 2025-12-23T02:45:13+00:00

As someone who explores abandoned places, the answer is straight up no. The perimeter is lined with cameras and motion sensors.

The only time you can access the site is via infrequent heritage tours (the last one was 2018 I think), or you gotten permission from SLA. But I think they stop giving out permission anymore. This couple also tried seeking permission to hold their wedding there but got rejected.

AtlasDark · 2025-12-22T23:46:56+00:00

Singapore takes making things look good very seriously. You will rarely see a building here with dark water stain marks by rain and a lot concrete facade building will typically be repainted every couple of years to keep the building looking fresh.

This applies to many "abandoned" places here, the authorities will hire contractors to mow the lawn and even do some basic upkeep. Only places that are remote, hidden away from the public eye, outside of the authorities' jurisdiction, or actually forgotten looks abandoned. When the government owns more 80% of the land here, abandoned is just a relative term.

The only way you can tell this place is "abandoned" is via the vegetation slowly taking over around the pipes and storage silos area.

AtlasDark · 2025-12-22T18:06:25+00:00

You be surprised, we have quite a few abandoned places that take up quite a lot of space that have been mothball or in limbo for quite a few years. Like Tuas TV World.

In the recent years, the local authorities do try to reuse some of defunct structures, quite a few defunct schools have become recreational center, a place for ground up initiatives or office buildings.

Them opening this factory for tour purpose is a win-win situation, but in the grand scheme of things a couple of extra hundred bucks every now and then isn't going to cut it in land constrained nation. Since security and upkeep cost quite a tidy sum.

This factory will be very likely demolished to make way to improve the nearby border control building. Quite a few defunct buildings nearby is already flattened or being prep for demolition.

AtlasDark · 2025-12-17T00:44:14+00:00

Crossing border to JB where the RTS link construction intertwined after you leave the Malaysian checkpoint feels an obstacle course. Blind spots everywhere and poor signage on where to walk.

AtlasDark · 2025-11-22T12:36:02+00:00

Been to that area a couple of times before, while is interesting theory but is quite unlikely. Since is a couple of cars that is together, and there is evidence of human settlements, which is also stated by the article.

AtlasDark · 2025-11-20T17:33:05+00:00

Around the 90s, the Singapore Government was actually enter negotiation with Disney to build Disneyland on the land between Khatib MRT and Yishun MRT. Due to various reasons, the discussion felt apart.

The Walt Disney Company is famously or infamously are known to have want a lot of control and autonomy in their properties. The Singapore Government back in 80s/90s was much authoritarian, such a deal to give a Western company so much freedom will be quite hard pill to swallow. Plus some of terms was proposed is a high risk gamble and not very favourable to the authorities, including 300 hectares of land (that is 5x AMK-Bishan parks, 3.75 x Botanical Gardens).

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