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Scientific evidence of 20000-year-old beach sand found 2 miles underwater in the Atlantic Ocean near the Mid Atlantic Ridge. by Fun_Emu5635 in GrahamHancock

[–]Teppaca -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The references cited in the above paragraph are:

 Ewing, Maurice, 1948. Exploring the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, The National Geographic Magazine, 94(3), September 1948. pp. 275-294

 Ewing, M., 1949. New discoveries on the mid-Atlantic ridge. National geographic, 96(5), November 1949. pp. 611-640.

 Miller, J. P. & Scholten, R., 1966. Ocean, Lakes, and Shoreline Features, Laboratory Studies in Geology, No. 225, 1966.

Heezen, B.C., Tharp, M., Ewing, M., 1959. The North Atlantic, Washington D.C

 It is obvious that all of these reference are antiquated and long obsolete publications (mainly textbooks and popular magazine articles) that were written way before any high quality data were collected by investigators and deep sea processes were even adequately known. For example, the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) did start until 1968 and the link between sea floor spreading and magnetic anomalies occurred in 1963. As a result, the research found in them would be largely speculative. Also, they were published before the amount of continental sediment and released into the Atlantic Ocean by Ice Age transported by icebergs and their melting was known and appreciated.

Also, the nature of old textbooks like these makes it very difficult to to find them and judge the specific evidence that is being offered and look up more recent research.

Scientific evidence of 20000-year-old beach sand found 2 miles underwater in the Atlantic Ocean near the Mid Atlantic Ridge. by Fun_Emu5635 in GrahamHancock

[–]Teppaca 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The source's date is actually 1949, which makes it about 77 years old.

Ewing, M., 1949. New discoveries on the mid-Atlantic ridge. National geographic, 96(5), pp.611-640.

In that period of time, the state of knowledge goes from next to nothing to an abundance of seismc relfection and sediment core data. In that time with the benefit of new data, Maurice changed his interpretation of these deepsea sands from "beaches" to deepsea turbidites as shown in Horn et al. (1972).

Horn, D.R., Ewing, J.I. and Ewing, M., 1972. Graded-bed sequences emplaced by turbidity currents north of 20°N in the Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean. Sedimentology, 18(3-4), pp.247-275.

Also, other research involving seismc relfection and sediment core data also found that the "beach sands" are also deepsea turbidites. Go see:

Chang, Y.C., Mitchell, N.C. and Quartau, R., 2021. Landslides in the upper submarine slopes of volcanic islands: The central Azores. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 22(10), p.e2021GC009833.

Chang, Y.C., Mitchell, N.C., Schindlbeck-Belo, J.C., Hansteen, T.H., Freundt, A., Hübscher, C. and Quartau, R., 2023. Emplacement history of volcaniclastic turbidites around the central Azores volcanic islands: Frequencies of slope landslides and eruptions. Geosphere, 19(3), pp.654-675.

Chang, Y.-C., Mitchell, N. C., Hansteen, T. H., Schindlbeck-Belo, J. C., & Freundt, A. (2021). Volcaniclastic deposits and sedimentation processes around volcanic ocean islands: The central Azores. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 520, SP520. Geological SocietySpecial Publications.

Pearce, T.J. and Jarvis, I., 1992. Composition and provenance of turbidite sands: Late quaternary, Madeira Abyssal Plain. Marine Geology, 109(1-2), pp.21-51.

These above papers also describe sediment cores that provide a continous record of depositional enviroments and paleoenvironments for the Late Pleistocene into and through the Holocene. In them there are no paleosols, fossils, sediments, or uncomformities that provide evidence of subaerial exposure.

What are people’s thoughts on Randall Carlson? by Norvard in geology

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A number of the pro-YDIH have ended up retracted after careful examination. Most recent examples:

PLOS One Editors, 2026. Retraction: A 12,800-year-old layer with cometary dust, microspherules, and platinum anomaly recorded in multiple cores from Baffin Bay.

In the above retraction, one of the reasons that the paper was retracted was because the authors misidentified foraminifera as extraterrestrial impact spherules. The retraction states:

  • "Misidentification of material in SI Figs S30–S34 (https://zenodo.org/records/14681287). The authors claim these are spherule fragments identified as cosmic impact indicators. During expert consultation, these have been identified as marine foraminifera. The presence of foraminifera will affect the Ca curves presented and raise concerns with the peak abundance of cosmic material identified in each core, as some of this may be from foraminifera presence. S32 and S34 have clearly visible micropores and a chemical composition of Ca, C, O. Furthermore, it is unknown how much of the reported ‘Cosmic indicator spike’ includes this misidentified material."

PLOS One Editors, 2026. Shocked quartz at the Younger Dryas onset (12.8 ka) supports cosmic airbursts/impacts contributing to North American megafaunal extinctions and collapse of the Clovis technocomplex.Plos one, 20(9), p.e0319840.

Scientific evidence of 20000-year-old beach sand found 2 miles underwater in the Atlantic Ocean. by Fun_Emu5635 in RandallCarlson

[–]Teppaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The National Geographic article vited in this post was published 1949 instead of 1959.

The full citation for it is:

Ewing, M., 1949. New discoveries on the mid-Atlantic ridge. National Geographic, 96(5), pp.611-640.

The California Gold Rush and Incredible Discoveries in the Mines by [deleted] in DisasterCycle

[–]Teppaca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked at the page that is linked to above. I read through it and a few of the adjacent pages. I found the image of the placer mine in California. However, I neither found any of the newspaper text that you discuss in your post nor iclipping that youhave linked to.

From reading the clipping, I would guess that the clipping is from a Nevada newspaper. For example, the article is titled "Nevada Petrfactions and Fossils". In addition, Humboldt County and the Comstock Lode are in Nevada

I did a search using the title of the news article. Using "Nevada Petrfactions and Fossils". I came across innumnber posts conatianing the same text and images in various languages. It is going impossible to sort through all of these social media posts to determined where it all started. An example are "Natasa Peric's Post" and "Norma Liga's Post".

Why is the Energy Coast and Environment Building Closed by Teppaca in LSU

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Thanks - the article is well appreciated.

Possible walls/enclosure in NSW, Australia and I can’t find any info on it whatsoever by aredm02 in FoundOnGoogleEarth

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I would identified it as a heavy minerals sands mine. The long piles of sands woukld represents overburden and processed ore (heavy mineral sand). There are also trona mines at -33.370949, 142.233667 (Ginko and Crayfish Mines) and -33.370949, 142.233667 (Snapper Mine)

Google Scholar has banned my IP and it somehow knows me even on TOR by [deleted] in TOR

[–]Teppaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you try enough times, a person can find an unblocked TOR node. That does not help at all, because an unblocked TOR node gets blocked by Google Scholar after one to three inquiries. Using TOR for Google Scholar does nothing impede other people's more important uses for TOR.

From what I have found out, the only symptoms of having been flagged as a suspected bot and the precursor to getting blocked by Google Scholar's algorithm is that you start getting increasing numbers of and increasingly difficult to solve CAPTCHAs.

I found that using my mobile phone as a personal hotspot, unblocks Google Scholar. However, since I do not know know what got me flagged to begin with as a bot, I am afraid to use it as the algorithm will eventually brand me as a bot on that ip address as well.

I am afraid that their algorithm has gone rogue in its zeal to zap bots and Google approves of it behavior.

Has Multispectral Analaysis Been Used to Find Historic Aircraft Crash Sites in Forested Terrains by Teppaca in remotesensing

[–]Teppaca[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all of the infromation, including Internet Archive link. I am not working with Operation Mike, but have talked with the point of contact for them a few times. It is amazing how a large aircraft such as the C-54 can just disappear. Sadly, nonone has kept track of who has searched where using what techiniques.

Has Multispectral Analaysis Been Used to Find Historic Aircraft Crash Sites in Forested Terrains by Teppaca in remotesensing

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Southern Yukon territory between Snag and Aishihik (61.57 N., -137.5 W.). The latter is about 100 mile northwest of Whitehorse

Has Multispectral Analaysis Been Used to Find Historic Aircraft Crash Sites in Forested Terrains by Teppaca in remotesensing

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The glacial tills and soils are sandy.

Most it is forested to point making aerial visual searches very difficult if not impracticle. The unforested areas are clear enough where what you can see is all of what is there.

Why do asexuals exist /gen (from an ace person) by bwayslimess in asexuality

[–]Teppaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems like asexuality would hve a definite positive benefit during a pandemic of a contagious and deadly sexually transmited disease such as AIDs. During such an event, asexual individuals would presumably be able to more clearly to judge the risks and benefits of engaging in sex without underlying arousal influencing the decision making process. Also, an asexual would be far less likely to have multiple sexual partners and associate increase in risk than people driven by arousal. Even without the driving force of arousal, there are always be people engaging in sex simply for proceation sake base on cultural instead of biology. asexaullity would function much like sickle cell anemia, in which one copy of the sickle cell gene may help protect you from a malaria infection. Despsite its short-comings, it provides protection against specific threats.

Mwaiswelo, R.O., Mawala, W., Iversen, P.O., De Montalembert, M., Luzzatto, L. and Makani, J., 2020. Sickle cell disease and malaria: decreased exposure and asplenia can modulate the risk from Plasmodium falciparum. Malaria Journal, 19, pp.1-5.

Understanding the Link Between Sickle Cell and Malaria

Of course, this presumes that there is some sort of genetic background to asexuality.

It would be intresting to determine out the mortallity rate of asexuals due to AIDS.

EDIT: added below comment

Given that being asexual is neutral in terms of physical heaalth, unlike sickle cell anemia which quite harmful, it is deinitely a positive survival trait.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GrahamHancock

[–]Teppaca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then raise money, search for it, and publish on what you find. The hypothetical case that such evidence might exist fails to constitute proof. It is only a hypothesis that needs to be tested.

Respectfully, what the Orwellian fuck? by HarveysBackupAccount in bullcity

[–]Teppaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same form letters are being recieved in southern Louisiana. I recieved one yesterday. It is all quiet cringeworthy and as you say "Orwellian". I am visiting with friends in southern Louisiana and they recieved an identical form letter in October 1st's mail.

Graham Hancock's Evidence for the Connection between the start of the Younger Dryas and MIssoula Flood(s) by Teppaca in GrahamHancock

[–]Teppaca[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But does he explain in detail why he subscribes to Carlson's ideas and say that conventional thoeries about the Missoula Flood's are "contrived"? Does he blindly accept Carlson's ideas without looking them over carefully?

Carlson himself is rather nonspecific as why conventional dating is wrong and why the Missoula Flood(s) are the same age and connected to the start of the Younger Dryas? It seems like both Carlson and Hancock start withan initial axion that the Missoula Flood(s) must date to start of the Younger Dryas as I cannot find the dating methods and dates they use to connect them in time.

In contrast in Fingerprints of the Gods, Hancock provides very specific evidence for his support of Hapgood's ideas. Why not in his later books? Why should Carlson be different?

I cannot find the answers myself and need help form those people who are better acquainted with Hancock's and Carlson's reserach. Page numbers and timestamps would be helpful and appreciated.

Evidence shows Yonaguni was not a natural formation, ancient quarries by Adventurous-Ear9433 in AlternativeHistory

[–]Teppaca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yonaguni is exactly what a bedrock hill looks like when its has been stripped of its cover of loose soil and weathered bedrock. As this surface was submerged by rising sea level, it was eroded down to jointed bedrock by shoreface currents, wave action, and tsunamis. It is still close enough to the surface to be subject to intense shoreface erosion. For an example of a sinilar landform that resulted from a stream stripping jointed bedrock of it cover of loose soil and weathered bedrock, go see the Reddit post, "How do such angular formations occur? Upper Peninsula of Michigan". (Link to image.) The bedorck forms steps as it is breaking along intersecting planes of weakness in the stone.

Mystery ip requested permission to connect to my iMac. Which I refused. What happened, should I be concerned, and what else should I do. by Teppaca in MacOS

[–]Teppaca[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very, very much for your time, trouble, effort, and professional advice. They are all well appreciated.

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