Exploring the depth and breadth of human knowledge one thread at a time, and see how it all connects. We conduct Unessential Research on topics no one ever asked about. We're not experts in the topics we talk about, but are also not taking corrections.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Polynodal
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Exploring the depth and breadth of human knowledge one thread at a time, and see how it all connects. We conduct Unessential Research on topics no one ever asked about. We're not experts in the topics we talk about, but are also not taking corrections.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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September 14, 2021
What do you know about the Haunted Vending Machine of Capitol Hill Seattle?
<p><b>Haunted Vending Machine</b></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill%27s_mystery_soda_machine">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill's_mystery_soda_machine<br></a><br></p><p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mystery-soda-machine">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mystery-soda-machine<br></a><br></p><p>Inspired by the talk about Bananas and how that supply chain worked</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill,_Seattle"><strong><br>Capitol Hill</strong></a><strong>'s mystery soda machine was a vending machine in Capitol Hill, Seattle<br></strong><br></p><ul><li>Densely populated residential district just east of Seattle's downtown business district.</li><li>known for counterculture communities and vibrant nightlife<ul><li>home to some of the city's most prominent local coffeehouses. David Schomer's Espresso Vivace on Broadway credited as birthplace of artisanal coffee culture and latte art in Seattle (and thus the United States)</li><li>associated with the grunge scene from the early 1990s, although most of the best-known music venues of that era were actually located slightly outside the neighborhood</li><li>Also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Occupied_Protest">CHAZ and CHOP</a> in 2020 Protests after the murder of George Floyd</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong><br>in operation since at least the early 1990s until its disappearance in 2018.</strong></p><p><strong>It is unknown who stocked the machine<br></strong><br></p><p>A drink could be chosen using one of the "? mystery ?" buttons and the dispensed drinks were rare cans that were either ordinarily unavailable in the United States or have not been in circulation since the 1980s.</p><p>It has been reported that Lemon-Lime Slice, Pepsi AM, bubblegum-flavored Hubba Bubba Soda, and the infamous Crystal Pepsi could be acquired from the machine — although I have no documented evidence</p><ul><li><a href="https://sodacancollection.weebly.com/sierra-mist-13.html">Lemon-Lime Slice was replaced</a> in the PepsiCo lineup by Sierra Mist in 2000</li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/e9290d650c83dfb9f4500468640b89c9">Pepsi AM existed only briefly</a> as a test between 1989 and 1990 and was removed from shelves after failing to take off</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/soda-brands-that-failed-2016-3-24#hubba-bubba-8">Hubba Bubba Soda launched in 1987</a> before fading into obscurity by the 1990s</li><li><a href="https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/what-is-crystal-pepsi">Crystal Pepsi flopped spectacularly</a> in the early 1990s.)</li></ul><p>For much of the machine’s lifetime, the majority of its buttons — at least four of the six — dispensed specific sodas, with only one or two of the buttons bearing the “?MYSTERY?” label. For example, in October of 2002, The Stranger reported that <a href="https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/coke-machine-near-corner-of-john--broadway/Content?oid=12375">five of the buttons</a> at the time dispensed particular sodas — namely Coca-Cola, Mountain Dew, 7 Up, Barq’s Root Beer, and Pepsi — while just one offered the “?MYSTERY?” option. Photos taken during the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jima/3793307161/in/photolist-27qEmYX-Nq5C6D-Nq5C1D-LmfUvy-rENr6E-r6R4Ln-rL5f1J-rL42Xf-r6Dkem-rL44kW-s1muZb-rLcbeR-s3DwfF-s3zYG2-rJjxVn-rJjA9R-s3DxQK-rLc9tM-oCWJhG-nR46h5-mwtSE7-mwtSDA-mwtT6C-9NBjPA-98RJST-6WcpZR-6McG4B">summer</a> and <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesechick/3895101583/in/photolist-27qEmYX-Nq5C6D-Nq5C1D-LmfUvy-rENr6E-r6R4Ln-rL5f1J-rL42Xf-r6Dkem-rL44kW-s1muZb-rLcbeR-s3DwfF-s3zYG2-rJjxVn-rJjA9R-s3DxQK-rLc9tM-oCWJhG-nR46h5-mwtSE7-mwtSDA-mwtT6C-9NBjPA-98RJST-6WcpZR-6McG4B">fall</a> of 2009, however, show that by that point, only four of the buttons dispensed identifiable sodas — two spat out cans of Coke, one Mountain Dew, and one Pepsi — while the “?MYSTERY?” buttons had grown to two.</p><p>By 2014 all of the buttons were Mystery</p><p><strong><br>Mystery<br></strong><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/kwpzxe/seattle-has-a-haunted-soda-machine">https://www.vice.com/en/article/kwpzxe/seattle-has-a-haunted-soda-machine<br></a><br></p><p>Not only was each button labeled Mystery, but the machine itself was shrouded in it.</p><p>2014 Interview with Vice, Mickey manager of Broadway Locksmith</p>“I’ve honestly never seen anyone open it,”<br>“Do people get soda out of it frequently?” I ask him<br>“Oh yeah, all the time. All day long,”<br>“ And yet in a decade-and-a-half, you’ve never seen anyone tampering with it or refilling it?” I asked.<br>“Nope, He must come in the middle of the night on a weekend or something.”<p>Or, as our theory states, the soda emissary could be a restless, undead spirit able to transcend the laws of space-time in order to supply an endless assortment of carbonated drinks.</p><p><a href="https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/07/the-bizarre-story-of-the-seattle-mystery-vending-machine/">https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/07/the-bizarre-story-of-the-seattle-mystery-vending-machine/</a><br>Curiously, despite being targeted by countless vandals and irate customers over the years (the machine has a propensity to eat bills particularly, but also sometimes change), Seattle residents familiar with it note it’s almost never out of service and report that any time the machine is damaged, it is generally fixed within a day or so.</p><p>A common hypothesis is that the machine is owned and operated by the owners of Broadway Locksmith, which the machine is housed immediately outside of. Supporting this idea is the fact that the machine draws power from Broadway Locksmith and that the heavy padlock keeping it secure was seemingly bought from there. However, if Broadway Locksmith is responsible for stocking the machine, they have made a commendable effort to convince people otherwise. In addition to flatly denying that they have anything to do with it, both the owner of Broadway Locksmith and random employees have stuck to the exact same story over the years while being grilled by everyone from USA Today to Vice. They claim they don’t know who restocks the machine and that they’ve never seen anyone open it up to put something inside or collect the money it contains.</p><p>Now, at this point you may have found yourself thinking, “Okay, but surely the city knows who owns the machine because whoever owns it must have a permit or something, right?” Well, Jessica Lee of The Seattle Times had that exact same thought and reached out to city officials about the matter in an attempt to discern once and for all who actually owned the machine. According to Lee, a spokeswoman for the city eventually got back to her and explained that, for some reason, the city didn’t have any records pertaining to the machine in question.</p><p><strong><br>Social Media proves it's not haunted<br></strong><br></p><p>Pics captured and shared online of actual people stocking the machine<br>but not the<br><a href="https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/05/spoiler-alert-mystery-of-the-capitol-hill-mystery-coke-machines-mysteries-revealed/">https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/05/spoiler-alert-mystery-of-the-capitol-hill-mystery-coke-machines-mysteries-revealed/<br></a><br></p><p>In January 2018, the same month Seattle passed its sugary drink tax, the machine raised its price from its typical $0.75 to $1.00.</p><p>In June 2018, the machine mysteriously disappeared and a message was posted to the machine's Facebook page stating "Going for a walk, need to find myself. Maybe take a shower even." A note was taped to the rail where the machine used to be: "Went for a walk". During this time, its Facebook page featured photoshopped images of the soda machine in a forest and at Machu Picchu.</p><p><a href="https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2018/06/eyewitnesses-capitol-hills-mystery-soda-machine-has-disappeared/">https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2018/06/eyewitnesses-capitol-hills-mystery-soda-machine-has-disappeared/<br></a><br></p><p><a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/mystery-soda-machine-vanishes-from-seattles-capitol-hill/281-569658739">https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/mystery-soda-machine-vanishes-from-seattles-capitol-hill/281-569658739</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
September 7, 2021
What do you know about the first flight at Kitty Hawk?
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August 24, 2021
What do you know about cargo cults?
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult"><strong>Cargo Cults</strong></a></p><ul><li>in WW2, tons of troops have first contact with pre-industrial cultures.</li><li>These cultures tend to, have a "big man" political system<ul><li>sustenance farming, hunter-gatherer society, scarcity</li><li>if you're able to give more gifts and survive, you're more powerful</li><li>More power, creates more power</li><li>Can't reciprocate? "rubbish man"</li></ul></li><li>So what happens when thousands of men come who are able to toss a pack of gum or cigarets to everyone?</li><li>but also the technology and manufacturing and materials</li><li>religion forms mimicking the behaviours of the soldiers<ul><li>march with sticks</li><li>coconut radios</li><li>leaf airplanes, stick runways, stone offices</li></ul></li><li>The John Frum cult, one of the most widely reported and longest-lived, formed on the island of Tanna, Vanuatu. This movement started before the war, and became a cargo cult afterwards. Cult members worshiped certain unspecified Americans having the name "John Frum" or "Tom Navy" who they claimed had brought cargo to their island during World War II and whom they identified as being the spiritual entity who would provide cargo to them in the future</li></ul><p><strong><br>Some cargo cults are still active. These include:<br></strong><br></p><ul><li>The <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-john-they-trust-109294882/">John Frum cult</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frum">Tanna island</a> (Vanuatu)</li><li>The Tom Navy cult on Tanna island (Vanuatu)</li><li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_movement">Prince Philip Movement</a> on the island of Tanna, which worshipped the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II.</li></ul><p>According to ancient Yaohnanen tales, the son of a mountain spirit travelled over the seas to a distant land. There, he married a powerful woman and in time would return to them. He was sometimes said to be a brother to John Frum.[2]</p><p>The people of the Yaohnanen and Takel area believe in the divinity of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort to Queen Elizabeth II. They had seen the respect accorded to Queen Elizabeth II by the colonial officials and concluded that her husband, Prince Philip, must be the son referred to in their legends.</p><p>It is unclear just when this belief came about, but it was probably some time in the 1950s or 1960s. It was strengthened by the royal couple's official visit to Vanuatu in 1974, when a few villagers had the opportunity to actually see Prince Philip from a distance. The Prince was not then aware of the sect, but it was brought to his attention several years later by John Champion, the British Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides.</p><p>In April 2021 the sect mourned Prince Philip's death. Village Chief Albi said that he was "terribly, terribly sorry" that he died and tribal leader Chief Yapa sent his condolences to the Royal Family and the people of the UK.</p><p>Kirk Huffman, an anthropologist familiar with the group, said that after their period of mourning the group would probably transfer their veneration to Prince Charles, who had visited Vanuatu in 2018 and met with some of the tribal leaders.</p><p>It seems like if the technological advanced society had a guideline or rule or general order NOT to interfere in the with the internal and natural development of alien civilizations</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Directive">The Prime Directive</a></p><ul><li>Starfleet General Order 1</li><li>General Order 1</li><li>non-interference directive</li></ul><p>The Prime Directive US involvement in the Vietnam War was a superpower interfering in the natural development of southeast Asian society; the creation in the original series is attributed to a statement of such</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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