So what is the straight dope on this recent news article.
I am the King of Sardinia. (e.g., anybody can “claim” anything.)
Skeptical until evidence is presented. Also, David Icke does not have a good reputation (putting it very mildly) among rational people.
It seems to be in the news a lot the last few days I couldn’t find out what makes them think it’s 250,000 years old. The rationalwiki entry suggests it’s probably an excavator tooth. Wedge of Aiud - RationalWiki
It’s showing up on a number of other sources, although none on the first couple Google pages that I would consider reliable. We need a lot more info about what tests were made, etc before deciding. I don’t think there’s even a standard test for the age of aluminum, so I’m wondering how they came to this conclusion.
“How can you tell?” asked Arthur. “Have you got some exotic device for measuring the age of metal?”
“No, I just found this sales brochure lying on the floor. It’s a lot of `the Universe can be yours’ stuff. Ah! Look, I was right.”
I would hardly call something from the website of David Icke a “new article”.
Why not carbon dating?
It worked on Confederate gold.
- This piece of trash(the item) was found back in 1973-nothing new.
- This piece of trash(the “news” article) was written by a man with a few problems, reality-grasping wise.
Carbon dating doesn’t work on silicon-based life forms …
How do you accurately date a metal object which has been refined out of ore?
It’s a hardened bucket tooth from an excavator.
We can compare the amount of [sup]27[/sup]Al isotope to the amount of [sup]26[/sup]Al … if this was indeed an alien spacecraft, then the cosmic ray bombardment during it’s time in space would give an increase in the [sup]26[/sup]Al part. This won’t allow you to date the object, but it might give a clue to whether it is extraterrestrial or not.
We could also test for unoctononium metal … if we find any that would be a sure sign of alien technology.
Do not read davidicke.com. Ever. Do not cite davidicke.com. Ever.
Do not read any site that quotes or cites or points to davidicke.com (except those like the Dope that will mock it to death).
Those sites will reach out of your computer and smack IQ points out of your head.
I’ve always had good luck going to the beach with a friendly dog, myself.
Not likely if it’s made from aluminum. It would tear off in about 2 seconds. More likely a foot pedal or some other item that doesn’t take a lot of abuse.
I believe they use hardened aluminum teeth in situations where there is fire danger from sparks present.
Why all the confusion? The article clearly states it’s part of a UFO.
How does the metallurgy compare to Meschermitts from WWII ???
Aluminium as used in air craft… maybe the Meschersmitt car… maybe a repair part.
Anyway its highly likely to be from WW II based on statistics of aluminium parts use…
My older brother found a pointed, steel object with something like a haft in a Virginia hayfield in the 1960s. Immediately assumed it was the point of a cavalry-man’s lance. No, said an historian from the UVA, it was from a reaper reaping hay. Broke his heart.
There are many ways of taking that sentence. Just saying.
interesting. I stand corrected. I briefly worked at a warehouse that dealt with excavation equipment parts. Never saw anything like that. Makes sense.
It was probably from a century before you worked there.
Worked for JI Case after they bought International Harvester. Some drawings were still current 100+ years later. The Case guys refused to help with the IH parts. Couldn’t blame them.