Square holes

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:11 am

From spirits cameras we have two rocks with rectangular openings:

Now the question is...how many times have you seen rectangular openings in rocks? Considering these 2 rocks are in close proximity, I'll leave your active imaginations come to the fore.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:14 am

Wow. I'll buy it! ... er wait.

Obviously it is an alian's doing.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:35 am

Crank up the brain power Meat. Depending on the hardness of the rocks, The hole could be the work of small organisms trying to colonise the stones. I find it interesting that the geoheads at JPL aren't even curious enough to at least stick the microscope imager down at the mout of these rocks.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:51 am

Brain power seems to be something I'm lacking of late, unfortunately. I chalk it up to my workaholic schedule of late. My post was just sarcasm though.

It is interesting.

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:58 am

Artifact of the resolution. Get a close up picture, in the sunlight so you can see not only the perimeter of the hole but also the shape of its walls and floor. If it's a perfect rectangular solid, then maybe you have more of a case. Plus the picture on the right is only half visible, meaning it could be any shape under the sand.

Why would "small organisms" make rectangular holes anyway?

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:04 am

yeah i spoted that one on the left right away in the big BW pix that they have out

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:25 am

"Why would "small organisms" make rectangular holes anyway?"

For the same reason Pileated Woodpeckers bore rectangular holes in tree trunks...who knows?

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:27 am

Oh and a little better resolution:

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:25 am

I'll give you it looks eroded, like water that got trapped on top of the rock dissolved it into a hole. But saying it's micro-organisms is too big a leap without any other evidence.

Genghis · Post by **Genghis** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:04 pm

Maybe there was a xenolith in that space. On earth, xenoliths are often ultramafic, so they would erode much more quickly than the matrix.

That's just one possibility off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many more "boring" possibilities that have nothing to do with life forces.

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:12 pm

It is a Martian.

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:46 pm

Given the size of the surface of Mars and the amount of rocks on it, you're statistically bound to have rocks with almost square holes in them. Next will be triangular holes, circular holes, etc. ooh wow and kthxbyenow

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:55 pm

Tricord, I'd accept your premis except there are 2 rocks with squarish looking opening in a very small area.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:25 pm

Very interesting. Lets say for the sake of arguement that they are artifically made to that shape. What does it prove? That life was born there, or had simply existed for a given ammount of time and moved on? If those two rocks were part of some construct, where are the rest of the debris? As much as I'd like to say its proof of life existed on Mars, I'm as skeptical as the next guy. We need something more concrete than that. (and I don't mean the "alien skull" rock photo)

VaussBait · Post by **VaussBait** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:08 pm

Call me when the find the round peg!

j/k

-Vauss OUT

Capm · Post by **Capm** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:23 pm

Those aren't square holes... those are Doors! The martians are really small

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:28 pm

That's because that's really an aerial view of New Mexico.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:28 pm

That's because the square wooden peg that held the two rocks together has long since vanished - leaving just the sockets where the martians glued the two rocks together using the wooden pin.

Pretty obvious really!

Let's say it together people: COINCIDENCE CAN ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST ANYTHING.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:52 pm

Personally, I thing the Martians are just $crewing with us and would like nothing better than to keep our 2Million dollar RC cars at home.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:22 am

Those rocks are actually weights for a martian barbell. The square holes are for for the wooden bar that fits in between two such weights. Ancient martians were well known for pumping ... er uh ... rock.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:36 am

Mobius, how many coincidences does it take before it is something else.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 10:58 am

Clearly, this is proof of the existence of a multinational rightwing conspiracy whose secret goal is world domination and the subjugation of all human life. Run for the hills. Personally, I am moving to Canada. They have good beer.

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:19 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by woodchip:
Tricord, I'd accept your premis except there are 2 rocks with squarish looking opening in a very small area.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Maybe at one point they were the same rock and broke apart...? (broken by the martians of course

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Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:45 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by woodchip:
Tricord, I'd accept your premis except there are 2 rocks with squarish looking opening in a very small area.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Mars is still large enough to allow for this with a reasonable amount of probability.

Did you know that Mars has the highest mountain in the solar system? Some 25.000m! The mount Everest is only like 8.800m. What was the chance for Mars to get such a high mountain? Fairly small. Yet it's there. And don't tell me it was built by martians

Zoop! · Post by **Zoop!** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:50 pm

Those rocks are their invasion fleet. Run!