RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hello everyone, For me, the unsolved mystery that interests me the most is the case of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine climbing Everest in 1924. Although George Mallory's body was found in 1999, the questions still remain. Did they make the summit? What happened to Andrew Irvine? What happened to Irvine's camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hello everyone, For me, the unsolved mystery that interests me the most is the case of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine climbing Everest in 1924. Although George Mallory's body was found in 1999, the questions still remain. Did they make the summit? What happened to Andrew Irvine? What happened to Irvine's camera? I'm also intruiged by this, especially the possibility that the camera might be found, complete with a photo of them at the summit. It's a remote chance, but the film from the long lost 'Ornen' balloon expedition was found and developed decades later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 For me, the current mystery is how this week's strike has made little difference to the standard of Southern's rail services (sic) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2016 Was it really Lord Lucan that kidnapped Shergar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Trevellan Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2016 Why the British treat their railways as a burden instead of a key piece of national infrastructure. It happened 50 years ago and the same approach is still heard today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 .....The Outback has swallowed so many people without trace...... That reminds me of another mystery: what happened to the body of Prime Minister Harold Holt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2016 Why do we keep complaining about politicians but keep voting them in? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2016 What happened to the benefits we were promised (by all parties) when North Sea Oil and Gas came ashore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 That reminds me of another mystery: what happened to the body of Prime Minister Harold Holt? The wildlife here wastes no time in turning you into part of the food chain. No Chinese submarine necessary, just one or two large predator/scavengers and a whole host of invertebrates. It's not just in the water either. A while ago I spent half an hour lying in the bushes following a motorcycle crash and was subsequently amazed at the variety of small (and not so small) crawling and wriggling things which fell out of my clothing in A&E . They must have thought all their carrion Christmases had come at once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2016 Why do some people like Russell Brand? To me he is just a gobby objectionable*****. On a more serious note, I'm fascinated by the whole subject of the advanced armaments programs of Germany in WW2 and second guessing which were genuine as most of that stuff is just myth and hearsay.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The concept of time.It appears to move consecutively and consistently, though this is only because we are the ones moving through it. Thus, time is subjective to any one viewpoint at any moment in time. Anything that happens after that instant, is the future, and before is the past. Though this view is only supported because we are the ones going through it. Though that could be defined as any moment that (currently) has happened or will happen. So, technically, it is possible that every moment in time is happening simultaneously, though it doesn't appear so because of our subjective viewpoints.By example, 'my' time could run 5 minutes behind everyone else. But because I post this at a specific moment in time, it would appear relative to everyone elses timeline (so you'd see it 5 mins before I actually post it). Thus you would see this before I actually post it. Think of it like Skyping a friend on the other side of the world - there'd be a delay; well this is the reverse. You'd hear me say something before I actually say it, thus time would appear relative. Who's to say my time doesn't run faster than someone elses time; a year in my time may appear to go quicker than someone elses, but because it is defined by a common unit - 'a year' - it becomes relative. 1 minute to me, may actually be 4 minutes to someone else, but because of the common unit of 'a minute' the different lengths may still be defined as being the same thing, but experienced at different speeds.Regards, Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted August 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2016 The concept of time. It appears to move consecutively and consistently, though this is only because we are the ones moving through it. Thus, time is subjective to any one viewpoint at any moment in time. Anything that happens after that instant, is the future, and before is the past. Though this view is only supported because we are the ones going through it. Though that could be defined as any moment that (currently) has happened or will happen. So, technically, it is possible that every moment in time is happening simultaneously, though it doesn't appear so because of our subjective viewpoints. By example, 'my' time could run 5 minutes behind everyone else. But because I post this at a specific moment in time, it would appear relative to everyone elses timeline (so you'd see it 5 mins before I actually post it). Thus you would see this before I actually post it. Think of it like Skyping a friend on the other side of the world - there'd be a delay; well this is the reverse. You'd hear me say something before I actually say it, thus time would appear relative. Who's to say my time doesn't run faster than someone elses time; a year in my time may appear to go quicker than someone elses, but because it is defined by a common unit - 'a year' - it becomes relative. 1 minute to me, may actually be 4 minutes to someone else, but because of the common unit of 'a minute' the different lengths may still be defined as being the same thing, but experienced at different speeds. Regards, Matt Moving away from mysteries now, but I find quantum theory and its implications and possibilities to be baffling, a bit scary and utterly fascinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 What was in Custer's mind as he divided his command into smaller and smaller groups even though he'd seen how many enemies he was facing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 What was in Custer's mind as he divided his command into smaller and smaller groups even though he'd seen how many enemies he was facing. Whilst I'm fully aware that it's fictional rather than historical, I've always thoroughly enjoyed Flashman's take on Custer, particularly the line, with regard to General Terry, "I suspect the last thing he wanted was Custer loose about the place with machine guns". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Moving away from mysteries now, but I find quantum theory and its implications and possibilities to be baffling, a bit scary and utterly fascinating. Yes, black holes fascinate me. And the possibility that they may distort time so much that they provide an entry into another dimension. Scientists say there may be very large black holes at the centre of each galaxy, but why at the centre? Are galaxies rotating around black holes because they are there, or despite their presence? If a black hole is merely a giant collapsed star, there ought to be more of them scattered throughout galaxies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The Grantham train crash of the early 1900s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big James Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 What happened to what was left of Crassus's legions after they were defeated by the Parthians. I've read quite a few books on the subject and no one knows. But it's amazing how 10,000 legionaries simply vanished off the face of the earth. Big James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The Grantham train crash of the early 1900s. If someone ever invents a time machine that would be one to try to sort out; then again maybe it was because of some time traveller from the future interupting something that caused it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffers Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Sasquatch et al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anglian Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Sasquatch et al Yup this is the one for me currently. I've watched endless footage that makes me think – fake but in contrast some of the eye witness accounts remain compelling as does the odd bit of film. The other one that has me interested is the 411 Missing investigations. Folks who literally just vanish, often to be found, usually dead, in places that have already been searched multiple times. Then for the really weird is the Elisa Lam case… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The wildlife here wastes no time in turning you into part of the food chain. .....was subsequently amazed at the variety of small (and not so small) crawling and wriggling things which fell out of my clothing in A&E . They must have thought all their carrion Christmases had come at once. What disturbs me most about this is that you were still alive at the time..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I've always thoroughly enjoyed Flashman's take on Custer Flashman's take on most historical characters is usually to say the least diverting, often laugh out loud funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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