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  • M Miszou

    The Mystery Spot[^] The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! I visited the Mystery Spot this weekend, and it really is weird. Balls rolling up hill, people leaning at impossible angles without falling over and people changing height according to where they stand on a level surface. Has anyone else been there?


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    martin_hughes
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    Nope - but I do remember the Mystery Spot from Sam & Max Hit the Road. NBow that was wierd!

    "It was the day before today.... I remember it like it was yesterday." -Moleman

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    • M Miszou

      The Mystery Spot[^] The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! I visited the Mystery Spot this weekend, and it really is weird. Balls rolling up hill, people leaning at impossible angles without falling over and people changing height according to where they stand on a level surface. Has anyone else been there?


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      Bassam Abdul Baki
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      Lebanon has a few of those. It gets old quickly. :)


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      • M Miszou

        The Mystery Spot[^] The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! I visited the Mystery Spot this weekend, and it really is weird. Balls rolling up hill, people leaning at impossible angles without falling over and people changing height according to where they stand on a level surface. Has anyone else been there?


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        Richard Jones
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        We have a site like that right here. http://www.magnetichill.com/[^] Cars roll "up hill".:-D

        "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

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        • M Miszou

          The Mystery Spot[^] The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! I visited the Mystery Spot this weekend, and it really is weird. Balls rolling up hill, people leaning at impossible angles without falling over and people changing height according to where they stand on a level surface. Has anyone else been there?


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          carbonbaseone
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          "Some speculate that cones of metal were secretly brought here and buried in our earth as guidance systems for their spacecraft." Cones of metal... mmm, I have some of those... Seriously though I have been there and parts of the structure are sitting at odd angles, nothing is level, therefore the illusion when inside with little perspective of the outside. Like trees, the sky, etc...

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          • L leckey 0

            We have a place in western South Dakota called Cosmos which does the same thing. It's just an illusion.

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            Matt Newman
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            I was just gonna say that, but you beat me by over an hour :)

            -Matt Newman

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              "Some speculate that cones of metal were secretly brought here and buried in our earth as guidance systems for their spacecraft." Cones of metal... mmm, I have some of those... Seriously though I have been there and parts of the structure are sitting at odd angles, nothing is level, therefore the illusion when inside with little perspective of the outside. Like trees, the sky, etc...

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              carbonbaseone wrote:

              next2friends (^) Free new laptop giveaway ever 30 days. No strings, no spam... For legitimacy concerns, some of the people behind next2friends reside at Genetibase

              Please don't post scams in the forums.

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                carbonbaseone wrote:

                next2friends (^) Free new laptop giveaway ever 30 days. No strings, no spam... For legitimacy concerns, some of the people behind next2friends reside at Genetibase

                Please don't post scams in the forums.

                -Matt Newman

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                carbonbaseone
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                It's not a scam... Read the entire signature. (And signatures are just that signatures) Do you really think I would pass a "scam" in the forum. I can't decide which is more idiotic, that notion or you commenting on it. If it was a scam I don't think I would give the link to my primary company in the signature itself. (Phone, address, names etc.) Thanks for policing though.

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                • M Matt Newman

                  carbonbaseone wrote:

                  next2friends (^) Free new laptop giveaway ever 30 days. No strings, no spam... For legitimacy concerns, some of the people behind next2friends reside at Genetibase

                  Please don't post scams in the forums.

                  -Matt Newman

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                  carbonbaseone
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                  You can contact me here. a.nystrom@genetibase.com http://www.genetibase.com Please fix your post. As it is not a scam, and the nature of signatures are free to express whatever. By fixing your post I do mean correcting yourself as giving people the impression that I am scamming them is insulting and inaccurate!

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                  • C carbonbaseone

                    It's not a scam... Read the entire signature. (And signatures are just that signatures) Do you really think I would pass a "scam" in the forum. I can't decide which is more idiotic, that notion or you commenting on it. If it was a scam I don't think I would give the link to my primary company in the signature itself. (Phone, address, names etc.) Thanks for policing though.

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                    If its not a scam its a most certainly a marketing ploy - 'pre-register for free and win' being the giveaway...

                    Apathy Rules - I suppose...

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                      If its not a scam its a most certainly a marketing ploy - 'pre-register for free and win' being the giveaway...

                      Apathy Rules - I suppose...

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                      carbonbaseone
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                      You know what, it's really simple... Of course it is marketing. And it is free... Ploy??? ploy (ploi) n. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver: "A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure medicine, then sell it on the black market" Jill Smolowe. Give me a break! Your email address for chance to win laptop every 30 days. What is wrong with that. If you don't like it don't give your email. Again it is a signature in the post... Don't hack on it. That is why in the signature itself is a link to my primary company... "for legitimacy concerns" Seriously, what is the issue. Stop making them up! -- modified at 13:23 Monday 13th August, 2007

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                        It's not a scam... Read the entire signature. (And signatures are just that signatures) Do you really think I would pass a "scam" in the forum. I can't decide which is more idiotic, that notion or you commenting on it. If it was a scam I don't think I would give the link to my primary company in the signature itself. (Phone, address, names etc.) Thanks for policing though.

                        next2friends (^)

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                        Matt Newman
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                        Looks like one, smells like one. Even if it isn't, you are advertising on codeproject in a non-sanctioned way. If you want to advertise go here[^]

                        -Matt Newman

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                        • M Miszou

                          The Mystery Spot[^] The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! I visited the Mystery Spot this weekend, and it really is weird. Balls rolling up hill, people leaning at impossible angles without falling over and people changing height according to where they stand on a level surface. Has anyone else been there?


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                          Miszou wrote:

                          The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself!

                          In the immortal words of (most probably) Joseph ("Paper Collar Joe") Bessimer, "There's a sucker born every minute...and two to take 'em."

                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                            You know what, it's really simple... Of course it is marketing. And it is free... Ploy??? ploy (ploi) n. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver: "A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure medicine, then sell it on the black market" Jill Smolowe. Give me a break! Your email address for chance to win laptop every 30 days. What is wrong with that. If you don't like it don't give your email. Again it is a signature in the post... Don't hack on it. That is why in the signature itself is a link to my primary company... "for legitimacy concerns" Seriously, what is the issue. Stop making them up! -- modified at 13:23 Monday 13th August, 2007

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                            stevepqr
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                            The fact that it is in your signature makes no difference its still a freebie advertisement/marketing ploy/scam call it whatever. The same link posted in an email would be called spam - there's another name for it!

                            Apathy Rules - I suppose...

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                            • C Colin Angus Mackay

                              Sounds a bit like the Electric Brae in Scotland. There are places like this all over the world.


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                              Frank Kerrigan
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                              I've been there its more Static than eletrice

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                              • M Matt Newman

                                Looks like one, smells like one. Even if it isn't, you are advertising on codeproject in a non-sanctioned way. If you want to advertise go here[^]

                                -Matt Newman

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                                Interestingly I ran an analysis last night on the lounge posts... 59% of signatures either point to a product for download that is free, for sale, a blog which talks about products for free and for sale and more, if you would like to see it. In fact, let’s look at one of CP's most prolific writers and posters. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2182543#xx2182543xx Are you planning on telling Mark that one of his links in his signature is to a page that sells a product? And that it is technically spam. Maybe you should forward the Media Kit link to him. In summation I think it is the content you don't like. My posts are relevant to the topic, and are free form. My signature points to a free service. If someone was to simply put an advertisement in a post response with no actual relation to the post, that I would define as spam. If you look at my posts in the lounge, all are related and generally received well. You should do some checking on your own before flaming me. Rather than just being a jerk. I would have thought being a developer yourself you may actually do a little analysis for yourself rather than just spout off. I was about to just let it go, but after some thought, it is clear you are just making an issue out of nothing! And I don't understand why exactly. Maybe when you create your own CP like or forum you can outlaw those signatures you would prefer to sensor.

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                                  The fact that it is in your signature makes no difference its still a freebie advertisement/marketing ploy/scam call it whatever. The same link posted in an email would be called spam - there's another name for it!

                                  Apathy Rules - I suppose...

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                                  carbonbaseone
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                                  Interestingly I ran an analysis last night on the lounge posts... 59% of signatures either point to a product for download that is free, for sale, a blog which talks about products for free and for sale and more, if you would like to see it. In fact, let’s look at one of CP's most prolific writers and posters. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2182543#xx2182543xx Are you planning on telling Mark that one of his links in his signature is to a page that sells a product? And that it is technically spam. Maybe you should forward the Media Kit link to him. In summation I think it is the content you don't like. My posts are relevant to the topic, and are free form. My signature points to a free service. If someone was to simply put an advertisement in a post response with no actual relation to the post, that I would define as spam. If you look at my posts in the lounge, all are related and generally received well. You should do some checking on your own before flaming me. Rather than just being a jerk. I would have thought being a developer yourself you may actually do a little analysis for yourself rather than just spout off. I was about to just let it go, but after some thought, it is clear you are just making an issue out of nothing! And I don't understand why exactly. Maybe when you create your own CP like or forum you can outlaw those signatures you would prefer to sensor.

                                  next2friends (^)

                                  Free new laptop giveaway ever 30 days. No strings, no spam... For legitimacy concerns, some of the people behind next2friends reside at Genetibase (^)

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                                  • C carbonbaseone

                                    Interestingly I ran an analysis last night on the lounge posts... 59% of signatures either point to a product for download that is free, for sale, a blog which talks about products for free and for sale and more, if you would like to see it. In fact, let’s look at one of CP's most prolific writers and posters. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2182543#xx2182543xx Are you planning on telling Mark that one of his links in his signature is to a page that sells a product? And that it is technically spam. Maybe you should forward the Media Kit link to him. In summation I think it is the content you don't like. My posts are relevant to the topic, and are free form. My signature points to a free service. If someone was to simply put an advertisement in a post response with no actual relation to the post, that I would define as spam. If you look at my posts in the lounge, all are related and generally received well. You should do some checking on your own before flaming me. Rather than just being a jerk. I would have thought being a developer yourself you may actually do a little analysis for yourself rather than just spout off. I was about to just let it go, but after some thought, it is clear you are just making an issue out of nothing! And I don't understand why exactly. Maybe when you create your own CP like or forum you can outlaw those signatures you would prefer to sensor.

                                    next2friends (^)

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                                    carbonbaseone
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                                    It would be nice to see in general a few people help me out on this. I mean really, these two are just flaming! Read my posts, read my signature, then compare to other more "popular" posters and writers, then be honest with yourself and let me know. What is the issue? Thanks in advance!

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                                    • S stevepqr

                                      The fact that it is in your signature makes no difference its still a freebie advertisement/marketing ploy/scam call it whatever. The same link posted in an email would be called spam - there's another name for it!

                                      Apathy Rules - I suppose...

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                                      Hamid Qureshi
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                                      I think if the guy is providing a legitimate link to a legitimate company then it doesn't fall into the category of scam or spam. The guy's company is taking responsibility for the offer.. Think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      Hamid

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                                      • C carbonbaseone

                                        Interestingly I ran an analysis last night on the lounge posts... 59% of signatures either point to a product for download that is free, for sale, a blog which talks about products for free and for sale and more, if you would like to see it. In fact, let’s look at one of CP's most prolific writers and posters. http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2182543#xx2182543xx Are you planning on telling Mark that one of his links in his signature is to a page that sells a product? And that it is technically spam. Maybe you should forward the Media Kit link to him. In summation I think it is the content you don't like. My posts are relevant to the topic, and are free form. My signature points to a free service. If someone was to simply put an advertisement in a post response with no actual relation to the post, that I would define as spam. If you look at my posts in the lounge, all are related and generally received well. You should do some checking on your own before flaming me. Rather than just being a jerk. I would have thought being a developer yourself you may actually do a little analysis for yourself rather than just spout off. I was about to just let it go, but after some thought, it is clear you are just making an issue out of nothing! And I don't understand why exactly. Maybe when you create your own CP like or forum you can outlaw those signatures you would prefer to sensor.

                                        next2friends (^)

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                                        Matt Newman
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                                        There is a big difference between people posting a link to their blog, or to a company they work for. Things like this:

                                        Free new laptop giveaway ever 30 days. No strings, no spam... For legitimacy concerns, some of the people behind next2friends reside at Genetibase (^)

                                        smells like spam or a scam, if your signiture was just

                                        next2friends (^)

                                        I wouldn't have a problem.

                                        -Matt Newman

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                                        • C carbonbaseone

                                          It would be nice to see in general a few people help me out on this. I mean really, these two are just flaming! Read my posts, read my signature, then compare to other more "popular" posters and writers, then be honest with yourself and let me know. What is the issue? Thanks in advance!

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                                          carbonbaseone wrote:

                                          these two are just flaming!

                                          I'm not flaming :( - just making a point. your original post in this thread contains a link which directly follows your text, it implies that the link is related to the text, the fact that it is in your signature is neither here nor there since you use the same font for your signature who's to tell where it starts and ends. This and the fact that the link is to an advertisement however harmless or trivial makes either unsolicited marketing or spam in my book. If you had made it clear that the link was part of your signature then there would have been no problem, I would just have overlooked it - but of course then you wouldn't get so many hits on your site! Using your own example:- http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2182543#xx2182543xx Obviously a link to a personal site I agree but separated from the text by a line and in a different font color to distinguish it. No Problem!! PS. I did not vote 1 for your posts - I don't object to what you are doing just the way you do it - as you say yourself pretty much everyone else is doing it - and there's nothing like a good arguement first thing in the morning to start the day off, right? :)

                                          Apathy Rules - I suppose...

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