Susano Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 More fodder for your modern-era games, your supers games, or even pulp and near-future games.... Every once in a while, people encounter things on their radio, TV, or interstellar wave detectors that no one can explain. Is it a secret military message? A prankster hacking just to see if it can be done? Aliens trying to contact us? Cracked has five cases that still haven’t been settled. Take, for example, the case of UVB-76. It is an irritating, electronic noise, not unlike the sound of a truck horn played through a cheese grater. It is broadcast over a certain frequency, constantly, and has been since at least 1982. But the weird part isn’t the tone, but what happens when it stops. In its 20-something year run, the sound has been interrupted only three times, the earliest known time being Christmas Eve in 1997. Each time a voice comes on and lists several Russian names and numbers before returning to the foghorn. The most recent occurrence was 2006, a mere three years before the time of this writing. It is clearly becoming more active after remaining quiet during the Cold War.? http://www.cracked.com/article_18381_the-5-creepiest-unexplained-broadcasts.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts Well, the number one on the list as some possibilities. The Max Headroom one seems a little FOxbattish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts I think I would like these Cracked articles more if they weren't filled with such smarmy self-assurance that their commentary is just that kewl. It actually gets tiresome quickly and after reading a few articles, you realize they really only have one way of commenting on a topic; arrogant sarcasm. I know it is supposed to be funny, but for the most part it is not. That being said, I think the concept of unexplained radio broadcasts is much more cool than the examples provided. The "Wow" signal is, of course, the big exception. As far as some lamebrain that decides to impersonate Max Headroom and get spanked with a flyswatter, I'm not thinking so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts I think I would like these Cracked articles more if they weren't filled with such smarmy self-assurance that their commentary is just that kewl. It actually gets tiresome quickly and after reading a few articles, you realize they really only have one way of commenting on a topic; arrogant sarcasm. I know it is supposed to be funny, but for the most part it is not. That being said, I think the concept of unexplained radio broadcasts is much more cool than the examples provided. The "Wow" signal is, of course, the big exception. As far as some lamebrain that decides to impersonate Max Headroom and get spanked with a flyswatter, I'm not thinking so much. I agree on the writing. However, having watched the Max Headroom bit... I will say that it's extremely weird and more than a little creepy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts I agree on the writing. However' date=' having watched the Max Headroom bit... I will say that it's extremely weird and more than a little creepy..[/quote']No doubt. And that makes the "homage" even that much creepier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts That being said' date=' I think the concept of unexplained radio broadcasts is much more cool than the examples provided.[/quote'] Look here -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_Stations This is some pretty strange stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts Agreed. Now take that down another route, a mad scientist route. Vague plot concept ideas forming. Thanks for that last link. Pretty cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts That Max Headroom thing really isn't that creepy. It looks to me like a dude who worked for a while to get the equipment and technique down to jam/override a TV signal with only the vaguest idea of what he was going to do. Unfunny improv, basically. It's more pathetic than creepy really, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts Well there are two kinds of creepy. The first is, "Oh that sent a shiver down my spine" creepy. The other is "Oh come on, I just ate something" creepy. But, you are probably correct in the pathetic description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts What a terrible article about a potentially interesting topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts I didn't know that Wikipedia was run by the Illuminati. Mind you, that could explain a lot. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts Fnord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCUBA Hero Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts Weird. Steve made a totally blank post.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Re: The 5 Creepiest Unexplained Broadcasts SCUBA - you don't have the clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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