Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert

[DDE]

2020 does not want to go gently into that good night

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-55056570

[Caerfinon]

Anomaly detection achievement unlocked!

[Entropian]

Somebody obviously has a good sense of humor. 

[TheSaint]

The real question is: Did that guy get a free node unlock when he touched it?

[Gargamel]

"It is illegal to install structures or art without authorisation on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you're from," the department said.

 

nice

[YNM]

Very good sense of humour, though if I'm being honest that sheet of stainless steel might come to a better use elsewhere...

It is triangular though rather than rectangular - what I originally thought when looking at it ! Triangular is better shape-wise though.

Official news from the Utah Department of Public Safety themselves.

[NSEP]

Its a teaser for the finale of 2020.

[RealKerbal3x]

33 minutes ago, NSEP said:

Its a teaser for the finale of 2020.

Or just a teaser for the sequel, 2022.

[Shpaget]

Is it multiplying yet?

That would be of concern.

[Souptime]

https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/earth/100000007471987/monolith-utah-desert-discovery.html A metal monolith was found in the utah desert, seems like a good place to post it. Looks like the ones on KSP or 2001: a space odyssey

[sevenperforce]

Evidently it was placed by an anonymous artist between 2015 and 2016.

[Gargamel]

Overlapping threads have been merged. 

[magnemoe]

22 hours ago, TheSaint said:

The real question is: Did that guy get a free node unlock when he touched it?

Who game is this referring to? 
 

[TheSaint]

9 hours ago, magnemoe said:

Who game is this referring to?

Green Monolith

[magnemoe]

1 hour ago, TheSaint said:

Green Monolith

LOL, did not know about this mechanic, think I have filled out the tree before finding any. 

[AHHans]

21 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said:

Or just a teaser for the sequel, 2022.

[DDE]

3 hours ago, AHHans said:

*Papa Nurgle laugh*

[Shpaget]

It's gone!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/monolith-utah-disappeared.html

[Caerfinon]

1 hour ago, Shpaget said:

It's gone!

Queue alien invasion sequence. [Incidentally that would be "BINGO!" on my 2020  bingo card]

[cubinator]

Quote

"It is illegal to install structures or art without authorisation on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you're from," the department said.

They're really going to fine the alien overlords over the illegal placement of a monolith

The fact that it suddenly disappeared without anyone knowing who took it makes this even better.

[kerbiloid]

Suddenly lost by the greens, immediately stolen by grays.

[Serenity]

Like someone else said, i am pretty sure this is one of the unethical and deceiving advertisements they do,

 calling them real news and after few days, oh it turned out to be that company or that thing.

There should be control over these type of ads but whatever.

[YNM]

Other parties has since been able to locate the sculpture, if it was taken down it might not be whoever put it up in the first place. The sculpture itself seems to have been installed since like 2015 or 2016.

Got that from BBC but I can't be bothered to find it again. A close enough article that has the info (deffo with more speculation compared to the BBC reporting).

Edited November 30, 2020 by YNM

[Nuke]

i bet elon musk did it. the sheet metal cutoffs from starship production line.

[kerbiloid]

It's a part of SNx from the previous pressure test.