reply posted on 14-6-2009 @ 05:29 AM by mattifikation
1. Secret
Yeah, if something happens in Area 51 it's going to be a secret. However, you've offered *maybe* 1% proof that this robot project happened in the
first place. And that's being generous.
The government is capable of discerning when civilian satellites are flying overhead, and is smart enough to bring their secret toys indoors when
that's the case. For one thing, they have radar and for another, civilian satellite operators can't just float things around in outer space without
telling the government about it.
2. Autonomous
Operators wouldn't have to be anywhere near it. UAVS developed over a decade ago can be flown on one side of the world and operated from literally
the complete opposite side of the globe.
3. Robot
No matter how many times I rotated that image, changed the angle, zoomed in, zoomed out, toggled the 3D terrain on and off, or did anything else I
couldn't make that area look like a robot.
You're asking me to believe that not only did the government screw up and leave a robot sitting out during a civilian satellite flyover, but that the
satellite just happened to be positioned in just such a way that the image it took could only be interpreted from *one specific angle.* Sorry, but no.
I look at a car on GE, and it looks like a car no matter how much I move the viewing angle around.
You know what I *could* make it look like, though? Exactly like all the other things in that area. Which are all rocks. Rocks of the same odd colors
as the "robot."
4. Project
If it was no longer in a testing stage, it wouldn't be roving around a research and development facility, now would it? There's not much you can do
with an 18 meter (that's over 50 feet) robot on top of a mountain in an area where nobody ever goes and no testing occurs. More on that later.
5. Advanced
No, it doesn't "go without saying." You're just assuming. Advanced compared to what? First of all, it's still probably just rocks which are not
very advanced things. Second, if it's a finished project like you are now alleging than it's got nothing on Area 51 technology, which is generally
so cutting edge that it's not even finished yet.
6. Mountains
Easy question to answer, if you'd try doing *any* additional research to back your claims. The reason the facility is so huge is because when the
base was originally created, you could stand on top of one of the nearby mountains and see into the base. Obviously this was bad, so they made a
MASSIVE land grab around the area specifically so that people standing in non-restricted areas would never be able to see into the testing area or the
base. The mountain range is a buffer zone for Area 51, not part of its functional testing ground. Operating secret technology in the buffer zone would
entirely defeat the purpose of having the buffer.
7. Awareness
You seem to have done exceptionally little research on the project, so I don't think it's wise of you to make assumptions based on what you are
aware of. Allow me to present two recent examples which have helped lead me to that conclusion.
In your most recent post you've revealed that you were unaware of our remote control capabilities concerning unmanned vehicles. That's one of our
military's most fundamentally significant technologies regarding robotic controls - had you done any research, you'd have stumbled across that. Your
awareness is lacking.
Further hurting the credibility of your awareness on the subject we're discussing is that you didn't know about the annexation of the massive buffer
zone around the base, nor its purpose. Again, this can only be attributed to a lack of research since that land grab is particularly well known by
Area 51 researchers. And so, again, your awareness is lacking.
In addition to the still-unresolved issues I've brought forth with your robot theory, I've come up with a few specific counter-points. These points
take my argument a step further. Rather than simply rebuffing your own claims, these are my own claims that invalidate the theory of robotics.
8. Purpose of Area 51
Historically, all projects coming out of Area 51 have been aircraft. The base is clearly designed for the development of advanced air vehicles.
The type of engineering, machinery, and manufacturing that is used in designing aircraft is completely different from what you'd need to develop a
ground robot.
You can't just chalk this up to Area 51's secretive nature, either. People knew *long* before any secrets were revealed about Area 51 that the
projects conducted there were aircraft related. A simple look at the base reveals many airstrips, and no robots.
So the first problem is that there's never been any indication that Area 51 is used for robotics development.
9. Lack of an access route
The supposed robot is found deep within a mountain range. There are no roads leading up there. That, by itself, wouldn't mean much. A military robot
that needs a road would probably not be a high-demand technology.
However, consider this: Your ruler showed the object to be 18 meters long. There are roughly 3 feet in a meter, which puts this object at 54 feet
long. That's twice as long as an M1 Abrams tank. A robot that huge would leave a clearly visible path behind it as it traveled through desert sands
and gravel.
If it's a robot, it was placed their by some sort of giant helicopter and hasn't moved since.
10. Deviation from military goals and doctrine
Right now, the military is in need of ground vehicles that are smaller, lighter, and easier to transport. Trying to get a 50 foot long robot to a
battlefield would be a logistical nightmare, which would probably end in vain as a 50 foot target is an easy one. Such a massive device would have
absolutely no use against the terrorist threat that our military is gearing up to face.
There's simply never been a call within the military to develop anything like giant robots. That's purely the realm of sci-fi fantasy cartoons. In
real life, such a weapon would be impractical to the point of near uselessness.
If you really want to push this thing further, I think it's time you realize that just these few Google Earth images are not going to convince
anyone. You're going to need more research if you want to back your claims. Let me give you some pointers:
- Patent Search. Specifically in the field of robotics. Look for a patent that would indicate somebody is developing an exceptionally massive robot.
The robot itself won't have a patent if its a secret, but many of its components probably would.
- Show us the need for it. You need to find some sort of story or article where somebody in the military has actually called for giant robots on the
battlefield. Robots, yes - that's high demand. But you need to show us something that indicates the military is seeking giant robots in the 50 foot
size scale.
- Corroborating Evidence. This is the big fish that you really need to find. Has anyone ever come forward with stories about working on giant robots?
Have any witnesses claimed to have spotted it? Is their any past indication that Area 51 has been used in robot development and not just aircraft? And
if so, what are the sources?
Good luck. If you find something, let us know. Until then, I'm sorry to say it but you're just desperately clinging to unfounded hopes and dreams.
Unless you can show us more than just some fuzzy Google Earth pictures, Occam's Razor applies and the verdict is rocks.
