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During the semifinal match Germany - Spain on July 7, there was something remarkable picked up a camera to the stadium in Durban, South Africa.
In the 63rd minute of the race, during the repetition of an attempt by a Spaniard to score a goal, a worm-like object that moves rapidly through the image.
This is a 'Rod', also called Skyfish
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Originally posted by UFOmaster
i have a great interest in these lifeforms and this is some of the best footage that i have seen!
Originally posted by UFOmaster
reply to post by Now_Then
How can you say this is an insect? I do not know of any insect which can move and change direction as such speeds!
Originally posted by SpaceMonkeys
reply to post by ickylevel
They're not just an insect. No one has ever found a dead one to study, these things are very strange and could be evidence of a being living in a different "reality" or dimension or simply in a frequency range that we cannot detect with our own senses.
This is an excellent video S+F
They're not just an insect. No one has ever found a dead one to study, these things are very strange and could be evidence of a being living in a different "reality" or dimension or simply in a frequency range that we cannot detect with our own senses.
Rods are almost always caught by video cameras. Their distinctive shape is thought to be due to the fast flapping of insect wings causing motion blur. This is because the flapping is much faster than the relatively long frame (fields, in fact) exposure time in video cameras of 1/50th or 1/60th of a second, used in low light situations. In that time, some insects can beat their wings several times and move a significant distance in the air. In fact, typical insect wing beat rates vary between 10 and 250 per second (though some small insects have rates up to 1000/s) while flight speeds vary between 0.5 m/s and 7 m/s. So, a horsefly, for instance would beat its wings twice in 1/50 s and fly around 8 cm. This would yield a 'rod' 8cm long with two 'branches'. The apparent length of the rod on film would, of course, depend on the insect's distance from the camera (and also in which direction it was flying).
Originally posted by UFOmaster
reply to post by SpaceMonkeys
people try to de bunk them with videos but they all ways look different. From what i have seen there is a huge difference between these rod lifeforms and normal bugs. The speed in which they move is amazing!
I think these rods can also live in outer space. Check you tube out for some videos of them shot by nasa themselves!
(link here)
An interesting question that arises is, why should the 'branches' of the rods correspond to wing beats? It's because most insects wings are almost transparent. They only reflect light well at certain angles to the sun (or other light source). So you only see the part of the beat where the wing 'catches the sun' and produces a bright reflection - a 'branch'. Some appendages are not straight 'branches' but more like continuous curved 'surfaces' that appear to undulate up and down (so-called 'membranes'). These may be caused by insects whose wings are more opaque than other species, like moths and butterflies. In the following section you can see a close-up of a rod showing both 'branches and 'surfaces' produced by a single insect.
Originally posted by Now_Then
Originally posted by UFOmaster
i have a great interest in these lifeforms and this is some of the best footage that i have seen!
If by life form you mean large flying insect
Originally posted by UFOmaster
reply to post by Rising Against
I don't need to i have read and seen it all before. These rods, especially the space rods are totally different from bugs so comparing them is ridiculous.
If you think the Ops video shows a bug then your totally crazy!