QUOTE (Harte @ Jun 11 2008, 11:37 AM) 
What does "perfectly carved" mean?
Nothing, that's what.
I already noted that you posted your belief that the skulls were not real. Yet I also note you hold on to some strange belief that they might have somehow been carved in some manner that cannot be explained - due to the bogus crap somebody has fed you concerning carving "against the grain" of a quartz crystal.
Now I will tell you what they mean by that.
If you go back and read critically what the fringers claim about these skulls; you will see that, without specifically stating it, they are only be talking about "carving" quartz with a mallet and chisel. It is in this way that they get by with claiming that you can't "carve" quartz "against the grain."
You'd be hard pressed to carve quartz with the grain without fracturing it, if you use a chisel.
I have stated my reasons for continuing to explain what simple-minded people consider to be "unexplained" or "unexplainable" in a plethora of posts here at U-M (and several other boards.)
I'll leave it to you to find these explanations I've given and read them.
If you do, you'll see that I'm not being pedantic at all. In fact, I'm just being consistent with my stated goals.
The truth is, I couldn't care less less what you personally believe in this or any other matter (nor what any other poster believes, truth be told.)
It is not my goal to merely explain the fraud to you and you alone, IOW.
As an aside, I find it ironic that you are such a skeptic regarding Cryptids. I myself am far more open to the existence of such creatures than I am to any ridiculous ancient astronaut, ancient advanced civilization or Atlantis theory.
Harte
Nothing, that's what.
I already noted that you posted your belief that the skulls were not real. Yet I also note you hold on to some strange belief that they might have somehow been carved in some manner that cannot be explained - due to the bogus crap somebody has fed you concerning carving "against the grain" of a quartz crystal.
Now I will tell you what they mean by that.
If you go back and read critically what the fringers claim about these skulls; you will see that, without specifically stating it, they are only be talking about "carving" quartz with a mallet and chisel. It is in this way that they get by with claiming that you can't "carve" quartz "against the grain."
You'd be hard pressed to carve quartz with the grain without fracturing it, if you use a chisel.
I have stated my reasons for continuing to explain what simple-minded people consider to be "unexplained" or "unexplainable" in a plethora of posts here at U-M (and several other boards.)
I'll leave it to you to find these explanations I've given and read them.
If you do, you'll see that I'm not being pedantic at all. In fact, I'm just being consistent with my stated goals.
The truth is, I couldn't care less less what you personally believe in this or any other matter (nor what any other poster believes, truth be told.)
It is not my goal to merely explain the fraud to you and you alone, IOW.
As an aside, I find it ironic that you are such a skeptic regarding Cryptids. I myself am far more open to the existence of such creatures than I am to any ridiculous ancient astronaut, ancient advanced civilization or Atlantis theory.
Harte
And this is why I "harte" you!!
