Indiana Jones - what is the true story behind the 'Dial of Destiny' ?

[UM-Bot]

As is often the case with the popular movie franchise, the focus of the new Indiana Jones outing is based on a real-life artefact.

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/368240/indiana-jones--what-is-the-true-story-behind-the-dial-of-destiny

[Cho Jinn]

Or, maybe, the item isn't 2,000 years old?

[Jon the frog]

The strange thing is if it's a mapping and navigational aid, multiple of these would have been in circulation. Finding only one is by itself a mystery.

[Susanc241]

I am sure the inscriptions and their form has been used to give a date a century or two BC.  Read that somewhere, though I also think there is some uncertainty re the letter forms/styles and when they were used.  Definitely Ancient Greek language though if I understood it correctly.  Perhaps need to research that again.

[NCC1701]

Bottom side of a ships bilgepump. There is even a hose attachment on one side, the green colour is the residu of the copper wiring from the electric motor.

[Cho Jinn]

4 hours ago, NCC1701 said:

Bottom side of a ships bilgepump. There is even a hose attachment on one side, the green colour is the residu of the copper wiring from the electric motor.

C'mon, man, people are trying to make money here.  Use my promo code IFYOUSAYSO to get 15% your next order of merch in the next 60 minutes!

[+Hammerclaw]

The movie sucks. You can see the wires holding Harrison Ford upright. 

[josellama2000]

what a surprise!
When something remarkable is found on other cultures, people try to assign its origin to UFO or Aliens.
But i never heard of anybody yet, claiming that the Antikythera artifact is from extraterrestrial origins.
Sometimes western counter-culture is funny for that.

Edited July 6, 2023 by josellama2000

[Alchopwn]

6 hours ago, NCC1701 said:

Bottom side of a ships bilgepump. There is even a hose attachment on one side, the green colour is the residu of the copper wiring from the electric motor.

LOL actually no.  The Antikythera device's pedigree is now well established as being very old indeed.

1 hour ago, josellama2000 said:

what a surprise!
When something remarkable is found on other cultures, people try to assign its origin to UFO or Aliens.
But i never heard of anybody yet, claiming that the Antikythera artifact is from extraterrestrial origins.
Sometimes western counter-culture is funny for that.

But it isn't of extraterrestrial origin.  There are maker's marks on it and it suggesting it was made in the ancient Greek city of Pergamon.  We also know from recovered documents that the Greeks were leading the world in technical developments at the time as presented in the works of Hero(n) of Alexandria.  Ancient Alien Theorists are just damned wrong in general, but especially about this one.

Edited July 6, 2023 by Alchopwn

[jmccr8]

7 minutes ago, Alchopwn said:

LOL actually no.  The Antikythera device's pedigree is now well established as being very old indeed.

But it isn't of extraterrestrial origin.  There are maker's marks on it and it suggesting it was made in the ancient Greek city of Pergamon.  We also know from recovered documents that the Greeks were leading the world in technical developments at the time as presented in the works of Hero(n) of Alexandria.  Ancient Alien Theorists are just damned wrong in general, but especially about this one.

Hi Al

Ancient Greeks also invented vending machines

[Alchopwn]

Just now, jmccr8 said:

Hi Al

Ancient Greeks also invented vending machines

Yep, BUMP. That's my boy Hero of Alexandria again.  He's more than a little amazing and very nearly triggered an industrial revolution during the Roman Empire.  It was Emperor Trajan who stymied him by pointing out that if they introduced all these devices that there would be no work for the slaves, and as work was basically the only right a slave really had, that wasn't really fair.  I'm only slightly joking btw.

[newbloodmoon]

On 7/5/2023 at 3:11 AM, UM-Bot said:

As is often the case with the popular movie franchise, the focus of the new Indiana Jones outing is based on a real-life artefact.

Yes I think Harrison Ford is old enough to count as a real life artifact, especially by Hollywood standards.

Edited July 19, 2023 by newbloodmoon