MAPIMI SILENT ZONE

MAPIMI SILENT ZONE, MEXICO
What if in the middle of the desert, all your radio signals stop and you are not able to hear what the other person is talking?
If you’ve been lucky(or rather unlucky must I say?) you are standing in the silent zone. Want to know how you escape such a scenario? Read more.
The Mapimí Silent Zone (Spanish: La Zona del Silencio) is the popular name for a desert patch near the Bolsón de Mapimí in Durango, Mexico, overlapping the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve. It is the subject of an urban myth that claims it is an area where radio signals and any type of communications cannot be received.[1][2)

However, communications equipment tends to work properly in the zone. Guides assert that the zone moves around; as a result locals are highly skeptical of the zone's existence.[3]

In July 1970, an Athena test missile launched from a U.S. military base near Green River, Utah toward White Sands Missile Range lost control and fell in the Mapimí Desert region.[4] The rocket was carrying two small containers of cobalt 57, a radioactive element commonly associated with the construction of Salted bombs.[5][6] After several weeks of searching, local farmers found and reported the crash in the Northeast corner of the State of Durango. Once the rocket was found, a road was built to transport the wreckage, along with a small amount of contaminated top soil. As a result of the US Air Force recovery operations there, a number of myths and stories relating to the area arose, including "strange magnetic anomalies that prevent radio transmission", mutations of flora and fauna, and extraterrestrial visitations.(source: Wikipedia)
 These silent zones can be reasoned by science in the course of time. People go around making claims about these phenomenons just to get attention from the wide world.  Silent zones mentioned here keep moving  and are very difficult to locate. Why bother about non existent zones when we don't even know of their existence and nature...
POST BY: AMRITHA DEVI.SXS
 

NINE SECRET MEN

THE NINE SECRET MEN OF INDIA
Secret organizations all over the world are woven with a healthy dose of imagination by the natives of the land. India the mythological paradise is a place where many legends make rounds. One such famous legend is the tale of nine secret men of india. It is a remix  of the old tale that claims that secret organizations are formed for the purpose of keeping knowledge that would lead to mass destruction if caught on by the wrong hands.
here is a pervasive legend in India of a secret organization that allegedly has a vast amount of advanced knowledge in their possession. Believed to have been formed over 2000 years ago, the Nine Unknown Men is widely suspected of manipulating political and societal trends in order to further the personal goals of the Nine. But is such a secret organization a reality or is it merely the stuff of legend?

Most importantly, “he renounced the idea of trying to integrate the rebellious people, declaring that the only true conquest was to win men’s hearts by observance of the laws of duty and piety, because the Sacred Majesty desired that all living creatures should enjoy security, peace and happiness and be free to live as they pleased” (Pauwels and Bergier). So committed was the Emperor to this mission that he sought to prevent his fellow man from putting their intelligence towards perpetrating evil, particular the evil involved with warfare. The task of collecting, preserving, and containing all knowledge was too great for one emperor to do alone, not the least because of the other duties required by ruling an empire. So Ashoka summoned nine of the most brilliant minds in India at the time. For security purposes, the identity of these men was never made public. Together, these geniuses formed a secret society that came to be known as the Nine Unknown Men.
The organization set up accumulating all of the scientific knowledge they could, from natural science to psychology to the composition of matter. Fearing that if ordinary men were given scientific knowledge they would use it for destruction, only the Nine Men were allowed to study and develop scientific theories and technology. To better accomplish this daunting task, each of the nine was charged with a specific book that he was to update, revise, and ultimately perfect the knowledge therein. When one of the nine could no longer complete the task – whether from the wish to retire, fading health, or death - the obligation was passed to a chosen successor. The number of members in the society was always to be nine. Thus the society of the Nine Unknown Men has allegedly lived on for over 2000 years.

1923 Book
Speculation about the contents of each of the nine books varies widely. Talbot Mundy, an English writer, published a book entitled The Nine Unknown Men in 1923, which contained a list of the nine books. This list has come to be generally accepted.
“1. Propaganda: The first book dealt with techniques of propaganda and psychological warfare. “The most dangerous of all sciences is that of molding mass opinion, because it would enable anyone to govern the whole world,” according to Mundy.
2. Physiology: The second book discussed physiology and explains how to kill a person simply by touching him or her, known as the “the touch of death,” simply by the reversal of a nerve impulse. It is said that the martial art of Judo is a result of “leakages” from the second book.
3. Microbiology: The third volume focused on microbiology and biotechnology.
4. Alchemy The fourth dealt with alchemy and transmutation of metals. According to another legend, in times of severe drought, temples and religious relief organizations received large quantities of gold from “a secret source.”
5. Communication: The fifth book contained a study of all means of communication, terrestrial and extraterrestrial. Alluding then that the Nine Unknown Men were aware of alien presence.
6. Gravity: The sixth book focused on the secrets of gravitation and actual instructions on how to make the ancient Vedic Vimana, (like Vaiminika Shastra on aerospace technology).
7. Cosmogony: The seventh contained cosmogony and matters of the universe.
8. Light: The eighth dealt with light including the speed and how to use it as a weapon.
9. Sociology: The ninth and final book discussed sociology. It included rules for the evolution of societies and the means of foretelling their decline.” (Mundy paraphrased by Ancient Explorers)(source: ancient-origins.net)

These theories and stories about the secret societies are shady and may not be true. Who knows.. all these legends claim that intelligence is lethal which is true to an extent after all the destructions caused by man are numerous. Hiding knowledge as by these legends make it even more dangerous and can lead to large scale annihilation if exposed through wrong means. Let's hope these are not true and knowledge is spread in a safe way.
POST BY: SHRUTHI RAMADURAI

Valentino ring

Rudolph Valentino was considered to be one of the greatest silent actors of all time and it wasn't until he bought a ring that everything went pear shaped for his career, and for himself. He bought a ring in the 1920s and supposedly, when he showed off his new purchase to a friend, they had an image of him as a corpse. Valentino shrugged off the premonition but ever since this encounter, he was plagued with bad luck. His career flopped and he died not long after, his lover who also wore the ring became mysteriously ill, and the person who played him in a biography of his life also died having worn the ring. Years later, a man named Joe Casino bought the ring and waited seven years until he thought the curse was lifted until he wore the ring. He died a week later. Is fashion worth dying for? (Source:wikipedia)

My take on this is that this story is utterly unbelieveable.How can someone die because of a ring?There was a statement where valentinos friend had a dream of him as a deadbody.However all of us also have dreams of people dying.Does that mean all of those people whom we dreamt of have passed away??All these stories should be looked at from a scientific point of view.Coincidental events like this should not be confused with supernatural powers that dont even exist.


Post by- Akshaya.KS

BERMUDA TRIANGLE
The mystery of Bermuda triangle is sure to leave us speculating and spell-bound. This small area of the ocean which looks like a triangle from arial view is infamous for its tradition of disappearances, be it ship or air plane or any of the human mode of transportation.

About Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle is a strange triangular area on the Atlantic ocean where many ships sailing through it or planes flying over it have apparently disappeared without a trace. In few of such cases where wrecks could be found, the crew had vanished. And such incidents have been happening since centuries. More than 1,000 ships and planes have disappeared in the triangle area over the past five centuries.

Where is Bermuda Triangle?
By the simplest of all definitions, Bermuda Triangle is located off the South-Eastern coast of the United States and in the Atlantic Ocean. The three corners of the triangle are: Miami (in Florida); San Juan (in Puerto Rico); and Bermuda (a north-Atlantic island). The American author Vincent Gaddis was the first to define this boundary in 1964 in an issue of the magazine named Argosy and called the area 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'.

Theories explaining the mysteries
So what caused the ships and aircraft to disappear mysteriously? There have been many research and explorations done to uncover the mystery. There is no single theory that can explain all the incidents of disappearances. The ships and aircraft could have been victims of different circumstances, and things would have happened quickly and unexpectedly. While many theories have come up from researchers and scientists trying to explain the various incidents, here are few of the most popular ones:

Hexagonal Cloud & Air Bombs in Bermuda Triangle?

The Science Channel and other sources have recently confirmed that scientists and meteorologists have recently spotted some strange cloud formations. Series of hexagon shaped clouds with straight edges exist over an area of Atlantic ocean spreading from 20 to 55 miles each.
Meteorologists have also confirmed that such straight edge hexagonal clouds are like air bombs. They can blast anytime and generate vertical wind speed of up to 170 miles per hour gushing down to the ocean. Such wind gush can easily overturn and sink a ship or damage an aircraft that could be caught in that vertical wind.

And such vertical blasts of winds (also known as micro blasts) coming down from the clouds above would also create dangerous giant waves as high as 45-ft as well as high speed surface wind.

So, is this the same phenomena taking place under the hexagonal clouds at Bermuda Triangle? That is the only thing that needs to be confirmed through satellite radar equipment. And if done, that would hopefully explain many incidents of disappearances in Bermuda Triangle. But it is still far from being proven and many scientists are already dismissing this theory due to lack of evidence on the triangle.
Sargasso Sea & Its Mystery

The Sargasso Sea is a strange and a unique creation of the nature. The sea area which is some 700 miles wide, 2000 miles long and located in the North Atlantic, has no shores. It is bounded by ocean currents on all sides. To its west is the Gulf Stream Current, on its east is the Canary Current, northern side is bounded by North Atlantic Current, and the south by North Atlantic Equatorial Current. The island of Bermuda is located on its western fringes.

With such ocean currents on all sides, this sea area unlike the harsh cold North Atlantic, is strangely warm with stable weather conditions and with calm and weak winds. Another strange phenomena which is nowhere seen in the world is, this vast water area is covered with some dense seaweed which forms a thick mat on the surface. This free floating golden-brown seaweed is knows as Sargassum and therefore such name of the sea.
The Bermuda Triangle Connection
Sargasso Sea is located at the heart of the triangle area with one of its corners Bermuda being on its western fringes.

While it is known that the large freighters and barges can steam through this area with ease and the seaweed not a real threat to shipping, there have been many mysterious incidents that took place in this area.

Starting from early days and until recent times, there have been many cases where ships after having been lost were later found floating derelict without a single soul on board. As reported in London Times, the Rosalie was one such case when it sailed through the Sargasso Sea in 1840 not to be found. When it reappeared, there was nobody on board.  (source: Bermuda attractions.com)

These theories though convincing  are not proof enough to claim that the mystery is solved. Whatever the case or theory is, one point is apparent. These mysterious disappearances are due to a geological phenomenon that we are yet to fully understand and prove. With so many scientific advancements it is high time we make efforts to solve this puzzle rather than just spread rumors about it.. don’t you think?
POST BY: DIVYA.S

FEAR’s ECONOMY
False Evidence Appearing Real is the famous acronym of FEAR. The fear of the unknown consumes us  to such an extent that we are ready to spend so much money on curbing this fear. There is an independent economic market existing in our society thriving on the fear of people. Starting from religion to satanic curses we depend on mediators of God or demi-God as the case may be to help us communicate with gods and fulfill our desires. These priests cleverly use this fear of the common man and prospers in life. We irrationally spend so much money just to remain on the safer side.. after all no one wants to displease the spirits.

Many a times we don’t even think twice, before dropping money in a place of religious worship. We are living in an age where rockets are sent to mars to find the possibility of life-form, yet we fear the local deity. The people who benefit the most from these are the ill-minded  priests, tantriks, etc, These people are not really interested in the spiritual health of the individual but the personal benefits of themselves. These people not only  make the individuals who seek opinions spend their wealth on these unfruitful activities but also get psychologically affected. The priests offer no support to these poor souls.

Whenever these priests  bring up the subject of curses or evil following normal public go crazy about the whole deal and spend thousands and thousands on finding and fixing fault in our stars. All our troubles and misfortunes are blamed on the stars above us and gods in the world. Irrational beliefs are watered and then  these beliefs become deep rooted in the people’s minds.

Whatever be it these kind of  money making  mafias are nothing but  an evil element to   our progressing society. These people are feeding on our fear and are making money out of it. If we think back and reflect upon our spendings on these kind of religious events,  they are doing nothing material but is only giving us psychological satisfaction.  Decide for yourself if this  money is worth spending or not.

POST BY: SUJANI GANESAN

Delhi cantonment

Apparently, a charming lady dressed in white asks for a lift or runs at the speed of the car that passes by the area.The first haunted place in our list is Delhi Cantonment. It is one of the most haunted sites in Delhi. It is said that Delhi Cantonment is a shelter of a lady ghost, who was supposedly killed in a car accident. Many people who have visited the area have experienced her existence. The lady’s spirit tries to attract people who pass by the area.
(Source-wikipedia)

My view on this is that these are merely just people's tales to scare anyone in that area.It may have started of as a joke and coincidentally someone might have really seen some kind of white fog on a misty night and would have mistaken to be the ghost mentioned in the joke.To prove this we can look at the photograph above where its an actual women in a white saree.If the ghost was real, why didn't capture the exact ghost on camera???Its a question to be pondered upon...

Post by- Amritha Devi.SXS

DJINN

The Djinn are said to be creatures with free will, made from 'smokeless fire' by Allah in the same way humans were made of earth. According to the Qur'an, Djinn have free will, and Iblis used this freedom in front of Allah by refusing to bow to Adam when Allah told Iblis to do so. By refusing to obey Allah order he was thrown out of the Paradise and called “Shaitan” (See Shaitan and Satan). Djinn are frequently mentioned in the Qur'an, Sura 72 of the Holy Qur'an (named Al-Jinn) is entirely about them. Another Sura (Al-Naas) mentions the Djinn in the last verse. It is also mentioned in the Qur'an that Muhammad was sent as a prophet to both “humanity and the Djinn”.

In the world there are three main creations, Angels, Humans and Jinns (other than various animals).

Angels: Angels are made from light (Noor-). In Islam they are known as the Light of God. They do not commit any sin nor disobey God and they always worship him.

Human: Humans are created from earth and are given free will to do good or bad in this life. Because of the free will they will be held accountable for their choices in this life on the Day of Judgement. Because of that free will, those who follow and obey God (Allah), will be rewarded with paradise/heaven.

Jinns: Jinns are also in the category of humans in the sense of free will. The only difference is that they are made of smokeless fire and therefore are not visible to humans. There are more jinns than humans in terms of population. Jinns have the power to fly and fit in to any space so they live in remote areas, mountains, seas, trees, and in the air in their own communities. We can't see them and they also can't see us clearly. Humans are only visible as a very blurry image to them, very few jinns are able to see humans like humans can see other humans. Like humans, Jinns will also be judged on judgment day and will be sent to heaven or hell according to the life they lead. Jinns can both Muslim and non-Muslim. The non-Muslim Jinns form part of an army or group and then are known as a shaitan. Every person is assigned a special jinn to them, also called a qareen, they are the jinns what whisper into your soul and tell you to give into your evil desires. The Prophet Muhammed's jinn turned into a Muslim jinn, on the recitation of the Qur'an, as the jinn found it most beautiful, now the jinn only tells him to do good.               (source-wikipedia)

My take on this is that since this is a religious view point its not right to judge whether its true or false.Judging will lead to controversy.Therefore this information should be only looked up to as a reference and not of something lacking in logic.

Post by-Shruthi Ramadurai