Lost - my theory (no spoilers)

[Ext User(Highlandish)]

I've only seen up to current tv airings

my take is this: the dharma group are studying the magnetic poles of the
earth. the magnetic poles seem to be shifting and will flip over to the
opposite sides. this will only harm territorial animals who rely on the
magnetic poles for a sense of direction and where home is, however a side
effect of the eventual flip is that the magnetic protection we have from
solar winds fluctuate too far leaving great holes (the edges can be seen as
aura's in the night sky) and the increase of solar radiation will see a
massive rise in cancer. the previous big hole was the Bermuda triangle. this
show talks about a new hole located between the artic and Australia.

the island was quarantined because of the danger of radiation initially,
however the scientists developed a machine that created its own magnetic
protection in the hope that one day when the poles do shift, they will have
the solution to protecting humanity from the solar radiation.

the button is to keep the machine from resetting


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[Ext User(horacewachope@gmail.com)]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:48:15 +1000, "Highlandish"
<ckreskay_CURSEING@dodo.com.au> wrote:

>I've only seen up to current tv airings
>
>my take is this: the dharma group are studying the magnetic poles of the
>earth. the magnetic poles seem to be shifting and will flip over to the
>opposite sides. this will only harm territorial animals who rely on the
>magnetic poles for a sense of direction and where home is, however a side
>effect of the eventual flip is that the magnetic protection we have from
>solar winds fluctuate too far leaving great holes (the edges can be seen as
>aura's in the night sky) and the increase of solar radiation will see a
>massive rise in cancer. the previous big hole was the Bermuda triangle. this
>show talks about a new hole located between the artic and Australia.
>
>the island was quarantined because of the danger of radiation initially,
>however the scientists developed a machine that created its own magnetic
>protection in the hope that one day when the poles do shift, they will have
>the solution to protecting humanity from the solar radiation.
>
>the button is to keep the machine from resetting

Is this Lost or Lost II?

[Dirkmonger]

My theory is that what ever the computer does could have been done automatically. So inputing the code must be a way of ensuring that there is a person present for some reason.

[Ext User(horacewachope@gmail.com)]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:11:07 +1000, Dirkmonger
<Dirkmonger.26nmfu@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:

>
>My theory is that what ever the computer does could have been done
>automatically. So inputing the code must be a way of ensuring that
>there is a person present for some reason.

To whom, pray tell, are you replying?

[Ext User(Scott Boobies)]

<horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:11:07 +1000, Dirkmonger
> <Dirkmonger.26nmfu@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>
>>
>>My theory is that what ever the computer does could have been done
>>automatically. So inputing the code must be a way of ensuring that
>>there is a person present for some reason.
>
> To whom, pray tell, are you replying?
>
He wasn't replying to anyone. He was just posting his theory.
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On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:30:24 GMT, "Scott Boobies"
<sboobies@notmail.com> wrote:

><horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:11:07 +1000, Dirkmonger
>> <Dirkmonger.26nmfu@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>My theory is that what ever the computer does could have been done
>>>automatically. So inputing the code must be a way of ensuring that
>>>there is a person present for some reason.
>>
>> To whom, pray tell, are you replying?
>
>He wasn't replying to anyone. He was just posting his theory.

I suspect that Dirk was doing both.

But thanks for your reply, because I know YOU were replying to ME.

[Ext User(Johnston)]

I lost all respect for this show when I heard the unbelievably shitty
Australian accents.

[Ext User(Ian Galbraith)]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:47:57 +1000, Johnston wrote:

> I lost all respect for this show when I heard the unbelievably shitty
> Australian accents.

You mean the accents of the actors who are actually Australian?
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[Ext User(Johnston)]

Ian Galbraith wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:47:57 +1000, Johnston wrote:
>
>
>>I lost all respect for this show when I heard the unbelievably shitty
>>Australian accents.
>
>
> You mean the accents of the actors who are actually Australian?

No. I switched to Lost one day to see Fatty visiting a farm in Australia.

The actress playing an Australian woman was doing some sort of
horrendous american/aussie/british/gawd knows what else mangled accent.

[Ext User(Scott Boobies)]

<horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:30:24 GMT, "Scott Boobies"
> <sboobies@notmail.com> wrote:
>
>><horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:0vlj42586tflcoru9hcr8ih7jra1o9h71t@4ax.com...
>>> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:11:07 +1000, Dirkmonger
>>> <Dirkmonger.26nmfu@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>My theory is that what ever the computer does could have been done
>>>>automatically. So inputing the code must be a way of ensuring that
>>>>there is a person present for some reason.
>>>
>>> To whom, pray tell, are you replying?
>>
>>He wasn't replying to anyone. He was just posting his theory.
>
> I suspect that Dirk was doing both.
>
> But thanks for your reply, because I know YOU were replying to ME.
>
Well DUUH!
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On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:36:33 GMT, "Scott Boobies"
<sboobies@notmail.com> wrote:

><horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:6tmj421gh314lfbm641kbgl36o7v4leath@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:30:24 GMT, "Scott Boobies"
>> <sboobies@notmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>><horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:0vlj42586tflcoru9hcr8ih7jra1o9h71t@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:11:07 +1000, Dirkmonger
>>>> <Dirkmonger.26nmfu@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>My theory is that what ever the computer does could have been done
>>>>>automatically. So inputing the code must be a way of ensuring that
>>>>>there is a person present for some reason.
>>>>
>>>> To whom, pray tell, are you replying?
>>>
>>>He wasn't replying to anyone. He was just posting his theory.
>>
>> I suspect that Dirk was doing both.
>>
>> But thanks for your reply, because I know YOU were replying to ME.
>
>Well DUUH!

There's NEVER any need for insults, Scott Boobies.

[Ext User(Chris Mayer)]

Highlandish wrote:
> I've only seen up to current tv airings
>
> my take is this: the dharma group are studying the magnetic poles of the
> earth. the magnetic poles seem to be shifting and will flip over to the
> opposite sides. this will only harm territorial animals who rely on the
> magnetic poles for a sense of direction and where home is, however a side
> effect of the eventual flip is that the magnetic protection we have from
> solar winds fluctuate too far leaving great holes (the edges can be seen as
> aura's in the night sky) and the increase of solar radiation will see a
> massive rise in cancer. the previous big hole was the Bermuda triangle. this
> show talks about a new hole located between the artic and Australia.
>
> the island was quarantined because of the danger of radiation initially,
> however the scientists developed a machine that created its own magnetic
> protection in the hope that one day when the poles do shift, they will have
> the solution to protecting humanity from the solar radiation.
>
> the button is to keep the machine from resetting

It is all a virtual reality psychological experiment, those who die
'failed' the experiment and are taken out of it.

There are many parts of the show that hark back to psychological
experimentation. The button being the obvious standout.

Note, I have seen all the episodes from the US, but I have had that
theory for a while.

I know it is crappy, but it sure makes everything neat for the writers
in the end. People would obviously be pretty pissed if they pulled that.

I suppose the only nice thing about this concept is at the end of the
show we find out that Jack is really just some bum, Locke is a pilot,
blah, blah, blah.

[Ext User(Highlandish)]

Quoth The Raven; Chris Mayer <chris@nowhere.com> in
<444ab5b6$0$7605$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>
> Highlandish wrote:
>> I've only seen up to current tv airings
>>
>> my take is this: the dharma group are studying the magnetic poles of
>> the earth. the magnetic poles seem to be shifting and will flip over
>> to the opposite sides. this will only harm territorial animals who
>> rely on the magnetic poles for a sense of direction and where home
>> is, however a side effect of the eventual flip is that the magnetic
>> protection we have from solar winds fluctuate too far leaving great
>> holes (the edges can be seen as aura's in the night sky) and the
>> increase of solar radiation will see a massive rise in cancer. the
>> previous big hole was the Bermuda triangle. this show talks about a
>> new hole located between the artic and Australia.
>> the island was quarantined because of the danger of radiation
>> initially, however the scientists developed a machine that created
>> its own magnetic protection in the hope that one day when the poles
>> do shift, they will have the solution to protecting humanity from
>> the solar radiation.
>> the button is to keep the machine from resetting
>
> It is all a virtual reality psychological experiment, those who die
> 'failed' the experiment and are taken out of it.
>
> There are many parts of the show that hark back to psychological
> experimentation. The button being the obvious standout.
>
> Note, I have seen all the episodes from the US, but I have had that
> theory for a while.
>
> I know it is crappy, but it sure makes everything neat for the writers
> in the end. People would obviously be pretty pissed if they pulled
> that.
> I suppose the only nice thing about this concept is at the end of the
> show we find out that Jack is really just some bum, Locke is a pilot,
> blah, blah, blah.

my princible theory of relative existance is that it's all in my head, i'd
hate for a tv show to reflect that.

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[Ext User(Bouquet)]

Chris Mayer wrote:

> It is all a virtual reality psychological experiment, those who die
> 'failed' the experiment and are taken out of it.

That's the same plot as this movie: http://imdb.com/title/tt0076909/
(Don't click the link if you don't want the plot of this movie to be
spoiled. It is however an obscure 70s movie.)

> There are many parts of the show that hark back to psychological
> experimentation. The button being the obvious standout.

Makes sense.

> Note, I have seen all the episodes from the US, but I have had that
> theory for a while.

Be careful posting theories which are made much more likely by
events in episodes not yet shown in Aus.

> I suppose the only nice thing about this concept is at the end of the
> show we find out that Jack is really just some bum, Locke is a pilot,
> blah, blah, blah.

Ha. Reminds me of the Back to Reality episode of Red Dwarf where
each of their "real" identities disgust them.

Duane

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[Ext User(Highlandish)]

Quoth The Raven; Bouquet <news@soma.community.net.au> in
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> Chris Mayer wrote:
>
>> It is all a virtual reality psychological experiment, those who die
>> 'failed' the experiment and are taken out of it.
>
> That's the same plot as this movie: http://imdb.com/title/tt0076909/
> (Don't click the link if you don't want the plot of this movie to be
> spoiled. It is however an obscure 70s movie.)

i was thinking SS Experiment Camp
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[Ext User(Earl Gray)]

Highlandish wrote:
> I've only seen up to current tv airings
>
> my take is this: the dharma group are studying the magnetic poles of the
> earth. the magnetic poles seem to be shifting and will flip over to the
> opposite sides. this will only harm territorial animals who rely on the
> magnetic poles for a sense of direction and where home is, however a side
> effect of the eventual flip is that the magnetic protection we have from
> solar winds fluctuate too far leaving great holes (the edges can be seen as
> aura's in the night sky) and the increase of solar radiation will see a
> massive rise in cancer. the previous big hole was the Bermuda triangle. this
> show talks about a new hole located between the artic and Australia.
>
> the island was quarantined because of the danger of radiation initially,
> however the scientists developed a machine that created its own magnetic
> protection in the hope that one day when the poles do shift, they will have
> the solution to protecting humanity from the solar radiation.
>
> the button is to keep the machine from resetting
>
>

It might renew my Interest if Gilligan was reincarnated and made a cameo.
And it might be a bit more believable if somebody would 'try' to build a
radio transmitter out of coconut shells or something.

[Ext User(Wolfgang Wildeblood)]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:45:02 +0800, Earl Gray <eg@teatime.com> wrote:

> Highlandish wrote:
>
>> I've only seen up to current tv airings
>> my take is this: the dharma group are studying the magnetic poles of
>> the earth. the magnetic poles seem to be shifting and will flip over to
>> the opposite sides. this will only harm territorial animals who rely on
>> the magnetic poles for a sense of direction and where home is, however
>> a side effect of the eventual flip is that the magnetic protection we
>> have from solar winds fluctuate too far leaving great holes (the edges
>> can be seen as aura's in the night sky) and the increase of solar
>> radiation will see a massive rise in cancer. the previous big hole was
>> the Bermuda triangle. this show talks about a new hole located between
>> the artic and Australia.
>> the island was quarantined because of the danger of radiation
>> initially, however the scientists developed a machine that created its
>> own magnetic protection in the hope that one day when the poles do
>> shift, they will have the solution to protecting humanity from the
>> solar radiation.
>> the button is to keep the machine from resetting
>
> It might renew my Interest if Gilligan was reincarnated and made a cameo.
> And it might be a bit more believable if somebody would 'try' to build a
> radio transmitter out of coconut shells or something.

I refuse to watch it until someone makes a giant thermometer out of
coconut shells, shoves it into the ground and pronounces that the volcano
is about to explode.

[Ext User(David Barnett)]

"Chris Mayer" <chris@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> It is all a virtual reality psychological experiment, those who die
> 'failed' the experiment and are taken out of it.

I mentioned this possibility in a post long ago, referring to Harsh Realm
etc.
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[Ext User(Chris Mayer)]

David Barnett wrote:
> "Chris Mayer" <chris@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:444ab5b6$0$7605$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>
>> It is all a virtual reality psychological experiment, those who die
>> 'failed' the experiment and are taken out of it.
>
> I mentioned this possibility in a post long ago, referring to Harsh Realm
> etc.

You mean I am going to get to your age, and that will still be the best
idea I can come up with? Damn! :)

[Ext User(David Barnett)]

"Chris Mayer" <chris@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>>> It is all a virtual reality psychological experiment, those who die
>>> 'failed' the experiment and are taken out of it.
>>
>> I mentioned this possibility in a post long ago, referring to Harsh Realm
>> etc.
>
> You mean I am going to get to your age, and that will still be the best
> idea I can come up with? Damn! :)

I think it is the best idea anyone can come up with, seeing that the show is
not supposed to be supernatural.
I hope it's wrong, tho.

Another idea I just thought of is Alternate Universe where Supernatural is
the norm.
In our Universe the plane has not crashed, but has reached its destination
safely.
Perhaps someone else has also already mentioned this.

Yet another thought is that the Island is a wormhole or some SF point (I
can't recall atm the scientific term) in time and/or space.

And yet another: it is some alien experiment; there may be some Flying
Saucer somewhere on the Island.

Yes, there is the idea that it all someone's dream or nighmare.
I hope that's wrong too.

Yes, this time I did notice the :)
and I'm not serious either.
LOL
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