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Phil Hughes recently made the news when a bouncer hit him at the back of his neck, tearing the crucial life-supporting nerves and blood vessels causing his death 2 days after this accident in 27th October, 2014. He was a great Australian Cricketer and the world mourns for his juvenile death at the ripe age of 25, just 3 days before his birthday on 30th Nov.
There is enough evidence that the Illuminati had caused this sudden and rare death on the cricket pitch. For those of you who don't know what it is, its a worldwide secret organisation that is governed by the Satanic Cult and its primary goal is world domination. They are represented by a triangle with the "all seeing eye" in the middle. It is said that famous celebrities and politicians like Beyonce and Obama are part of this organisation. They have to sacrifice famous people who do good to the world once every year. They have thus killed many personalities like Michael Jackson himself, and now it was Phil Hughes's turn.
Lets get started with the theorizing. Phil's score at the moment he was hit was 63. 63 can be written as "6x3". This can be written in words as "three times six" or 666. This number is considered to be the number of the devil itself and therefore related to the Illuminati. Not only that his death day and age adds up to 63. He died on 27-11-2014. And his age was 25. If you add his death date, month and age we get 63:- 11+27+25= 63.
Furthermore, the Illuminati always sacrifices 3 people at a time to form the three sides of the triangle. Phil was one side; Sharil Salim, a Singaporean Boxer nicknamed the Bull formed the second. The third side was formed by Paul Walker who died one year ago on the same day as Phil's B'day. This completely formed the triangle but there were a few shortcomings. It is believed that the triangle can be demolished if 3 other famous celebrities were born on the same day, and that is indeed what happened. Suresh Raina (Indian Cricketer), Jakati (Indian Cricketer) and Bruce Lee ( We all know who he is) were born on 27th Nov thus dissolving the triangle and stopping the Illuminati from raising its power.
Another glaring fact is that Singapore, India and Australia form a triangle at the world map.
It might be a thin triangle but it is one nonetheless. And it is around the Indian Ocean near Australia. What does this mean? It means that the tri-series match between Indian and Australia got postponed. This is true because it has come in the news hat the next match between Indian and Australia will be be cancelled or postponed because of Phil's unexpected death. Also the suffix "tri" is related to triangles that is related to Illuminati.
These are all the proofs leading to the confirmation of the existence of the Illuminati.
But that's all for now and as always,
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Sunday, 30 November 2014
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
What exactly is the Xenomorph Life cycle in Alien: Isolation?!
Alien: Isolation is an action-adventure video game that focuses more on stealth as the protagonist, Ripley has to safely avoid this one, annoying alien on the ship, Sevastopol. The alien learned from his mistakes and grew stronger and smarter as the game progressed. This game was a success in many levels just like the movie it was based on- Alien (1973) by James Cameroon.
Leave now if you don't want any spoilers because things are about to get intense from here on.
(I warned you)
Near the end of the game, Ripley finds a nest full of alien eggs. Now the question is how did that nest appear in the first place. If you have seen the movie Alien then you must know that Aliens have a very intricate reproduction cycle:-
First the queen lays the eggs. The eggs don't have to be fertilized because it is done by the host. When a hapless creature (human, dog, duck, whale....anything) comes in close proximity to the eggs it hatches open blurting out a facehugger which does exactly what the name suggests. It latches on to the being's face and secretes the alien embryo and dies. After a few weeks once the embryo has matured it kills its host as it comes out of the chest as a chestburster. And it finally grows into an adult. It must be noted that a normal alien can not become a queen just like that.
This leads to the paradox or loophole in the game's plot- How did the nest form when the alien in the game is not a queen?
There are many theories for that for example, some say that eggs can be naturally formed when the dead host is excreted upon by the alien. This is seen in the deleted scenes of the movie Alien where 2 crew members- Brett and Dallas were slowly being digested by the chemicals in the Alien's black gunk. Maybe in the game the alien had lured and killed some crew members in his lair and made eggs out of them, though this theory sounds quite far-fetched.
Another more believable theory I came up with was royal jelly. Many novels have introduced this new technique of reproduction where a normal alien can make its own royal jelly from which queens are made if they can kill a huge number of human beings. Our blood reacts with the alien's to make this jelly. This is quite similar to the way normal ants become queens. If they have a lot and I mean A LOT of food then they grow wings and start laying eggs. It can be said that both species have many similar life procedures because both have the same caste system- there are worker ants, soldier ants , collector ants, etc... just like the aliens portrayed in the movie. Both can be said to be eusocial in nature. But since the existence of aliens is such a controversial topic all I can do is speculate and guess logically.
And as always,
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Sunday, 23 November 2014
Why is 5 Nights at Freddy's Scary?!
This game has taken the internet into the eye of the storm! What made this game so popular so fast? Maybe its the fact that countless gamers on YouTube like Pewdiepie and Markiplier uploaded their overreactions to the game and started crying like little girls. But honestly in my opinion this game is not as scary as people think it to be. But I do commend it to have a genius back story unlike other games of the horror genres. It is rumored to have been based off of a real life story regarding a murder in Chuck E Cheese. Go watch Game Theorists Video for more details.
But in this post I'd like to introduce a few scientific facts as to why its said to be so scary. Firstly, it is due to the strangely human-like animatronics used in the game namely, Freddy, Chica, Bonnie and Foxy. They fall deep inside the Uncanny Valley. What is this Valley? You might ask and where is it located? Well, firstly it is not a geographical valley between 2 mountains but instead it is a intuitive model that depicts the creepiness factor as a non-living thing starts to look more human-like in appearance. This is shown through a graph:-
FNAF would fall somewhere near the "Real Doll" mark because the animatronics are by itself quite lifeless and inanimate but rumor has it that stuffed inside each robot is a human corpse thus giving the animatronics their creepy look. That is why their teeth are like decaying human teeth and that is why they have eyes instead of having a blank motion sensor in the sockets. Another reason why this is so scary is because it reminds us of our childhood when we had the scariest nightmare of all- our toys coming back to life and haunting us in our sleep. The creator of the game exploited this reasoning and reminded us adults of this nightmare. By the time we reached adulthood we had seen so many terrifying movies and scenes that our idea of a "monster" was so ambiguous that we couldn't paint its picture in our mind but we can surely think about our childhood fears and get scared by them right? That is why FNAF is so popular among adults rather than children. They could feel the fear and nostalgia of lying on the bed staring at the lifeless dolls that stare right back at your soul. It was freaky to say the least!
Another factor as to why this is so horrific is because of the building up of dramatic tension. What's more scarier than expecting a jump scare and finding out that the game trolled you- there is no jump scare and when you are least expecting it, Foxy comes out of no where and craps up your pants for you. This is done using a variety of techniques. The most obvious is of course the continuous monitoring of the cameras. You can see the monsters slowly creeping up to and you can feel it when its right outside your door, you open and close the door multiple times and when it has finally leaved out comes another animatronic from the other door and kills you. I have made this mistake many times and regretted it a lot.
The other technique is the echoing of footsteps, screeches and the eerie soundtrack of FNAF. To completely enjoy the jump scare of FNAF one must wear headphones. And if you are wearing them then you can experience the true horrors of the security guard in the game. The only other factor is the lack of proper back story in the game. This gives fans the liberty and freedom to come up with their own theories and stories.
That's all for now from me and as always,
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Saturday, 22 November 2014
Merchant of Venice Modern Interpretation - Act 4 Scene 1
*SPOILERS*
Sorry for being off for a whole week, I had exams. But now that I have come back here is something special to inaugurate it. A theory I came up for Merchant of Venice (MOV) myself. For those of you who don't know what it is, its a play written by Shakespeare about the Antisemitism in the Elizabethan era. The plot goes like this, a rich merchant called Antonio has a friend Bassanio who need money to got to Belmont to woo Princess Portia for marriage. He borrows money from a Jewish moneylender known as Shylock. And the forfeiture to pay the bond after 3 months would be a pound of Antonio's flesh.
This particular scene, Act 4 Scene 1 is a trial scene where Antonio and Shylock are trialed with Shylock winning as law was on his side. He almost cut the pound of flesh from Antonio when Portia disguised as a lawyer finds a loophole in the contract. Shylock may cut the flesh but he may not spill a single drop of Christian blood. Thus, Shylock ultimately loses all his belongings to the state. This scene is the climax of the whole play.
Now comes the interesting part: Shakespeare had written this play in 1596, but this scene has relations to a popular concept introduced in 1969. The relationship is absolutely chilling and spot-on. In 1969 a psychiatrist called Kubler Ross wrote in her book "On Death and Dying" that there are 5 stages of grief that a person experiences before death-
One faces all these stages in this particular order before death. The following logic is true even for MOV in the trial scene since Antonio comes close to death. His friends and him face all these stages although the order is not followed, and a single character does not face all the stages together. Instead, Antonio goes through Depression and Acceptance; Bassanio faces Bargaining, Denial and Depression; Portia goes through Bargaining along with the Duke while another close friend of Antonio, Gratiano faces Anger .
Following is a list of dialogues that show the inner feelings of each character, the first few letters of each stage is used to mark which phrase represents what stage:-
Antonio-
Sorry for being off for a whole week, I had exams. But now that I have come back here is something special to inaugurate it. A theory I came up for Merchant of Venice (MOV) myself. For those of you who don't know what it is, its a play written by Shakespeare about the Antisemitism in the Elizabethan era. The plot goes like this, a rich merchant called Antonio has a friend Bassanio who need money to got to Belmont to woo Princess Portia for marriage. He borrows money from a Jewish moneylender known as Shylock. And the forfeiture to pay the bond after 3 months would be a pound of Antonio's flesh.
This particular scene, Act 4 Scene 1 is a trial scene where Antonio and Shylock are trialed with Shylock winning as law was on his side. He almost cut the pound of flesh from Antonio when Portia disguised as a lawyer finds a loophole in the contract. Shylock may cut the flesh but he may not spill a single drop of Christian blood. Thus, Shylock ultimately loses all his belongings to the state. This scene is the climax of the whole play.
Now comes the interesting part: Shakespeare had written this play in 1596, but this scene has relations to a popular concept introduced in 1969. The relationship is absolutely chilling and spot-on. In 1969 a psychiatrist called Kubler Ross wrote in her book "On Death and Dying" that there are 5 stages of grief that a person experiences before death-
- Denial- Shutting out reality and living in one's imagination
- Anger- Misplaced rage or envy and extreme emotions
- Bargaining- Negotiating for extended life or more time
- Depression- Understanding certainty of death, living becomes pointless
- Acceptance- Preparing oneself for the inevitable
One faces all these stages in this particular order before death. The following logic is true even for MOV in the trial scene since Antonio comes close to death. His friends and him face all these stages although the order is not followed, and a single character does not face all the stages together. Instead, Antonio goes through Depression and Acceptance; Bassanio faces Bargaining, Denial and Depression; Portia goes through Bargaining along with the Duke while another close friend of Antonio, Gratiano faces Anger .
Following is a list of dialogues that show the inner feelings of each character, the first few letters of each stage is used to mark which phrase represents what stage:-
Antonio-
- I do oppose my patience to his fury, and am armed to suffer with a quietness of spirit <DEP>
- I pray you, think you question with the Jew? you may as well go stand upon the beachAnd bid the main flood bate his usual height <ACC>
- But with all brief and plain conveniency let me have judgment and the Jew his will <ACC>
- I am a tainted wether of the flock, meetest for death. The weakest kind of fruit drops earliest to the ground, and so let me<ACC>
- For herein Fortune shows herself more kind than is her custom. It is still her use to let the wretched man outlive his wealth, to view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow an age of poverty—from which lingering penance of such misery doth she cut me off<ACC>, <DEP>
- For thy three thousand ducats here is six <BAR>
- Good cheer, Antonio! What, man, courage yet! The Jew shall have my flesh, blood, bones and all, ere thou shalt lose for me one drop of blood<DEN>, <DEP>
- Yea, twice the sum. If that will not suffice,I will be bound to pay it ten times o'er, on forfeit of my hands, my head, my heart<BAR>
- To do a great right, do a little wrong, and curb this cruel devil of his will<BAR>, <ANG>
- no metal can -no, not the hangman’s axe—bear half the keenness of thy sharp envy<ANG>
- O, be thou damned, inexecrable dog.Thy currish spirit governed a wolf who, hanged for human slaughter, even from the gallows did his fell soul fleet, and whilst thou layest in thy unhallowed dam Infused itself in thee, for thy desires are wolvish, bloody, starved, and ravenous <ANG>
- Is he not able to discharge the money? <BAR>
- Have by some surgeon, Shylock, to stop his wounds lest he do bleed to death<BAR>
Thus, we can see numerous proofs as to the unique relation between Shakespeare's play and Kubler Ross' work. I thought this tidbit might be interesting and helpful for those studying MOV. And as always :-
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Friday, 14 November 2014
Majora's Mask Unveiled: It's Relation to Tribal Life
I would assume that everyone would agree that Majora's Mask is probably one of the most enigmatic and mysterious Legend of Zelda game yet. Not only that it is getting converted to real 3D with its release for the 3DS. This led me to write the following article tackling the relation it has with the real world. But first let's discuss the essentials of the game.
The game takes place in the fictional town of Termina. Link is seen riding Epona his horse when he confronts Skull kid wearing the Majora's Mask. He steals Epona and turns Link to a Deku scrub. However Link manages to reach Termina's main hub where he is turned back to normal. He meets the Happy Mask Salesman who tells him of a certain moon hanging above Termina and that it will crash down on the settlement in 3 days. Thus starts Link's adventure where he uses his trusty Ocarina to bend time to his will and save Termina by harnessing the powers of the four Giants , one in each of the four dungeons in the game.
There are many conspiracies about the origin of the masks which play a big role in the game, especially Majora's Mask itself which is said to have connections with the Twilight Princess' Fused Shadow that are said to be made by the the same tribe called Interlopers that made the Majoras Mask too. But we will not discuss the game to game relation now, let's take a look at its real world significance. There are 24 different types of masks in the game and each of them play a defining role in the sequence of the story. 20 of them have no special powers and are just used to hide Link's childish face and also so that people can recognize him as a hero and not a mere child.
But the other four namely the Zora, Goron, Deku and Fierce Diety Masks actually transform Link's body anatomy into a completely different creature. The Zora helps Link swim fast underwater, Goron gives superhuman strength and Deku makes him a shrub with the ability to glide. The Fierce Deity Mask is special as in it gives Link better swordsmanship skills. It is the last Mask that can be obtained by Link.
Now comes the shocker: these 4 masks are made by carving skulls of dead creatures!
Think about it, all the people who give you these masks were experiencing grief of some kind. The Deku King's son had gone missing, the Gorons had lost their leader Darmani and the Zora who had lost her eggs. This shows that all the creatures had faced loss in some form or the other. And what do they do to commemorate the occasion ? They make masks, the exact same thing Tribal people still do these days.
ALL OF LINK'S TRANSFORMATION
Here is an extract that proves exactly what I said- In most traditional African cultures, the person who wears a ritual mask conceptually loses his or her human identity and turns into the spirit represented by the mask itself. This transformation of the mask wearer into a spirit usually relies on other practices, such as specific types of music and dance, or ritual costumes that contribute to conceal the mask-wearer's human identity. The mask wearer thus becomes a sort of medium that allows for a dialogue between the community and the spirits (usually those of the dead or nature-related spirits).
Link does the same to remember the departed spirits. He even learns a dance from Kamora which helps him to embody a soul in a particular mask- same as the African tribes. Also mentioned in the quote is that by wearing a mask one can transform the spirit into the wearer which is the exact opposite of what is done in the game- Link the wearer is transformed into the mask's spirit. The coincidence is so strong that it almost feels like the creators of the game took inspiration from these African tribes.
That is all I could dig in about Majora's Mask and I didn't add the Grief Theory because it was already covered by someone else, but I'm quite sure no one explained its relation to real life.
THANKS FOR READING, HAVE A NICE DAY!
The game takes place in the fictional town of Termina. Link is seen riding Epona his horse when he confronts Skull kid wearing the Majora's Mask. He steals Epona and turns Link to a Deku scrub. However Link manages to reach Termina's main hub where he is turned back to normal. He meets the Happy Mask Salesman who tells him of a certain moon hanging above Termina and that it will crash down on the settlement in 3 days. Thus starts Link's adventure where he uses his trusty Ocarina to bend time to his will and save Termina by harnessing the powers of the four Giants , one in each of the four dungeons in the game.
There are many conspiracies about the origin of the masks which play a big role in the game, especially Majora's Mask itself which is said to have connections with the Twilight Princess' Fused Shadow that are said to be made by the the same tribe called Interlopers that made the Majoras Mask too. But we will not discuss the game to game relation now, let's take a look at its real world significance. There are 24 different types of masks in the game and each of them play a defining role in the sequence of the story. 20 of them have no special powers and are just used to hide Link's childish face and also so that people can recognize him as a hero and not a mere child.
But the other four namely the Zora, Goron, Deku and Fierce Diety Masks actually transform Link's body anatomy into a completely different creature. The Zora helps Link swim fast underwater, Goron gives superhuman strength and Deku makes him a shrub with the ability to glide. The Fierce Deity Mask is special as in it gives Link better swordsmanship skills. It is the last Mask that can be obtained by Link.
Now comes the shocker: these 4 masks are made by carving skulls of dead creatures!
Think about it, all the people who give you these masks were experiencing grief of some kind. The Deku King's son had gone missing, the Gorons had lost their leader Darmani and the Zora who had lost her eggs. This shows that all the creatures had faced loss in some form or the other. And what do they do to commemorate the occasion ? They make masks, the exact same thing Tribal people still do these days.
ALL OF LINK'S TRANSFORMATION
Here is an extract that proves exactly what I said- In most traditional African cultures, the person who wears a ritual mask conceptually loses his or her human identity and turns into the spirit represented by the mask itself. This transformation of the mask wearer into a spirit usually relies on other practices, such as specific types of music and dance, or ritual costumes that contribute to conceal the mask-wearer's human identity. The mask wearer thus becomes a sort of medium that allows for a dialogue between the community and the spirits (usually those of the dead or nature-related spirits).
Link does the same to remember the departed spirits. He even learns a dance from Kamora which helps him to embody a soul in a particular mask- same as the African tribes. Also mentioned in the quote is that by wearing a mask one can transform the spirit into the wearer which is the exact opposite of what is done in the game- Link the wearer is transformed into the mask's spirit. The coincidence is so strong that it almost feels like the creators of the game took inspiration from these African tribes.
That is all I could dig in about Majora's Mask and I didn't add the Grief Theory because it was already covered by someone else, but I'm quite sure no one explained its relation to real life.
THANKS FOR READING, HAVE A NICE DAY!
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