LM
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I'm a natural born skeptic.
For whatever reason, that whole story had me strongly sensing some kind of shenanigans. The whole story, where a hard-luck diver sold him a map and a piece of ancient pottery that lead to a bunch of heat-treated emeralds... I have no idea. It's just so weird.
Granted, the tidal zones in question are different, but why is it that the early divers on the Cabin Wreck would face wildly different overburden conditions on a day by day basis- the ocean floor exposing or covering treasure with FEET of sand, depending on its moods- but this story maintains that there's a 'blanket of emeralds' right on top (as the video showed), having ostensibly sat there undisturbed for untold numbers of years, decades or even centuries (as claimed) in a tightly concentrated area? Fisher was dredging serious muck over large areas to pick out a few at a time, this guy claims his lode just sat there on top of the sand?
Take some cans of spraypaint. Spray a few burlap sacks worth of pea gravel bright green.
Travel 40 miles out, get into 60' deep and dump those sacks of pea gravel over the side. Maybe sink a sealed bag for good measure. Wait 10 years- 10 years worth of tides, 10 years worth of noreasters, 10 years worth of tropical storms, hurricanes- go back to that spot, jump in.
What are the chances that ten years later, your pea gravel will 'blanket the ocean floor' of that same spot?
How about fifteen years?
Twenty?
A hundred?
Anyone want to bet on that?
It just doesn't make any sense.
The strangest part of this story, though, is that unlike your typical TH fantasist-liar who has a 'great story' of success, right up to the point if being able to prove his claim (usually the result of some tragic, unforeseen circumstance that snatched victory from his grasp- "...my Ouija board told me where the treasure was and it was there, but when I went back, it was gone!!"), this dude has it the other way around.
His story sucks, but he actually has the damn treasure!
For whatever reason, that whole story had me strongly sensing some kind of shenanigans. The whole story, where a hard-luck diver sold him a map and a piece of ancient pottery that lead to a bunch of heat-treated emeralds... I have no idea. It's just so weird.
Granted, the tidal zones in question are different, but why is it that the early divers on the Cabin Wreck would face wildly different overburden conditions on a day by day basis- the ocean floor exposing or covering treasure with FEET of sand, depending on its moods- but this story maintains that there's a 'blanket of emeralds' right on top (as the video showed), having ostensibly sat there undisturbed for untold numbers of years, decades or even centuries (as claimed) in a tightly concentrated area? Fisher was dredging serious muck over large areas to pick out a few at a time, this guy claims his lode just sat there on top of the sand?
Take some cans of spraypaint. Spray a few burlap sacks worth of pea gravel bright green.
Travel 40 miles out, get into 60' deep and dump those sacks of pea gravel over the side. Maybe sink a sealed bag for good measure. Wait 10 years- 10 years worth of tides, 10 years worth of noreasters, 10 years worth of tropical storms, hurricanes- go back to that spot, jump in.
What are the chances that ten years later, your pea gravel will 'blanket the ocean floor' of that same spot?
How about fifteen years?
Twenty?
A hundred?
Anyone want to bet on that?
It just doesn't make any sense.
The strangest part of this story, though, is that unlike your typical TH fantasist-liar who has a 'great story' of success, right up to the point if being able to prove his claim (usually the result of some tragic, unforeseen circumstance that snatched victory from his grasp- "...my Ouija board told me where the treasure was and it was there, but when I went back, it was gone!!"), this dude has it the other way around.
His story sucks, but he actually has the damn treasure!
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I'm with you Salvor 6. Fuel is expensive, but not that expensive.
