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		The_rationalist on Nov 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah de... This is clearly a reference to this movie. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film) What's really fascinating is how such projects are funded. The cost estimates are probably wrong but why?

at_a_remove on Nov 24, 2020 [–]

Is it, though? If I were going to go to the expense of putting up a monolith, I would at least try to get the proportions correct, if not the texture.

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