Re:Under Seattle, a Big Object Blocks Bertha. What Is It?
by incision on Friday December 20, 2013 @08:35AM
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>"Looks like you missed this."
Or not.
When I read this yesterday, knowing nothing of Seattle history I felt a lot like what the parent is expressing because of the quoted bit.
The article spends 1200 words basically forcing speculation on "the object" (So ominous!) and casting a load of preemptive ("want to believe") doubt on an obvious explanation.
It's the scripted "reality" TV analog for news - manufacturing suspense from the mundane.
That said, I do hope "the object" is in fact an alien spacecraft.
Or not.
When I read this yesterday, knowing nothing of Seattle history I felt a lot like what the parent is expressing because of the quoted bit.
The article spends 1200 words basically forcing speculation on "the object" (So ominous!) and casting a load of preemptive ("want to believe") doubt on an obvious explanation.
It's the scripted "reality" TV analog for news - manufacturing suspense from the mundane.
That said, I do hope "the object" is in fact an alien spacecraft.