Hi Marko and list I would trust Rob Matson on the video. I would say It is 100% fake. : )
Sonny Sent from my iPhone On Sep 6, 2013, at 9:30 AM, Marco Langbroek <marco.langbr...@online.nl> wrote: > > Count Deiro wrote: > >> As they say...."with all due respect"....to those of you with vastly more >> experience than I in the subject....these old eyes and the brain they are >> attached to have digested the visual data, then thought out the technical >> complexities involved in producing a series of multiple fakes while >> estimating the cost in time and money that would be involved and finally, >> pondered why anyone would spend that time and treasure....and for what >> possible purpose. Conclusion? The San Luis Potosi bolide and its history so >> stunningly recorded are the "real deal". > > I humbly disagree. > > There are multiple reasons why people would have faked this. > > Over the past few years we have seen multitudes of fake UFO video's, fake > videos of strange "archaeological" finds (e.g. "giants" a few years ago), > fake "surviving mammoth filmed in Siberia" video's, fake Loch Ness videos, > fake "eagle snatches kid in the park" videos, you name it. Nowadays, these > kind of animations can be done with off the shelf software that is readily > available. > > Reasons to make such fake movies can be very diverse: > > - People like to fool other people; > - Maybe someone wants to practise their CGI skills; > - Maybe someone made this as a practical exam assignment; > - Maybe someone created this as a "proof of concept" for potential customers; > - Maybe this is intended as a viral for an upcoming movie or game; > - Maybe this is made for an upcoming movie or game > > ... to name just a few options. > > The 'Eagle snatches kid in the park" video of a year ago for example, was an > exam product created by university students. > > The video's of this fireball that surfaced are too similar in composition and > quality, and too 'neat' - with very smooth panning for example, rather than > shakey panic. As Rob mentioned, some are weird - why was the person > capturing the fireball filming in the first place? In some video's, it > appears the filmer is actually *waiting* for the fireball to appear. And on > some of the video's, the "fireball" really looks CGI if you look carefully > (in the train video for example, and the one where it disappears behind a > hill). Then there are the other things that don't ad up as pointed out by Rob > earlier. > To top it, all these video's appear out of nowhere on new YouTube accounts, > or youtube accounts that collect dubious movies. > > These video's therefore really do not answer to the pattern of casual > eyewitnesses. Moreover, there shouldn't be just these video's: TV stations, > Radio stations, police, observatories, they should have been flooded by > eyewitness reports.... > > Nowadays, you simply have to be suspicious. Too many people like to play with > CGI and unlike 10 years ago, it is no longer the domain of professionals (nor > very expensive). A 19-year-old on his parents loft can do it. > > - Marco > > ----- > Dr Marco (asteroid 183294) Langbroek > Dutch Meteor Society (DMS) > > e-mail: d...@marcolangbroek.nl > http://www.dmsweb.org > http://www.marcolangbroek.nl > ----- > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
