Strange Realm - Ep. 055 - March 17th, 2024

Tonight we bring you a loose and lunar show as we investigate the many obelisks if Kentucky, we look into the news of confirmation of MITs superconducting magnet breakthrough which is crucial for fusion reactors, as well as news that a new world record has been set for world's largest blueberry, and then we take a look at using the Moon as a communication satellite via the "Moonbounce," also known as Earth-Moon-Earth communication. All of this and then after the break, we continue our reading series as Frobisher reads more of "Our Haunted Planet," by John A. Keel.

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Notes:

- correction: Obelisk in Paducah is NOT the Jefferson Davis Memorial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_Monument_in_Paducah
https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/KY-01-219-0037
https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/c_fit,w_800,h_600/crm/kentucky/28af31ced514e722f68bf95278db81e9_sliderjeffdavismonument_e361c426-b973-5170-4ed7b32d28ed0dc4.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fqm0k5j3l8sd11.jpg
- MIT breakthrough in superconductors for fusion energy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mit-researchers-achieve-fusion-energy-breakthrough
- biggest blueberry ever has been grown
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68572278
- The Moon as a communications satellite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%E2%80%93Moon%E2%80%93Earth_communication
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Diana
https://stationhypo.com/2020/10/11/earth-moon-earth-communication/
https://www.arrl.org/weak-signal-vhf-dx-meteor-scatter-eme-moonbounce
https://www.qsl.net/sterling/Activities/20151007_Paul_K4MSG_Small_Station_EME/EME%20Presentation_07-2015-h+.pdf
- Our Haunted Planet
https://www.amazon.com/Our-Haunted-Planet-John-Keel/dp/1517343119
https://archive.org/details/Our_Haunted_Planet

Intro music: "night drive" by bbrainz (slowed + reverb)
Outro music: "The Outlands, Pt. 2" by The Abyss
Background art: "The Time Machine" by Interesni Kazki (AEC)

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