The Denver Airport

Hello! And welcome back to “You’d Have to be Crazy to Believe This!” This week I am covering a more obscure conspiracy theory, but one I find pretty interesting. Some people believe, and bear with me here, that the Denver airport is a gateway to hell. I know this may sound super crazy but take a look at the evidence before you make your final judgment on the validity of this claim. There is definitely something off with this airport, and it is definitely something creepy and maybe even a little evil. Lets take a look at this strange airport!

The Construction

The airport was opened in 1995, after the demolition and reconstruction of the previous airport.  The project went pretty far over budget, like $2 billion over budget. Not just over budget, over time as well, taking an extra month to finish construction. A massive amount of time and a massive budget easily created a massive airport. In fact it is the third largest in the United States. Also its location is a little odd, its very far removed from the city.  So an expensive giant airport in the middle of nowhere, what could possibly go wrong? Some people say its size is just in explicably to big, and many people are curious about what the extra $2 billion is for when the airport is pretty plain. 

The Art

There are some pretty weird murals in the airport, not your typical background work. These murals depict some pretty gruesome images, not exactly what you would want to see after getting off a lengthy flight. 

But perhaps the creepiest piece of art at the airport is this horse statue right in the front of the airport. 

This giant blue demon horse with red eyes is 32 feet tall and has an inexplicably creepy background story.  When the artist was building the statue he said he continuously got a bad feeling while creating it. When the 9,000-pound statue was completed it mysteriously feel on the artist killing him. The horse is affectionately referred to as “Blucifer” by locals.

The Runway

From a heads on perspective these runways may seem completely ordinary, but from above they take on an odd shape. Can you see what it is?

Some people say this runway looks like a swastika, the symbol of Nazi Germany. This strange layout only boosts the theory that there is something off about this airport. 

The Tunnels

When the airport was constructed, they tried to create an underground automatic baggage transport system.  When they ran out of money and resources, they decided to abandon the project. But now as a result there are empty tunnels under the airport that are currently serving no purpose. This has created tons of rumors about what they could be used for. Some say maybe they are being used for government tests. Some proof of this maybe the shattering of 14 commercial airplane windshields in 2007. Could this unexplained incident be proof of some odd happenings at the Denver airport?

So what do you think? Is something odd going on at the Denver airport? Personally I definitely think there is something going on but a portal to Hell? Not so sure. Let me know what you think in the comments! Until next time

The Mandela Effect

Hello! And welcome back to “You’d Have to be Crazy to Believe This!” This week I am going to talk about one of the more Internet, famous conspiracy theories. One that everyone has probably experienced in one-way or another. One that is maybe (probably not) proof of time travel? That right I am talking about the Mandela Effect. Many people have claimed to have felt the effects of this phenomenon and maybe you are one of them. Read on to find out.

The Mandela Effect is the name given to the phenomenon when large groups of people remember something being different than what it is. The name comes from Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa. In the 80s, at the height of the South African civil rights movement, Mandela was in prison. Although he was later released, many people remember him dying in prison. This phenomenon of huge groups of people all misremembering the same thing is the Mandela effect. There are many theories for why this occurs. Some say that there are people time traveling a therefore messing with the fabric of time, so events of the past were changed despite what people remember. Another theory is that there are alternate universes that are crossing with ours as people jump from one to another. When this happens, people’s memories are affected and changed. There are multiple examples of this phenomenon lets look at some and see if you can relate to any of them! I have to admit some of them are kind of freaky but some… are probably just simple mistakes.

1. Its not “Luke I am your father”. The most famous line in the star wars series, and maybe one of the most famous lines of all time is not how people remember it. It is not “Luke, I am your father” it is “No, I am your father” it is not all that dramatically different, but it is a bizarre mix up.

2. Oscar Meyer is actually Oscar Mayer. The most famous deli meat brand synonymous with the all American spirit is notoriously misremembered. Even with the song that clearly spells out the name M-A-Y-E-R, many people recall it spelling out M-E-Y-E-R. This one I find a little stranger given the clear letter difference.

3. The line in Snow White is not “Mirror Mirror the Wall”. It is actually Magic Mirror on the wall. This is arguably one of the most famous lines in a Disney film; this line has been notoriously misquoted. That is right, a line you have probably been saying since your childhood is actually wrong. But some how everyone misheard it as a child.

4. “The Berenstien Bears” is not spelled the way everyone remembers. The famous children’s books are probably the poster child for The Mandela Effect because so many people misremember it. The books in question are actually called “The Bernstain Bears”, but the childhood fans of the series remember the title differently.

So are you a victim of the Mandela effect? Do you think it could be due to some bizarre forces at work? Let me know in the comments? Until next time!

Pan Am Flight 103

Hello! Welcome back to “You’d Have to be Crazy to Believe This!” This week we have a lesser know, but very intriguing conspiracy theory. Pan Am flight 103. Flight one 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 killing hundreds. But what seemed like an open and shut terrorist case has raised many conspiracy theories. Lets look at the case!

December 21^st, 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 took off from London and began its journey to New York. A mere 38 minutes later, the Boeing 747 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland killing all 259 people on board as well as an additional 11 people on the ground, bringing the death count to 270. In a cooperative effort between British and United States investigators, it was found that the flight was the victim of a Libyan terrorist attack. Fragments of circuit boards and a timer lead investigators to conclude that one Al Megrahi, who was later tried and found guilty of the crime, had placed a suit case bomb on the plane. But is there more to this story?

When the case was originally being investigated, the investigators suspected Iran was responsible for the terror attack. But as the investigation progressed in to 1990, Iran became an valuable ally to the united states during the golf war, so an attack like this, in which 189 Americans were killed, could result in a shift of public opinion of our new found allies. Luckily the fragments of circuit and timer found in the crash were later traced to a Libyan manufacturer. While the manufacturer, strongly denies this claim the United States holds strong to its conclusions.

The next part gets a little hard to follow so I’m going to break it down by year.

1990

A Libyan Intelligence officer, Al Megrahi, is accused of the attack by the FBI after a long too year investigation. There evidence is a witness by the name of Tony Gauci identifies Tony as the man who purchases certain clothes found in the suitcase containing the bomb. The Libyan leader at the time, Muammar Gaddafi, goes public says that Al Megrahi is innocent and that Libya had nothing to do with the attack. In response, The United states, with the support of the United Nations, impose economic sanctions on Libya. They tell Gaddafi they will not be lifted until Al Megrahi extradited.

1999

Britain and Libya make a Prisoner transfer deal in which Al Megrahi is extradited to the United Kingdom.  There, he is convicted. Merely day’s later Trade sanctions are lifted and British Petroleum or BP is let into Libya to continue drilling. Many people find the timing of these two deals very suspicious.

2009

Fast-forward 10 years. Megrahi is released from prison in the United Kingdom on “Compassionate Grounds” due to his diagnosis of terminal cancer. Many find this odd because he was denied two appeals not long before this decision. But he is taken back to Libya to live out his final days.

2010

British Petroleum or BP admits that it lobbied for the prisoner deal that lead to Al Megrahi’s extradition in 1999 but denies current claims that Al Megrahi was only released in exchange for BP to drill off the coast of Libya.

2012

Leaked files from the Megrahi trial are leaked which reveal that’s the star witness of the case, Tony Gauci (remember him?) gave conflicting testimony. Not only that but the leaked documents reveal that the FBI paid Gauci $2 million dollars, the reason is unknown. These documents were never confirmed to have been legitimate FBI documents so it is unclear whether or not we can trust them.

Later in the year Al Megrahi dies, all while maintaining his innocence on his deathbed. 

2013

New York Times journalist Robert Worth revealed in an article that an unidentified former top C.I.A. official revealed it was Iran, not Libya responsible for the attack.

So what do you think? Was the flight 103 bombing pinned on Libya to protect public opinion of Iran? Let me know in the comments! Until next time!

The Bermuda Triangle

Hello! And welcome back for another conspiracy theory. This week is a good one. It is one of the most mysterious places on the planet, causing the deaths of thousands over the years. I am talking about the Bermuda Triangle. Many ships and planes have met their end over this 500,000 square mile patch of water. But what causes these tragic deaths? Let’s look at some of the stories.

Christopher Columbus

The earliest record of strange happenings in the Bermuda triangle is that of Christopher Columbus and his crew on their voyage to the new world in 1492. Christopher Columbus reported that there were strangle lights on the water and that with no wind or outside force, the water would go from calm to violent in a moments notice. On top of that, all of the crew’s compasses stopped working. As we all know eventually Columbus and his crew made it to land.

Flight 19

In 1945, the U.S. Air Force scheduled a routine training exercise. 14 airmen took flight, but after about an hour and a half things began to go wrong. The flights leader radioed in to report what was happening. He said that all of his compasses were malfunctioning, saying, “We don’t know which way is west. Everything is wrong. Even the ocean doesn’t look as it should.” That radio call was the last that was ever heard from flight 19. All the airmen and their planes seemed to vanish into thin air. In response, the air force sent 13-man planes to locate the missing officers, but about half an hour after take off, that plane vanished never to be seen again.

The Ellen Austin

The Ellen Austin was a ship departing London in 1880. As it was sailing through the Bermuda Triangle it come across an empty ship? Curious, the crew decided that some of them would go aboard the empty ship and sail it back with them. But during the journey, the Ellen Austin and its new companion became separated. After a long time apart the ship sailed back into view. But once again it was empty. The crew that had taken over the ship had disappeared without a trace.

So what is causing all of this? Well one prominent theory is the Bimini road. The Bimini road was discovered in 1968 in the depths of the water of the Bermuda Triangle. Bimini road is an under water rock formation, but is unclear quite why it is there. Some conspiracy theorists say it is man made, and therefore evidence of the lost city of Atlantis.  Many theories say that the technology interference is caused by the buried technology from this lost underwater civilization.

But of course there are some explanations for why these things happen. The Bermuda triangle is part of one of the most heavily traveled trade routes in the world, so the number of disappearances is proportional the amount of travel that happens over this route. Also this area has an abnormal magnetic field, causing compasses to malfunction.

So what do you think? Is there more going on at the Bermuda triangle then meets the eye? There has of course also been the theory of aliens but there isn’t really any proof of that. Let me know in the comments what you think! Until next time!