Comments on: Lost Library of Alexandria Is Found

By: J n

J n — Wed, 19 May 2004 10:21:28 +0000

I’d even pay full price to see it!

By: jxliv7

jxliv7 — Wed, 19 May 2004 00:37:05 +0000

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...that sharks will never be intelligent enough to take over the world, although they might be good politicians. I hear they're related to lawyers.

Why don't you pitch that asteroid story line to the James Bond or maybe the Tomb Raider folks?

jon

By: SilentThunder

SilentThunder — Tue, 18 May 2004 20:06:45 +0000

That would definitely have to be a trilogy! LOTR meets its match!!

By: buraianto

buraianto — Tue, 18 May 2004 19:43:50 +0000

I can see it now. Archaeologists find, in the Library, an ancient scroll that tells of an asteroid that is due to hit Earth in the year 2007. It is invisible to all of our best equipment, until it is too close to do anything about it. Except… It tells also of a prophecy that the one who can travel to the Core (yes, that core) will be able to save the world from certain destruction by changing the direction of the Earth’s Core flows, which reverses the magnetic field, repelling the asteroid. Unfortunately, this causes a near-instantaneous ice-age, which releases an unknown bacterium from its million-year dormancy. The worst outbreak in the world ensues, killing billions; but oddly enhancing the intelligence of sharks. Who then take over the world.

Definitely worth a viewing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 May 2004 22:20:27 +0000

From what I recall, the library was burned a total of three times: by the Romans, the Christians, and finally by the Arabs. I’ll have to go look that up…

By: jxliv7

jxliv7 — Mon, 17 May 2004 15:25:07 +0000

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...if the librarians ran around hushing with the Latin, "placidus, placidus!"?

It's always fun to wonder "what if?" concerning past events like what happened to the library, but unfortunately, that's what they are: past, unchangeable, perhaps historically inaccurate events.

Considering how much history is rewritten from generatiion to generation to correct errors or for political and religious reasons, I'm amazed some people can even think straight. While the majority of [non SciScoop] readers take what they read or hear at face value, I sit here in amazement that the world doesn't come apart at the seams of some proverbial handbasket.

Such wondering, however, is the grit of science fiction or even fantasy novels and movies. I wonder when this discovery will appear on the big screen...?

jon

By: Drog

Drog — Mon, 17 May 2004 14:00:37 +0000

I can hardly believe it. This is more exciting than finding Troy. I can’t wait to see some photos. I know it’s too much to hope for, but I wonder if any texts might still be buried away there? Unlikely, I guess, as the people of the day would have sifted through the ruins and taken anything intact. Still, maybe there were secret rooms somewhere, known only to those who were killed or forced to flee when Alexandria was taken. What a find that would be.