The unsolved mystery of the world

First of all, the mystery of the sinking of Titanic

191April 12 is a tragic day-on this day, the British luxury passenger ship Titanic unfortunately sank on its maiden voyage to North America. This shipwreck caused 1523 people to die in the belly of fish, which was the biggest disaster in the history of human navigation and shocked the world. For many years, the real cause of the sinking of Titanic has been the focus of people's exploration.

1985, the wreck of the sunken Titanic was found in the waters near Newfoundland. Then, explorers used various advanced technologies and even dived into the cold and dark deep sea to try to reveal the reasons for the sinking of the Titanic. However, people who dive into the water can only see the appearance of the Titanic, but they can't explore the "trauma" caused by the iceberg impact, because the cracks on the ship have been deeply buried by thick sediment. This situation was not changed until 1996. In August of that year, an international expedition team composed of diving experts, shipbuilding experts and oceanographers from many countries conducted in-depth field exploration. If you don't explore, you will find it amazing. A brand-new statement broke the widely accepted plot of the famous movie Titanic. In this film, the 275-meter-long luxury passenger ship was hit by an iceberg drifting head-on. After a 92-meter-long crack appeared, the cabin flooded and soon sank in the waters near Newfoundland. However, the results of this exploration show that the Titanic was not sunk by a big iceberg drifting head-on. Their sonic detector found the ship's wound. The "wound" is not 92 meters long, but there are six small "wounds" with a total destruction area of only 3.7 -4 meters. In order to enhance the credibility of this statement, the researchers used those data to simulate the process of the disaster on the computer, and the conclusion was affirmative: at that time, the six flooded cabins were not evenly flooded, some with large water inflow and some with small water inflow, which indicated that the holes that were knocked open were large and small. In fact, Edward Wilding, the designer of the ship, had put forward this situation at that time, but this very important testimony was ignored intentionally or unintentionally. Because it was hard for people at that time to accept the fact that such a good ship sank after six small holes!

The "injury" of the ship is also closely related to the hull steel plate. 1992, Dr. Joseph macneice, a Russian scientist, wrote in an article: "The brittle hull steel plate may make people feel that it can be broken into pieces under impact, which is actually a hole opened from the side of the ship." The research results of American scientists on hull steel plates also confirm the above views. At that time, there were many sulfur inclusions in the steel plate, which reduced the hardness of the steel plate, which was also the reason why the hull steel plate was very brittle. Therefore, experts generally believe that iceberg impact may not be the fatal cause; The sudden impact of the iceberg, the speed of the ship is slightly faster and the steel plate is fragile, which is the real reason for this tragedy.

Everything sounds so well-founded, but like all events that don't know the truth, the mystery of Titanic is far from over. In 2004, a sensational remark jumped out in front of the public all over the world, attracting the attention of all those who care about and don't care about the Titanic incident: Robin Gardino and Andrew Newton of Britain exposed the conspiracy theory of the sinking of the Titanic in an interview with British television-0/523 passengers and crew killed in the sinking of the Titanic were not killed by natural disasters, but by man-made disasters! They said that six months before the Titanic's maiden voyage, that is,191Kloc-0/September1Kloc-0/day, Titanic's sister ship "Olympic" was badly damaged when it left Southampton for sea trial, so it reluctantly returned to Belfast port. Unfortunately, the insurance company refused to pay compensation on the grounds that the responsible party for the collision was the Olympic, and the repair cost of the Olympic was extremely expensive, and the White Star Shipping Company at that time was in serious economic difficulties. To make matters worse, if the Titanic can't set sail on time within six months, the White Star Shipping Company will face bankruptcy. So White Star Steamship Company decided to disguise the damaged Olympic as Titanic, and arranged a shipwreck to defraud huge insurance money. It turned out that the White Star Steamship Company arranged a California to dock in the iceberg area of the Atlantic Ocean, in order to save everyone on the Titanic in time when the accident happened. The most critical point that led to the disaster was that the California actually made a mistake in the position and distress signal of the Titanic and did not arrive at the crash site in time for rescue. Gadino, Newton and other conspiracy theorists believe that JPMorgan Chase, the super-rich American and the boss of White Star Shipping Company, is the mastermind behind this insurance fraud case.

The words are deafening and rock-breaking. But many British people scoff at conspiracy theories, including experts from the British Titanic Society. Steve rigby, spokesman of the British Titanic Association, said in an interview: "I have no doubt that the ship lying on the bottom of the North Atlantic is the Titanic."

However, the "ship insurance fraud conspiracy" theorists point out an abnormal situation to prove their claims. First, the Titanic suddenly changed course, probably to welcome the California. Second, after encountering an iceberg, the first mate Murdoch was seen running to Gao Qiao, probably to find the trace of the California; Third, the later investigation report showed that there were no binoculars in the crew cabin, which meant that it was difficult for the lookout to find the iceberg in time; Fourthly, JP Morgan, president of White Star Steamship Company, originally planned to take the Titanic, but cancelled the trip two days before sailing on the grounds of ill health. However, two days after the ship sank, he was found having a tryst with his French mistress, and 55 people canceled his trip. These people who canceled his trip should all be insiders. Fifth, there were some cuts in the process of temporarily disguising the Olympic Games as Titanic. Some people found some lifeboats on the sunken ship leaking like a sieve. Sixth, it is also the most incredible point. Of the more than 3,600 items salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic, none was engraved with the logo of the Titanic. Seventh, the fact that the California, which appeared in the Atlantic Ocean at that time, did not carry a passenger except the crew and 3000 sweaters and blankets is puzzling.

Second, the mystery of Loch Ness monster

The Loch Ness Monster is one of the most mysterious and fascinating mysteries on earth.

Loch Ness is located in the Grand Canyon in the northern Scottish Plateau of England. It is 39 kilometers long and 2.4 kilometers wide. It's small, but it's deep. The average depth is 200 meters and the deepest point is 293 meters. The lake is not frozen all year round, with steep banks and dense forests. At the end of Hubei, there is a river connected with the North Sea.

The earliest record of water monsters can be traced back to 565 AD, when the Irish missionary St. Columbus and his servants were swimming in the lake. The monster suddenly attacked the servant. Thanks to the priest's timely rescue, the servant swam back to the shore and saved his life. In the next ten centuries, there were more than ten thousand pieces of news about the appearance of water monsters. But the children at that time didn't miss it, thinking it was just an ancient legend or nonsense.

It was not until April 1934 that London doctor Wilson passed by Loch Ness and happened to find the water monster swimming in the lake. Wilson quickly took a picture of the monster with his camera. Although the picture is not very clear, it clearly shows the characteristics of the monster: a long neck and a flat head. It doesn't look like any kind of aquatic animal at all, but like a huge reptile-jujube plesiosaur, which became extinct more than 70 million years ago.

Plesiosaur is a huge aquatic reptile, which lived from/kloc-0 to 70 million years ago and was also a distant relative of dinosaurs. It has a slender neck, an oval body and a long tail. It has sharp teeth in its mouth and feeds on fish. It is the overlord of the Mesozoic ocean. If the Loch Ness monster is really a snake, it is undoubtedly an extremely precious prehistoric animal, and this discovery will also occupy an important position in zoology.

So after this photo was published, it quickly caused a worldwide sensation. With the "dinosaur fever" in the 20th century, people began to associate water monsters with plesiosaurs and paid great attention to them. 1960 On April 23rd, British aviation engineer Ding Side filmed more than 50 feet of film in Loch Ness. Although the film is rough, during the screening, a giant creature with a long black neck can obviously swim across Loch Ness. Some scientists who are negative about this changed their views after watching this film. The Royal Air Force and the Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Center analyzed Tinsted's film and concluded that "that thing is probably a creature."

In 1970s, scientists began to search for water monsters on a large scale with the help of advanced instruments and equipment. In August, 1972, Boston, USA, some photos were taken in Loch Ness with some underwater cameras and sonar. One of the photos showed a two-meter-long rhombic flipper attached to a huge organism. At the same time, sonar also found that there were huge objects moving in the lake.

1June, 975, the hospital sent an investigation team to Loch Ness and took more photos. Two of them are particularly interesting: one shows a huge body with a long neck, and it can also show two short flippers of the object. It is estimated from the photo that the creature is 6.5 meters long, and its forehead is 2.7 meters long, which really looks like plesiosaur. Another photo captured the monster's head. After computer magnification, you can see the short tentacles and wide mouth on the monster's head. The conclusion is that "there are indeed large unknown aquatic animals in Loch Ness."

The discovery of 1972 and 1975 was a sensation, which made people feel that it is urgent to solve the mystery of the water monster or capture the live plesiosaur. Since then, Britain and the United States have jointly organized a large-scale investigation team, sent 24 investigation boats in a long snake array, and dragged fishing nets across Loch Ness in an attempt to catch the monster at one fell swoop. But unfortunately, nothing was found except recording some sonar data.

Because chasing water monsters failed, negative views became popular again. A retired electronic engineer wrote in the British magazine New Scientist that the Loch Ness monster is not an animal, but an ancient pine tree. He said that there were many pine trees near Loch Ness more than 10,000 years ago. At the end of the ice age, the lake rose and many pine trees sank to the bottom. Because of the pressure of water, the resin in the trunk was discharged to the surface, but the gas generated from it could not be discharged. So these pine trees sometimes float to the surface, but release some gas on the surface and then sink to the bottom. To people in the distance, it looks like the head, neck and body of a monster. "

But this view cannot convince those who claim to have witnessed the monster with their own eyes. Moreover, in the late 1970s, some people took several photos of water monsters.

So, why can't people catch monsters so far?

This should start with the special geological structure of Nice. It turns out that Loch Ness contains a lot of peat, which makes the lake very turbid, and the bottom can be less than three or four feet. Moreover, the topography of the lake bottom is complex, and there are labyrinthine deep valleys and gullies everywhere. Even giant aquatic animals can easily and quietly escape the detection of electronic instruments. There are many fish in the lake, so monsters don't have to go out for food, and the lake is connected with the sea, so it is easy for monsters to get in and out. Therefore, it is difficult to catch monsters.

But as long as the monster is not really found, the mystery is not solved. Until now, no one can jump to conclusions about the existence of water monsters. In this regard, the British writer Chester said: "Many suspects have less criminal evidence than the Loch Ness monster, so they were hanged." This is a humorous and ingenious evaluation of the mystery of ancient and modern water monsters.

Third, the mystery of Kennedy's death.

Since the assassination of President 1865 Lincoln, the American president has been assassinated constantly, and the power halo on his head has almost become the target in the eyes of some "lunatics". However, the background of the Kennedy shooting is particularly confusing. What puzzled the American public was that the murderer Lee Harvey Oswald was shot under the eyes of federal agents and kept silent in front of photographers. jack ruby, who shot and killed people, died mysteriously soon.

Around this case, American public opinion has put forward various assumptions. Some people think that this is a coup plot planned by the CIA and the military hawks; Others believe that the assassination was done by the "mafia". What's more, some people associate Kennedy's death with Marilyn Monroe's suicide. In order to find out the truth of the case, the US government set up a special investigation committee to investigate the whole story of the case. However, after several years of investigation, the investigation Committee finally concluded that Kennedy's shooting was Oswald's personal behavior and had no deeper political background.

Once the conclusion was published, public opinion was in an uproar. Some non-governmental organizations have vowed to get to the bottom of this case, but today, this case is still "fair and just, and the old woman says that the old woman is reasonable." With the passage of time, many parties have passed away, and the rest are in their twilight years. It seems that they want to take this mystery to the grave.

Gunfire on the streets of Dallas may become an eternal mystery in American political history.

What happened:1963165438+1On the morning of October 22nd, American President John F. Kennedy and his wife arrived in Dallas, Texas, and took a convertible to downtown. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy (sitting in the back row) smiled happily at the welcoming crowd on the roadside. They knew nothing about the coming of death.

At noon 1: 30, a shooting incident occurred when the presidential motorcade passed an intersection in the city center. Before the presidential bodyguard could respond, Kennedy was leaning on his wife, and Governor Connery was seriously injured.

After the news of Kennedy's assassination was announced, Johnson immediately escorted Kennedy's coffin back to Washington. At 3: 38 pm, Johnson was sworn in as the president of the United States on the presidential plane of Air Force One returning to Washington, and Mrs. Kennedy stood beside him in shock.

165438+1On the morning of October 23rd, Kennedy's body was transferred from Bethesda Naval Hospital to the White House. 165438+1On October 25th, the US government held a funeral for Kennedy.

Hours after Kennedy's assassination, Dallas police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald, the murderer, in a cinema. 165438+1On October 24th, jack ruby, the owner of a nightclub in Dallas, pulled it out and shot Oswald in front of dozens of federal agents and police, and Ruby herself eventually died in prison.