On this extremely disturbing episode of Expanded Perspectives Elite the guys start off the show by talking about the Flyboard Air hoverboard invented by Franky Zapata and unveiled in a limited demonstration video a few weeks ago and it set a world record by flying for over 2.2 kilometers (1.4 miles) in front of scores of witnesses. Franky Zapata’s record-breaking demonstration took place on April 30th off the coast of Sausset-le-Pins in southern France. Then, the Burning Tree mastodon, discovered in 1989 on a Licking County golf course, is known internationally for being the most complete American mastodon skeleton ever found. The mastodon also had spear marks in its ribs, proving a theory about how Paleo-Indian tribes that hunted across Ohio and the rest of North America fed themselves. Then, a biotech company in the US has been granted ethical permission to recruit 20 patients who have been declared clinically dead from a traumatic brain injury, to test whether parts of their central nervous system can be brought back to life. Then, it’s an oft-reported, can-you-even-believe-it fact that many people in Iceland still believe in the possible existence of elves. This myth from the country’s folk traditions has persisted, and the niggling suspicion that the Good Folk may still be out there among the rocks has even led to Icelandic road and housing plans being altered to avoid sites associated with them. Now, there’s an incredibly detailed map that shows you exactly where such sites can be found. After the break, Cam gets into the disturbing tale of the Homunculus. Thanks for listening to Expanded Perspectives Elite!
Show Notes:
- This Overboard Flies For A Mile and It’s For Real http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/05/this-hoverboard-flies-for-a-mile-and-its-for-real/
- Bacteria from Burning Tree Mastodon Survived 13,000 Years http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/science/2016/05/01/01-bacteria-from-burning-tree-mastodon-survived-13000-years.html
- Dead Could be Brought Back to Life in Groundbreaking Project http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/03/dead-could-be-brought-back-to-life-in-groundbreaking-project/
- Many People in Iceland Believe in Hidden People http://mobile.businessinsider.com/iceland-hidden-people-map-2016-3
- The Homunculus Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUmhQlWvX-4
- Creating a Homunculus http://www.stufftoblowyourmind.com/blog/how-to-make-a-homunculus-and-other-horrors/
Music:
All music for Expanded Perspectives Elite is provided by permission from The Black Angels http://theblackangels.com and Pretty Lights http://prettylightsmusic.com
Songs Used:
- Young Men Dead
- Out of Time
- Understand Me Now
- Sweet Long Life