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7 Famous 'Unsolved' Mysteries (Science Solved Years Ago)

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« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2011, 06:15:17 pm »


We're calling the old dead-bodies-buried-in-the-concrete trick.

The Solution:

What you don't hear so much is that the mystery of the Belmez faces was solved pretty much the day after it happened.

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A study commissioned by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior -- the very same one that found no traces of paint -- broke down all the substances found in and around the faces. The scientists found that the faces' chemical composition strongly resembled stains left by an oxidizing agent. It's almost as if someone had clumsily reproduced old photographs by painting them on the floor with an acidic substance (like, say, vinegar with some soot mixed in). Once ready, the pictures could easily be manipulated with a cleaning agent, such as, say, the concrete stain removal product readily available at the local pharmacist.

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