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Beyer s Byways: The Mojave Megaphone near Ludlow remains a curious mystery By John R. Beyer Who doesn’t like a mystery? Listening to a tale of the unknown goblins, ghosts, monsters, things that are beyond the understanding of the human brain, and perhaps… goosebumps? Probably not. I rarely get goosebumps. The exception is when I see how much we spend each month on what Laureen calls the necessities of life. Such as: “It’s a bit of iris, vanilla and bergamot.” “Bergamot?” “A citrus fruit – very calming, and when added with the other ingredients, it has a very nice aroma.” ....
Hello, IFLScience here with another mystery thing that s been put in an unexpected place. Late last year the mysterious Utah monolith (yes, we re calling them monoliths despite them not being stone, we refuse to be the only news organization calling it a big metal thingy ) story occupied the world before people got bored of monoliths popping up everywhere then disappearing like the moles in whack-a-mole. The answer to that mystery appeared to be art installation followed by many copycats. Disappointing we know, but fortunately, there are plenty of other mysteries out there to sink your teeth into. Take, for example, the mystery of why butt plugs were invented. ....
The Mojave Megaphone is located in a lonely spot of the Mojave Desert National Preserve. Eric Edwards/CampsitePhotos.com The Mojave Desert is the driest desert in North America, and though it rests between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, it is remote, mostly roadless and full of secrecy. Not far from the ghost town of Crucero, California, this arid emptiness is home to the enigmatic Mojave Megaphone, so-called for its resemblance to a loudspeaker. Located in a remote corner of the Mojave Desert National Preserve, this megaphone is a rusty hunk of metal permanently embedded into a rocky outcropping. No one has been able to identify what, exactly, this thing is. Some call it the Sentinel Enigma. Others call it art. Everyone calls it a mystery, much like the Utah monolith that made worldwide headlines in November 2020. ....