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have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: Mr. Misery ()
Date: February 19, 2010 11:15PM

seems like a good night for this, so here goes:

Have you ever heard a low rumbling noise, when you're indoors and all is quiet? Many millions of people have...it's described as the sound of a diesel engine running, from several blocks away, muffled, yet still resonant enough to cause serious discomfort. The Hum is usually stronger/more perceptible indoors than out, and usually only becomes stronger the more one tries to mask the sound with environmental stimuli. Some say it is the sound of rocks communing with one another...some say it's alien communication lost in the atmosphere...still some say it's a mind-control plot by the governments of the world--a low, 10mhz frequency that is always present but perceived by only the most sensitive among us--that hidden messages are embedded within the frequency. I personally believe that The Hum is an acoustic frequency generated by the drilling of tunnels deep--miles and miles deep--underneath the earth's crust. It is a government program. A shadow society is being constructed in preparation for an inevitable nuclear winter...some argue whether or not the government is also behind the coming nuclear war...some say it's a conspiracy to start World War III, with the intention of bringing about a complete and total nuclear holocaust. I myself tend to think that the government is only drilling these holes in the expectation (and a well-founded expectation it is) that someday soon, whether by aggression or by accident, numerous nuclear warhead will be detonated, in effect clouding the planet in a radioactive haze--sunlight will not be able to penetrate the cloud of debris for generations to come, and all life on the earth's surface will die a certain death. In this light, it seems appropriate that we should praise our government for what it's doing. But the ugly truth is that only the elite, the rich and the well-connected will be allowed to continue life underneath the earth's surface.

But, back to The Hum for a moment: why is it that only a very small percentage of people can hear it? Well, a lot of it has to do with location. The major drilling operations are currently taking place in or around the big island of Hawaii, Taos, New Mexico, parts of Iowa, Cornwall, England, and Korea. So, with some exception, residents of those parts of the country/world are the only ones liable in the first place to pick up on it. Second, it remains a fact that most human beings are not very perceptive in this day and age. The ever-growing dependence on technology and dulling of our primal instincts has made it so that most people wouldn't recognize the sound of a tornado right outside their window, let alone a low, 10mhz-or-less hum generated by the vibrations of earth hundreds of miles below. And about these tunnels: they aren't just tunnels...to keep referring to them as such would be to give you the wrong idea...the tunneling below earth's surface is only one part...the bigger part of the picture is this: a city the size of New York is being constructed underneath every major city on the surface of our country (as well as the world, but that deserves it's own explanation elsewhere). Each subterranean capital is connected by what can only be termed as 'underground freeway' systems. In short, there will be as much room to move about, as much diversity of locations, and enough everyday stuff (malls, bowling alleys, gas stations, museums, etc.) underneath us as there is today, amongst us.

So, is it ultimately a bad thing? Maybe not, if you think of humanity in the same cold, desperate terms of survival that our government seems to. But, it begs the question: what good is a society--what good is life--when only the genetically perfect, the wealthy, and the elite are allowed to participate. I do not have the answer to this question. But I do have the answer to the one I posed at the beginning of this article: "have you ever heard a low rumbling noise, when you're indoors and all is quiet?"

If so...well, my friend, then you've not just heard the acoustic vibrations of the earth's crust being drilled--what you've heard, more than anything else, is the demise of life on earth as we know it--and the desperate attempt by those running the show to preserve humanity, by whatever means necessary!

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I apologize to those I unfairly hurt. To Harry Tuttle in particular.
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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: boredom ()
Date: February 20, 2010 07:58AM

You're batshit crazy. =P

But then again... I could be living in one of those cities right now!

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Posted by: inkahootz ()
Date: February 20, 2010 08:04AM

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edit by Cary: Account password compromised, disabled by administrator.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/2010 07:36AM by inkahootz.

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: ThePackLeader ()
Date: February 21, 2010 12:53AM

I couldn't believe it when scientists finally found proof to back-up peoples claims of the "Hum". They discovered that part of the cause was the sound of the Oceans moving water around the planet, while Continental drift also played its part as well.

As for areas where it's strongest, I wonder how pets react?

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: jhey ()
Date: February 22, 2010 08:30AM

I have heard... THE HUM


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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: Elle Diabla ()
Date: February 22, 2010 08:35AM

Mr. Misery Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> seems like a good night for this, so here goes:
>
> Have you ever heard a low rumbling noise, when
> you're indoors and all is quiet? Many millions of
> people have...it's described as the sound of a
> diesel engine running, from several blocks away,
> muffled, yet still resonant enough to cause
> serious discomfort. The Hum is usually
> stronger/more perceptible indoors than out, and
> usually only becomes stronger the more one tries
> to mask the sound with environmental stimuli. Some
> say it is the sound of rocks communing with one
> another...some say it's alien communication lost
> in the atmosphere...still some say it's a
> mind-control plot by the governments of the
> world--a low, 10mhz frequency that is always
> present but perceived by only the most sensitive
> among us--that hidden messages are embedded within
> the frequency. I personally believe that The Hum
> is an acoustic frequency generated by the drilling
> of tunnels deep--miles and miles deep--underneath
> the earth's crust. It is a government program. A
> shadow society is being constructed in preparation
> for an inevitable nuclear winter...some argue
> whether or not the government is also behind the
> coming nuclear war...some say it's a conspiracy to
> start World War III, with the intention of
> bringing about a complete and total nuclear
> holocaust. I myself tend to think that the
> government is only drilling these holes in the
> expectation (and a well-founded expectation it is)
> that someday soon, whether by aggression or by
> accident, numerous nuclear warhead will be
> detonated, in effect clouding the planet in a
> radioactive haze--sunlight will not be able to
> penetrate the cloud of debris for generations to
> come, and all life on the earth's surface will die
> a certain death. In this light, it seems
> appropriate that we should praise our government
> for what it's doing. But the ugly truth is that
> only the elite, the rich and the well-connected
> will be allowed to continue life underneath the
> earth's surface.
>
> But, back to The Hum for a moment: why is it that
> only a very small percentage of people can hear
> it? Well, a lot of it has to do with location. The
> major drilling operations are currently taking
> place in or around the big island of Hawaii, Taos,
> New Mexico, parts of Iowa, Cornwall, England, and
> Korea. So, with some exception, residents of those
> parts of the country/world are the only ones
> liable in the first place to pick up on it.
> Second, it remains a fact that most human beings
> are not very perceptive in this day and age. The
> ever-growing dependence on technology and dulling
> of our primal instincts has made it so that most
> people wouldn't recognize the sound of a tornado
> right outside their window, let alone a low,
> 10mhz-or-less hum generated by the vibrations of
> earth hundreds of miles below. And about these
> tunnels: they aren't just tunnels...to keep
> referring to them as such would be to give you the
> wrong idea...the tunneling below earth's surface
> is only one part...the bigger part of the picture
> is this: a city the size of New York is being
> constructed underneath every major city on the
> surface of our country (as well as the world, but
> that deserves it's own explanation elsewhere).
> Each subterranean capital is connected by what can
> only be termed as 'underground freeway' systems.
> In short, there will be as much room to move
> about, as much diversity of locations, and enough
> everyday stuff (malls, bowling alleys, gas
> stations, museums, etc.) underneath us as there is
> today, amongst us.
>
> So, is it ultimately a bad thing? Maybe not, if
> you think of humanity in the same cold, desperate
> terms of survival that our government seems to.
> But, it begs the question: what good is a
> society--what good is life--when only the
> genetically perfect, the wealthy, and the elite
> are allowed to participate. I do not have the
> answer to this question. But I do have the answer
> to the one I posed at the beginning of this
> article: "have you ever heard a low rumbling
> noise, when you're indoors and all is quiet?"
>
> If so...well, my friend, then you've not just
> heard the acoustic vibrations of the earth's crust
> being drilled--what you've heard, more than
> anything else, is the demise of life on earth as
> we know it--and the desperate attempt by those
> running the show to preserve humanity, by whatever
> means necessary!


I watched a documentary on this years ago. I'd have killed myself within a month.

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: trogdor! ()
Date: February 22, 2010 08:59AM

Mr. Misery Wrote:

> Have you ever heard a low rumbling noise, when
> you're indoors and all is quiet?

Maybe it's all that green energy we're producing



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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: Shadow ()
Date: February 22, 2010 02:43PM

There are so many engines and motors operating all day and night it's no wonder some people are bothered by the sound. After 9/11, when the aircraft were all grounded, it was amazingly quiet outside. And after Hurricane Isabelle knocked out power to just about everything here in Fairfax County, it was downright spooky outside.

Even immediately after a snow storm, like the ones we've recently experienced, you can go outside and hear the difference in the sound level. Thousands of people stayed home and didn't add the noise of their cars. It was noticeably quieter.

Between everyone's home appliances and heat pumps, cars, planes, and everything else, it's pretty obvious that there is an ongoing hum that is easily explainable. ANd all without a tinfoil hat.

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: Dammit ()
Date: October 25, 2016 01:05AM

Found an old reference to the hum.

Bump.

This would explain a lot. I wonder if our court-invoved posters are all just affected by the hum?

Hmmmm?

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: HnHD9 ()
Date: October 25, 2016 11:58AM

The government has been tunneling out underground shelters for their employees before the Nibiru earth changes and the pole shift occurs. If you are near one of the tunnelling operations, the sound will reverberate through the bedrock and up through the walls of structures.

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: Mantua Resident ()
Date: September 29, 2022 10:04AM

Yes, I hear a hum here now in Fairfax. It's like low bass vibrating my house at night after 11pm. There is no construction nearby. Nobody playing music.

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
Posted by: Meadeorite ()
Date: September 29, 2022 07:11PM

The hum you are hearing is most of humanity humming Sweet Tea by Meade Skelton, the greatest song ever written

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Re: have you heard....THE HUM?
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Date: September 29, 2022 09:37PM

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