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The Brazilian Alien Kid's Room and the Astronomer Statue
from Thoughtless Animal · #42
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3 minTim dives deep into the story of the missing Brazilian teen, his $2,900 statue of an executed heretic astronomer, theories that it's all a book-marketing hoax, and a tangent on the Voynich manuscript and trying (and failing) to book an occult professor for the show.
- 10:11The Brazilian kid spent $2,900 on an astronomer statue in his room.
- 10:32People doing astral projection and out-of-body experiences are wealthy people bored at home, not working double shifts at Checkers.
- 11:00Tim praises the kid for running what he suspects is a hoax to trick people, calling it entrepreneurial.
- 11:16If the Brazilian kid's alien story is a scam, Tim says he wishes him well and hopes he sells the books.
- 11:42The kid's room itself is genuinely creepy with a statue, satanic markings, and an undeciphered code on the walls.
- 12:09Tim explains the Voynich Manuscript, an undecipherable coded book from the Middle Ages that cryptographers still can't solve.
- 12:47He tried to book a DaVinci Code professor or occult expert for the episode but couldn't reach anyone from Yale or Harvard.
- 13:10Tim ended up with a pothead art teacher from NYU who thinks they're Professor Snape instead of getting legitimate academics.
Voynich manuscriptMichelle McPheeHarvardYale