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Very creative and I can see where you are coming from but I am not convinced it is meant to be Darth Vader. I defiantly see a face.
I suppose it would depend upon the person. My co-worker and I saw the same features and happily photoshopped the second picture to reflect the likeness. Any thoughts on what it might be if it’s not Vader?
I did check out Google maps just to confirm it’s there and it’s funny because they have a little map pointer that shows where the Kryptos coordinates are located.
I am not saying it is or it isn’t. It does look like Vader but I guess I think logically why would it be Vader? I guess logically why would there be a face in the first place? I am just not convinced.
I meant to say I definitely see a face in the first post.
Well you are definitely saying it’s a face while defiantly refusing to accept the resemblance to the dark lord of the Sith without an explanation. Outside of being an architect’s practical joke or a CIA inside joke or Sanborn’s last bit of fun…
Actually it is a pretty good question. If it’s not some snarky finish to Kryptos then what in the heck is it doing there?
There’s my support system for ya.
Wouldn’t the satellites of other intelligence agencies have discovered this as they snooped around?
On the other hand, would they be able to announce it without telling everyone they’d been spying?
Would they want to announce it? They have bigger things to keep secret. I’m guessing they’re more impressed with their see-thru sex-ray satellite technology. A “face” is no news to agencies who play around with espionage on a daily basis.
Not when they’re watching us shower naked anyways. It would take more than $250,000 to do all of Kryptos AND make the building/parking lot look like Darth Vader. Fluke but funny.
Makes you wonder how many abuses of the surveillance resources happen daily. That’s besides entrapment of would-be terrorists lured in by money offered by FBI shills.