SeattleFilmMaker
05-21-05, 07:06 PM
Posted elsewhere, but I thought I'd make it more public.
How about this: People's general body shape is VERTICAL, just like a tree. Hence, the tree is giving one VISUAL protection from the Security System.
We all know what this Security System can do to trees; hence, no tree, or anyone hiding in them, is safe, as long as it wants you. However, if you stand still, and perhaps if it didn't see you dive into the trees, you're probably safe. We've seen this TWICE with Locke; he stayed really still the first time, and it didn't do anything, and the second time with Hurley.
Now, there are certain animals (frogs, TRex, and the like) who have a certain kind of vision: when they stay still, barely-moving and non-moving objects, such as trees, ground, etc. start to blur, forming a blank canvas. It's only when something BREAKS that continuity, such as a fly for a Frog, Human for a TRex, that the creature sees it, and attacks.
So, a frog, for example, just sits there, staring at essentially nothing. Then, a fly comes in, and disrupts the field of view so dramatically that the frog can pinpoint EXACLTY where it is, and strikes, highly efficiently. If the frog's vision didn't take away all that background detail, the frog would have a hard time capturing it.
So, whatever this thing is, I think it has this kind of visual acuity. It just makes for a better hunter. I'm sure that professional hunters try this trick, too, and maybe that's why Locke understands this; he's no pro hunter, but he understands all the tricks. This also leads me to think that it's either an organic creature (which wouldn't work because of NO TRACKS), or it's mechanical, and has an electronic visual system which emulates this type of vision, because it's the most efficient. It's also the best way to do it electronically, because you need far less processing power; in Consumer Digital Video Cameras, they have an Electronic Stabilization technique that does exactly what I'm talking about; it smooths out the backround, anything not moving, so it can concentrate on the foreground. I hate the way this looks, so I don't use it on my camera. I can see it doing its' work, and it looks ugly to me. But it does the same thing as the Frog's vision.
However, it STILL doesn't leave footprints. That leads me to believe that the Machine doesn't even touch the ground, and that the sounds of the footfalls are just that: SOUNDS. Just like the Dino roar, the Godzilla Roar, the Train sounds, the rending metal; all of this is part of the act, the fear factor of this thing. I mean, we don't see ANY evidence of this thing's passing, at least nothing they've shown. We see trees being ripped up from a distance, but we don't see the fallen trees later; granted, I'm not going to run after it to look at the trees, either.
-E
How about this: People's general body shape is VERTICAL, just like a tree. Hence, the tree is giving one VISUAL protection from the Security System.
We all know what this Security System can do to trees; hence, no tree, or anyone hiding in them, is safe, as long as it wants you. However, if you stand still, and perhaps if it didn't see you dive into the trees, you're probably safe. We've seen this TWICE with Locke; he stayed really still the first time, and it didn't do anything, and the second time with Hurley.
Now, there are certain animals (frogs, TRex, and the like) who have a certain kind of vision: when they stay still, barely-moving and non-moving objects, such as trees, ground, etc. start to blur, forming a blank canvas. It's only when something BREAKS that continuity, such as a fly for a Frog, Human for a TRex, that the creature sees it, and attacks.
So, a frog, for example, just sits there, staring at essentially nothing. Then, a fly comes in, and disrupts the field of view so dramatically that the frog can pinpoint EXACLTY where it is, and strikes, highly efficiently. If the frog's vision didn't take away all that background detail, the frog would have a hard time capturing it.
So, whatever this thing is, I think it has this kind of visual acuity. It just makes for a better hunter. I'm sure that professional hunters try this trick, too, and maybe that's why Locke understands this; he's no pro hunter, but he understands all the tricks. This also leads me to think that it's either an organic creature (which wouldn't work because of NO TRACKS), or it's mechanical, and has an electronic visual system which emulates this type of vision, because it's the most efficient. It's also the best way to do it electronically, because you need far less processing power; in Consumer Digital Video Cameras, they have an Electronic Stabilization technique that does exactly what I'm talking about; it smooths out the backround, anything not moving, so it can concentrate on the foreground. I hate the way this looks, so I don't use it on my camera. I can see it doing its' work, and it looks ugly to me. But it does the same thing as the Frog's vision.
However, it STILL doesn't leave footprints. That leads me to believe that the Machine doesn't even touch the ground, and that the sounds of the footfalls are just that: SOUNDS. Just like the Dino roar, the Godzilla Roar, the Train sounds, the rending metal; all of this is part of the act, the fear factor of this thing. I mean, we don't see ANY evidence of this thing's passing, at least nothing they've shown. We see trees being ripped up from a distance, but we don't see the fallen trees later; granted, I'm not going to run after it to look at the trees, either.
-E