332: Chapter 332: The Strange Appearance at Baigong Mountain

Under this question, various experts were arguing intensely.

But the most eye-catching were the video responses posted by several heavyweight figures.

The first video response came from a well-known science popularizer on Zhihu: Scientist Lin!

His real name is Lin Dong, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, meaning he is a staff member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

In the video, Lin Dong sat in his study with a wall-to-wall bookshelf behind him.

He was wearing a dark blue hoodie with a serious expression.

Lin Dong began to speak:

"Hello everyone, text is no longer enough to show respect to Xiao Yu's Brother, so I specifically recorded a video tonight."

"I am Lin Dong. I watched Xiao Yu's Brother's entire livestream tonight. It is now 2 AM, and I cannot sleep, so I recorded this video."

Tonight, he discussed three core questions: First, how did the ancients know that stone could last for ten thousand years? Second, was there really a civilization during the 140,000-year blank period? Third, were those out-of-place artifacts really left behind by the previous cycle of civilization?

"Let me state my conclusion first: He is very strong, and I cannot refute his logic; however, that does not necessarily prove that an ancient civilization existed."

"In the scientific community, there is a respected principle: [As long as you are awesome enough, and you propose any hypothesis that the majority agrees with, then you are right.]"

"Previously, J denied the law of universal gravitation and proposed a Time Stream theory, which benefited our physics department at the Chinese Academy of Sciences immensely; I cannot say he is wrong; I can only say that his Time Stream theory and equations convinced me."

"Back to the topic."

"I do physics, not archaeology."

"But his deduction tonight used physical thinking: starting from first principles and progressing layer by layer."

"The first layer: After humans disappear, how long can man-made objects last—a hundred years, a thousand years? Only stone can last for more than ten thousand years. Geology has already provided the answer to this conclusion."

"The second layer: The Sumerians chose stone to record information because they knew stone could last for ten thousand years; actually, they also had other recording tools, like parchment; but how did they know stone could record information? It can only be attributed to the fact that they saw it; they saw the stones left behind by the previous cycle of civilization."

"The third layer: The stones left behind by the previous cycle of civilization are those out-of-place artifacts: the Klerksdorp spheres, the trilobite shoe print, the Siberia metal pipes, and Rama's Bridge."

"In the third layer, he is actually a bit unsure himself—because some are indeed naturally formed."

"He stated which ones were natural and only highly similar to man-made objects; and for those that are completely inexplicable—only then would he say: [This is man-made.]"

"This point is very good; he distinguishes between the true and the false, so he isn't leading people astray."

"The fourth layer: The 140,000-year blank period does not mean there was no civilization, but that the civilization was destroyed and its traces were erased by time."

"This logical chain, from the first layer to the fourth, is a buildup at every step; as long as you admit the first layer is correct, then within his subsequent logic, you cannot refute his ideas—this is very clever!"

"If you want to refute him, you need to start refuting from the first point, for example, I would say: [Humanity is just our current civilization.]"

"Then he would ask me: [Then do you know what the limit of human civilization is?]"

"Then I would say: [The limit of humanity, whether man-made or semi-naturally man-made—like the Pyramids, Sumerian clay tablets, and other semi-natural creations—at most, is no more than 15,000 years.]"

"Then he would refute me again: [The limit of human civilization is 15,000 years, so how do you know that humans did not have a civilization during the 140,000-year blank period?]"

"At this point, I have fallen into a logical trap—[If I want to refute him, I must prove that the limit of humanity exceeds 15,000 years.]"

Speaking of this, Lin Dong in the video shook his head regretfully.

"So, he makes it sound irrefutable, yet very reasonable; if you refute him, you are indirectly proving that what he said is correct."

"This point is very clever!"

"Unless our technology advances to the point where we can hollow out the ground and bring out all the evidence to refute him."

"Alright, his awesomeness lies in proposing something you cannot solve, then rationalizing it, and then explaining it brilliantly!"

"Good night!"

After this video was posted on Zhihu, it exceeded two million views within half an hour.

"Even a postdoc from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Physics can't refute it?"

"It's not that it can't be refuted, but his logic is too tight; you can't find any loopholes at all. Even if there are loopholes, if you follow them to argue, you will end up verifying that Xiao Yu's Brother is right."

"So everything he said is true?"

"Not necessarily true, but at least no one can overturn Xiao Yu's Brother's logical framework; if you want to overturn it, you are just helping him verify that it is correct."

"Hiss~~ Good thing Xiao Yu's Brother isn't a thesis defense professor, otherwise I wouldn't pass at all!"

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"..."

With the appearance of the first video by Lin Dong, more excellent respondents were prompted to post videos as well.

The second person to appear in a video was an excellent respondent in geology: [Why didn't I pop out of a rock?]

His real name is Chen Yan, an associate professor at Guangzhou Geological University.

In the video, Chen Yan was wearing a black windbreaker with a rock wall in the background and a bright moon further away.

He was clearly conducting field research and recorded it casually. The thirty-something-year-old Chen Yan greeted the camera:

"Hello everyone, I am Chen Yan."

"I am currently in the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai, at Baigong Mountain—yes, that's the place with the Baigong Mountain iron pipes he talked about tonight."

"I had just finished sampling here during the day, so when I saw him talking about the Baigong Mountain iron pipes at night, I was completely stunned."

"Because I have seen these things on-site. Those iron pipes are truly embedded in the mountain; they were definitely not inserted later; they are truly grown together with the rock strata—150,000-year-old rock strata, 150,000-year-old iron pipes."

"In our geological community, we have always said that these are naturally formed—that they are iron-manganese nodules or petrified trees."

"But today, I was on-site, shining a flashlight on the cross-section of those iron pipes, and I saw hollow pipes, very regular threads, and 90-degree bent joints."

"Natural things do not grow like this."

"I had been telling myself before that this was a coincidence."

"But tonight, when he put hundreds of OOPArts from around the world together, I realized I couldn't lie to myself anymore."

"When there are too many coincidences, it's no longer a coincidence."

"So, I want to say something here that might cost me my job—those iron pipes are not natural; they are man-made. I swear on my life and my family that [it, damn it, it is man-made!!!]."

"These iron pipes were absolutely not man-made by our current cycle of civilization, but rather by the previous cycle, or even several cycles of civilization ago."

"And that civilization, I swear on my honor: [It is absolutely a technologically advanced civilization that was even more damn advanced than our modern 2026.]"

"Yes, a technological civilization, it is a technological civilization. Zhihu fans, passersby, you heard it right, it is a fucking technological civilization!"

"I am not afraid of losing my job!"

"What I am afraid of is that if even we in geology dare not tell the truth, then the truth will remain buried underground forever."

"Thank you everyone!"

"I have to continue sampling; it's minus fifteen degrees here at night, it's very cold."

"..."

After this video was posted, the number of shares quickly exceeded 500,000, and it soon surpassed Lin Dong's video, becoming number one on Zhihu.

"Geology associate professor confirms on-site that the Baigong Mountain iron pipes are not natural!"

"He said things that would cost him his job; what immense courage."

"Holy crap, I had doubts before, but I didn't expect there to be an on-site expert, and a professional authority confirming it on-site."

"It's not that there are too many coincidences, but that the truth is just too damn big."

"Salute to Teacher Chen Yan; people who dare to tell the truth deserve respect."

Just as this video was sparking more heated discussion, netizens clicked on the video only to find it had disappeared.

[The video has been removed; please choose another video to watch!]

"???"

"What's going on? Where is Teacher Chen Yan's video?"

"Teacher Chen Yan, what happened to you? You didn't die, did you?"

"Die my ass, the big shots have stepped in."

"Ah? Oh, oh, oh, I understand, I understand. I'll turn around right now."

"..."

It might have been fine if they hadn't removed Chen Yan's video, but once they did, it made more netizens on Zhihu and in various small circles across the country understand clearly.

As it turns out, everything Xiao Yu's Brother said is true!

Soon, content on Zhihu that did not involve real-world evidence remained intact; but once it involved violations, it was guaranteed to be blocked on the spot!