More on the counter.
OK, so here is what happens when you get a new program on your computer…. a new toy!! I have a program that captures the frames from each episode. We were watching The Long Con and looked at the counter frame by frame. Check this out:
Definitely people! Can this go along with my theory that the counter was syncing the stations? I certainly think so. This could have been confirming which stations were still manned, so to speak. Thoughts?
BTW, these symbols show up on the counter as it is headed back to zero, once Locke has entered the correct code.
March 9th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
I immediately thought of hieroglyphs when I saw them. I looked online and couldn’t find meanings for most of the symbols, but it is possible that this one means “Carry or lift”. Check out this link and see what you think…
http://members.aol.com/egyptnew/determ.html
March 9th, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Hmm… good catch. I found another place searching google images for “glyph” where it looked like it could mean “king” also. Plus I noticed on some translation pages that symbols paired with other symbols can mean totally different things. Whew. I didn’t know watching LOST was going to turn me into an archaeologist. Seems pretty out there that the producers would incorporate hieroglyphics into the show. I think they are definately symbols for something, but I wonder how deep into “translation” and “egyption” we really need to go. Hope it’s not season 4 before we find out!
March 10th, 2006 at 9:31 pm
I think it is risky to try and translate the symbols as our search for a “guide,” so to speak, has shown us that there are many, many different versions of the hieroglyphics. As Scott said, you can also derive different meanings depending on what symbols you couple. That is why I was trying to find alternatives to a straight translation. Maybe we will eventually crack the code when the rest of the Orientation film is found… But the site you found is awesome. Thanks for sharing!