Caveat Emptor

It’s going to be pretty obvious that something is there under the scrublands near Carlsbad. The waste site will be surrounded by a four-mile outer fence of dozens of 25-foot, 20-ton granite markers engraved with multi-lingual and pictographic warnings.

Inside that perimeter will be a massive earthen berm 33 feet high, forming a rectangle matching the footprint of the underground site.

The berm will be implanted with magnets and radar reflectors to make it obvious that it’s not a natural formation. A structure in the center of the space and two subterranean rooms will hold detailed information on the facility, and hundreds of super-hard disks printed with pictographic danger signs will be scattered throughout its 120 acres.

Impossível ler isso e não ficar pensando em cenas como a da descoberta do monolito do 2001. Tem algumas boas histórias de ficção-científica para serem criadas a partir desse negócio. Espero estar vivo para vê-lo pronto.