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In Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series, Monoliths are machines in black cuboids whose sides extend in the precise ratio of 1 : 4 : 9 (1 2 : 2 2 : 3 2) built by an unseen extraterrestrial species whom Clarke dubbed the Firstborn and who he suggests are the earliest highly intelligent species to evolve in the Milky Way.
After the three monoliths in the Lighthouse were destroyed in an explosion, [a] S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers that it provoked a space-time rift that leads to a dimension that causes the worst fears of everyone that enters there to be manifested as illusions, and that it might spread uncontrollably if the rift isn't closed.
It was a hollow structure measuring 1 by 4 by 9 feet (0.30 m × 1.2 m × 2.7 m), the same proportions as the Monoliths of the "Space Odyssey" series. It was constructed of 16 gauge steel and L-beams. Rebar protruded from the bottom [8] to attach the Monolith to its foundation. Estimates on the weight ranged from 350 to 500 lb (160 to 230 kg).
The mystery of the monoliths has gripped the internet, with people alternatively suspecting aliens, or a self-promotional stunt from a brand. Stunt artists who claim they're behind the alien ...
Then came monoliths appearing and quickly disappearing in Romania, California, Colorado and again in Las Vegas, that time on Fremont Street, all in the same year. Most recently, a 10-foot steel ...
The Three Patriarchs (formerly known as the Three Wise Men) is a set of three sandstone monoliths on the west side of Zion Canyon in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The three main peaks were named by Frederick Fisher in 1916 for the biblical figures Abraham , Isaac and Jacob .
Monolith (Space Odyssey), the Monoliths featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels The Monolith, a faction from the video games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and others in the same series
A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities. “It remains unknown how the item got to its location or who might ...