How Reddit Hunted Down The "Monolith Thieves", Using Google Maps

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In November 2020, an alien monolith straight out of Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey appeared in Utah, and the world could not get enough of it. Was it really a piece of space-age alien tech, sent here by mysterious extraterrestrial benefactors? Or is the answer to this mystery a little closer to home? Let’s get into it.
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[@AD-ol3wv]

Nice

[@thegreatestplan1879]

@@AD-ol3wv hi

[@Mylifesuckslol]

Hi

[@cold9.]

hi

[@oiuii]

K

[@corgimations]

The Aliens who planted the Monoliths just for them to get stolen: **bruhs in alien**

[@tahfy1615]

b r u h

[@coosed1795]

*hurb*

[@martiddy]

The aliens were like: "Bro!, I told you those humans were gonna steal it the moment we place the monolith on Earth. We should have place it on Mars instead"

[@keegancrampsey5792]

didnt i did a thing do the monaliths

[@irdinafatin5201]

Bruh in alien is brrrrr

[@Ididathing]

I thought mine was clearly a joke and had no idea why so many people believed it

[@12grit71]

Hi loved the monolith video lol it was as fresh as my fresh, crisp hoagie

[@exploding_cat3336]

It’s crazy that some people thought your video was serious

[@gabrielfreeman2214]

Awwww great monolith

[@benjaminmcinnis6683]

Please focus your energy on making fireproof outfits for koalas. Samoa is counting on you.

[@Kyle1st100]

yeah

[@plutoneon5932]

Those noseless face close-ups are ultra-cursed.

[@cheeseam48]

Lol true

[@soupclown_9709]

I’m gonna get nightmares about them

[@Volron265]

Reminds me of the Tau Ethereal Caste from Warhammer 40k.

[@cheeseam48]

@@Volron265 what

[@Volron265]

@@cheeseam48 The complete and utter lack of a nose. Go ahead and Google it if you'd like.

[@xzzx4664]

Romanian here: The monolith outside Piatra Neamt was not designed to look more alien, that's simply how it looks after welders try to smooth it down with an angle grinder.

[@squakswuak2692]

Ok Romanian

[@garg0yl3]

Hello fellow Romanian ^^

[@Kr0noZ]

Well, anybody who has ever used a wire brush or grinding disc with an angle grinder will immediately realize the "circles" are simply shoddy toolmarks...

[@nickinterstellar6521]

The way he pronounced piatra neamt was hilarious, it sounded like google translate

[@Schrodingers_kid]

Logick

[@zerieljianantonino2075]

"So whats ur life like?" "I count sheep" "So like sleeping?" "What? No-"

[@LightBlueVans]

Omg I actually chuckled, ty

[@robinthrill3r7]

@@LightBlueVans your cute. U got an Only Fans?

[@rianrushwood1426]

I did a thing is literally a guy goofing around lol. He made a beyblade out of a massive sawblade

[@KeinPunktlichkeit]

Not just a guy goofing around, an Aussie goofing around mate.

[@thisguyithinkdaone]

How do you know

[@rimworld64]

@@thisguyithinkdaone i did a thing is a youtuber

[@Studio_salesmen]

@@thisguyithinkdaone The guy who built the monolith is a KZbinr named I did a thing

[@manlymantis101]

@@thisguyithinkdaone watching the video the guy made makes it pretty clear. The whole thing is a joke.

[@sashtv6885]

" We also ask you not to seek out any of the places mentioned in this story" *Grabs thermos*

[@longbow6416]

Side quest started:

[@owen5640]

@@longbow6416 this whole thing's sounds like a legit fallout side quest

[@synchrolord]

@@owen5640 a long one

[@unknownrandomcomment8453]

Me: nah

[@devilbowser253]

Is it the boy scout thermos or the store bought thermos that you grabbed?

[@yukia.8188]

"Placing art in public spaces without permission is illegal no matter what planet you're from" 🤣 Alien: Hello human authorities, i would like to display my art at (give coordinate) Human: Boy, you do know pranking authorities is illegal no? Alien: ??????? As if aliens will get the permission if they ask for it

[@TheWeaslbee]

imagine being so advanced, that your species can travel to other planets and seek out other sentient beings, just for them to tell you that your "Art" has not been given permission to be wherever you left it. Sometimes i really think i'm part of Harry Potter and the Audacity of the Human Race

[@abisspassenger]

So, will they be considered "illegal aliens"?

[@yukia.8188]

@@abisspassenger i suppose, yes they are 🤣

[@derpcade]

Utah moment

[@nydra9912]

They'd probably blast this planet and paint it while it's exploding then calling it "art" if we don't give them permission so yeah, we have no choice.

[@Vectorlarity]

So Reddit found out who stole the monolith while TikTok is breaking their skulls for a challenge aaaaaand I started a war

[@i_lik3_to_drawofficial870]

hahaha reddit - 1 million tik tok - -1 million

[@honda9006]

Nothing compared to what 4chan is capable of... I remember the Shia Labeouf wars

[@lukabrdar6732]

Cringe

[@Behemoth_Rogue]

@@honda9006 Or calling in airstrikes on terrorists via the russian military. Lol

[@MaxCE]

what

[@ThePokemonEvos]

Excellent usage of Dubwool

[@thatonetiredfrog.2426]

Really is glad i'm not the only one who noticed that

[@evankempf2654]

good someone else noticed it

[@bird_nuggget3884]

Yes

[@BrowncoatBC]

Agreed!

[@Bumojoey]

Wow I thought only I noticed that-

[@ifeoluwaadeyemi8442]

Plot twist: The aliens are the redditers.

[@ChickenWingnut]

it was a youtuber named I did a thing. lol he also built a beyblade out of a sawblade.

[@leetsUpr3m3]

@@ChickenWingnut bruh i did the thing didnt create the first monolith, he was goofing around

[@ChickenWingnut]

@@leetsUpr3m3 ah I see.

[@heaventoast]

redditors*

[@re57k]

@@SnickersEatsCookies that makes sense

[@AJarOfYams]

My theory is that the monolith is a very expensive shitpost

[@theguywhoshere]

Lol

[@muhamadaswinsubarkah5550]

You kinda right m8

[@inkstain3562]

Post you say?

[@lanthan598]

it is,made by a KZbinr called I made a thing

[@goose93]

@@lanthan598 didnt they clarify that that was a joke?

[@bbqsandwich832]

Monolith starts with an M, *monke* also starts M Reject humanity, return to *M* O *N* K *E*

[@dumbbumsc5329]

Go back I want to be M O N K E

[@EquatorialPike]

Doesnt mean that Kong will win tho

[@HimoutoNeph]

I shall now return to M O N K E

[@KingDiamondBones]

cringe

[@everyone4352]

@@KingDiamondBones Ok

[@lbozo5071]

"Internet is a dangerous place" **4chan and Reddit solves mysteries** (AYO STOP I WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY SOLVED IT IN THIS VIDEO)

[@chrisb.7787]

Imagine what 4chan does when it actually has a motive. Hears to you pizza gate.

[@wmascolin]

Reddit doesn't really solve mysterys but it will frame you for a terrorist attack.

[@lbozo5071]

@@wmascolin Also i was talking about the video where they solved this thing

[@BiggestestFanOfCougarFan2873]

4chan bombs things too

[@wmascolin]

@@BiggestestFanOfCougarFan2873 4chan has literally never framed a mentally ill person for a bombing like Reddit did

[@tangmengtit888]

The internet is usually full of trolls but when people get together things get done like ur a secret service agent

[@o5-7firefox]

I noticed your profile picture there.

[@tanith117]

Have you seen Internet historians Videos on the Capture the flag game between Shia Labuf and 4chan?

[@shotakonkin2047]

@@tanith117 I swear real life is like a sitcom sometimes.

[@PistaZOV]

6:46 those "circles" are someone, probably a beginner or someone whose in a hurry, going over it with an anglegrinder to make the whole side of it level/smooth

[@raynerblitzkrieg8537]

Lol i noticed that right off, looked like someone goofing off in a welding/metalshop class

[@YeeThirty]

Probs scrap sheet and they wanted to knock the rust off... looks aged for sure

[@YeeThirty]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 its a flap disk mate

[@diegomondaca7321]

Was thinking the same thing

[@coochiecrumbs3526]

SCP Foundation: *Now this looks like a job for me*

[@belgianfried]

*the O5s would like to know your location*

[@aphelion.9239]

Lol

[@REEEPROGRAM]

*CHAOS HAS JOINED THE CHAT*

[@JimmyEatDirt]

Not a word

[@JimmyEatDirt]

@@rougered580 We gonna give the survivors to 021

[@tylers6765]

The I Did A Thing video was a joke, y’all. They said so in the video

[@Packle.]

It was seriously awkward watching somebody be so confident about something they were completely misunderstanding.

[@exoug1820]

they placed theirs somewhere in australia

[@drwhodude5075]

The monolith In Atascadero was a sad and unfortunate event. My mother went to high school with the guys who made it, his dad had recently died so to keep his friends close he tried to make one. He and his buddies did and it was great, he was so happy when he put it up and was just devastated when those people pushed it down...

[@KG-di3tm]

I’m sorry to hear that

[@monsoon9847]

I don’t believe you at all

[@TheMrsYWilson]

@@monsoon9847 but do you have proof of this then?

[@monsoon9847]

@@TheMrsYWilson ? Proof of what

[@kutlumzrak2689]

@@monsoon9847 Yo mama.

[@silverlining5096]

Welder here, those “squiggles” are grinder marks. The welder in question most likely tried to grind the surface to try and make it more shiny.

[@OverCAT83]

Everyone gangsta till the monoliths spilt into 5 pieces and fly while shooting lasers at everything.

[@tagadhur_malaguld]

Hmm not sure I’ve heard of this before- wait-

[@mystic-hm9mk]

Guys its confirmed there were sightings of dubwool, you know its legit when its in brews video

[@nawarajawasthi6031]

how many are there though

[@xxmansoorxx2000]

so that means wooloo exist

[@Kaiiryuu]

dubwool placed the monolith there confirmed

[@nawarajawasthi6031]

@Don't Look At me ah yes of course. I need to catch more wooloo if im correct.

[@IamAperson9]

Pokemon exist

[@oatiswuff]

As a person from utah I can say that, yes aliens drop items here all the time and, yes aliens shop at our home depot's all the time!

[@dransnake]

Yeah that sounds about right - A fellow Utahn

[@Vtgaming-v6c]

What currency do they use?

[@oatiswuff]

@@Vtgaming-v6c Space bucks/merkos (mars dollars) oh and Floridians

[@derpcade]

Can confirm, saw a alien buying a table saw at a Home Depot the other day. His name was Eric

[@flirtyyae8015]

@@derpcade is there an alien trader named Rob?

[@Bmoneydollarsign]

Imagine placing a monolith for fun with your friends and five years later it becomes famous

[@contaminatedduck4959]

its amazing that brew comes up with a valid disclaimer on every video

[@liljammy6434]

*You're telling me redditors can do all this, yet can't talk to the opposite gender!??*

[@zegendoflolda]

Yes

[@Punched_Kuze]

Their goals are beyond our understanding

[@egg5474]

*4Chan users

[@zegendoflolda]

@@Punched_Kuze redditors have no goals

[@feristired8092]

@@zegendoflolda they do, but it's beyond your understanding

[@knightedpanda7166]

heheh "is that a klaxosaur"

[@simunator]

don't remind me of that travesty dumpster fire of a show

[@knightedpanda7166]

@@simunator i liked it ;--;

[@bootymuncherwebb7045]

@@simunator what show is it?

[@killergamer1068]

@@knightedpanda7166 do you think the ending could be better, cause I do

[@knightedpanda7166]

@@killergamer1068 oh absolutely i hated how it ended i wanted them to actually survive like i was sad for months after finishing the show

[@jackhandma1011]

Theory: Aliens are doing a social experiment and are laughing at our reactions.

[@WillN2Go1]

A non-story. I agree with the guys who removed the first one - it attracted non-conservationist people to converge on one remote location for the wrong reasons which was already resulting in harm to the wilderness. Some desert locations, like Black Rock, with some mitigation can be heavily used (Burning Man) without lasting harm, other locations like petroglyphs and the hard pan tracings can't survive even light usage. Short term presentations in remote locations that don't cause harm or are attempted to be permanent even if illegal might be okay. Also there is plenty of privately owned remote land that could be used for longer term installations, like James Turrell's Skystone and Michael Heiser's Double Negative (I've visited both sites) and Spiral Jetty.

[@SpydersByte]

6:46 those "squiggles" are grinding marks from a handheld grinder. It's a tool all welders are intimately familiar with :D You use it to clean surfaces and welds and it tends to leave that pattern from the circular discs used. Granted, he could've done a much better job :D

[@darth-imperius]

A better job = not leaving those *squiglly lines*?

[@SpydersByte]

@@darth-imperius yea, either not leaving them at all or making them more regular in pattern, this is typically what steel looks like after cleaning but before painting so it just looks half-done to me.

[@brandanberg1716]

Reddit uses Google maps. 4chan uses Flight logs to match contrails, stars foliage patters and the path of the sun.

[@vovabars1234]

4chan does stuff that reddit only dreams of

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

4chan bombs isis base and finds white flag

[@XrowBlue]

I remember that one time where they ended up bombing a ISIS encampment lol

[@agreatpineapple2201]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 yea... when they aren't focused. So most of the time...

[@ringo69420]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 thats just 4chan when they have nothing to do

[@Electriophile]

It's crazy that it wasn't discovered until over 4 years after being placed

[@danieljensen2626]

Not that surprising TBH, the US has huge areas of empty land that no one really ever sees.

[@melelconquistador]

No rust, nice

[@21babydew]

@@melelconquistador aluminum doesnt rust hence the non magnet properties.

[@melelconquistador]

@@21babydew I've found aluminum alloy to be pitting durring inspections. I've seen videos of aluminum doing a weird stringy kind of corrosion under oxygenated conditions.

[@drink15]

Considering it’s location, I’m not surprised

[@sandwich5985]

Every time I think of monoliths, I think of the candy bar that was transported to the tv in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

[@evertonc1448]

RIP Mike TV

[@RileyzStudioz]

Lol frl doe-

[@zillasaiyan1m274]

Same

[@Blueyzachary]

So...., I live in Utah, somewhat near the area. At my highschool, everyone is well aware who's dad left the "monolith". There were a bunch of rich kids who went on helicopter rides in the middle of nowhere, and one of the cousins who wasn't as rich, who came with, wanted to leave something that is somewhat like a inside joke time capsule, so his dad helped him make it, and a few other kids from the school. They then somehow managed to fly it out there, soooo...yeah. If you want more details, Brew, I'll let you know.

[@reruka3479]

ong?

[@imaginaoYouTubesoquecomarrobas]

My theory is that a random guy asked himself how much time would it take to someone notice a strange object in the middle of the desert, so he made an experiment.

[@staticanimations3678]

“Im so tired” -someone who’s entire diet has caffeine in it

[@iceborned2019]

is anyone else concerned about the cartoon people not having noses?

[@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873]

That's why I draw furrys.... as of yesterday, I'm a furry artist now

[@durt214]

@@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873 How to make 300$ from 1 piece of art 101

[@Toleich]

We all are...

[@greglane334]

The worst is the portraits of well known people they do... It's disturbing

[@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873]

@@RoloNola I don't have a whatever that Is. Also are you my daddy?!? I thought you left for ecigs! Yesterday!

[@raiderhead53]

The circles on the Romanian monolith looks like marks from an angle grinder to get rid of the scale on the metal and make it shine more. If they rushed it out then that makes sense to me that's it's a bit scuffed

[@cowgoesmoo3850]

A couple months ago around my area a safe turned up in one of the farmers fields. There was a note saying, " if you can get this open, you can have whatever is inside". Cool thing is, there was no tire tracks or tracks of any kind around it. The people who put it there didnt drop it or anything. So it couldn't have been slid out of a helicopter. Noone ever figured out how or why it was put there. I always thought that was wierd lol.

[@merriquelynn866]

Was anyone able to open it?

[@LightBlueVans]

@@merriquelynn866 i wanna know too!

[@ulto6000]

Been a year bruv no, two

[@DecisiveThreat204]

I just love how the government thinks any aliens would give even the slightest F to the legalities of our archaic systems.

[@PhantomKING113]

I Did A Thing claimed they had planted all of them as a joke, probably.

[@daytonwintle6051]

@@leightonjks he did it with several friends. They did it as s joke

[@Dragneta_Wish]

They have a video of them making one, so yeah... It was probably them.

[@PhantomKING113]

@@Dragneta_Wish So... they traveled all over the world? Nah, they just planted that one for the video, and may even have removed it since.

[@ClipsTV289]

I’m pretty sure it actually was I did a thing but idk

[@kandy5129]

@@PhantomKING113 have you watched the video?

[@thegandalfcat7653]

hold up, why am i getting so many videos recommended to me a few minutes after they come out? this is great

[@Acetheman-li7xl]

FACTS

[@mintvulpix8761]

Are you subscribed?

[@MothBallsYT]

Because you’ve prob been refreshing constantly from being online all the time, at least that’s what I attributed it to for me

[@pumkindoomsday3]

Because y e s

[@snark894]

im getting that too! it's awesome!

[@itsyaboijoeywheeler6381]

I just love that dubwools were drawn instead of a normal big horn sheep

[@TotallyNotFraz]

same

[@Gilhelmi]

The "squiggles" on the second monolith look like marks left behind after polishing the surface smooth with a power tool. Welding joints leaves discoloration in the metal. So they polished it to look consistent.

[@callme4our133]

I love how Brew used a scene from darling in the franxx at the start of the video as aliens

[@aaronreynolds5365]

bruh the auntydonna and i did a thing involvement is entirely a joke ...

[@thetayterminator1436]

No they spelled out a huge A on google earth with their monoliths

[@thatboisans]

I'm a proud romanian, but I never knew there was an alien usb stick in my country LOL

[@siobhanstankievich4815]

me too... who knew?

[@funfoxvlad7309]

Same

[@quinnzykir]

Aliens when visiting Utah: WE CANT STOP HERE!! THIS IS MORMON COUNTRY!!!

[@elmikeomysterio5496]

Alien lawyer: As your lawyer I advise you to get a fast ship... And we're gonna need drugs.

[@quinnzykir]

@@elmikeomysterio5496 and too far from Reno

[@sophierobinson2738]

Yeah, we'll inscribe Book of Mormon verses all over it! Mormon graffiti!

[@elmikeomysterio5496]

@@sophierobinson2738 Mormfitti!

[@Ethan-qj8uq]

You just see hoards of missionaries chasing the UFO on their bikes.

[@natyoboi5191]

Brew: I just *really* need an assistant. Howard: I...exist.

[@ScrawnyScrub11]

I can’t tell you how happy I was too see those Dubwools.

[@jamesscott1290]

I work with metal and on the second monolith the swirl marks are from grinding tool that uses a open faced circular disc usually made from heavy metals,some expensive ones even have diamond dust engrained in the disk.

[@chongjunxiang3002]

Since the pattern is inconsistent, I guess it is hand drawn using sandpaper machine?

[@Krystalmyth]

The first monolith found in Utah is the only one that actually mattered. It still has some honestly enigmatic properties.

[@user-ml1cy9yo5w]

i'd say that the "swirls" look like toolmarks from an orbital sander. the second monolith really was just an amateur's work

[@karimwesterntch]

I think it was planted by someone in the beta launch of Pokemon Go, I remember in early 2016 they were asking people to take pictures of local landmarks, part of the preparation for launch. Such that they can map Pokemon towers and whatnot to the gps coordinates. It may be worth checking if Pokemon go has that spot in utah as a virtual tower

[@ADDKidFromHell]

Grill: "Eww, What's wrong with these people?" Well Grill, them 'muricans.

[@ameremistake6633]

confermed: brew watches darling in the franxx 0:37

[@deliveryman_dan]

*softly* don't.

[@o5-7firefox]

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THAT IS NO ONE WILL TELL ME

[@JadeDaRocker]

yes

[@z5tm]

@@o5-7firefox it's a anime - a good one

[@proon.]

huh, reminds me of something Internet Historian would make...

[@lurkenvoncurken518]

Internet Historian probably hates Reddit. Or rather, much prefers memeing Reddit on videos about 4chan.

[@ADark10]

@@lurkenvoncurken518 Thats our guy the great meme historian.

[@joshuab4586]

Wow! Never knew big horn sheep look EXACTLY like dubwool, learn something new everyday

[@goodanytimej8688]

Reddit makes the FBI feel inadequate and join a gym

[@ulyssessphoenix2745]

Reddit actually found like 25 of the capital vandals for the fbi

[@goodanytimej8688]

@@ulyssessphoenix2745 sick! That's awesome!

[@synchrolord]

Reddit is legitimately terefiying

[@StormEngineer]

No-nose works on chiby style drawings but on realistic ones it's just extremely creepy and uncanny. Even Voldemort at least had nostrils.

[@bnlish]

Brew: was it really a piece of space age technology? Also brew: *proceeds to show a clip from darling in the franxx:* 0:37

[@alansartrignot]

Haven’t heard of these things in a while! Neat!

[@greenman784]

Google: I have all the information! Me: oh ok cool Google: *including yourself* Me: **chuckles** I'm in danger

[@amelie4890]

I didn't know you could find dubwools in the grand canyon

[@SkipTheKip]

I was like: "Huh... Those look familiar... What was Wooloo's evolution called again?"

[@Roonasaur]

"riveted metal" . . . so neither mono, nor lithic . . . . OKAY.

[@m1aa813]

so we're all just gonna ignore the fact the intro changes every time to fit the episode i've been having a rough time lately and just watching your videos makes me smile ❤️ keep up your amazing work!

[@thepyjamallamaloewen7655]

7:53 saying “Christ is King” and then being racist is such an oxymoron

[@xxfidgetcraftxx3620]

It was reported by Vice...

[@thepyjamallamaloewen7655]

@@xxfidgetcraftxx3620 I never said it didn’t happen. I’m just saying that Jesus was a really chill guy that preached to and healed people of all cultures

[@xxfidgetcraftxx3620]

@@thepyjamallamaloewen7655 I'm just saying that Vice is awful, I wouldn't trust them if I were you.

[@Krystalmyth]

@@thepyjamallamaloewen7655 No evidence of this. No really I don't remember him being mentioned to be all that specific about race.

[@sumvs5992]

@@Krystalmyth I haven't, as of yet, encountered any native American. If I were to encounter them, I wouldn't immediately be hostile because they don't share my skin tone.

[@XenoKnightAlpha]

"and now we have the answers, but wasn't it more fun without them?" Ehhhh...I dunno about that. All I know is that your video was interesting, and that I think people should stop planting those monoliths.

[@fattucus1361]

It is true though, when we didnt have the answers, it was fun looking for them. But now that we do have the answers, the quest and fun looking for it is no longer there

[@bruhtoyou1960]

@@fattucus1361 yeah the quest has started to feel overwhelming due to there being so many new monoliths

[@XenoKnightAlpha]

@@fattucus1361 I'm no fun; I can't relate. I'd just presume someone put the monoliths there and leave it at that without a second thought. Reminds me of crop circles. I do admire the quest for answers though. It's an interesting story in itself.

[@lanthan598]

I made a thing put those monoliths,he's a goofy guy

[@emeraldblack842]

@@lanthan598 He only made some after the whole trend blew off

[@GhoulishMink]

11:14 the biggest r/whooosh of them all. Even my little brother could’ve gotten that the video was joke

[@StrlessXbow]

I have no idea about the authenticity, but omg I immediately wanted to know why it was Aunty Donna looking at it.

[@NeonSkittlesh]

@@StrlessXbow they asked @ididathing to make them one, to promote their netflix show

[@PilotTed]

Those "circles" or "squiggles" are from a grinder, I know because I did welding and used a grinder to clean the metal before welding and it leaves that pattern. Of course that pattern wouldn't be there if he grinds away the rest of the oxide layer, it it is obvious that he wanted it to look "alien" and didn't want to weld it further.

[@That1Knife]

I remember when this all happened, my teacher showed it to us and we followed the story for a while

[@eevee420]

1:28 - 1:50 Can we talk about the Dubwool for a second though- Like my Pokemon fan self, the second it appeared on screen, said: "Ayy it's a Dubwool, that's actually hilarious."

[@lowkeylowkey1000]

I'm waiting for the thieves to spring up and scream "Cheeki Breeki iv Damke!!!"

[@declanbachner1205]

Don't mess with Redditors... they solve all the world's mysteries

[@SpecterMinecraft]

funny how an iron rectangle was so controversial to some religions that they really had the urge to take it down and put a cross on that spot instead

[@LizardWizard1005]

you do realize that "I did a thing" is one massive meme of a man right?

[@lilstarshard]

“If I had it my way OF COURSE it would be aliens” I’m dead 😵 😂🤣

[@Randy_84]

They aren't thieves.. they are the artists and took it down because they knew how many idiots were trying to find it. They didn't want the landscape to be ruined.

[@StickySli]

The cedilla of the T in "Piatra Neamţ" is pronounced literally like "ts" as in in "cats". Therefore, you could read it as "piatra neamts"

[@erictaylor5462]

It's still possible that McCracken made the monolith and someone else placed it in the desert after he died. He wouldn't be the first artist to pass with postmortem instructions on what to do with his art.

[@tsukiaquamooncat2041]

Maybe the people who made the monoliths were a fan of the Artist's work and wanted to re-create their own versions?

[@Puk-mi8ns]

The way you pronounced that Romanian city was kinda funny since you really didn’t have to do an accent to pronounce it

[@Ppaintkiller]

Brew sound a lot like Sam O Nella while sepaking foreignish

[@pogmasterlol864]

Accent

[@TheCreator1197]

I just love how strikingly similar this all was to Hank Green's novels.

[@bigtony1371]

I did a thing's video being satire went right over yalls head lol

[@eternalspitfire9064]

The fact that you used Dubwool as the Bighorn Sheep makes me so happy. Love it !

[@zombiedoggie2732]

This is what I thought while everyone was going "UFOS!" someone made a piece of art and slapped it in a canion.

[@quinnzykir]

If anything weird happens in Utah.... ALWAYS. BLAME. THE MORMONS

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

Or the Catholics.

[@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873]

@@My_Alchemical_Romance no acctually blame everyone but not the church of satan

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

@@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873 .... right; the Catholics.

[@AcidxAnarchy]

Ya it was for sure Mormons

[@sphakamisozondi]

01:16, Brew is a man of Culture. 😂😂

[@Xavior12]

Maybe the real Monolith was the friends we made along the way.

[@nerd888]

facx

[@johnkean6852]

Frankly, l think the _Melbourne Monolith_ was just an old shower screen someone chucked out 🤣

[@harmonyquinn2557]

So Reddit figured out where the original monolith was. But not the actual monolith thieves, they came forward themselves.

[@tor-keeby4401]

I just love the bighorn sheeps are just dubwools

[@mauricedavis2160]

The Brew Crew makes my day a lot brighter, thanks Brew!!!🙏👌👻

[@cayladevelbiss9337]

Yes brew now were talking I've heard about this and when I first heard about it was pretty strange and creepy, but thanks to you the stories been cleared up. Hey brew are you feeling okay there buddy?

[@ErokLobotomist]

The marks on the Romanian Monolith was covered in grinder marks. When you take a polishing wheel to metal it will give you that effect. Guy was probably trying to give it the mirror shine.

[@jfs5873]

It dunny how 4chan does all the heavy lifting but reddit takes the credit for this

[@stewartj3407]

I think if people found one and weren’t so interested in putting their photos on Facebook and Instagram, and just tore it down without giving it any fanfare, then these idiots would stop putting them up.

[@maximusgladi8or]

there was fanfare before it was tore down.... also who would even know about it without "people interested in putting their photos on Facebook and Instagram" . i mean the only person who would get any satisfaction is the person or persons who put it up knowing that no one else knows about the object or that they did it. honestly the jerks whop took it down are just as bad as the people going there to begin with. "leave no trace" (films themselves taking it) i get the "economic impact" bit but it is also perplexing that you want to preserve something that no one ever goes to or visits to begin with. while at the same time telling people so much about it.

[@mrtwister8410]

Those "Squiggles" are an attempt to polish it

[@grandwat1290]

I swear this decade just gets werider and werider

[@vovabars1234]

this was made in previous decade

[@kastillopan]

Yep, this was from a KZbinr named "I did a thing"

[@metacob]

They COUNTED SHEEP while FLYING A HELICOPTER? How did they not fall asleep and crash? So reckless.

[@paxhumana2015]

My biggest questions so far are, who made the monoliths in the first place, why were they built, for what purpose were they built, and who removed the monoliths?

[@thureintun1687]

you joking right?