Who's Keeping Count? A Fourth Monolith Appears In Pittsburgh, Fifth In Las Vegas
Recently a fourth one appeared in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a fifth landing in Las Vegas. They're yet to go missing though but more importantly is someone keeping count?
The mystery deepens... There's someone out there asking the question 'Who moved my cheese monolith?' There is also an alien backyard full of metal monoliths. Recently, a fourth one appeared in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a fifth landing in Las Vegas. They're yet to go missing though but more importantly is someone keeping count?
The metal monolith is standing in front of a brightly-coloured store called Grandpa Joe¡¯s Candy Shop, reported CBS Pittsburgh.
First Utah, then Romania! Now a mystery Monolith appears in #Pittsburgh #stripdistrict in front of Grandpa Joe¡¯s Candy Shop! @KDKA @WTAE @WPXI #monolith pic.twitter.com/dAaxNp2Kui
¡ª Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop (@grandpa_joes) December 3, 2020
MONOLITH IN PITTSBURGH? They've been popping up all over the world and now there's one in the Strip District. https://t.co/st8AQPQuc0 pic.twitter.com/CKJzLO0Vt4
¡ª KDKA (@KDKA) December 4, 2020
The fifth monolith booked a spot for itself on Freemonth Street Experience near casinos Circa and the Golden Nugget, in Las Vegas. Other business there shared their own photos.
Unlike the one found in Romania, these two have smooth, shiny surfaces.
Fridays in Vegas always bring surprises. Did anyone call this one? #Monolith pic.twitter.com/BRVhITrlpX
¡ª Circa Las Vegas (@CircaLasVegas) December 4, 2020
WTF! Welcome To Fremont ....mysteriously lost Utah Monolith. #monolith pic.twitter.com/5fVIJh9rua
¡ª Fremont Street Exp (@FSELV) December 4, 2020
We found the missing #Monolith... on @FSELV! pic.twitter.com/e5T8IzjkQk
¡ª Fremont Casino (@fremont) December 4, 2020
That's quite like third such structure that popped up at Pine Mountain in Atascadero, California. Unlike the two before it, the structure could move to the point it'd topple over if someone were to give it a nudge.
? ? BREAKING NEWS ? ?
¡ª Connor Allen (@ConnorCAllen) December 2, 2020
There is currently a monolith at the top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero!!
(Photos by @Atownreporter) pic.twitter.com/0vPhEWYkeY
The following video apparently shows the third structure getting destroyed. The video is unclear and half the screen's taken up by comments but one can just about make out three guys pushing it to the ground, and inspecting the bottom. The bottom incidentally has something sticking out, but that's when the video cuts off.
Cringe #Monolith in #Atascadero destroyed #PineMountain #FuckArtMajors pic.twitter.com/Q3erwF2PyZ
¡ª Culture War Criminal (@CULTUREWARCRMNL) December 3, 2020
The first monolith was spotted in Utah in November 18 by a state employee who was counting sheep from a helicopter. It was almost 12 feet high and its shiny surface shone in stark contrast to the red rocks that surrounded it.
That was until two weeks later it was dismantled and removed, as explained by photographer Ross Bernards in the following detailed Instagram post. He claims he heard one of the guys say "leave no trace."
Soon after this drama, the second pillar appeared in Romania somewhere around November 27. It vanished on December 1.
And while we're on the subject, it needs to be pointed out that the word 'monolith' seems to be a bit of a misnomer here. By its very definition, the word monolith refers to a single large piece of rock or stone. It could be a pillar, a column or even an obelisk but it would have to consist of stone.
The word comes from combining Greek words 'monos' meaning 'single,' and 'lithos' meaning 'stone.'
The world waits with bated breath for the count to change again.
Tanya Sirohi is the Trending section lead at Indiatimes. She likes to write on a range of topics including viral stories, UFO sightings and exploring life on Mars.
