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Old 24th March 2010, 11:56 AM   #707
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Originally Posted by Óðinn View Post
How many stamps were used and how come the stamps were so varied? I wonder if the substrate had anything to do with it?
It doesn't matter. The widely varied morphology and sizes of the tracks (casts) shows that they weren't all produced by a single living bipedal hominoid striding across sand.

What may have been done (but not limited to)...

1. Plaster and/or concrete "casts" were used to "stamp" an impression into the sand. These could have been "rolled around" somewhat as well.

2. Sand scooped out in the general shape/size of the foot before stamping to give illusion of great depth (weight).

3. Impressions made by the guy in the suit (GITS) during the filming were used as is or modified, or a combination. Any GITS footprint could have been scooped out and then stamped so that the original GITS impression was completely obliterated and replaced by a fabricated one.

4. The leg portion (or even just the feet) of the costume was used after the filming to perfect any GITS impression left after the filming. This could have been done days or weeks later. You don't need the entire costume to hoax a trackway - just the feet.

5. Any impression made by any method can be customized using fingers, feet, spoons or any other kind of tool or device.

6. The two "Patty casts" that Patterson displayed may not have come from the trackway that was observed by Laverty & Titmus. They did report seeing plaster residue in some tracks, but this is no guarantee that what Roger displayed was exactly what was pulled out of those "residue impressions".

7. Titmus may have "helped" any given track before pouring the plaster. His testimony about what he saw may not have been honest.

8. Any other methods may have been employed that we have not been able to imagine.
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