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  I have bark scorpions and rattle snakes. Best of luck to someone jacking around in my yard in the middle of the night.  I don’t even want to be in it.
context: The Dutch have had these records for 75 years and sealed. That's enough time to dig up all the treasure and then release the maps to everyone else lol >
  
  And that's about the summary of it all. >
  
  Thats what they want you to think..... >
  
  Someone call Tom Hanks. Tell him we finally found the grail. >
  
  I would watch an Angels & Demons/Raiders of the Lost Arc crossover >
  
  Toss some National Treasure in there and we've got a stew cooking! >
  
  IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA >
  
  Don't forget the Monuments Men. >
  
  Don't forget the Goonies! >
  
  Don’t forget Neal and Mozzie! >
  
  Sounds like someone is trying to keep the treasure for themselves >
  
  Yes, right under their azaleas. >
  
  They've probably already dug it up a very long time ago. Those guys are just desperate for any lead. They should just buy metal detectors and go for a stroll on the beach haha >
  
  well problem is, if people dont find anything, they dont stop. Look a Oak island. >
  
  To be slightly contrarian, while I do think the people lusting over Oak Island are a bit insane, they did generally find some pretty strange (albeit small) things. I think there is value to studying its history, though hoping for a multimillion payout seems beyond absurd and costs likely far exceed any tangible gains. Notably one of the main leaders cares more about the story of people than whatever physical treasure may or may not be there. >
  
  Eh, they really didn't find much.  Best explanation I have heard is that it was a sinkhole that crap got washed into, tand the rest was hype.  Notice how noone actually has any of the compelling evidence? It's all been lost or whatever. >
  
  I bet there's a fair bit of confirmation bias also going into it. Like, some random soil discoloration? Oh yeah, certainly looks like someone threw dirt in here in a very specific way! Oh, the bits of wood we found? Definitely a neat row of logs put there by humans! No, we don't have those logs anymore, why'd you ask?
  Like, especially since there's a reality show connected to it and all parties involved stand to gain from making it look as interesting and promising as possible, I wouldn't take their word for it, or even unconditionally believe video footage. >
  
  I mean, they don't even know where the original hole was anymore the place has been dug up so much. >
  
  Yeah, wouldn't trust any claims about finding anything of archaeological value that's not directly corroborated by archaeologists.
  I bet if they did it proper academically, digging measured trenches, making notes of soil composition and colouration, noting all the bits of plant matter or hard material they found along the way, they would've been able to find the original hole, determined that no one did anything of note on the island before the first treasure hunters came, and be done with it by now.
  But that wouldn't be very good tv now, would it? >
  
  Well the problem is half the goddamn island has been excavated, filled in, blown up or God knows what for the past 100 years.  It's like digging on a ww1 battlefield trying to find an original root cellar or something. >
  
  It was from a bombed bank in Arnhem in 1944. Some soldiers took it and burried it. In it were some jewels, watches and stuff. Most comon theory is that, either the Germans dug it up shortly after or some Dutch People. Most treasure hunters are looking for it on private property, wich is off course illegal. I live near that village. >
  
  Can't really blame anyone for not wanting crazy people digging up their lawns