17th/18th century trap-makers must have been pretty fricking genius if 21st century technology can't just dig that place up.

We can land a tracker with pinpoint accuracy on a moving comet, but we can't figure out what is buried beneath a bunch of rotting wooden beams?

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Posted by UncleRuckus

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Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

You gonna pay to excavate the entire island?

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Posted by Funky Tide 8

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Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

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if 21st century technology can't just dig that place up.

oh yeah man I'm sure its just that simple.

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Posted by jchamil

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Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:25 pm to Funky Tide 8

That show sucks

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Posted by Brosef Stalin

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Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

I'm sure its possible but it would be extremely expensive

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Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!

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Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:29 pm to Brosef Stalin

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I'm sure its possible but it would be extremely expensive

Oak Island is an extremely small island, and it's not like the "treasure" is hidden behind some extensive layer of mazes. It is one giant hole, basically.

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Posted by Brosef Stalin

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Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:32 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

Filled with traps to make it constantly flood

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Posted by shinerfan

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Posted on 11/26/14 at 3:37 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

It was a 19th century scam that asked for "investments" to fund the excavation. There was a long thread here when the show premiered. The real story is almost as interesting as the fiction of pirate treasure. The ancient and deadly art of flimflam.

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