- For a brief chronicle of the "happenings so far", see Timeline - The Lost Experience
- For detailed information about the clues, see The Lost Experience clues
This page is for posting theories related to the clues of The Lost Experience.
Newsletter
- Jacques Maillot probably lost his position as the director general of GWC due to the first letter.
- The "Meningitis Belt" is an area in sub-Saharan Africa which stretches from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east in which large epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur. The letters might indicate that the Hanso Foundation has been experimenting with primates, trying to find a cure to these epidemics.
- From the wikipedia entry on meningococcus: "Septicaemia ("blood poisoning") has received much less public attention, but has been linked to infant deaths. Whilst there may be an absence of the classical meningitis symptoms, the presence of a non-blanchable purpuric rash is easily ignored by those not aware of its significance."
- Survivors of meningococcal commonly required amputated limbs. (Theory: See Marvin Candle)
- The letters are strange, though, in that meningococcus is a bacterium, NOT a virus. Meningitis can be caused by a virus, so it is unclear whether this is a clue or just some imprecise research.
- From the wikipedia entry on meningococcus: "Septicaemia ("blood poisoning") has received much less public attention, but has been linked to infant deaths. Whilst there may be an absence of the classical meningitis symptoms, the presence of a non-blanchable purpuric rash is easily ignored by those not aware of its significance."
- The "Meningitis Belt" is an area in sub-Saharan Africa which stretches from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east in which large epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur. The letters might indicate that the Hanso Foundation has been experimenting with primates, trying to find a cure to these epidemics.
- Notice the text under the signature for Peter Thompsons reply. It refers to the "Global Health Consortium". If you look at the letter head, you will notice it should read "Global Welfare Consortium".
- Also, both letters have the same "stain" behind the text. It could be a handprint? Or does all GWC paperwork have stains?
- The stain exists on letters across the spectrum. Could the "stain" be a tire track? Or an extremely large fingerprint? Is it related to the scribbles somehow?
- Also, both letters have the same "stain" behind the text. It could be a handprint? Or does all GWC paperwork have stains?
19 May, 2006
- Is the translucent man Marvin Candle?
Images
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  This tracing and overlay of Marvin Candle seems to verify it |
  Comparison of image and Candle |
  Ghosted image seems to spell 'INQUISITOR'(?) |
21 May, 2006
- The image resembles Marvin Candle.
- The image seems to have text on the forehead
- "IM IVINT"(?)
- "Joop" (?)
- mirror-reversed, it appears to read "THE M!"
- M = master? or Magnus? maybe it's Hanso?
- "The Mouth Piece", referring to Hugh McIntyre?
- text can also be read as "THEM!"
- q9als2002 = ascii 113 57 97 108 115 50 48 48 50
- ascii base64 = MTEzIDU3IDk3IDEwOCAxMTUgNTAgNDggNDggNTA=
- remove lower case and numerals =
- MUTANT ID DECODED IN MUTANT DNA
- ENCODED MUTANT DNA ID MUTANT ID
- The "clue" is unsolvable at present; all the pieces needed to solve it have not yet been revealed.
Images
Is Marvin Candle making another appearance here?
Negative of original image - superimposed and shifted left 1 pixel may reveal the word "YOUR"
Flipped on itself, it looks like Henry Gale?