The Museum of Unnatural Mystery

Many years ago there was an advertising campaign around the soft drink 7 Up. It was called the Uncola. That started a whole bunch of interesting uses for the term un-. It was un-this and un-that, but after awhile, the fad passed us by. But what goes around comes around, which brings us to the featured Warped site today. Once again, we are being un'ed again.

The site is the Museum of Unnatural Mystery. It is the brainchild of Mr. Lee Krystek. For years he wanted to build a museum that would explore the fringe edges of science and at the same time use those subjects to get people interested in the more mundane aspects of scientific work. A brick and mortar museum was far beyond his means, but the creation of the world wide web provided a medium that was affordable enough for him to realize his dream.

He has succeeded. Here is a website that is open to anyone of all ages (there are special sections for kids) on a wide variety of topics, all of should be familiar to everyone. Some of the exhibit halls are for Cryptozoology (the study of unknown creatures), the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, UFOs, a Dinosaur Safari, and the Virtual Exploration Society.

There are some special features, like Ask the Curator, Science Over The Edge (strange science happenings), LGM Archives (a visit with the resident Aliens), and a place to sign up for the newsletter, buy site merchandise, and download some wallpaper for your computer. The current features include an in depth article on the Rosetta Stone and the mystery surrounding it, and a chapter by chapter reading of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World". It is presented in a very interesting serialized format.

The Warp-o-Meter gives this site an 8.0 for the variety of material that is found here. The presentation of material is quite good, and the care in site material shows why it has been around for over 10 years.

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/unmuseum.htm