Talk:Edward Leedskalnin

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[edit] Date of Birth Citation

The date of birth is listed as coming from a WW I Draft Card, however, the copy I have of his draft card lists a different date of birth: January 12, 1887. There doesn't appear to be any citation for the statement that the birthday posted came from a WW I Draft card.

I have posted a copy of the WW I draft card that I have for him: http://partytildawn.googlepages.com/ww_i_draft_registration_card.jpg

--Partytildawn 10:10, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] REWRITE

I am planning a significant rewrite of this article and that of his creation, Coral Castle. If anyone is planning revisions, please speak up. --Mdresser 14:12, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

The rewrite has been posted. I have sourced most of my factual information from the web site and the tour guide given out at the Castle. I'll admit the tour guide isn't the most scholarly source, but there is not much written on Leedskalnin. The section on his writings still needs a bit of work, but I am not currently in the mood to sift through his (admittedly odd) writings! --Mdresser 02:49, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Agnes Scuffs

I'm very curious if anyone knows what became of Agnes Scuffs. Is she alive today? Has anyone spoken with her about the story? Equazcion 12:59, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I just read the answer in the Coral Castle article Equazcion 13:04, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Focus of his work

I feel like this article speaks very inadequately about his theories of magnetism, and while I enjoyed the read, I feel like it rather lopsidingly focuses on his arbitrary opinions about young people.Yeago 00:21, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

So add to it :) Equazcion 03:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
That would require effort!!! *gasp*Yeago 15:03, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] His work is his story

Too much focus on his love life while much is left untold of his work on the Coral Castle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.21.201.41 (talk) 10:42, March 1, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Doing research on the Coral Castle

I am doing research on the Coral Castle located in Homestead, Fla. This building was constructed by the owner, Edward Leedskalnin. Mr. Leedskalnin died on 7 DEC 1951. There are many rumors, folklore and legends about how the owner actually constructed this building and many of the large artifacts on the property.

The current owners of the Coral Castle have stated to me that there is an engraved inscription on the wall of Mr. Leedskalnin's living quarters that state, "The Secret of the Universe is 7129 / 6105195". The paranormal and occult buffs have tried to make some meaning of these numbers and have used very unscientific methods in doing so.

Recent developments by several groups of quantum physicists have revealed an interesting fact that directly relates to the numbers given above. Their research had nothing to do with Coral Castle and I suspect I may be the first to notice the connection between the two. Before I publish my findings, I want to be sure that I am not perpetuating an urban myth. I want to make sure that those numbers were, in fact, written by Mr. Leddsklnin prior to his death or they were discovered at a time near his death. Finding a newspaper article from the 1950's that mention the numbers on the wall will rule out the possibility that some one engraved those numbers recently (recently meaning the last ten years). I don't mean to accuse any one of creating a false piece of evidence but extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Can anyone assist in locating any newspaper article or other publication that was written in the 1950's that mentions the above numbers on the wall? Or establish the date the numbers were first publicized?

Thank you and I look forward to your response.

Please respond to: coral at tngs dot org

(of course replace the "at" with @ and "dot" with a ".") 74.226.123.17 03:30, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Cool, what exactly have they found out to do with the numbers though? Link's Awakening 01:53, 8 April 2007 (UTC)