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Post by chesttroll on Jan 31, 2020 15:57:59 GMT -5
Is the chest locked? It's a beautiful chest. Maybe the finder wouldn't want to pry it open so contacts Fenn for the key. Wow good thinking!! But then that brings up another question. What if he is no longer here?
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Post by astree on Jan 31, 2020 16:19:26 GMT -5
. Forrest said he left the key inside the box.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jan 31, 2020 18:05:10 GMT -5
It is not locked for the very reason he didn't want the finder to have to damage the chest to open it. As Astree wrote, the key is inside.
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Post by pacman on Feb 1, 2020 12:27:29 GMT -5
Simple, if the chest contains instructions to find another valuable item hidden in a public place, likely close to Forrest. A large diamond secreted where retrieval would be clearly evident, say. This method does not rely on the continued existence of any institution. It also explains why he doesn't want to share. How would retrieval be clearly evident? Think entropy. Sealed inside a pot is one method. You can either break or take the pot, but you can't easily take the diamond and leave the pot intact. But something more natural looking I imagine, so that a passerby does. Pacman This also requires action by the finder, which you can't be certain will happen at all, or certainly within Forrest's lifetime. I think its safe to say he can be certain the finder would retrieve a $100,000 diamond.
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Post by richard on Feb 1, 2020 12:41:50 GMT -5
I think this question is mute. It will not IMHO help you to locate the TC, just as knowing what if any tax's will be due upon finding the TC are helpful.
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Post by davebakedpotato on Feb 2, 2020 3:22:12 GMT -5
This also requires action by the finder, which you can't be certain will happen at all, or certainly within Forrest's lifetime. I think its safe to say he can be certain the finder would retrieve a $100,000 diamond. Not everyone. If you wanted to remain anonymous, you'd just wait till he passed, whilst spending the other $2m (or whatever).
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Post by astree on Feb 2, 2020 6:32:05 GMT -5
I think its safe to say he can be certain the finder would retrieve a $100,000 diamond. Not everyone. If you wanted to remain anonymous, you'd just wait till he passed, whilst spending the other $2m (or whatever). The finder could remain anonymous. Forrest would just know that someone retrieved Indulgence and got the instruction for the hidden bonus. i think this was previously mentioned, but seems central to the discussion youtu.be/8RzrIu3hMec ( 10:26 mark ).quote per tarryscant.com Are you concerned that once it is discovered that your private spot will be exposed to so many people, that it will no longer become special? Or… There’s all kinds of case scenarios. If a, if a person finds it, and he doesn’t want the IRS to know it, then maybe the spot will never be revealed. (Laughter) In my opinion, the type of person that’s gonna find the treasure chest is the type of person that can’t keep it quiet. Uh, but, I’m not worried about that really. Yes ma’am?
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Post by heidini on Feb 2, 2020 9:04:47 GMT -5
This also requires action by the finder, which you can't be certain will happen at all, or certainly within Forrest's lifetime. I think its safe to say he can be certain the finder would retrieve a $100,000 diamond. For certain? How in the world did you get that? Forrest never said that. You can hope for it but that’s about it.
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Post by johnwayne11 on Feb 2, 2020 10:53:42 GMT -5
I think its safe to say he can be certain the finder would retrieve a $100,000 diamond. For certain? How in the world did you get that? Forrest never said that. You can hope for it but that’s about it. Maybe it's a 10,000 bill with Chase's picture on it. Seems appropriate.
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Post by davebakedpotato on Feb 2, 2020 14:16:38 GMT -5
Not everyone. If you wanted to remain anonymous, you'd just wait till he passed, whilst spending the other $2m (or whatever). The finder could remain anonymous. Forrest would just know that someone retrieved Indulgence and got the instruction for the hidden bonus. That's a good point, untraceable (unlike a cheque). One issue I have with it is that there's no direct indication that this has actually been done, although I recall that Forrest said he found a better method than the cheque, and that there is something additional in the chest which he has never spoken about. It's not a bad guess though.
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Post by pacman on Feb 3, 2020 9:38:35 GMT -5
I think its safe to say he can be certain the finder would retrieve a $100,000 diamond. For certain? How in the world did you get that? Forrest never said that. You can hope for it but that’s about it. The hypothetical suggestion was that there was such an extra item. It's in that case that I think he can be certain. The retrieval would not compromise anonymity.
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Post by brianu on Feb 3, 2020 9:52:39 GMT -5
Someone else know the location. Period. He said keys in the box. I think the autobiography has info on his identities and there might be paper money(graded dollars have plastic cases), I wonder too if it's a magic box, but can't say details because it's too secret.
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Post by thrillchaser on Feb 5, 2020 8:18:32 GMT -5
there is a way to know after he passes. it can't be anything that requires his involvement.
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Post by Jenny on Feb 11, 2020 9:02:51 GMT -5
There are obvious methods that rely on the actions of the finder: sending Forrest his bracelet back in his lifetime for example. I'm not sure he has said that there will be a way for people to know after his passing(?) Still, I like a challenge, so will give it some thought. It might get me in Forrest's frame of mind. When Forrest was recently asked what will happen when he passes and it was mentioned we won't get confirmation that the treasure is still out there, Forrest says, "“No that’s not true… there’s a way to know, but I’m not going to tell you what it is”. So what is that way? If there is a way.... Is it just him having confidence that whoever finds the treasure will want to share the discovery with others because of certain items in the chest or because how amazing the location is? Hmmmm....however, in 5/2015, Forrest said the opposite.... So has he since put a method in place? Or is it just contradictory thoughts... – Without saying how you know, you have offered reassurance that you know the treasure is still in its hiding spot. Is there any method planned for hunters to obtain this reassurance after your death?
FF: No sir.dalneitzel.com/2017/02/25/scrapbook-one-hundred-sixty-six-2/
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Post by goldilocks on Feb 11, 2020 9:11:48 GMT -5
When Forrest was recently asked what will happen when he passes and it was mentioned we won't get confirmation that the treasure is still out there, Forrest says, "“No that’s not true… there’s a way to know, but I’m not going to tell you what it is”. So what is that way? If there is a way.... Is it just him having confidence that whoever finds the treasure will want to share the discovery with others because of certain items in the chest or because how amazing the location is? Hmmmm....however, in 5/2015, Forrest said the opposite.... So has he since put a method in place? Or is it just contradictory thoughts... – Without saying how you know, you have offered reassurance that you know the treasure is still in its hiding spot. Is there any method planned for hunters to obtain this reassurance after your death?
FF: No sir.dalneitzel.com/2017/02/25/scrapbook-one-hundred-sixty-six-2/This could also mean he knows or has somehow planned that it will be found before his death. It could also mean that because of where or how it is found, the message out to the community that it's been found would be automatic and out of his control, and isn't something he needed to plan.
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