In th? ??? ?? inst?nt in???m?ti?n ?n? vi??l vi???s, ?n? ???tic?l?? vi??? h?? t?k?n th? int??n?t ?? st??m. It ???? th? c???tic titl?, “H?t Vi???: Th? t??th ????t th? m?st??i??s c???t??? w?lkin? ?n th? m??n,” ?n? it h?? c??tiv?t?? th? c??i?sit? ?? milli?ns. Th? vi??? ????n with ???in? ???t???, ??minisc?nt ?? th? m??n l?n?in?s ???m ??c???s ??st.
Th? l?n?? l?n?sc??? s???wl?? ??t, ?????n ?n? li??l?ss, ??n??th ? ???k, st??-st????? sk?. In th? ????????n?, ? ?i???? ?m?????, m?vin? with ?n ???i?, l??in? ??it.
It w?s ?nlik? ?n?thin? s??n ??????—? c???t??? with l?n?, s?in?l? lim?s ?n? ?n ?l?n??t?? h???, silh???tt?? ???inst th? m??n’s st??k s????c?. Th? n????t?? ?? th? vi???, ? m?st??i??s v?ic? s???kin? with ?n ?i? ?? ??th??it?, cl?im?? th?t this ???t??? h?? ???n c?nc??l?? ???m th? ???lic ??? ????s. It w?s, ?cc???in? t? th? n????t??, ?n??ni??l? ????? ?? ?xt??t????st?i?l li?? ?n th? m??n. ?s th? vi??? c?ntin???, it ??lv?? int? int?ic?t? ?n?l?s?s ?? th? c???t???’s m?v?m?nts, s????stin? th?t it ??ss?ss?? ?n ?nn?t???l ???c? ?n? ??ilit?.
C?ns?i??c? th???i?s swi?l??, with s?m? cl?imin? th?t th? ???t??? w?s ?vi??nc? ?? ? ??v??nm?nt c?v??-?? ?n? ?th??s ?ss??tin? th?t it w?s ? si?n ?? ?n ??v?nc?? ?li?n civiliz?ti?n. S?ci?l m??i? ?l?t???ms ????t?? with ????t?s, s??c?l?ti?n, ?n? ???v?nt ?isc?ssi?ns. Th? vi???’s vi?ws clim??? int? th? milli?ns, ?n? it ??ickl? ??c?m? th? s??j?ct ?? int?ns? sc??tin? ?? ?x???ts ?n? ?nth?si?sts ?lik?. ??. ?m?li? H???s, ? ??s??ct?? ?st???h?sicist, w?s ?m?n? th?s? ???wn int? th? c?nt??v??s?. H?? initi?l sk??ticism ??v? w?? t? ? c??i??s ??scin?ti?n ?s sh? ?n?l?z?? th? vi??? ???m? ?? ???m?.
Sh? ??int?? ??t th?t ?n?m?li?s in th? ???t??? c??l? ?? ?tt?i??t?? t? t?chnic?l ?litch?s, ??tic?l ill?si?ns, ?? ?v?n th? ?l?? ?? li?ht ?n? sh???w ?n th? m??n’s s????c?. ?s h?? ??t?il?? ?n?l?sis ????nk?? s?m? ?? th? vi???’s cl?ims, sh? ??c?m? ? v?ic? ?? ???s?n in ? s?? ?? s?ns?ti?n?lism. H?w?v??, th? ?ll??? ?? th? vi??? ???sist??, ?s ????l? c?ntin??? t? s??c?l?t? ????t th? ??ssi?ilit? ?? li?? ????n? ???th. Th? ??v??nm?nt, ?n??? inc???sin? ???ss???, ??l??s?? ? st?t?m?nt, ???i?min? th?t th? vi??? w?s n?thin? m??? th?n ?n ?l?????t? h??x, c???t?? with ??v?nc?? c?m??t??-??n???t?? im????? ?n? ?iss?min?t?? ?? in?ivi???ls with ? ??nch?nt ??? s?ns?ti?n?lism.
Th?? ?ss???? th? ???lic th?t th??? w?s n? ?vi??nc? ?? ?xt??t????st?i?l li?? ?n th? m??n. ??s?it? th? ???ici?l ??s??ns? ?n? ??. H???s’ sci?nti?ic ?x?l?n?ti?ns, th? ?ll??? ?? th? m?st??i??s m??n c???t??? lin?????. It ??c?m? ? s?m??l ?? h?m?nit?’s ?t??n?l ??scin?ti?n with th? ?nkn?wn, ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ??w?? ?? st???t?llin? ?n? th? ?n???in? ?ll??? ?? th? c?sm?s. ?s th? ???v?? ?v?nt??ll? ?????, th? vi??? ??m?in?? ? ch??t?? in th? ?nn?ls ?? int??n?t l???, ? ??min??? th?t in th? ??? ?? ?i?it?l in???m?ti?n, ?v?n th? m?st ?xt?????in??? cl?ims c??l? c??t??? th? w??l?’s im??in?ti?n ?n? i?nit? ????t?s th?t s??nn?? th? ?l???. Wh?th?? ??ct ?? ?icti?n, th? t??th ????t th? m?st??i??s c???t??? w?lkin? ?n th? m??n w??l? ????v?? ??m?in ? s??j?ct ?? w?n??? ?n? s??c?l?ti?n.