I thought the milk was only in Hurley's dream (I could be wrong). But, the food does bring up an interesting point - if there's only enough food for one person to last 3 months, and Desmond had been in the bunker for an undermined amount of time, how does the food supply get replenished? It seemed obvious that Desmond hadn't seen any people for quite a while before Our Heroes blew the hatch open, yes? BUT, some people here have commented on the washer/dryer being a recent model, which contradicts all the other stuff in the bunker. If supplies were still being delivered, then the theories that Dharma has forgotten about the bunkers falls apart. But since it looked like the food storage room was pretty well stocked, how much larger would it need to have been to supply 15 years of food? And if it was the case that the washer/dryer are new, then why the heck didn't they upgrade the computer too?

I'm so confused. :)

edited to add that I type slow and three people answered the milk quiestion :nopanic:

oh thanks for pointing that out. theres too much to process in this show. still great to watch though

I really like Lost, but every time I read these threads it makes me think I'm watching each episode with my eyes closed for all the shit I miss. :(

Speaking of food, don't candy bars and chips have a pretty short (relatively speaking) shelf like? Like less than 2 years?

i got a question, is there anyone who may know if radiation is any form of treatment for the disabled? as in Locke's case, could radiation help or stimulate his spinal cord in a way that it could (as weve seen) temporarily enable normal operation again?

i also noticed the numbers at clucky's website corresponding with the "bad" numbers.

also the mysterious "island" was trying to pull locke underground, could or would Jack and Sayid stumble across whats down there.

Since there's enough food for 1 person for 3 months, isn't it logical to assume that Dharma (or whomever from the outside world that's keeping the station going now) is going to be showing up to replenish supplies in the next 3 months? Actually, since they plan on having 2 people man the station, maybe they'd be showing up in a month and a half? I'm assuming that some kind of schedule exists for whatever entity is supplying new people to man the button & providing them with food and necessities. So we should be expecting to see them in what? Season 4 or 5 if it's 3 months and this or next season if it's 1.5 months?

In the Dharma video they said that the six fields of study were "6. Meteorology, psychology, parapsychology, zoology, electromagnetism, and utopian social [intentionally garbled]."

So we know three of the six logos. The question (however inconsequential) is what does each represent? Which logo matches which field? I would think that the Swan relates to zoology, after all, none of the other logos (so far) have anything more than symbols. But the magnet/floating key thing leads me to believe that the hatch's focus might be/have been electromagnetism. Why else could the Dharma people choose that spot.

To rule one of the six out, I thought about Jack questioning Desmond about the purpose of entering the numbers. Does he just do it because he is trained to, or to scared not to, or because or routine? And thought for a second that maybe that hatch/station was set aside for psychology (mind games, almost like rats in a maze), but then realized that the numbers have to be entered only after an 'incident' that happen an undertermined time before. So, I think we can rule out psychology as the swan's purpose. Unless of course they changed the station's purpose after the incident.

Someone on page five said something about each symbol being a constellation. Maybe it all relates to meterology (one of the six fields of study). And wouldn't a meterology station be on the highest point of the island? There is a very tall mountain on the island.

And since no one has heard of Apollo bars, should we assume that they are old and outdated...meaning the food has been there for a long time? I am still wondering how long it has been since the stations were actually operational with workers who are related to Hanso or Dharma. And if two of the Others on the boat are in fact the two doctors on the Dharma film, why would they abandon their project and just live there? And if they abandoned the project, why would they give a crap about Walt and his abilities (if that is the reason he was kidnapped). All speculation of course. Just very intrigued and glued to the tv each week...
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About the boys in the pit: if they were worried about Jin, Michael and Sawyer being infected with something, why would they have Ana-Lucia climb into the hole with them just to find out information? That seems very risky.

I still stick to my belief about there being two islands. The path of the plane wreck, and the discussion about what they thought happened to the tail section still leads me to believe that they are on separate islands from each other. Of course this could be wrong, but going by what I know now, it seems the most logical.

My roomate always says, when I tell him what I read on here, People have wayyy to much time on their hands. His words not mine. Just sit back and enjoy it. You dont have to pick every little thing a part.

The next episode of Lost -- "Explosive Diarrhea"

Reading through this thread each week to discover all the "little things" i missed during that weeks episode is almost as entertaining as watching the show itself.

That is base on 42 survivors where the supply will last 3 months assuming each survivor eats 3 meals a day. Desmond is only 1 person so it's 42 * 3 = 126 months or 10.5 years.

Maybe the group I watch with misunderstood it, but we all thought he said there was enough for Desmond for 3 months. Hence, there's hardly a point in rationing it because it would only last 42 people a couple days, so they might as well indulge briefly and enjoy it.

I'm pretty sure Hugo said that there was enough food for one person to eat three square meals a day for 3 months.

That's correct, I just checked my DVR.

They specifically mention this in the training video:

I thought I saw a shield/cross as well, but here's a screencap supposedly from this episode showing an arrow. http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=ejaovs

Anagrams for "Explosive Diarrhea":

HIRE EVIL PARADOXES
VIRAL HEADIER POXES
SPEEDIER VIRAL HOAX
REPAIRED HOAX LIVES
HOAXER PRAISED EVIL

-eek- :jawdrop: :wacko:

But is Hugo referring to that 1 person as in Desmond or as in 1 person x 42 in the group? I got the hint he meant 1 person x 42 for the group. Looking at the room, that is too much supply for just 1 person 3 meals a day for 3 months.

Type 6 numbers, hit "EXECUTE". Repeat. This hardly requires a computer that can play the latest videogames. Although it might make the job less boring. :)

Could it be that this IS an experiment and they don't want kids involved, thus taking Walt. They might not know about the baby, so they haven't taken him yet, or that they don't think it'll have a lasting effect on a baby

His exact line is "Dude, there's enough food in there to feed one guy 3 meals a day for 3 months. We have 40 people; it's just not gonna work." And the fact that they decide to eat it all at once means that it really is only enough for one person, not one person each from the group.

Thanks. I guess I didn't hear that. Looking at the supply, I think you'll need someone like Hugo's size to consume that much food in 3 months. :lol:

Well, think about how much room you would need for 3 months worth of groceries, assuming you couldn't eat out or order in ever. That, plus snacks, would seem like enough to fill that walk in fridge.

that's not an arrow in that emblem in the second bunker.

it's obviously a -other-