THE ISLAND MAGNETISM

For the first time, physicists have observed a mysterious process called magnetic reconnection—wherein opposing magnetic field lines join up, releasing a tremendous burst of energy. The discovery, published last month in Science, may help us unlock the secrets of space weather and learn about some of the weirdest, most magnetic objects in the universe. And it could be the basis of solving a LOST mystery.

The magnetosphere, an invisible magnetic field surrounding our planet, is a critical shield for life on Earth. It protects us from all sorts of high energy particles emitted by the sun on a daily basis. When a particularly large burst of solar energy hits the edge of the magnetosphere (called the magnetopause), it can trigger space weather. This includes geomagnetic storms that light up the northern and southern skies with auroras, occasionally knocking out our satellites and power grids.

The Hatch was the underground bunker where the Numbers were put into an ancient computer every 108 minutes to avoid the destruction of the world. When the Numbers were not entered, there was a large electromagnetic explosion which may have caused time shifts via the purple sky event.

Perhaps, the explanation of the island's location corresponds with the alignment of opposing magnetic fields ("reconnecting every 108 minutes') which needs to have a controlled release of its energy or it would disrupt or destroy the magnetosphere, which would "destroy" Earth.

Likewise, one can see why the American Military-Industrial Complex from the 1950s on would want to study and harness a naturally forming magnetic energy source. It could be a source of unlimited free energy. Or it could be used as a planetary weapon (diverting the energy to orbiting satellite weapons). The person who controlled the island would control actual power.

NOSEBLEEDS

Another LOST element may have an alleged scientific claim.

A boarding school in central Massachusetts is being sued by parents who claim the school’s Wi-Fi signal is making their son sick, according to Boston media reports.

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported  that the unidentified plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Fay School in Southboro. The parents say their 12-year-old son has “Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome” and has suffered headaches, nosebleeds and nausea since the school activated a stronger wireless signal in 2013.

The family is seeking $250,000 in damages and wants the school to switch to Ethernet cable Internet or turn down the Wi-Fi signal, according to The Telegram.

The school said in a statement that a company analyzed the Wi-Fi and found the signal is well within federal safety limits.

WBZ-TV’s Dr. Mallika Marshall  previously reported that a number of people believe invisible rays are making them sick, but some doctors say there is no evidence of a link between Wi-Fi and illness. 

These are just allegations that electromagnetic signals cause illness such as nosebleeds.

But that was a major clue in trying to explain the LOST inconsistently confusing time-skip story arc. Daniel claimed that when a person's mind "time skipped" it needed to have a constant in both time spheres or the brain would be affected causing nosebleeds then death. The problem with the idea of only a mental time shift was that we saw that full physical time shifts of people to different eras.

So what if Daniel's theory was totally wrong. That in itself is a good enough basis to explain the time shift arc. If we take the island's unique electromagnetic properties as true, then the idea of a hypersensitivity to magnetic waves in some people could cause a serious illness is plausible. Yet the consistent exposure to the waves (and the light force) would have affected the people who time shifted the most the worst (in theory). But Locke, Ben, half of the returning O6 did not suffer from any nosebleeds. 

The time shift story arc was the least logically constructed element to LOST. It really was a bad filler story line which added many story tangents but little foundational support for the LOST mythology.