A random prank? A publicity stunt? ALIENS? (It’s never aliens.)
Over the past week, the internet has descended into a monolith-based frenzy following the discovery of a metal structure in the Utah desert. Then another one popped up in Romania, and a short while later a third appeared in California.
During The Late Show‘s Thursday episode, Stephen Colbert decided to play detective. And after engaging in some casual wordplay — “the monolith was…gone-olith,” — the host laid out his own theory as to the overarching purpose of these mystery objects.
“Folks, it’s no coincidence that these monoliths appeared just before the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn coming up on December 21,” says Colbert. “Open your eyes, sheeple! These monoliths are clearly dormant, sub-spacetime energy nodes that will awaken at a specific pitch in the vibration of the inter-planetary matrix to help us make the leap to the next great phase of human evolution, reach beyond imagination, and touch the very face of God!
“Or it’s gonna turn out to be like a viral campaign for Mountain Dew. Either way, I’m here for it.”
For what it’s worth, the latest monolith news suggests that the structures could possibly be the work of stunt artists looking to make a bit of cash. But personally we like Colbert’s theory better.