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Why is everyone so focused on the black box in LOST?
Black Boxes do in fact contain a tracking component that would assist in authorities finding a crashed plane.
From the National Transportation Safety Board:
Each recorder is equipped with an ...
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Why is everyone so focused on the black box in LOST?
This question already has an excellent answer from GendoIkari, but I see two separate questions. They overlap considerably, but they also don't overlap entirely.
The title question is "Why is ...
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Significance of Charlie's tattoo in the Lost series
According to Lostpedia, the tattoo belongs to the actor and not the character.
The words are a line from Strawberry Fields Forever, by the Beatles.
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Why does Lost have an unequal number of episodes among all seasons?
Season 1 and 2 were supposed to have 24 episodes (the "normal" amount of episodes for a network show), but for season 1 the finale became a double-length episode.
With respect to season 3: they ...
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What was the symbolism behind pushing "The Button" in Lost?
One of the running themes of the show Lost was embodied in the struggle between Jack and Locke... the whole "Man of Science, Man of Faith" struggle. Locke was a believer in the unexplained and that by ...
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Is there any reason for the absence of Walt in Lost?
In Universe
I think the main reason Walt no longer shows up as a main player is because he is being protected by others.
There are two ways he could have returned to the island within the known events ...
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Why couldn't the black smoke fly away from the island?
This answer will contain many spoilers if you haven't seen the entire show.
First you must understand who/what the smoke monster is.
from Lostpedia:
The Man in Black was a centuries-old ...
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Significance of Charlie's tattoo in the Lost series
Source Lostpedia:
Charlie (as well as the actor who portrays him) bears a tattoo on his
left shoulder which reads "Living is easy with eyes closed". This is a
quote from The Beatles' song "...
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Lost purgatory theory
No, various LOST creators and show-writers have debunked this theory.
According to LOST creator JJ Abrams, the theory is incorrect. The island is not purgatory.
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How did Hugo not lose weight while on the island?
@Johnny Bones is totally correct and provides the correct in-universe answer.
I just wanted to add a rather boring out of universe answer to say that the obvious reason is that Jorge Garcia, the ...
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How did Hugo not lose weight while on the island?
Weight loss (or gain) is not always due to diet. If it were, every diet would work. Sometimes it's due to Hypothyroidism, which is an underactive thyroid gland. If you have this, it's nearly ...
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When exactly did Oceanic 815 passengers die?
TL;DR: In the Purgatory universe, there is no time-like concept, it is sometime after everyone has died (all at different times).
Let me explain a little bit more:
In the universe of the "Flash ...
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What was the mechanic noise behind the Black Smoke Monster in Lost?
We don't definitively know.
David Fury was the writer for the first season of Lost. In an interview with Lostpedia, he was asked about the smoke monster:
Lostpedia: How much of the Monster’s ...
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Are back stories in Lost important?
I think there is a strong case that the backstories are important but you should also be aware that the alternate scenes change up through out the series. I personally would recommend you watch them ...
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Lost: Can People Use Stadiums for Exercise?
When I was in University, any student could use the stadiums’ public areas almost anytime they wanted. You had to have proof that you were an active student, faculty, or staff on your person if it was ...
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How did Kate's husband not find out that his wife was a fugitive?
It's hard to answer this. She had a fake identity ("Monica"). She met him posing as this Monica and fell in love with him. He knew nothing about her former life, and like most people probably wasn't ...
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Did Daniel Faraday commit suicide?
In the first visit the characters are flashing around through time and Daniel Faraday is constantly insisting that no matter what they do, they can't change anything. "Whatever Happened, Happened". He ...
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Is there some deep significance to Dharma Initiative Station's logos?
The lined, octogonal part of the logo is influenced by ancient Chinese designs.
From Lostpedia:
Each interior image pretty directly matches up to the Station or profession it represents.
For ...
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What is the meaning of Jacob's line, "What about you?"
Like many other unanswered questions, there's no definite answer to this one. I'll offer a couple of interpretations, however:
If you take into account the context of the scene, Ben was talking about ...
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Why was John Locke given choice to select an object by Richard in Lost S04E11?
The object were presented by Richard in Season 4, Episode 11 "Cabin Fever".
The presented object were (See this page in Lostpedia)
A brass compass
A baseball glove
An old book whose cover bore the ...
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Why does nobody care that Danielle and Ben hooked up?
I don't want to spoil anything for you so I'll answer your question but I'm putting it in spoiler tags for your benefit. At the rate you seem to be going through episodes though I think you have ...
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Why does nobody care that Danielle and Ben hooked up?
Since you are now in season 5, let me just remind you what Ben said in the season 4 episode "The Shape of Things to Come": "She's not my daughter. I stole her from an insane woman. She means nothing ...
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Where does the gun suddenly get extra bullets in season two of Lost?
Answer: It doesn't, there are two guns. Ana Lucia has a Beretta 92FS with one bullet which is used when she kills Shannon and the gun she uses later was a Glock obtained from Sayid in the ensuing ...
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Lost: System Failure
As far as I remember mainframe computer of Swan site was kept within a semi-spherical shaped structure made of metal i.e metal dome.
Ever heard of Faraday's Cage ? No it's not related to Daniel ...
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Was the Island in LOST In another dimension?
My interpratation to LOST is that the Island is a time machine that housed life extension in every concievable way -- and it's purpose was spiritual in that it 'properly motivated' variable sets (...
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How did the DHARMA Initiative fit into Lost's story?
As I wrote in the comments my understanding always was that it was Jacob, who brought DHARMA to the island and this is how they fit the universe. In the end they were not different from the 'Oceanic ...
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Why didn't Shannon heal?
She is not the only one that wasn't healed.
Even excluding people with serious injuries there are several cases of normal healing factor or not healing at all:
Aaron's (presumably) routine ...
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How did Hugo not lose weight while on the island?
I think any medical condition speculation is pointless to even mention. While hypothyroidism may make it easier to gain weight, your body still obeys the laws of thermodynamics. Simply put, Hurley was ...
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When is the final explanation in Lost revealed?
The first three seasons mainly just set up the mysteries of the show, they don't provide many answers, apart from a few answers at the end of Season 3. Concerning seasons 4 and season 5, the creators ...
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