i am a bit confused. In season one when Sayid went on his journey on the beach he found a large cable (part of it was in the ocean). i am assuming he thought it was a power source.
okay. he followed it and then he got trapped by the french woman. do we still not know where inland the power source (cable) goes to?
Or did I miss something? thanks. :undecide:

I'm not sure what you're asking, but I think yes - we know the cable goes to Danielle's bunker. What we don't know is where the other end of the cable leads.

I hope that answered you.

an underwater bunker maybe?

What upsets me of this show is that the Losties don't really seem to care to investigate the obvious mysteries and unfinished jobs they have there. The underwater hatch/whatever is one. Another is the transmission tower. And more ...
Oh well ... I guess they have to make the show last as much as possible.

Welcome to The Fuselage. The cable has been discussed a number of times. If you are interested in some of theories you might like to try the search feature at the top of the page. To search for older posts you can used the advanced search.

Happy hunting!

What upsets me of this show is that the Losties don't really seem to care to investigate the obvious mysteries and unfinished jobs they have there. The underwater hatch/whatever is one. Another is the transmission tower. And more ...
Oh well ... I guess they have to make the show last as much as possible.

The losties were curious, e.g Locke finding the hatch, Jack finding the caves and Sayid finding Danielle. I guess ever since they found out about the others they are too afraid to go in search of mysteries. Look what happened poor Shannon like!

but I think yes - we know the cable goes to Danielle's bunker.


I have to completely disagree on this one

Sayid was captured by Danielle when he was following the cable, this much is true

In Numbers when they followed that cable again, they noticed that at some point the cable was going undeground. They then had to cross what I called "the great divide" (with the rope bridge) and Jack and Sayid had to find another way across. then they found Danielle's shelter

this "bunker" was quite far away from the point where the cable "ended" and there is no real evidence that this cable was connected to Danielle's bunker, not even by a longshot

I will also invite those of you who are interested in this cable to use the advanced search function, since the cable has been discussed in length (I think last time I checked for a similar cable thread, the count was of 300+ posts dealing with the issue :) )

But until proven otherwise, we don't know if it's a power cable at all.
It may be a power cable, but it also could be a transmission cable

What is at the other end, and underwater is still more relevant imo than where the cable goes to on the ground. For all we know, what's underwater seems to be protected by at least one shark with a Dharma logo

What upsets me of this show is that the Losties don't really seem to care to investigate the obvious mysteries and unfinished jobs they have there. The underwater hatch/whatever is one. Another is the transmission tower. And more ...
Oh well ... I guess they have to make the show last as much as possible.

UGH! I know, it's soooo frustrating.

Yep, I'm on board with the underwater hatch theory. The cable runs power from the island's thermo generator to the underwater hatch along with network cables, etc. This is also where Walt is being held and why he is always wet in his "projections."

The girl who drowned, Joana, was a diver and left her diving equipment on shore so you would think eventually they will investigate the cable.

Yep, I'm on board with the underwater hatch theory. The cable runs power from the island's thermo generator to the underwater hatch along with network cables, etc. This is also where Walt is being held and why he is always wet in his "projections."



i wonder if walt being wet isn't like some kind of psychic ectoplasm when he is projecting his image or trying to communicate. hadn't thought that he might actually be held under water though.

just because there are six dharma projects doesn't necessarily mean there are only six bunkers or observation stations. for all we know the zoology research may have at least six stations of their own. in the season one finale on the raft they commented on how large the island is.

The girl who drowned, Joana, was a diver and left her diving equipment on shore so you would think eventually they will investigate the cable.

Whoa...didn't catch that the dead diver left diving equipment. Choice detail that points strongly toward some underwater exploration in the future. I salute your TV-watching acumen.

Whoa...didn't catch that the dead diver left diving equipment. Choice detail that points strongly toward some underwater exploration in the future. I salute your TV-watching acumen.

Thanks, but I can't really take credit for that; I read it first on here somewhere:biggrin:

The diary on the ABC site mentions diving equipment. I'll see if I can find the link.

Also, here is the link to an old thread I started about the cable:
http://thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=20796&highlight=underwater+hatch


Also:) , does anyone know if this pic is from the shark scene?
http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=water30if.jpg

Why is everyone writing the word "cable" in red? It hurts my eyes. :mad:

Cable cable cable cable...see guys, it's not that hard to type it normally.

lol... Probably because it's from a search with the keyword "cable" :biggrin:

I did a search on "power," "cable," "electricity" and similar words and found this thread. I hope this is the right place to post this. I thought about this issue again during Lockdown when the lights in the hatch flickered. I think this is a big issue that hasn't been discussed for a while, at least not specifically. After reading this thread and others I still have some questions:

1. What is the power source for the electricity used in the hatches/stations?

2. What are all the instances of electricity being used on the island? So far, we see evidence of electricity powering a number of stations. There's the Swan Station (main hatch with the button), the Arrow Station (Tailies station with the bible & missing film pieces), and the Caduceus Station (Medical facility where Ethan took Claire). Am I missing any other places where power is being used?

3. Is the cable in the sand that Sayid found providing electricity? If so, from where? How? If not, from where else is the power coming from?

4. Why don't the castaways seem curious about this / comment on it / act on it (the cable & the electric power)?

5. Wouldn't use of power & the means to produce that power attract outside attention? Is this significant to any of the general theories / speculation?

6. Are there specific other threads that deal with this? I searched for a while but there's soooo much stuff on this website (I always enjoy the hunting & reading though).

I'm curious what everyone else thinks. Thanks!

Beavis6: check out the thread The Big LOST Unanswered Questions List (http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=24628)

2. What are all the instances of electricity being used on the island? So far, we see evidence of electricity powering a number of stations. There's the Swan Station (main hatch with the button), the Arrow Station (Tailies station with the bible & missing film pieces), and the Caduceus Station (Medical facility where Ethan took Claire). Am I missing any other places where power is being used?


Danielle's bunker...I find it difficult to believe her battery stayed charged for 16 years...and that's no energizer that she fried Sayid with...:)

What upsets me of this show is that the Losties don't really seem to care to investigate the obvious mysteries and unfinished jobs they have there. The underwater hatch/whatever is one. Another is the transmission tower..

I know. The tower is driving me crazy!
I would thinkn that'd be the first place they'd try to go to signal someone.

I know that similar questions to mine have been posted on The Big LOST Unanswered Questions List at http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=24628 (http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=24628) but I didn't see the specific questions asked there regarding electricity and the mysterious power source. I thought it would be good to see discussion here about electricity and power under this GENERAL THEORIES discussion thread. I suppose my questions could also be added to UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

I think that how the electricity is being supplied is a big part of the why and how questions. Whoever or whatever is behind the island has acces to cool tech, a lot of money, time, and resources. They have to be very powerful indeed!

Here's my question....if the cable was running from the water to Danielle's place doesn't that further support the theory that Danielle is somehow involved with Dharma? Her little shack sure didn't seem like a hatch so maybe they (Dharma) provided her with power as another little mindf*ck to the Losties.

Ya, but we don't know what she started with. Her shack could have been made from parts of their boat. Plus, she's had 16 years to clean up the place.

and as stated before the cable does not end up at Danielles place. It leaves the water and goes into the woods then turns and goes underground. Danilles place was pretty far away from that point. They had to cross the rope bridge and etc to get to her hut.

So her place might have nothing to do w/the cable.
j.