I had a car that sounded like that.
"Within a decade, however, critics debunked Newbold's solution by showing that the alleged microscopic features of the letters were actually natural cracks in the ink."
I guess it's not all it's cracked-up to be.
I think that's proof they had alien technology in ancient times!
My first reaction was "(BS)(BS) equals BS Squared.
Which would fit nicely only if "BS" equaled "squared".
So much for great minds....
My truck usually goes "tickety tickety ping tickity, followed by a brief silence and repeat up to about 50, then it settles into a bone jarring resonance that totally disables cell-phones and most dental amalgam.
I'm on record as wanting to give the author a chance to prove his case. Heck, I'm still waiting for a reasonable explanation for Waco, or why anyone capable of mastering shoelace 101 would vote for a Kennedy; A hoax seems most likely (darn it) and someone is trying to narrow the alternatives - more power to him.