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The Telos Box

The Telos box found in the Jarndyke Ark
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Telos Box
The Telos box is affixed to the interior bottom and wall of the Jarndyke Ark. A hole in the Ark’s exterior permits an insertable component to be screwed into the Telos box.
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Telos Insert
The Telos insert is screwed into the Telos box from the Ark’s exterior. The insert appears to activate the box, judging from the blinking orange light the insert emits upon insertion.
The Telos box found in the Jarndyke Ark
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Telos Box
The Telos box is affixed to the interior bottom and wall of the Jarndyke Ark. A hole in the Ark’s exterior permits an insertable component to be screwed into the Telos box.
2
Telos Insert
The Telos insert is screwed into the Telos box from the Ark’s exterior. The insert appears to activate the box, judging from the blinking orange light the insert emits upon insertion.
The Telos box found in the Jarndyke Ark
1
Telos Box
The Telos box is affixed to the interior bottom and wall of the Jarndyke Ark. A hole in the Ark’s exterior permits an insertable component to be screwed into the Telos box.
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Telos Insert
The Telos insert is screwed into the Telos box from the Ark’s exterior. The insert appears to activate the box, judging from the blinking orange light the insert emits upon insertion.

Telos box
3.5” x 3.5” x 2.63” (8.89 cm x 8.89 cm x 6.68 cm)

Though they have been disassembled, X-rayed, and tested by countless government, corporate, and academic researchers since the first Ark was unearthed in 1971, the so-called “Ark boxes” remain the ultimate “black boxes” among the artifacts. Ubiquitous across all Arks, the boxes are generally assumed to be the technology that has transported Arks to us.a,b  

Constructed of enameled steel, the Telos box found in the Jarndyke Ark houses a chamber into which a component is inserted. The insert component connects with the box’s internal circuitry, presumably to activate it.b  

As with other Arks, however, the gap between mapping the Jarndyke Ark’s circuitry and successfully operating it has proven a leap too far. Researchers remain unable to evoke a response from the box beyond its continuously blinking light.c

a Lenahan JB and Pedraza ET. Pandora’s Boxes: An Introduction to Arkology. 1981. New York: Willmore-Taft.
b Johannsen JW. Transport is Arranged: Understanding Ark Technology. Liminal. 2010. 7(12);215-222.
c Hofstadter LO, Shen WR, Ennis BD, et al. Reverse Engineering the Jarndyke Find. Arks and Tech. 1997. 3(Suppl);631-654.

The Telos box found in the Jarndyke Ark
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Warning Icon
This icon, similar to that seen on explosive materials, appears on the Telos box’s insert as well. Though it warns of a discharge risk, no electrical, chemical, or explosive energy has ever been detected, leading most researchers to consider the boxes inert.
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Vent/Intake
While some scholars assume the circular hole at the top of the Telos box to be a vent of some sort, others hypothesize that it is an intake valve.
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Telos Logo
Telos appears to be the corporation responsible for design and manufacture of the box found in the Jarndyke Ark. Telos boxes have appeared consistently in Arks that bear the markings of the Great Lakes Zone, while similar boxes by Dynex Corp., EX Industrial, Wu Inc. and other companies have been found in different regions across the world.
The Telos box found in the Jarndyke Ark
1
Warning Icon
This icon, similar to that seen on explosive materials, appears on the Telos box’s insert as well. Though it warns of a discharge risk, no electrical, chemical, or explosive energy has ever been detected, leading most researchers to consider the boxes inert.
2
Vent/Intake
While some scholars assume the circular hole at the top of the Telos box to be a vent of some sort, others hypothesize that it is an intake valve.
3
Telos Logo
Telos appears to be the corporation responsible for design and manufacture of the box found in the Jarndyke Ark. Telos boxes have appeared consistently in Arks that bear the markings of the Great Lakes Zone, while similar boxes by Dynex Corp., EX Industrial, Wu Inc. and other companies have been found in different regions across the world.
The Telos box found in the Jarndyke Ark
1
Warning Icon
This icon, similar to that seen on explosive materials, appears on the Telos box’s insert as well. Though it warns of a discharge risk, no electrical, chemical, or explosive energy has ever been detected, leading most researchers to consider the boxes inert.
2
Vent/Intake
While some scholars assume the circular hole at the top of the Telos box to be a vent of some sort, others hypothesize that it is an intake valve.
3
Telos Logo
Telos appears to be the corporation responsible for design and manufacture of the box found in the Jarndyke Ark. Telos boxes have appeared consistently in Arks that bear the markings of the Great Lakes Zone, while similar boxes by Dynex Corp., EX Industrial, Wu Inc. and other companies have been found in different regions across the world.

Telos box
3.5” x 3.5” x 2.63” (8.89 x cm x 8.89 x cm x 6.68 cm)

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