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. mirrormattermoon.blogspot:
Days are shorter because this moon rotates faster than Earth, it's invisible because it is dark matter, the smoke monster shows what happens when our world and the island world interact with each other, and Benjamin Linus is supposed to be on the right-handed moon because Benjamin means "son of the right hand"nice and Linus was a son of Apollo. so Ben is "son of the island."

theory here does not mention the numbers. these were heard by two guys at listening station, being transmitted over South Pacific. (one of the guys was in the hospital w Hurley, the other is Sam who died & whose widow Hurely met.) Danielle heard the numbers being transmitted in the same place ~ at the same time (16 yrs ago). and the numbers appear on the hatch and have to be inputted into the computer there -- this last may just be an intention reference to the numbers that were being transmitted, which somehow guide one to the island? (some kind of coordinates?)

Other points, consistent w theory:
#The whispers are actually people speaking on earth (in subs or mines) as the island moves by. This would explain their intermittency and why they seem to swirl around. coool.
# Backward speech
# Charlie crosses with the opposite (and wrong) hand before dying huh. well Orthodox Christians cross with the other hand, vs Catholics. but yes Charlie was Catholic. ..nb Desmond before turning the failsafe key crossed himself w his right hand (wh is what I do, Eastern Orthodox style, but is the wrong hand for Catholics? as mentioned re Charlie when dies)
# Rabbits, chess games, episodes entitled "White Rabbit" and "Through the Looking Glass"
# The Looking Glass underwater station— the idea obviously being that you typically enter this world of Alice matter through the Looking Glass station.
# Boone — not a philosopher, but the BooNE experiments at Fermilab regarding dark matter
# Mikhail has only one eye. Here's part of R. Foot's description of Miros, a fictitious mirror matter world: "Miros is a planet made of mirror matter — atoms composed of mirror electrons and mirror protons and mirror neutrons. Miros is somewhat different from Earth though. It's a bit smaller with deeper oceans, but there is life on Miros. The people of Miros are a bit strange, they have very large feet and only have one eye ... Thus, Miros isn't much like Earth which just illustrates that microscopic symmetry of particle interactions does not translate into a macroscopic symmetry."

Wrap-up: Why might this work? Because:
... it is inspired by science and pseudoscience
... it explains the snowglobe*, the title sequence [While the moon revolves around the center of Earth, it also rotates about a central axis, just like the title logo], the Apollo Bars, the giant foot, and the smoke monster with a single explanation based on published speculation on mirror matter.
... it can explain minutia, like the need for parachutes and a sub, how Naomi's story could have a semblance of truth, daylight before the crash, "island time," Locke getting wet in the sub cool, the timing of Naomi's arrival, why the monster takes pictures with a strobe, Mikhail's single eye, the exact shape of the smoke monster, and so on.
... it makes extremely specific predictions (e.g., about the smoke monster).
... it also explains the psychic** phenomena with a minimum of additional assumptions.
... it can be explained with one dramatic shot at the close of the final episode (and none of these details need to be explained). [a single shot that transitions from the Earth to the moon (as the Earth dissolves) to the rotating LOST logo superimposed on the moon.]

Thanks to lostmio for pointing out the flash animation on oceanicflight815.com; the glow in the screenshot nicely captures the atmosphere of the moon, which would pass above sea level on Earth as the moon reaches each end of the ellipse


* Comic book -Spanish translation of Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends #1 - Lostpedia: On the next page of the comic book, there is an image of a castle or fortress in the middle of the ocean surrounded by a giant, glass dome.
DESMOND [laughing] "Do you think I did it on purpose? I was sailing for two and half weeks, bearing due West and making 9 knots. I should have been in Fiji in less than a week. But the first piece of land I saw wasn't Fiji, was it? No. No, it was here -- this, this island. And you know why? Because this is it. This is all there is left. This ocean and this place here. We are stuck in a bloody snowglobe. There's no outside world."

The unusual EM field on the moon causes speeds healing, increases longevity, and affects fetal development. **Psychics (specifically, people attuned to EM fields) can do "psychic things" on the island, like project themselves from different places and times... Jacob is dressed like a guy from at least 100+ years ago, and looks a heck of a lot like John Locke. So let's assume he is a guy from 100+ years ago, either sitting in the same rocking chair or else projecting from somewhere in our world. Being in the past but able to communicate with Ben in the future could permit Jacob to take actions that affect the present. Jacob could set in motion events that steer certain people that Ben has vetted to the island. Jacob would be scared of light and-or EM fields because they facilitate interaction between his world and the island, and allow the situation to become frightening and slip out of his control. Finally, if Locke is the reincarnation of Jacob (or, say, his descendant) that would of course be super-cool.

LOST begins with an opening right eye. in the mirror matter universe containing the island, where particles have right-handedness.
Will it end with an opening left eye back on Earth our universe, where particles have left-handedness or a closing right eye when the island is destroyed?
In the end, this is just a proposal. I owe a great debt to posters on The Fuselage and DarkUFO, who have, at the minimum, given these ideas some resonance and offered amazing and intelligent feedback. I'd love your feedback, positive or negative, specific or general.

92 comments
-I've read many inspiring theories, but I think this one has the best chance of being correct.
-I agree with John. Hands-down the best I've read.
-"Throw some mirror matter in the vicinity of earth and this is what you get." This is brilliant work.
-"I expect this entire thing would be explained with a single shot that transitions from the Earth to the moon (as the Earth dissolves) to the rotating LOST logo superimposed on the moon."
Not to sound overly enthusiastic, but you may have just "ruined" the show with that sentence. Amazing job.
-This study blew my mind, so thanks for connecting the dots dude. It's really good work. Kind of gave me an extra shot of confidence in the show's mythology.
-The second you get to the explanation of the monster is when I believe the theory falls apart. Time and time again the smoke monster has shown itself to have at least some form of rudimentary intelligence, think about when Juliet had the fence turned on and it gave up its pursuit, and that just doesn't seem to mesh with your belief that it's the interaction of non-intelligent light particles.
--MikeNY: Thanks for the criticism. I assume you mean that the monster demonstrates knowledge of the island and the characters. Indeed, the monster explanation is probably the most contradictory to the interpretations that I've come across. So your point is well-appreciated. Why it would be stopped by the sonar fence, makes sense (I think). If the particles interacting with the island's particles can be stopped by the sonic barrier, so should the hypothetical squid on the "other side. wow, well thought out and presented theory *and* uncommonly gracious in response to criticism.
-About the smoke monster having intelligence. Correct me if I'm wrong but would it not too see 'smoky' versions of the characters as some of its light photons reach them (or someway similiar).
Remember Juliet and Kate hiding in the rain from the Smoke Monste flashing at them. IF scientists remotely controlling a deep sea exploring robot found these (albeit weaker) smokey characters (of the islanders)would they not be immensely intrigued by and try and follow and photograph them? If our world could see bits of the mirror world that could explain the apparent intelligence. Ps: Bravo. This is the most explanatory, clever and interesting theory on Lost I've yet seen. Well done!
--MikeNy: Paul, Thanks! You make an excellent point. The island should be visible (maybe smokey, maybe ghostly) through the viewports and cameras, and it should stimulate interest. I'd be surprised if the model is exactly right (or even very close) because so many assumptions are made. Nevertheless, Eko being scanned on Day 50 may have demonstrated just what you're suggesting: a follow-up visit from the same people as on Day 2. 48 days later You can add multiples of 24 days to predict later encounters with the same smoke monster cool.
-There's also what Rousseau said. She's spent over 16 years on this island. She may be crazy, but when she says that the monster is a security system, I'm inclined to believe her. ROVs, submersibles, tiny robots, and bioluminescent fish don't exactly fit the definition of a security system.
--MikeNY: Ironically, the smoke stuff motivated the rest of the theory, but many readers find it to be the weakest part of the explanation. In my conception, the smoke explanation is integral to the theory. It leads to the approximation of the radius of the orbit, as well as the length of the days, clarifies how Naomi's story about the robots could have a semblance of truth, and fits (IMO) really well with the hydrothermal vents. The thing is, in Foot's book, photon—mirror-photon kinetic mixing is given such prominence that I would be surprised if the show involved mirror matter (and so many apparent related Easter eggs) but left out such an obvious way to add a mystery to the show. In other words, if I want to posit that the show is about mirror matter, I think it's only fair to explain the smoke monster in the way that I've tried to.
-Lindelof or Cuse teases about what the monster is..saying that it's pretty SIMPLE, maybe only to annoy viewers, but a squid would definently amount to "pretty simple". But that's one of the best things about the show, it appeals to many aspects of our knowledge, understanding and ideas of the world. yes. The idea of mirror matter seems even more plausible taking into account the writers affection for using actual mirrors, character mirroring, and symbolic mirroring woven into a lot episodes.
-I just watched the Other 48 Days and wonder if maybe in the first few seconds of the episode lies a clue... After the tail crashes and we are underwater, the view comes up and out of the water, only the image is upside down and it looks like the view "falls" out of the water so to speak. Now the logical side of me says they are just showing the effect of disorientation, but with this theory in the back of my mind maybe it's a "clue"?
--MikeNY: That's a great find that I never noticed when I saw the episode. A poster named jane_eris earlier raised what I think it is you're talking about... For a few frames, the island is upside-down. It could represent Ana Lucia's POV as she is upside-down for a moment. But it IS strange, and that explanation isn't very realistic IMO. Still, odds are they flipped the camera for a second. Perhaps it was deliberate, but I think it's hard to say.
-I came across your theory last night, and I think it is a brilliant idea. I had already come to the conclusion that mirror matter has to be essential to the plot, and you added some very thoughtful ideas to that. While I'm not too sure about some of the concepts, I think you've hit on the big point. You should know that there's a poster on alt.tv.lost who has thought for some time that the Losties are inside a hollow earth. Certainly the reflected cityscape [reflected skyline in the water for the season 4 promos] is the perfect analogy for such an "underworld." Your moon theory surprised me.. however, moon fits in perfectly with Apollo, the multitude of rock clues (moon rocks?) and certain plot and dialogue references ("Moonlight Serenade," "I go out walking after midnight, out in the moonlight..."). Prior to reading your theory, I hit upon the idea that Charlie's Driveshaft ring, which reads "DS", actually stands for Dexter Sinister (Latin for right and left). cool. By the way, I think "Portland vs. Starboardland" was an excellent thought, and makes me wonder about the title "Left Behind." coolagain. Recall that Sun also gave Jin a list of English words before he left on the raft, and we hear him struggling with the words "port" and "starboard."