What exactly was the Incident? Posted by DarkUFO at 5/15/2009 02:27:00 pm View Comments Labels: The Incident, The Swan

As we found out in The Incident it was the result of failed Swan Project/Drilling

What was Daniel doing in Ann Arbor, Michigan? Posted by DarkUFO at 5/01/2009 09:04:00 am View Comments Labels: Daniel, The Swan, The Variable

Thanks to Michael for the heads up.

Answered in the "The Variable", Daniel was in Ann Arbor doing research regarding The Swan station.

Why was Radzinsky so concerned that "the Hostile" knew about the Swan Posted by DarkUFO at 4/16/2009 11:59:00 am View Comments Labels: Radzinsky, Some Like It Hoth, The Swan

Thanks to Kent and Michael for the heads up.

Since Miles made the comment to Horace that that area was supposed to be off limit to them as it was hostile territory.

Why is Desmond able to predict future events? Posted by DarkUFO at 2/29/2008 05:50:00 am View Comments Labels: Daniel Faraday, Desmond, Minkowski, The Constant, The Island, The Swan

Thanks to GregDean for the text.

As explained in "The Constant", there is a phenomenon that happens to people who come near the Island who have been exposed to high levels of radiation or electromagnetism. In Desmond's case, it was electromagnetism from the Swan station imploding. For Minkowski, it was radiation from his communication station. For Daniel Faraday, it was from doing all those experiments on Eloise without wearing his protective gear over his head.

Have the others been monitoring the Swan hatch or was it abandoned before they crashed? Posted by DarkUFO at 4/12/2007 11:42:00 am View Comments Labels: Exposé, The Others, The Swan

As we found out in Exposé, The Others have been using the Pearl to Monitor the Swan.

Why the Other's allowed the Losties to control the button? Posted by DarkUFO at 4/01/2007 09:39:00 am View Comments Labels: Podcasts, The Magnet, The Others, The Swan

The mystery was answered in an official ABC podcast March 20. (the time of the question is 26:15, so you don't have to search)

Basically the Others did not know of the Swan Station until after Oceanic 815 crashed and Locke found it. The writers also imply that Locke led them to the Pearl station, where they monitored the Swan. Kelvin and Desmond were part of the Dharma Initiative. (Remember, Desmond referred to the Other's as Hostiles). Also what is interesting is that everything Mikhail said is true, except that he was never part of Dharma.

So the answer to the Mystery is that the Others did not know the consequences themselves. They may have believed it was similiar to "enter 77" and would provide a good way to rid the losties of their weapons.
Thanks to MikeQuinn007 for alerting me to this

Why did the Quarantine sign go into the air? Posted by DarkUFO at 10/31/2006 07:27:00 am View Comments Labels: Podcasts, Quarantine, The Swan

This was answered on the 30th October Podcast where they explained "the hatch imploded and created a vacume and exploded from the built up pressure"

How did Walt (or someone else) know that Michael was at the Computer? Posted by DarkUFO at 10/23/2006 08:35:00 am View Comments Labels: Michael, The Computer, The Swan, Walt

As we saw in the Season 3 premiere and "?" The Swan hatch is being monitored.

What does the system reset key that Desmond used do? Posted by DarkUFO at 10/19/2006 11:50:00 am View Comments Labels: Desmond, Further Instructions, The Fail-Safe, The Magnet, The Swan

As confirmed in Further Instructions the fail safe shuts down the magnetic anomoly.

Why do the washer and dryer in the bunker seem newer than everything else there? Posted by DarkUFO at 9/08/2006 08:49:00 pm View Comments Labels: Food Drop, The Swan

This was answered in "Lockdown" when we saw a large pallet of Dharma food and supplies dropped by parachute and with a flashing beacon. Prior to Desmonds arrival supplies and replacment equipement could be sent.

Who drew the mural in the Swan bunker? Posted by DarkUFO at 8/31/2006 09:18:00 am View Comments Labels: Desmond, DVD, Mural, Season 2, The Swan

On the Season 2 DVD Extras we find out that it was actually Desmond who drew the Mural.