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rewebster said:a MWI!
That is so BGOIYT!
rewebster said:a MWI!
Mullerian Inhibiting Hormone?rewebster said:Where is MIH when there's a job to do?
EL said:It curled up immediately after it had jumped.
Math Is Hard said:Too complicated. I say poltergeist.
Math Is Hard said:Too complicated. I say poltergeist.
Chi Meson said:I will point out that eyewitness accounts of events are actually the least accurate and reliable sources of data and information.
out of whack said:Martians. MARTIANS!
EL said:For gods sake, they are not invisible! (At least not the ones I've met.)
zoobyshoe said:None of their stories faithfully matched what was recorded on the tape
Evo said:You're ruining my cat story.
out of whack said:No kidding. Witnesses, even reputable and respected members of society, are notoriously unreliable. I understand this is a recognized problem in criminology: criminal trials are strongly based on eyewitness accounts and unfortunately people have a habit of honestly believing seeing things that never happened, forgetting events that did and/or misjudging what they saw. Our mind seems to work to ensure that our perceptions are consistent with each other and it can be impossible to distinguish between images truly received and those that were self-generated. If a cat suddenly jumps sideways because of a static spark on its muzzle or whatever then the legs must be extended. But if the last direct (non-peripheral) image of the cat was in a recoiled position, this image could be the one retained by a witness. A different witness would not see the legs of a cat moving sideways in her general direction but could readily accept the testimony of the first one to the point of remembering seeing it too. And if both witnesses already believe that things move on their own in the house instead of being misplaced at times or nudged by a hyperactive cat at other times, well a spooky perception of events can result.
Evo said:Are you saying my hawk wasn't real?
Evo said:Are you saying my hawk wasn't real?
Never without it.out of whack said:Were you wearing your tinfoil helmet at the time?
You mean you haven't been reading my "moving" thread? :grumpy:zoobyshoe said:Link me to the hawk story. I haven't heard that one.
That's IT!Evo said:did your hawk sound/look like this:
http://www.boredtodeath.co.uk/vid361.php
That's not a ghost story.Evo said:You mean you haven't been reading my "moving" thread? :grumpy:
It starts here. https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1475243&postcount=204
What makes you think it's not a ghost? It fits rewebster's definition.zoobyshoe said:That's not a ghost story.
Ooops, I edited your post.rewebster said:That's IT!
Evo said:How many cats do you know of that jump into a box fan that's running?
They're all repeats too. They had the one on earlier that's all based on a little girl with an imaginary friend, and they seem to decide it's more than that because she picked out a photo of some dead guy from a stack of photos...considering they said it was the last photo in the stack, she probably decided she better pick something so the grown-ups would leave her alone. I've seen some shows where you can think, "maybe." But most of the ones that series on Discovery Channel shows, I just sit here rolling my eyes over.Evo said:The Discovery Channel has documentaries on hauntings all night. I'm watching one now and it's horrible.
Ooh, the new lastest hidden Nostradamus predictions are going to be on - you guessed it, The History Channel. Hoo boy.
Evo said:OMG, it's a free for all for crackpots! This is horrible. I think I might actually write to "The Lack of History Channel" and complain. But I can't buy air time, so I'm sure it would be a waste of my time. I can see them reading my letter and doubling over in laughter "oh look, this person thinks we care about truth or quality!". :rofl: :rofl:
No.Do you believe in ghosts?
Ummm - you really need to get out!The Discovery Channel has documentaries on hauntings all night. I'm watching one now and it's horrible.
Ooh, the new lastest hidden Nostradamus predictions are going to be on - you guessed it, The History Channel. Hoo boy.
Astronuc said:Oh, and I'm about to slaughter my home PC. The OS is just about totally hosed, and when I check the Tools tab on the C-drive, I discovered that the defragmentation app has been disabled (actually Windows indicates it's not installed). So the Thunder and ground shaking on the Atlantic Coast will be me going Nuclear on my PC.
Same here. What's your favorite?Chi Meson said:Don't you think the problem might be ghosts in the machine?
(my least favorite Police album).
Hmmm. I thought Microsoft was the problem. Hmmmm.Chi Meson said:Don't you think the problem might be ghosts in the machine?
(my least favorite Police album).
zoobyshoe said:Same here. What's your favorite?
That's a good one. Released 18 years ago this month: Oct '79.Chi Meson said:Easily Regatta de Blanc. It could be the nostalgia talking; I was 14 when it came out. Target audience!
Chi Meson said:I was 14 when it came out. Target audience!
Gosh, that makes me...ONLY 32! Yaaaaaaaaaay!zoobyshoe said:That's a good one. Released 18 years ago this month: Oct '79.