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The Creepy Scientific Explanation Behind Ghost Sightings

Seeded on Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:30 PM EDT
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science, threat, ghosts, ghost-hunters, dread, infrasound, bull-puckey, low-frequency-sound, spectral-sightings
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Since scientists love nothing more than inducing feelings of fear and terror in unsuspecting citizens, most of the concert goers had no idea what was going on. As a result one minute they were enjoying some sweet tunes while the next a feeling of dread invaded their hearts, crushing all hope and happiness. At the end of the experiment approximately 22 percent of the people involved in the experiment reported feelings of unexplainable dread, chills and depression when infrasound was blasted into the crowd.

Why would it have this effect? It may be evolution. It doesn't take a mad scientist mind control device to create infrasound -- mother nature is creating this type of low frequency vibration all the time. Volcanos, earthquakes, strong ocean waves and even winds hitting the hillside in just the right spot can create infrasound. Even animals can create it, and tigers are particularly well known as a source. The frequency of a tiger's roar is around 18Hz -- right in that range we mentioned earlier.

All of the things that create the sound are huge, powerful and dangerous. Evolution might have taught us that this sound means Bad News.

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douglasq

So maybe people in so-called "haunted houses" ARE feeling SOMETHING. It's just not the presence of a ghost.

On a related note, those guys on the show Ghost Hunters (or whatever it's called) are idiots.

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Reply#1 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:32 PM EDT
Deep_Thought

I watched a documentary years ago on this. It followed a scientist that was working in a lab and he started to see outlines of people in his lab. He traced it down to an infrasound source in an extraction fan. According to the report, this caused his eyeball to deform creating black spots in his field of vision.

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#1.1 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:23 PM EDT
douglasq

It followed a scientist that was working in a lab and he started to see outlines of people in his lab. He traced it down to an infrasound source in an extraction fan.

He's mentioned further down in the article. :-)

  • 3 votes
#1.2 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:41 PM EDT
Chirmly

Doug, I'd actually call the viewers "idiots" since they're in their sixth season! Who'd watch a Fishing show for six years if they didn't catch ONE.

  • 4 votes
#1.3 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:07 PM EDT
douglasq

Who'd watch a Fishing show for six years if they didn't catch ONE.

I never thought of it that way. :-)

  • 4 votes
#1.4 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:47 PM EDT
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nica1829

Ah man, now my bubble is burst. Now what am I going to be afeared of???

  • 2 votes
Reply#2 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:36 PM EDT
douglasq

One week before a mid-term election and you have to ask?

  • 4 votes
#2.1 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:39 PM EDT
nica1829

Well, I guess not. The loonies are out in full force. But that is real life - I like a little scariness that isn't reality.

  • 2 votes
#2.2 - Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:43 PM EDT
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cried

Way cool! How do I get an infrasound generator!

  • 2 votes
Reply#3 - Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:53 AM EDT
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