Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Dismantling a ghost story


Norton, Teeside Ghost Child
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Now looking at it, without the forced perspective, does it really seem that paranormal? Why is it not just a kneeling child hiding, after possibly having a spat with the crying child? We only have several conflicting stories from several different sources to say there was no other child there in that room. I think we can safely discount that information as being innacurate.

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New Mobile Phone Ghost Image

With all this recent hullaballo surrounding this now infamous mobile phone ghost picture, recently carried by several highly uncritical news agencies. (and yes, that has been circling the web for a long time now). I decided to see how often this type of phenomena is reported.

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Euston Road Fire Station Ghost

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Do you notice how remarkably steady the footage is, considering this was allegedly filmed on a mobile phone?
It is rock steady, which is quite unusual considering the person filming it believed he was filming a ghost. You would expect there to be at least a small amount of pitch and yaw, yet apparantly there is no discernable movement. The cameraman filming does state "I cant move", but it is unlikely that his arms would not sway even slightly. There can only be three possible explainations for the circumstance of this footage to be considered a factual account.

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St Saviour's Cemetery in Bamber Bridge Ghost

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It would appear to be regular steam or smoke like you would get from extinguishing a candle or holding a hot drink under the camera, or even breathing on a cold night. The image is grainy and pixelated, which only adds to the rorschach jumble that you could imagine was any number of shapes. I myself see a large ethereal"jammy dodger", or perhaps a "coconut ring".

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