Extraordinary claims. Ordinary investigations.

After the amazing feat of Purnam Rama Sastri, we have another incredible Ed Glosser moment:

A 23-year-old woman a North Sea oil rig was overheard recalling a dream she had had about a bomb on the platform. The rumour that a bomb was on the accommodation block – or “flotel” – had spread to senior managers within an hour. According to the company the alarm was raised at about 9.15am.

Within minutes emergency procedures swung into action and the block was evacuated, with about 500 people crossing the gantry linking it to the oil rig. A search of the platform began and army bomb squad officers were put on standby.

Five helicopters from RAF Kinloss and a Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft from RAF Waddington were scrambled to the scene.

Small detail:

By mid-afternoon the company confirmed that nothing had been found, and workers began to return to the platform. The bomb squad was stood down and police said they were making arrangements to bring the woman ashore.

The union described the decision to evacuate as “ludicrous“.

Molloy said: “It appears that the whole thing was started when someone was a bit upset about a dream they had and that appears to have sparked one of the biggest security operations the North Sea has ever seen. The cost has been astronomical and there was never any need for it.” He said he felt sorry for the woman who appeared to be at the centre of the alarm.

From the Guardian. Redrum.

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More known as the actors who play the Japanese Mac vs. PC ads, the Rahmens duo is pure genius.

Here they deal with science and the paranormal. Fun and inspiring.

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Watch above the alleged phenomena produced by the Brazilian “medium” Jose Medrado, on a short clip from an European documentary.

Medrado describes, in Portuguese, how unexplained things happened, like a cactus appearing from nowhere, and more surprisingly, the “materialization” of the “bride”, covered by a white gown and veil. He even shows the light dimmer that the “bride” could manipulate to adjust the red light intensity to her liking.

Yes, materialized spirits dealing with light knobs. No wonder some claim that spirits send emails.

But those are not things from the 19th century. Though the video was recorded some years ago, and Medrado no longer claims to produce such “extraordinary” feats, he’s still very active as an alleged medium.

There are still a lot of Chesterfields in Brazil. Oh well, the original one still exists in America in any event. The will to believe in the afterlife is very understandable, which only emphasizes how despicable the hoaxers and quacks who explore this weakness are.

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Check above a series of reasonably spooky photos of spirits and ghosts… all computer generated, obviously. It’s a preview of a rental DVD — i.e., they’re in for the money.

To see how easy it is to create such images, watch the following educational video:

Still unconvinced? Well, as a boring skeptic I would tell you about burden of proof and all of that, but you may find the following terrifying video more interesting:

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What would you do if you were a floating entity, invisible to the naked eye, that could only be detected by cameras when they use the flash? The image above offers a suggestion. If you watch closely, you may see those mysterious “orbs”.

Skeptics will claim these are just small particles like common dust reflecting the flash, but the idea of invisible orbs floating around is attractive, after all.

If you happen upon more evidence like this, feel free to send them to me, as I will study them carefully.

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