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Ronson8 Things can only get better.
Great Old One Joined: 31 Jul 2001 Total posts: 6061 Location: MK Gender: Male |
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And they didn't feel the earth shake after the impact.  |
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| rynner2 What a Cad!
Great Old One Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Total posts: 21362 Location: Under the moon Gender: Male |
| Posted: 10-09-2013 13:04 Post subject: |
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Uri Geller mystified by letterbox on Thames Sonning Bridge
Entertainer Uri Geller and other villagers say they are mystified by the appearance of a red letterbox in the middle of a bridge.
The box has been placed on a buttress on the downstream side of the bridge, which crosses the River Thames.
Residents of Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire, said the box could only be reached by river users.
Mr Geller, who has lived in the village for 33 years, said he had "never seen anything like it".
"This is a very unusual village," he added.
"There are many sightings of a child ghost that walks on the bridge.
"Maybe it was the ghost of a mischievous little girl?
"I have never seen anything like this anywhere in the world, it's a new one on me."
Royal Mail spokesperson Val Bodden said: "The recent appearance of a postbox frontage on the side of the river bridge at Sonning is a mystery to us.
"It is certainly not an operational posting facility and we have no knowledge of how it arrived at this location."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-24028902
If Geller himself didn't put it there, I reckon someone's pranking him!  |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1418 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 27-09-2013 23:39 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | UFO Hoax At Canada Baseball Game Exposed; H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Admits Bizarre Stunt
The UFO that appeared in the sky over a Canadian minor league baseball team, leaving many scratching their heads over its identity, has turned out to be an unlikely hoax.
Unlikely because it wasn't anything perpetrated by an individual or a group of kids flying a sophisticated kite or build-it-yourself remote controlled device. This one involved a planetarium deploying a drone, not quite like the armed unmanned aircraft deployed by the military, but a drone nonetheless.
"Recent close encounters reported by local UFO bloggers are actually the result of an elaborate hoax masterminded by the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre," according to their own press release.
The incident unfolded in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sept. 3 in the sixth inning of a game between the Vancouver Canadians and the Everett AquaSox at Scotiabank Field's Nat Bailey Stadium.
In the sky above the right field section, an object resembling a flying saucer was spotted and videotaped. It appeared to be ringed by a row of bright lights.
Part of what made the video questionable was its short duration. If the person filming the incident truly spotted what might be an alien visitation, why does the camera zoom out quickly? The entire clip ends in 20 seconds. One would imagine that the videographer would zoom in as much as possible, if he or she were actually witnessing a genuine phenomenon.
Now it turns out that the nearby H.R. MacMillan Space Centre was behind it all.
The Space Centre says it built a drone shaped like their new planetarium and flew it around Vancouver. Working with a local ad agency, they developed an "extreme teaser campaign" to try and draw more people to the new building.
"The goal of the faux UFO was to create a buzz about the new planetarium viewer experience... The Planetarium Theatre at the Space Centre underwent a half million-dollar upgrade this summer," according to their press release.
The ad agency that worked with the Space Centre informed Alejandro Rojas at Open Minds that the UFO campaign didn't involve the distribution of any hoaxed images or videos to UFO bloggers or media sources. They "simply flew the drone and posted a few images and clips. The Internet did the rest." |
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/12/canada-baseball-game-ufo-hoax_n_3908612.html?utm_hp_ref=ufo |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1418 Gender: Male |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1418 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 09-10-2013 00:49 Post subject: |
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Hollywood effects done live in front of unsuspecting patrons...
| Quote: | Watch This Girl With Telekinetic Powers Freak Out Coffee Shop Patrons
This absolutely amazing and terrifying prank, where a girl with telekinetic powers appears to freak out in a coffee shop, is actually a publicity stunt for the upcoming remake of the film Carrie. But that doesn't make it any less entertaining or awesome. Make sure you watch it all the way through, too, it just gets better and better.
Using everything from fake walls, to hidden pulleys, to remote control tables, to even spring-loaded shelves full of books, the customers stopping by this innocent looking cafe have no idea they're about to witness a girl with telekinetic powers lose control after a stranger knocks over her drink. And by 'stranger' we of course mean 'fellow actor,' but the terrified patrons don't know that.
If the Carrie remake is half as entertaining as this video is, we'll definitely be there on opening night—although we probably can't say the same for the terrified folks in these clips. |
http://gizmodo.com/watch-this-girl-with-telekinetic-powers-freak-out-coffe-1442158546 |
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| Spudrick68 Great Old One Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Total posts: 1110 Location: sunny Morecambe Age: 45 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 09-10-2013 11:22 Post subject: |
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| Thanks for posting that. I enjoyed that. |
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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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| Posted: 09-10-2013 15:47 Post subject: |
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Just watched it at the Guardian site. LOL!
I'd probably have been running for the door, too. I remember seeing the original Carrie movie when it came out. |
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| OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 542 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 09-10-2013 18:09 Post subject: |
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I'd need a change of trousers if I'd been in there!  |
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