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nutbastard
11/02/09

In reply to Scientifically Haunted Room Shows That Ghosts Are Only In Your Head
i KNEW all those ghost encounters i had were caused by those infrasound generators that must have been installed and left on in the 1700's!

so, people, if you think you see a ghost, be sure your in-wall infrasound generators are OFF, and see if that clears up the problem.

given that so many houses have infrasound generators in at least 3 rooms, it's no wonder this ghost thing has been such a problem. the really strange thing is it took them this long to figure it out! #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Joseph Kearney
11/02/09

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You dumbasses actually believe in ghosts? What a bunch of losers. And to have a meaningful argument over an article? Get a life. Let me guess, you're all about 20-30 years old, right? losers stuck at home surfin' the net all day. You have at least one subscription to a porn website, and have never touched pussy in your life. I'm twelve. I have a better life than you. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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nutbastard
11/02/09

@Joseph Kearney:

of course your life is better than ours. you have a mommy to cook your food, do your laundry and change your diaper. you have no bills, and no credit, and thus no debt. however, you are also completely unemployable, obnoxious and, it would appear, completely without anything constructive to do with your time. The rest of us on giz - we're actually getting paid right now to do what you're doing for free.

oh it's so terrible to be a 20 something loser. what with being able to drive anywhere we want, smoke, drink and fuck, plus all that annoying cash we can blow on whatever we choose - it's horrible.

the only consolation on our end is, and thank god, you cannot vote. now run along and enjoy your sub-par public education, and look forward to your first premature ejaculation and the ensuing shame and ridicule it will bring you. you've got car accidents and curfew violations ahead of you, boy. your dogs and freinds and family members will begin dying off soon, too, so there's that to look forward to. then, towards the end of highschool, you get to watch as all your friends move, get married, or have kids. oh and don't forget that huge national debt we've been amassing - don't worry, it'll still be there for you to pay off in a few more years. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Synthfilker
10/31/09

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Good effnin' grief, what are they TEACHING about the scientific method these days? This "experiment" proves absolutely NOTHING about the existence or non-existence of ghosts. What it DOES 'prove', if you accept their results, is that the effects often claimed in classic "hauntings" can be REPLICATED in this manner. This is more interesting to Disney than real scientists. If they even want to take a stab at "proving" anything, they need to first take this into the field and show that these same conditions, WITH IDENTICAL CAUSES, exist in the "haunted" area.

C'mon, people, THINK. This is the same kind of fruitcake "science" that pretended to have "proven" the shroud of Turin was fake simply because they could get a similar looking result. That's not the scientific method, that's pure unadulterated fertilizer.

Look at it this way:

A: Paul loves Mary
B: John loves Mary

Given the logic these shining examples of the failure of higher education use, you would conclude

C: Paul is John

Duh? #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
11/01/09

@Synthfilker: agreed. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Curves
10/31/09

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There are some things I dont want to see or understand and this is one of them. There are other voices, I just dont want to hear them. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Benguin
10/31/09

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No Rosa, fairies are real. Haven't you ever been to Toronto during Pride week?

Faaaaabulous!
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00000000
11/02/09

@Benguin: I LOL'd because the "Fabulous" was hidden until I scrolled down a click. This is what gave it the properly timed effect of a punchline. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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11thRS
10/31/09

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I am the most logical, scientific person I know. I did an overnight stay at the Mansfield Reformatory (where they filmed Shawshank) and saw things occur that night with calibrated, off the shelf gear that still makes me shake my head with a combination of wonderment and fear to this day. It goes without saying you couldn't drag me back to a "actually haunted" anything, some things are better left alone. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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QuarterToTomorrow
10/31/09

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It was infrasound, not ultrasound; sound too low to hear. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Rosa Golijan
10/31/09

@QuarterToTomorrow: Fixed! Thank you. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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PMZanetti
10/31/09

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How dumb would you have to be to decide that will set out to prove something that has not only been proven to exist a thousand times over, but that you couldn't conceivably prove otherwise? #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Jim Mulder
10/31/09

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Sure, they've reproduced the effects, but when they go to the Stanley Hotel, do they detect ultrasonic and electromagnetic waves?

What they've done is like destroying a town and saying 'see, earthquakes don't exist'. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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berkamin
10/31/09

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There is a flaw in this logic. They have only proven that those experiences can be reproduced by known physical means; they have not proven that ghosts are not real.

Let me illustrate with an analogy. Let's say it is widely rumored that microwaves heat up water. Let's say someone disputes this rumor, and sets up a lab where water is heated using fire, and agitation/flow-friction devices. Let's say that someone then concludes that microwaves do not heat up water, and calls those who believe this "completely nuts" and "gullible".

Do you see the flaw in his reasoning? He has only proven that an effect can be reproduced by other means; he has not disproven the another cause is not responsible for other instances of that effect.
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snitch
10/31/09

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Dude ghost are freggin real I don't care what no body says. Here's the problem, when you see a ghost you won't know it's a ghost until you come to sense later on, heck you might have seen one and never know it's a ghost. There's a bunch of things that just can't be explain. Trust me they're real it's just that they're not what you think they're. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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lostarchitect
10/31/09

@snitch: i see the ghost of a former LSD trip has visited you recently. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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PN - gooapplesoft
10/31/09

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Rosa are your persian? #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Rosa Golijan
10/31/09

@PN - gooapplesoft: Nope, why do you ask? #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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PN - gooapplesoft
10/31/09

@Rosa Golijan: haha based on ur name i could have put a 100 dollar bet that you were persian... but i could still be right and u dont know ur origins :). #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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B-low
10/31/09

@Rosa Golijan: I would have guessed German going by the Rapunzel-length hair. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Rosa Golijan
10/31/09

@PN - gooapplesoft: Hmmm. I wouldn't make another bet on that if I were you. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Rosa Golijan
10/31/09

@B-low: If it makes a difference, I did spent many years of my life in Germany. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Robusto68
10/31/09

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Why would you waste your time trying to disprove something that non-believers already don't believe and believers won't accept? #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Fractal the Meek
10/31/09

@Robusto68: Ask Galileo. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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NotSoSiniSter
10/31/09

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the one thing that i hate that is programmed into our bodies is the ____ effect. (forgot what its called) so much bad shit comes from it #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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philibuster
10/31/09

@NotSoSiniSter: Digestion. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Fractal the Meek
10/31/09

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A simpler clue that they're doing it wrong: "Several [subjects] felt sexually aroused." #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Blake Kelly
10/31/09

@Fractal the Meek: heh, actually a sound system that causes sexual arousal is way cooler than a ghost anyhow. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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Fractal the Meek
10/31/09

@Blake Kelly: Now that you mention it, Howard Stern already proved the infrasound climaxing trick. #scientificallyhauntedhouse
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