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Metabunk has a tag for optical illusions, https://www.metabunk.org/tags/optical-illusion/ , but all 4 threads in it are rather specific. Optical illusions are interesting for us because they demonstrate how "normal people" (aka all of us) can be...
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jon_eir replied to the thread Optical illusions.I recently revisited David hackney's work on the use of a camera camera obscura in art and the Tim Veeners documentary which lead me to "The Eye as an Instrument: TIM'S VERMEER". This talk was given by Dr. Tim Chupp a professor of the Department... -
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Todd Feinman replied to the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs.I hear that point raised a lot, but is it possible to prove every old photo is a hoax? Also, I don't think there would be "a" convincing photo for some skeptics. I think if it was clear, it would automatically not be accepted and considered a...
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FatPhil replied to the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs.If some evidence causes an increase in the believability of the claim "everything that exists can be documented", then what has changed about the believability of the claim "everything that cannot be documented does not exist"? Do you not... -
Released helium balloons are a menace I find them all over the landscape when I am out, I see them drift past when I am on remote moors, retrieve them from hedges and streams and bin them when I can. -
Fritzkquzerk reacted to Andreas's post in the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs with
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To get back to the main point of this thread, I have a bit of a problem with the whole concept of "rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs". Sure, I understand the argument, and I think there's a valid point in there. But the... -
Fritzkquzerk reacted to JJB's post in the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs with
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That is one thing I never could understand. Why elevate these stories to a congressional stage before establishing whether there's anything extraordinary behind them in the first place? It's embarrassing to see Congress give unsubstantiated... -
AI don't know how much an empty balloon weights, but were it just 1 gram it's 21 tons of plastics scattered around each day :( . Littering at its best.
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AReleased helium balloons are a menace I find them all over the landscape when I am out, I see them drift past when I am on remote moors, retrieve them from hedges and streams and bin them when I can.
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AAndreas replied to the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs.To get back to the main point of this thread, I have a bit of a problem with the whole concept of "rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs". Sure, I understand the argument, and I think there's a valid point in there. But the...
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JJB reacted to Mendel's post in the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs with Like.
The question is, does the government know more about UFOs than we do? https://www.space.com/pentagon-ufo-office-aaro-historical-report-no-emprical-evidence-alien-technology "AARO found no evidence that any USG [U.S. government] investigation... -
Particularly as they don't know the objects' sizes, Estimated Size: no idea https://nuforc.org/sighting/?id=201555 As the "orbs" were not an identified type of object whose approximate size might be known and there are no instrumental...
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Retribution and gold? -
JJB replied to the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs.That is one thing I never could understand. Why elevate these stories to a congressional stage before establishing whether there's anything extraordinary behind them in the first place? It's embarrassing to see Congress give unsubstantiated...
