A clear case of cubicle rage, although there’s no information on what caused it. Security cameras catch the whole thing on video, but no audio. -via Metafilter
The woman hit by the first monitor was holding the same spot on her head (another coworker also holds it) so I think she was actually injured. It may just be a set accident since the behavior of everyone is just strange (multiple cell phones, no one leaving, that injured woman walking back and forth and seriously interested in the man for way too long) but Russians just may do things differently.
Iv'e been a photography enthusiast for years and years. There's nothing in any of those photos that's even remotely difficult to explain without resorting to "ghosts."
"an unnoticed visitor, an odd reflection of light against the wall, or digital manipulation."
Translation: "well, we don't know what it *is*, but we know what it *isn't*"
While I don't think the #1 picture actually shows a ghost, every time a discussion about this topics shows up the arguments are the same: "ghosts don't exist, so the thing in your picture must be something else, because it can't be a ghost". I'm pretty sure that if some day I get to take a picture of a ghost while talking to me (or, even better, showing his ID), people will say "its photoshopped, you can see the pixels" :(
BTW, I'd love to see an analysis of this photograph: http://paranormal.about.com/library/blclassic_fire_girl.htm .
Martin: The shape in that photo does look remarkably like a girl, but it's basically just a couple of dark splotches.
Our brains are so face-attuned that we interpret a colon followed by a closing parenthesis as a sideways smiley. Couple this with the fact that there are hundreds of billions of photos in the world, no two of them alike, and it's not too surprising that some of them have splotches and blotches that we try to see as people.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBXytUKh0g8&feature=user
http://gizmodo.com/5015249/cubicle-farm-rampage-video-was-just-a-viral-marketing-stunt
As for the #1 picture, there's a person in the window. Why do they think it's a ghost?
Sorry, folks, but when you shut off the transmitter, the signal stops. End of story.
"an unnoticed visitor, an odd reflection of light against the wall, or digital manipulation."
Translation: "well, we don't know what it *is*, but we know what it *isn't*"
While I don't think the #1 picture actually shows a ghost, every time a discussion about this topics shows up the arguments are the same: "ghosts don't exist, so the thing in your picture must be something else, because it can't be a ghost". I'm pretty sure that if some day I get to take a picture of a ghost while talking to me (or, even better, showing his ID), people will say "its photoshopped, you can see the pixels" :(
BTW, I'd love to see an analysis of this photograph: http://paranormal.about.com/library/blclassic_fire_girl.htm .
Our brains are so face-attuned that we interpret a colon followed by a closing parenthesis as a sideways smiley. Couple this with the fact that there are hundreds of billions of photos in the world, no two of them alike, and it's not too surprising that some of them have splotches and blotches that we try to see as people.
this freaks me out some of thouse photos look realy fake and some look photo shopped
but some are creepy and look so real!!
Some people analyzed the Wem photograph and came up with a possible explanation, although it's far from conclusive:
http://forgetomori.com/2009/paranormal/ghosts/the-second-best-pareidolia-a-hoax/