On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Jones Beene wrote: > William Beaty writes > ------------------------------------------------------ > > WOW! I just experienced a disappearing-object event, BIG TIME, with no > > sensible explanations and no questionable issues to provide any excuses. > > This is the first time an object has vanished right before my eyes... > > > The object didn't disappear, Bill... well, not exactly... you see, there > was just this little software glitch, and you weren't supposed to even > notice...
I find myself extremely tempted to pretend that the event never happened. In this case, it's my skepticism which is irrational. (I guess I'm slipping into CSICOP-style pseudoscience!) At some level I'm telling myself, "well, there must be SOME explanation, so the event isn't really important, and there's no need to think about it anymore." I have to consciously resist the urge to re-write history in order to erase the weirdness. Since everyone knows that objects cannot simply vanish, therefore my subconscious editor either strives to remember things differently, or to "accidentally" forget that it happened at all? :) Well, this whole event certainly drives home a little phrase: "it's different when it happens to you personally." To me the "vanishing- object" effect was old and well-known. Or so I thought! (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://amasci.com EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair Seattle, WA 206-789-0775 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
