Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries by Benjamin Radford

Author:Benjamin Radford [Radford, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science & Technical
ISBN: 9780936455112
Publisher: Rhombus Publishing Company
Published: 2010-07-01T05:00:00+00:00

Figure 5.4, testing a tape recorder that captured “spirit voices.”

For my next experiment I scooped up Scrappy, the family’s pliant orange calico cat, and carried him with me upstairs to Tom’s haunted room. Tom (perhaps influenced by the many books on ghosts and hauntings that Monica had recently read) had said that the animals would refuse to go in the room, or act strangely if they did. With a camcorder recording the event, I placed Scrappy in the middle of the room to see if he would hiss, scamper out, or react in any unusual way. Instead, he sat there looking at me with that distinctly feline air of superiority, and soon wandered over to be petted. If he sensed any supernatural spirits, Scrappy didn’t show it as he purred and enjoyed a scratch behind the ears (figure 5.5). It’s possible that the cat acted strangely at some point, but there may be many reasons why, and at any rate another person might not have interpreted the cat’s actions as odd at all. Another mystery evaporated.

As I packed up, I told Tom and Monica that I would be willing to come back that night for one more ghost stakeout. Since I had been told that the steps and squeaking happen constantly throughout the night, it seemed that surely a second night in the haunted house should provide some evidence. Both said they’d like that, so about seven hours later I returned to the house.

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