Ghost or static phenominon?

Porkchop · 01-16-2011, 05:40 PM

So I'm sitting here at work in the back room, no customers. Earlier I was cutting some paper up into long strips so I could re-label some shoe boxes. Nothing bigger than half of a sticky note wide, but long. I was just replying to another thread when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I look over to the desk and one of the strips of paper was standing on end at a 45 degree angle, in a perfect straight line. I took a step closer and the thing started to move to about a 70 degree angle, still no slack just dead stiff. It stayed there for a long time and I was just turning on my camera when the thing just slammed back to the desk. When it fell it still didn't bow or wave, it just kinda slammed flat. I picked it up, and it instantly bowed in my hand. There are no windows, vents, or doors in our back room. So... some kind of freak static phenominon, or a ghost?

Amorok · 01-16-2011, 05:42 PM

Don't know but here's a tip, and it's free. Drugs AFTER work, not before.

Captain Morgan · 01-16-2011, 06:08 PM

Static. You picking up the camera (or getting it in the vicinity) likely changed the electricity in the air enough to cause the paper to fall. Saw similar occurence with tinsel on my Christmas tree. I had put a cooler on the floor to take some deer meat to my uncle and the tinsel tried to pull away from the tree to reach the cooler. However, whenever I would step toward the cooler, the tinsel would fall. If I stepped away, it would move back toward the cooler.

askmrjesus · 01-16-2011, 06:40 PM

Least interesting Myth Busters episode ever.

JC

Homeslice · 01-16-2011, 07:08 PM

It's Obama's fault!

Rangerscott · 01-16-2011, 07:58 PM

Ghost cock!

01-16-2011, 05:40 PM	#1
Porkchop 125GP Champion Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Worthington, OH Moto: Empty Garage Posts: 3,418	Ghost or static phenominon? So I'm sitting here at work in the back room, no customers. Earlier I was cutting some paper up into long strips so I could re-label some shoe boxes. Nothing bigger than half of a sticky note wide, but long. I was just replying to another thread when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I look over to the desk and one of the strips of paper was standing on end at a 45 degree angle, in a perfect straight line. I took a step closer and the thing started to move to about a 70 degree angle, still no slack just dead stiff. It stayed there for a long time and I was just turning on my camera when the thing just slammed back to the desk. When it fell it still didn't bow or wave, it just kinda slammed flat. I picked it up, and it instantly bowed in my hand. There are no windows, vents, or doors in our back room. So... some kind of freak static phenominon, or a ghost? __________________ *Coming soon? 2010 Ducati Monster 696 - Sold 1984 Honda VF500F - Sold 1999 Yamaha R6 - Sold

01-16-2011, 05:42 PM	#2
Amorok Issukangitok Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Biloxi, MS Moto: '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50T Posts: 2,225	Don't know but here's a tip, and it's free. Drugs AFTER work, not before. __________________ What goes around comes around. Sometimes you get what's coming around, and sometimes you are what's coming around. You see what I mean?

01-16-2011, 06:40 PM	#4
askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	Least interesting Myth Busters episode ever. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

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01-16-2011, 06:08 PM	#3
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	Static. You picking up the camera (or getting it in the vicinity) likely changed the electricity in the air enough to cause the paper to fall. Saw similar occurence with tinsel on my Christmas tree. I had put a cooler on the floor to take some deer meat to my uncle and the tinsel tried to pull away from the tree to reach the cooler. However, whenever I would step toward the cooler, the tinsel would fall. If I stepped away, it would move back toward the cooler.

01-16-2011, 07:08 PM	#5
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	It's Obama's fault!

01-16-2011, 07:58 PM	#6
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Ghost cock!