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wry1 · 12-20-2003, 02:23 AM

So tell me what you think....

It surprised the hell out of me to have an article from the Associated Press about a possible videotaped ghost incident at Hampton Palace. Here's the article....Ghostly image at Britain's Hampton Court

Must be a slow news day.

That said, what do you think? Is it real? A fake? What's your take on the whole thing?

Rodney · 12-20-2003, 04:28 AM

Fake. It's too good, and too appropriate to expectations. Somebody familiar with the grounds and the security video system set this up.

aurigus · 12-20-2003, 05:43 AM

Well, I wish I could find the video of that instead of a screen capture. It would be more convincing.

Anyway, depending on how the security cameras are set up, this just could be a "ghost" image, not in the sense of a ethereal figure but maybe they re-use their video casette tape, and this is an image left over from a previous recording. Since the camera is likely in the same spot, there could just be a chance that there was someone opening the door, and the new recording superimposes the current image, so you see a "ghostly" image closing the door, when in reality its just from the last recording of the tape.

That being said, I wouldn't rule out a ghost. But... 99% if not 100% of "ghost" sighting are just people seeing what they want to see in an image. Those websites and TV shows with ghostly images look like breath from people floating in front of the camera, and they thing its a ghost...

Sorry to take the fun out of it, but I'm too much of a realist.

sailor · 12-20-2003, 07:25 AM

Sorry, I dont believe it.

cowudders14 · 12-20-2003, 07:26 AM

The Metro (The daily free paper here in the UK - huge coverage as they give it away on all railway stations and in all bus depots) gave this story a full page spread and got very excited about it. It looked fairly convincing as they printed the picture very large, but I'm still not sure...

glytch · 12-20-2003, 07:57 AM

If this is a hoax it must be a pretty good one to get so many people excited about it. For myself, I have absolutely no clue which way to think about this.

forseti-6 · 12-20-2003, 08:31 AM

I have my doubts of it being real, but I'm not convinced it's fake...

Destrox · 12-20-2003, 09:02 AM

No clue really, but if its real that'd be cool.

But like most things, I dont beleive it till its proved.

silverback · 12-20-2003, 10:45 AM

It probably is a fake, but dont you know the people that work there must get the chills when they hear strange noises.

I work part time at a school that is supposed to have a ghost and it can get really creepy at night when you hear strange noises.

glytch · 12-20-2003, 05:14 PM

Any photoshop wizards able to clean this picture up a little bit? I'd love to be able to get some more detail on it.

Phaenx · 12-20-2003, 05:23 PM

The idea of ghosts is kind of silly, and even if not, what the hell are they going to do? Knock pictures off the end-table until you die?

wry1 · 12-20-2003, 05:25 PM

Oh, I used to live in a hanuted house....for real. There were far too many unexplained "incidents" - one of which I still don't even tell my own family, who lived there as well - that I refuse to discount the possibility of something supernatural.

-Ever- · 12-20-2003, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wry1
that I refuse to discount the possibility of something supernatural.

I agree with that

present_future · 12-20-2003, 10:36 PM

I think it's got to be fake.

BullHazzer · 12-23-2003, 10:28 AM

It could be real, or maybe not.

My question is why are the crappy cameras in position to get the pictures of the questionable stuff? You never see a clear picture of a ghost or other unexplained phenomenon. The picture quality is always poor, which of course feeds the debate.

Plan9Senior · 12-23-2003, 10:45 AM

Not only is it fake, it isn't even creepy. Looks like a pale guy in a bath robe

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clifclav · 12-23-2003, 02:07 PM

Kind of looks like a pirate ghost to me. AAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH

BentNotTwisted · 12-23-2003, 02:49 PM

The still photo printed in our newspaper made the face look long and skinny. It reminded me of the Halloween masks that were popular a couple of years back, the ones with the white face and black hood. That fact in itself makes me skeptical.

DonnieBoy · 12-23-2003, 08:39 PM

why is the ghost holding the door open?

Mephisto2 · 12-23-2003, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BentNotTwisted
The still photo printed in our newspaper made the face look long and skinny. It reminded me of the Halloween masks that were popular a couple of years back, the ones with the white face and black hood. That fact in itself makes me skeptical.

Those would be masks based upon Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream

Mr Mephisto

Steffi · 12-23-2003, 09:44 PM

I don't think that it's a real ghost in the picture, but that doesn't mean that I don't think ghosts are real.

Emotion · 12-23-2003, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wry1
Oh, I used to live in a hanuted house....for real. There were far too many unexplained "incidents" - one of which I still don't even tell my own family, who lived there as well - that I refuse to discount the possibility of something supernatural.

what happened?

View Poll Results: What do you think of the image caught on tape at Hampton Palace?
It's a fake, and the authorities are clueless.	21	41.18%
It's a publicity stunt, and the authorities know all about it.	10	19.61%
It's real.	5	9.80%
No idea. No clue whatsoever.	15	29.41%
Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll

12-20-2003, 02:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
wry1 Loser Location: Far too far from my Angel....	Videotaped Ghost? So tell me what you think.... It surprised the hell out of me to have an article from the Associated Press about a possible videotaped ghost incident at Hampton Palace. Here's the article....Ghostly image at Britain's Hampton Court Must be a slow news day. That said, what do you think? Is it real? A fake? What's your take on the whole thing?

12-20-2003, 07:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Sorry, I dont believe it. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

12-20-2003, 07:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
cowudders14 Bringer of good Moos... Location: Midlands, UK	The Metro (The daily free paper here in the UK - huge coverage as they give it away on all railway stations and in all bus depots) gave this story a full page spread and got very excited about it. It looked fairly convincing as they printed the picture very large, but I'm still not sure... __________________ Moo! I'm mooey!

12-20-2003, 07:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
glytch I am not permanent. Location: Tennessee	If this is a hoax it must be a pretty good one to get so many people excited about it. For myself, I have absolutely no clue which way to think about this. __________________ If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. - Mitch Hedberg

12-20-2003, 04:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Fake. It's too good, and too appropriate to expectations. Somebody familiar with the grounds and the security video system set this up.

12-20-2003, 05:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
aurigus Insane	Well, I wish I could find the video of that instead of a screen capture. It would be more convincing. Anyway, depending on how the security cameras are set up, this just could be a "ghost" image, not in the sense of a ethereal figure but maybe they re-use their video casette tape, and this is an image left over from a previous recording. Since the camera is likely in the same spot, there could just be a chance that there was someone opening the door, and the new recording superimposes the current image, so you see a "ghostly" image closing the door, when in reality its just from the last recording of the tape. That being said, I wouldn't rule out a ghost. But... 99% if not 100% of "ghost" sighting are just people seeing what they want to see in an image. Those websites and TV shows with ghostly images look like breath from people floating in front of the camera, and they thing its a ghost... Sorry to take the fun out of it, but I'm too much of a realist.

12-20-2003, 08:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
forseti-6 Existentialist Location: New York City	I have my doubts of it being real, but I'm not convinced it's fake... __________________ "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

12-20-2003, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	No clue really, but if its real that'd be cool. But like most things, I dont beleive it till its proved. __________________ You bore me.... next.

12-20-2003, 10:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
silverback Registered User Location: texas	It probably is a fake, but dont you know the people that work there must get the chills when they hear strange noises. I work part time at a school that is supposed to have a ghost and it can get really creepy at night when you hear strange noises.

12-20-2003, 05:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
glytch I am not permanent. Location: Tennessee	Any photoshop wizards able to clean this picture up a little bit? I'd love to be able to get some more detail on it. __________________ If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. - Mitch Hedberg

12-20-2003, 05:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	The idea of ghosts is kind of silly, and even if not, what the hell are they going to do? Knock pictures off the end-table until you die? __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

12-20-2003, 05:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
wry1 Loser Location: Far too far from my Angel....	Oh, I used to live in a hanuted house....for real. There were far too many unexplained "incidents" - one of which I still don't even tell my own family, who lived there as well - that I refuse to discount the possibility of something supernatural.

12-20-2003, 10:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
present_future Take my hand Location: Everywhere, but nowhere	I think it's got to be fake. __________________ The only thing I'll ever ask of you... you gotta promise not to stop when I say when.

12-23-2003, 10:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
BullHazzer Crazy Location: The land between the two rivers	It could be real, or maybe not. My question is why are the crappy cameras in position to get the pictures of the questionable stuff? You never see a clear picture of a ghost or other unexplained phenomenon. The picture quality is always poor, which of course feeds the debate.

12-23-2003, 02:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
clifclav absolute relativist Location: D.C.	Kind of looks like a pirate ghost to me. AAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH __________________ Neither rain , nor cold, nor dark of night shall.......ahh whatever, just get me a beer!

12-23-2003, 10:45 AM	#16 (permalink)
Plan9Senior Banned Location: Orange County, California	Not only is it fake, it isn't even creepy. Looks like a pale guy in a bath robe .

12-23-2003, 02:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	The still photo printed in our newspaper made the face look long and skinny. It reminded me of the Halloween masks that were popular a couple of years back, the ones with the white face and black hood. That fact in itself makes me skeptical. __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free

12-23-2003, 08:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
DonnieBoy Insane	why is the ghost holding the door open?

12-23-2003, 09:44 PM	#21 (permalink)
Steffi Tilted Location: Somewhere in the middle	I don't think that it's a real ghost in the picture, but that doesn't mean that I don't think ghosts are real.