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[MOTU] What's your favourite Unexplained Mystery

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    #92
    Mike Guide 69
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    I saw that documentary recently on Joyce Carol Vincent. Very sad and it was mind blowing how someone could just sort of lay undiscovered for a period of 3 years before anyone would realise what happened to her in the first place. I think it was hinted in the film that she may have had some sort of fit, be it epileptic or something else, which may have contributed to her death, but ultimately will probably never know the full facts i guess.

    A sort of mystery/disappearance i remember back in the early 80's which stood in my mind, as when my folks got cable for all the english channels, was the numerous appeals and reenactments on the news channels about the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh. The estate agent who went to show a property to a prospective buyer but was never seen again.

    Despite the police enquiries and numerous suspects, she has never been found...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Suzy_Lamplugh


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    #93
    maco12
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭maco12


    finding an honest politician is a strange feat


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    #94
    The Real B-man
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Real B-man


    Dyatlov Pass

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident


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    #95
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    The Real B-man wrote: »
    Dyatlov Pass

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

    :eek:
    Investigators at the time determined that the hikers tore open their tent from within, departing barefoot into heavy snow and a temperature of −30 °C (−22 °F). Although the corpses showed no signs of struggle, two victims had fractured skulls, two had broken ribs, and one was missing her tongue


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    #96
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,734 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    there was a recent film on that one too, Devil's pass


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    #97
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Been meaning to check out that "Devils Pass" film, will have to do so soon. It's a really bizarre mystery!


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    #98
    TaosHum
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    #99
    Myrddin
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    TaosHum wrote: »
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    There's a great X-Files episode called "Drive" about that :)


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    #100
    Stuboyovo
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Stuboyovo


    one of my favourite has to be Edgar Cayce...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Cayce


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    #101
    Stuboyovo
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Stuboyovo


    also this book is worth a read...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Atlantis_to_the_Sphinx


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    #102
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭Owryan


    This : http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Runestone. While many believe its a hoax, its still something of a puzzle and if you link it to this :
    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Tower_(Rhode_Island) then its an intrguing theory that norse/viking explorers reached and settled america long before colombus.


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    #103
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,734 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    I'd always thought that second one about viking colonists was about Canada or Newfoundland.

    there's a decent article here about it too


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    #104
    downonthefarm
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bloop

    dont know if this is of any use but i thought it fairly odd


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    #105
    degrassinoel
    Registered Users Posts: 10,734 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    there's some really eerie sounds picked up by those hydrophones, Upsweep is another one, sounds like an alarm or klaxon.

    nice one!


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    #106
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭Owryan


    degrassinoel wrote: »
    I'd always thought that second one about viking colonists was about Canada or Newfoundland.

    there's a decent article here about it too

    There is a degree of evidence to suggest that the vikings did reach the Americas before Colombus but nothing definate to suggest they settled inland or formed any permanent settlements.

    If the Kensingston Runestone and the Newport Tower were proven to be authentic then there would be a lot of suddenly out of date school books :eek:

    The Theory is that the vikings were able to use the inland waterways of North America to expand their presence in Newfoundland


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    #107
    turnikett1
    Registered Users Posts: 676 ✭✭✭turnikett1


    Is it cool if I bump this, or...? If it is, then, this is pretty weird!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Masks_Case


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    #108
    Johnny Be Goode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭Johnny Be Goode


    Re: Spontaneous Human Combustion (i.e. the death from a fire originating without an apparent external source of ignition according to definition on Wikipedia) have all reported cases been fully explained satisfactorily? I haven't heard of any recent cases and know that it was an unsolved mystery up to a few years ago anyway. (I don't think I am able to post links yet but googling finds a lot of info and articles etc etc) JBG


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    #109
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Johnny Be Goode wrote: »
    Re: (i.e. the death from a fire originating without an apparent external source of ignition according to definition on Wikipedia) have all reported cases been fully explained satisfactorily? I haven't heard of any recent cases and know that it was an unsolved mystery up to a few years ago anyway. (I don't think I am able to post links yet but googling finds a lot of info and articles etc etc) JBG

    I don't think there's any mystery there. It may be rare to find a body burned with the 'wick effect' and a little odd, but it's certainly not by 'Spontaneous Human Combustion'.


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    #110
    Johnny Be Goode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭Johnny Be Goode


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    I don't think there's any mystery there. It may be rare to find a body burned with the 'wick effect' and a little odd, but it's certainly not by 'Spontaneous Human Combustion'.

    Bye the way think your music's great, have all your albums …. but moving on ….

    I haven't done too much research here myself yet, heard the explanations about body fat acting as a fuel and all that but initially the temperatures to incinerate a human body must have been extreme … and not cause any damage to the surounds .. that why these reports are so bizarre … don't know if any experiments have been carried out … if I find anything on the web I 'll try and get someone to post link … thanks JBG


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    #111
    Star Lord
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    The only semi-remotely feasible explanation I've ever read for it was that the cause could be some really rare form of 'ball' lightening.

    Now how this happens to people indoors, I don't know...


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    #112
    Johnny Be Goode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭Johnny Be Goode


    Thanks Damo, will check out the link if the boss is not watching ...


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    #113
    Johnny Be Goode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭Johnny Be Goode


    Wow, did not hear of that one before as an explanation. cheers


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    #114
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    The link is to a wikipedia page on ball lightening itself, as opposed to it being suggested to be the cause of spontaneous combustion.


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    #115
    Kenny Logins
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    Johnny Be Goode wrote: »
    Bye the way think your music's great, have all your albums …. but moving on ….

    I haven't done too much research here myself yet, heard the explanations about body fat acting as a fuel and all that but initially the temperatures to incinerate a human body must have been extreme … and not cause any damage to the surounds .. that why these reports are so bizarre … don't know if any experiments have been carried out … if I find anything on the web I 'll try and get someone to post link … thanks JBG

    I have seen it replicated with a pig, can't remember what show it was... but it was following a case of a man's body found in a ditch, where it was confirmed that a flicked cigarette butt was the source of ignition.

    Oh, hang on - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/158853.stm


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    #116
    Johnny Be Goode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭Johnny Be Goode


    DamoElDiablo wrote: »
    The link is to a wikipedia page on ball lightening itself, as opposed to it being suggested to be the cause of spontaneous combustion.

    I guess all possibilities have to be considered


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    #117
    Johnny Be Goode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭Johnny Be Goode


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    I have seen it replicated with a pig, can't remember what show it was... but it was following a case of a man's body found in a ditch, where it was confirmed that a flicked cigarette butt was the source of ignition.



    Thanks again, that is a very good article … JBG


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    #118
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Here's one I admit I haven't heard of until now. Why did four women kill themselves by starvation?

    http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/why-did-four-women-kill-themselves-by-starvation-26244299.html


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    #119
    Myrddin
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    Some interesting ones here that I'd not heard of



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    #120
    maccored
    Registered Users Posts: 10,661 ✭✭✭✭maccored


    I saw that too - didnt actually replicate it though. they nearly burned down the room they had the pig in, plus it took ages.

    "Dr De Haan said: "The sort of damage here is exactly the same as that from supposed spontaneous human combustion."

    5 hours to burn. I would agree the end results are the same (ie burning), but thats about it.
    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    I have seen it replicated with a pig, can't remember what show it was... but it was following a case of a man's body found in a ditch, where it was confirmed that a flicked cigarette butt was the source of ignition.

    Oh, hang on - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/158853.stm


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    #121
    Reebrock
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    turnikett1 wrote: »
    Is it cool if I bump this, or...? If it is, then, this is pretty weird!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Masks_Case

    That's an odd one.


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