Strangest thing ever...

cournioni

At 4.25am precisely this morning I was awoken by my DVD player which was switched off, it started opening and closing non stop. I pressed the off button on the remote and it stopped. But then it started again. Eventually I had to get out of bed and switch it off, it stopped after that.

Did this ever happen to anybody? It was one of the strangest things I've ever seen.

Nevyn

i'd change the batteris in your remote tbh.

cournioni

I've only changed them about two weeks ago... The funny thing is that there was nothing wrong with the power, there was no electrical storms or anything. I don't particularly believe in ghosts or spirits tbh, but I can't find a reason for this happening which is why I posted this...

Oryx

You may not have a ghost, but a 'ghost in the machine' electronic equipment can do peculiar things like this from time to time, and I wouldnt be too worried that its paranormal unless there was something else going on to make you think you are being 'visited'.

stevenmu

I had a TV spontaneously turn on a view times before, turns out the remote had buried itself in the duvet and I was rolling onto it.

cournioni

KatieK wrote:

You may not have a ghost, but a 'ghost in the machine' electronic equipment can do peculiar things like this from time to time, and I wouldnt be too worried that its paranormal unless there was something else going on to make you think you are being 'visited'.

Nah, not worried about it really, I was more peed off about waking up at that time in the night than anything.

Just wondering if anyone had experienced it before as it was really a paranormal event, because there was nothing that really gave me a reason for it happening.

goin'_to_the_PS

i know what it is........it is the strange ghost known as "faulty", the only way to stop him is to
a) shoot him with a silver bullet
b) bring the device back to dixons or where ever

Stark

Once I ran a computer program and I got a thing called a "segmentation fault"? Could that be paranormal?

Maybe a family once lived in your house and the child kept pressing the eject button on the DVD player non-stop so the father went beserk and killed it.

Oryx

Stark wrote:

Once I ran a computer program and I got a thing called a "segmentation fault"? Could that be paranormal?

Maybe a family once lived in your house and the child kept pressing the eject button on the DVD player non-stop so the father went beserk and killed it.

Hmmm. Skeptics are here again. :rolleyes:
Ok you can have your fun, just dont come running to me when your stereo goes all amityville and wrecks your gaff. :eek:

goin'_to_the_PS

Stark wrote:

Once I ran a computer program and I got a thing called a "segmentation fault"? Could that be paranormal?

Maybe a family once lived in your house and the child kept pressing the eject button on the DVD player non-stop so the father went beserk and killed it.

lol

GuanYin

Stark wrote:

Once I ran a computer program and I got a thing called a "segmentation fault"? Could that be paranormal?

Maybe a family once lived in your house and the child kept pressing the eject button on the DVD player non-stop so the father went beserk and killed it.

While I laughed at the post and enjoy the humour, this isn't constructive or helpful to the thread.

I've seen posts like this a little too often from you Stark, give it a rest please.

solas

have you lost anyone recently, or does the time and date hold any specific meaning to you?

is there a timer on the machine and could it have been set accidently?

cournioni

Stark wrote:

Once I ran a computer program and I got a thing called a "segmentation fault"? Could that be paranormal?

Maybe a family once lived in your house and the child kept pressing the eject button on the DVD player non-stop so the father went beserk and killed it.

LOL... We built this house not so long ago... So doubtful.

solas wrote:

have you lost anyone recently, or does the time and date hold any specific meaning to you?

is there a timer on the machine and could it have been set accidently?

I haven't lost anyone, nor does the time or date hold any meaning. It just happened, which I thought was quite weird. Especially as there is no timer on the machine, and the remote was well out of my reach and there was no problems with the electricity. As I said before, I don't have a belief in ghosts or spirits, I just posted this to see what the response would be...

MrJoeSoap

I once heard a similar story in which two friends were listening to a cd (some form of heavy metal, not that it really matters) and they took the cd out of the player and it kept playing. It was just an average stereo system, not a pc, so the music wasnt cached.

Pornapsters story kinda reminded me of it, although I'd be leaning towards the angle that the technology had more of a part to play than anything else in both cases.

cournioni

Hah that reminds me of the time I was listening to Slayer "New Faith" on my stereo and during a storm. Lightning and a crack of then turned off the radio. Which it would do, I just thought it was pretty funny.

At Ozzfest in 2002 something very strange happened during Slayer's set too. When they started playing "Raining Blood" the heavens opened and soaked us all and this continued until Slayer's set was over, and that is being precise. That was very strange too...

hawkmoon269

No offence, but from what I have heard of Slayer I think it's risky to mess with the dark side to that extent.

Talliesin

hawkmoon269 wrote:

No offence, but from what I have heard of Slayer I think it's risky to mess with the dark side to that extent.

Slayer wouldn't know the dark side if it arose in a triangle before them and said "hello, I'm the Dark Side, here's my wife Mrs. Side". It's just a game of freak-out-middle-class-church-going-parents.

I like the Tori Amos cover of "Raining Blood" better than the original.

cournioni

True. Tom Araya the singer of Slayer has admitted that he has no interest in it and is a devoted Catholic and goes to Mass every Sunday!

joe.

so what happened then>??

radiospan

Stark wrote:

Once I ran a computer program and I got a thing called a "segmentation fault"? Could that be paranormal?

Maybe a family once lived in your house and the child kept pressing the eject button on the DVD player non-stop so the father went beserk and killed it.

My computer turned itself on for no reason one night. Scared the **** out of me cos the room was dark, but I took it as a sign and checked the news and emails and stuff, but there was nothing important. Must have been a faulty switch or something, but it hasn't happened since.

popinfresh

I know this idea may seem ground-breakingly unbeleivable, but maybe ur DVD player is broken :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

joe.

Phew

highdef

When my grandmother died about 10 years ago, the clock in our kitchen stopped on the exact minute that she died. We all thought that was a little creepy but put it down to coincedence that the batteries died at that point so we put new batteries in and the clock did the exact same thing the following night - stopped at the exact same time again. Needless to say, the clock has been put up in the attic as the folks (and myself) became a bit afraid of the clock!!

solas

lots of weird stuff like that happened after my father died too.
In the hospital just as he was passing (we were out of the room) the fire alarm went off outside the room we were in, and it startled us so we ran to his room where he was just exhaling his last breath. If the fire alarm hadn't gone off we wouldn't have moved and probably would have missed saying our last goodbyes.
It was funny tho, nurses and doctors running around the place looking for an explanation as to why it had gone off. Then as we gathered around taking out the needles and rips and stuff, the sun beamed in the window, there was a lovely warmth that followed and the hospital church bells started ringing the angelus.
The fire alarm stopped and it was all very peaceful in the room.
All very coincidental things, but they added to the experience and made it memorable in a pleasant way.

Other stuff happened too in the days and weeks following, books falling off shelves (which were significant at the time), letters and other items that had been lost or missing started turning up. Lots of things which would have had no meaning in any other circumstance, but were very meaningful at the time.

oh..and funny one, when he was sick he used walk around the house in his dressing gown and my mother hated seeing him in it. Taking his things home from hospital she said, I hope I never see this ***ing dressing gown again. She washed it and hung it out on the line to dry when we got home and the next morning it was gone. (and no she had nothing to do with it)

<edit: one of the books which was found was a book by a medium and it was open on the page which described noticing signs>

popinfresh

I know this seems very "non beleiver" of me but a lot of people die. Probability means that unlikely events will occur at the same time as some deaths. For example, do you remember how NOTHING happened when your aunt <insert name here> died.
There's more than 1,000,000 '1 in a million' events of significance that one can encounter. By probability, you encounter '1 in a million events' all the time. However, when a 'one in a million' event happens people seem to get freaked out and blame it on paranormal activities.....

solas

If the fire alarm hadn't gone off we wouldn't have moved and probably would have missed saying our last goodbyes.

All very coincidental things, but they added to the experience and made it memorable in a pleasant way.

Maybe it sounds like I'm promoting the after life, its been a while since those incidents occured and I don't really believe that theere is anymore, at least not in a conventional way. I'm just stating that the incidents (or co-incidents) had meaning at the time.
Didn't freak me out really, it just made me start looking at things in a different way.

solas

For example, do you remember how NOTHING happened when your aunt <insert name here> died.

funny, I had an aunt pass away last sept and that night I was very uncomfortable, I was in a lot of pain, strange sort of pain like heart break emotional kind of pain, I remember laying down in my bed and thinking...God take me out of this f*cking body, this pain is too much. As soon as I thought it the pain was gone.
I learned the following morning she had passed during the night. (unexpectedly)
In some ways I associated (afterwards) what I was feeling with what she must have been going through.
But I know it's just a coincidence too.

popinfresh

when was the last time you saw her before she died? TBH, I wouldn't say, but can't be too sure, it was co-incidence that you felt that.
One could say that it's strange (freaky) that i said aunt and you did have and aunt that died , whereas if i had of said oncle? (please tell me there's not a similar example )

solas

haha ..yes there is..he died exactly a month before her. (he was her brother)

I would go into detail but I don't think its appropriate here, but your comment how NOTHING happened when aunt died, would actually make sense in a way.

hawkmoon269

PORNAPSTER wrote:

True. Tom Araya the singer of Slayer has admitted that he has no interest in it and is a devoted Catholic and goes to Mass every Sunday!

Don't be silly. What I'm suggesting is maybe people need to be careful in terms of messing with the dark side. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against heavy metal, but I'm sure you realise dark feelings shouldn't be taken to an extreme.

popinfresh

And was that by any chance on ur birthday (or any1 close to you's birthday)

Probability estimate (1/12), bearing in mind your comprehension of the above hypothesis 1/3

solas

lol..no..but she did die on sept 11, which is a significant day in the calender I spose.

popinfresh

the list goes on.... Still though having said that your uncle died a month before I would (feel free to blast me on this) that this is some way effected the timing of your aunt's death. If such a statement could be made then it is possible that you picked up on some vibes (through being in her presence) coming off your aunt and subconsciously knew on that night that she was gonna die (that's the power of the human mind for ye)

solas

well..it's a long story and I don;t really wish to go into it in detail (Still grieving in a way) but I can agree about the vibes and and subconsciously knowing. I did know she was ill and I had seen her not long before but I very much didn't want her to die, was hoping she would get better.
they both weren't very old, early fifties.

Still though having said that your uncle died a month before I would (feel free to blast me on this) that this is some way effected the timing of your aunt's death.

I don't know if you meant it like this but..she had cancer, but was recieving treatment, he passed of a heartattack very suddenly and yes it did effect the timing, she lost the will to live and really just gave up. I thought she could have fought and won.

good for you I was your One in three tho

Talliesin

hawkmoon269 wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against heavy metal, but I'm sure you realise dark feelings shouldn't be taken to an extreme.

Agreed, though at the same time denying dark feelings is also very harmful. I don't think Slayer are the best outlet for such feelings, but I can think of worse.

Besides which, the really scary people in this world don't say things like "Raining blood/From a lacerated sky/Bleeding its horror/Creating my structure/Now I shall reign in blood", they say things like "This is our little secret, and you mustn't ever tell mummy" or "we have to expect a certain acceptable level of civilian casaulties".

cournioni

hawkmoon269 wrote:

Don't be silly. What I'm suggesting is maybe people need to be careful in terms of messing with the dark side. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against heavy metal, but I'm sure you realise dark feelings shouldn't be taken to an extreme.

I wasn't taking the piss there. He actually does go to Mass every Sunday, he said so in an interview.

But I understand what you are saying.

hawkmoon269

PORNAPSTER wrote:

I wasn't taking the piss there. He actually does go to Mass every Sunday, he said so in an interview.

Really? Sorry, I thought you were having a laugh.

sinjin_smythe

PORNAPSTER wrote:

At 4.25am precisely this morning I was awoken by my DVD player which was switched off, it started opening and closing non stop. I pressed the off button on the remote and it stopped. But then it started again. Eventually I had to get out of bed and switch it off, it stopped after that.

Did this ever happen to anybody? It was one of the strangest things I've ever seen.

AAHH the power of a good mutsubooshi device. My advice dont buy anything from moore street

joe.

weedhead wrote:

mutsubooshi

Talliesin

PORNAPSTER wrote:

I wasn't taking the piss there. He actually does go to Mass every Sunday, he said so in an interview.

And for that matter, Ozzy Osbourne (who used to upset people with Satanic imagery before Slayer outgunned Black Sabbath) is quite devout, but a big believer in not wearing one's heart on ones sleave in such matters (pretending to be Satanic, do it in front of a crowded stadium, actually being Christian, do it quietly - go figure).

Fobia

I dunno about all the other stories that have been told in this thread...but the original post was quite simple to explain. There are three possible causes for the event, listed here in order of probability (imo).

1. Someone nearby (nextdoor probably) has a remote control which transmits on the same frequency as yours, the control sent the command to open it, but instead of opening his/her dvd player it opened yours, then he/she pressed the button a good few times to try and get it to work...
2. Faulty remote control
3. Faulty dvd player

Simple enough really

cournioni

Talliesin wrote:

And for that matter, Ozzy Osbourne (who used to upset people with Satanic imagery before Slayer outgunned Black Sabbath) is quite devout, but a big believer in not wearing one's heart on ones sleave in such matters (pretending to be Satanic, do it in front of a crowded stadium, actually being Christian, do it quietly - go figure).

Well it is usually Hanneman and King that write most of the lyrics and music. I'm not sure where they stand on the whole religion thing. Most of their music is influenced by Venom, probably the most satanic group ever. That could be the reason behind them using such strong lyrics.

But I would say that Slayer's lyrics are meant to offend, which means you don't exactly have to believe in what you write. Obviously offensive music was a big thing back in the 80's for drawing in a young crowd, and still is to this day.

To answer your question, Fobia I've checked both the dvd and the remote. There is nothing wrong with either. And the closest house to me is probably 500 metres away, and there are no other DVD players in the house. Really do you think I posted this thread without checking all of these things first?

lazygit

Fobia wrote:

I dunno about all the other stories that have been told in this thread...but the original post was quite simple to explain. There are three possible causes for the event, listed here in order of probability (imo).

1. Someone nearby (nextdoor probably) has a remote control which transmits on the same frequency as yours, the control sent the command to open it, but instead of opening his/her dvd player it opened yours, then he/she pressed the button a good few times to try and get it to work...

Remotes are normally IR.. wont pass through walls etc... no?

Zillah

lazygit wrote:

Remotes are normally IR.. wont pass through walls etc... no?

Quite right. The majority of remotes won't go through the corner of the bloody couch let alone through houses.

All the other possibilities are quite valid however.

You do not have a haunted dvd player.

79cortinaz

my radio switched itself on the other night - full blast. it has no timer and no remote control.

79cortinaz

pornapster - how many times has this happened? if its faulty it should happen a lot,no?

Oryx

79cortinaz wrote:

my radio switched itself on the other night - full blast. it has no timer and no remote control.

Would love to have seen your face

Ive mentioned before, that if these things were really something paranormal, ie a spirit energy or 'ghost' it would not be an isolated incident, you might have been aware of other odd things going on. I dont think those in spirit simply have a fascination with electrical equipment One isolated incident could be just about anything from static electricity to dodgy wiring. If strange things keep happening, then you have something concrete to investigate (or you move house )

79cortinaz

in the past 3 months theres been beds moving, voices, sounds of a ball bouncing, the radio switching on and the sound of stuff falling

79cortinaz

ive spend god knows how much time recording and listening to EVPs, running round with th eemf etc - but its all too sporatic and likes to happen in the very very early morning (like 3am) so when it does, I usually dont have anything ready use. unless I make an emergency kit and stuff it under the pillow

Oryx

How do you manage to sleep at all??? :eek:

Is the house old, or new? Have you lived there long or just moved in, are there many others in the house with you? You dont sound freaked by it, just intruiged, which is good!

79cortinaz

well this is it - its quite sporatic and happens when you arent expecting it.

the house is about 70 years old, we moved in about 4 years ago (my wife and i and our two kids) and only myself and our youngest have witnessed anything - except for the radio since we all heard that. Our youngest lad wont sleep without some form of light on and has in the past heard moaning noises in his room and his bed shook. Ive convinced him these were dreams, but i have stayed in his room a few times (james will get freaked out and go to sleep in our bed every now and then) and I too have felt the bed shake (quite weird, only half of the bed shakes and from right to left rather than the standard up and down) and ive also once heard a loud moan. that moan was defintely in the same room i was in on my own and it wasnt me.

Im not freaked out by it mainly because the house has a very very pleasant vibe and nothing scary has actually happened