What our ancestors once called "devilry", modern scientists refer to the area of the unknown. True, they still cannot explain the reason for this most unidentified thing.
"Taos noise"
Have you heard how an engine or a drilling rig works? It is such an unpleasant noise that disturbs the peace of the inhabitants of the American city of Taos. An incomprehensible buzz coming from the direction of the desert first appeared almost 18 years ago, and since then it has regularly reappeared. When residents of the city asked the authorities to investigate, it turned out that the noise seemed to come from the bowels of the earth, it could not be registered by location devices, and only 2% of the city's population heard it. A similar phenomenon is observed in other regions of the planet. It occurs especially often in Europe. As in the case of the Taoist rumble, its causes and source have not yet been discovered.
Ghost doppelgangers
Cases where people meet their doppelgangers are not uncommon. Stories about doppelgangers (this is so as not to write “doubles” twice in a row) are present both in medical practice, which is just not at all surprising, and in historical documents and literary works. Guy de Maupassant told his friends about meeting his double. The mathematician Descartes, the French writer George Sand, the English poets and writers Shelley, Byron, Walter Scott also encountered their copies. We will not even mention Dostoevsky's story "The Double".
However, doppelgangers also visit people of prosaic professions. Here are the stories compiled by Dr. Edward Podolsky. One woman saw her doppelgänger while putting on makeup in front of a mirror. A man working in the garden noticed his exact copy next to him, repeating all his movements.
Scientists suggest that the secret of doppelgangers may be hidden in our brains. Processing information, our nervous system creates the so-called spatial scheme of the body, which, due to reasons unknown to science, is divided into real and astral images. Alas, this is just a hypothesis.
Life after death
The light at the end of a dark tunnel, an unusual luminous creature, a calling voice, the ghosts of deceased loved ones - this is what awaits a person in the next world, according to the "resurrected". In other words, those who have undergone clinical death.
One of the proofs of the reality of the afterlife was the study of William James, which he conducted with the participation of the medium Leonora Piper. For about ten years, the doctor organized séances, during which Leonora spoke either on behalf of the Indian girl Chlorin, or Commander Vanderbilt, or Longfellow, or Johann Sebastian Bach, or the actress Siddons. The doctor invited viewers to his sessions: journalists, scientists, other mediums, so that they could confirm that communication with the world of the dead was really happening.
Unfortunately, there are no scientific facts on this subject yet. However, maybe it's for the best?
noisy spirit
The poltergeist is an inexplicable phenomenon and at the same time a constant hero of the yellow press. “The barabashka stole the salary of the family from Kapotnya and wrote a swear word on the wall”, “Poltergeist became the father of three children”, - these and similar headings are still regularly followed by the audience.
For the first time, the poltergeist was mentioned almost two thousand years ago by the historian Titus Livy, who described how someone invisible threw stones at Roman soldiers. After that, cases of the appearance of a poltergeist were described many more times. Mentions of this phenomenon are present even in the annals of a French monastery. According to the chronicler, on September 16, 1612, something incredible happened in the house of the Huguenot priest Francois Perrault. It all started with the fact that at midnight the curtains began to draw by themselves, and someone pulled the bed linen from the beds. Loud noises were heard in various parts of the house, and in the kitchen someone was throwing dishes. The poltergeist not only methodically demolished the house, but also cursed desperately. The church decided that the devil had taken up residence in the house of the sinner Huguenot, and Martin Luther later proposed calling the "obscene spirit" a poltergeist. After 375 years in the USSR it will be called a barabashka.
heavenly signs
According to history, clouds are not only white-maned horses. From time immemorial, eyewitness accounts have been preserved, telling about whole pictures, meaningful signs and numbers that suddenly appeared in the sky. According to legend, one of these heavenly visions predicted the victory of Julius Caesar, and another - a blood-red flag with a white cross - gave strength to the retreating Danish troops and helped them defeat the pagan Estonians.
Scientists are skeptical about such pictures in the sky and name several reasons for their appearance. Today, various figures in the sky can form aircraft exhausts. After the aircraft fuel burns out, water vapor enters the atmosphere, immediately turning into ice crystals. Picked up by air whirlwinds, they behave very unpredictably and can create various shapes. Aerosols based on carbon dioxide and barium salts sprayed during weather experiments can also be the cause of such phenomena. In addition, air, due to its specific properties, sometimes acquires the ability to reflect what is happening on Earth.
The phenomenon of wandering graves
In 1928, all the Scottish newspapers were full of news about the grave that had disappeared from the cemetery of the small town of Glenysville. Relatives who came to visit the deceased found an empty place instead of a stone gravestone. The grave was never found.
In 1989, on one of the farms in Kansas, right in the middle of the barnyard, a grave mound grew overnight with a rickety and cracked tombstone. Due to the poor condition of the plate, it was not possible to read the name on it. But when the grave was dug up, a coffin with human remains was found in it.
All this devilry is considered commonplace in some African and Polynesian tribes. There is a tradition to douse a fresh grave with tree sap and cover it with shells. This is done, according to the priests, so that the grave "does not leave."
pyrokinesis
Cases when people engulfed in flames of unknown origin turned into a handful of ashes in just a few minutes have been known for a very long time. Although this phenomenon occurs infrequently: over the entire last century, only 19 cases of pyrokinesis have been recorded in the world. Why this happens, and most importantly, why the flame often does not spread to surrounding objects, scientists cannot explain.
In 1969, a dead man was found in his car. His face and hands were burned, but for some reason the fire did not touch his hair and eyebrows. Quite a fantastic incident occurred in the Canadian province of Alberta. Two sisters flared up at the same moment, being in different parts of the city, a kilometer apart.
Versions of the origin of pyrokinesis are increasingly fantastic. Some doctors are trying to connect spontaneous combustion of people with their internal state, since most of the victims are known to have been depressed for a long time. Others believe that mainly alcoholics fall under the influence of pyrokinesis. Their body is so saturated with alcohol that it can flare up from the slightest spark, especially if the dead smoked. There is a version that the flame arises under the influence of either ball lightning, which happened to be nearby, or energy beams unknown to science. Recently, a completely unbelievable theory has been put forward. Allegedly, a thermonuclear reaction serves as a source of energy in a living cell, that is, under the influence of an unknown force, inexplicable energy processes begin to occur in the cell, similar to those that occur during the explosion of an atomic bomb.
It's hard to believe, but there are natural phenomena that scientists still cannot explain. Such as, balls of electricity appearing in the sky, or the random movement of rocks without the help of a person or animal. Will we ever know the answers to these enigmatic ? May be! But, now, these 25 unusual natural phenomena remain a mystery to science.
solar corona
Millions of kilometers in space belong to the corona, which acts as an aura of plasma and surrounds the Sun. This is something that scientists cannot explain. And why the solar corona has a higher temperature than the visible surface of the Sun. While the average temperature of the Sun's surface is about 5800 Kelvin, the corona reaches a burning temperature of one to three million Kelvin.
Animal migration
Animal migration occurs in virtually all large animal groups, including birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and insects. Scientists are baffled by the fact that these animals venture on such amazing journeys and not go astray? There have been many theories about this natural phenomenon, but the true cause remains unknown.
Sound anomalies or abnormal sound phenomena in nature
There are several places known for hum, a phenomenon described as a persistent and invasive low-frequency hum, rumbling, noise, or buzz from an unknown source. One of them in the city of Taos, New Mexico is probably the most famous. Even more puzzling is the fact that only 2% of Taos' locals can hear it. Regardless of the origin of the strange sound, for those who can hear it, it is extremely disturbing.
Jellyfish disappeared from Jellyfish Lake
Located on the island of Eil Malk in Palau, Jellyfish Lake is a marine lake that connects to the ocean through a network of cracks and tunnels. Every day, millions of jellyfish migrate across the lake, and between 1998 and 2000, all golden jellyfish disappeared from the lake. There are many theories regarding this phenomenon, but scientists are still not sure of the exact cause.
ice circles
Also known as ice disks, ice circles are a very rare natural phenomenon that occurs in slow moving waters at freezing temperatures. Scientists don't know exactly how ice circles form, but they are thought to form in eddy currents where thin ice sheets rotate and gradually freeze together. The diameter of the circles can vary greatly from a few centimeters to 15 meters or more.
Snowman
For decades, people have been watching the large human-type hairy creature known as the Yeti or Bigfoot. While the vast majority of scientists are skeptical of its existence, there are a few experts who believe Bigfoot actually exists. Proponents speculate that it may be a relic population of Gigantopithecus, a giant ape that lived 9 million years ago.
Hurricane on Saturn
In 2013, a huge hurricane was spotted on Saturn by NASA spacecraft orbiting the planet. The eye of the storm was about 2000 kilometers in diameter and crossed the clouds at a speed of 530 kilometers per hour. On Earth, hurricanes feed on warm oceans, but Saturn lacks oceans to create such a giant storm.
Monarch butterflies migration
We have already talked about the miracle of animal migrations, but there is one animal whose annual migration is especially impressive. The monarch butterfly lives only half a year, which means that the butterflies that return are the children of those who made the first migration. Never migrating, how can they know where to fly? Researchers have proposed many theories, and a group of researchers have identified the butterfly's antenna as a vital body part for successful migration. However, the accuracy of this theory remains to be determined.
Animal Rain
In history, several strange cases have been recorded of animals falling from the sky. For example, in the summer of 2000 in Ethiopia, it rained millions of fish, some of which were dead, while others were still moving with all their might. Most of these "animal" rains occur in tornadoes or other types of violent storms capable of lifting and carrying objects and water, but there is one striking fact - it usually rains from one type of animal. It can be rain only from herring or a special kind of frog.
Fireballs Naga
Like ball lightning, Naga fireballs are an unusual natural phenomenon. According to an unconfirmed source, they were seen on the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos, where glowing reddish balls allegedly rose from the water. There have been several attempts to scientifically explain Naga fireballs, but so far, there is no definitive explanation for this phenomenon.
Zone of Silence
Mapimi "Zone of Silence" refers to the desert patch in Durango, Mexico, and is an extremely quiet place where strange phenomena occur. In 1970, a test missile launched from a US military base near Green River, Utah lost control and crashed in this area. Parts of the booster used for the Apollo project also disintegrated and landed in the same area, as well as the world's largest carbon chondrites. Or maybe this is a coincidence?
Flashes of light during an earthquake
For centuries, people have observed strange, mostly white or bluish flashes that precede major earthquakes. The lights were typically only a few seconds long. The first photos of this phenomenon were recorded after the 1960s. Since then, scientists have begun to take this phenomenon seriously and have created many theories about the origin of light flashes, involving piezoelectricity, frictional heating, and electrokinetics.
volcanic light
Scientists have found that similar volcanic light is observed before an earthquake and occurs in areas where a large volcanic eruption is about to occur. Recent research suggests that light may be caused by elements that energize rocks' natural electrical charge, causing them to sparkle and glow.
moon illusion
We have all noticed that when the Moon is on the horizon, it seems to be much larger than when it is high in the sky. But try a small experiment (like with a coin) at arm's length with one eye closed, place it next to a high moon and then a big moon on the horizon and you will see that the size of the moon relative to the coin will be the same in both cases. .
Synchronous blinking fireflies
Living in the Great Smoky Mountains (National Park), synchronous fireflies are the only fireflies in America that can synchronize their blinking. Fireflies glow in sync for several weeks each year, but the reason for this behavior remains unknown.
Cat purring
Did you know that a cat's purr is one of the most mysterious sounds in the animal kingdom? Scientists study not only the origin of sound, but also its causes. Cats often purr when being petted or while resting, but they also purr when eating and sometimes even during childbirth. Thus, the main reason why cats purr remains unknown.
Singing humpback whales
Male humpback whales can make long and very complex "sounds" that were once thought necessary to attract females, but studies have shown that the sound often attracts other males. In addition, individuals can recognize each other's songs and distribute them to other populations. So the singing of humpback whales remains a mystery.
Origin of the Universe
In today's world, the Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the birth of the universe. She claims that about 14 billion years ago, all of space was contained in a single point from which the universe emerged. However, the theory does not provide any explanation for the initial conditions of the universe - it only describes and explains the overall evolution of the universe that has started from that moment on. But what was there before that? We do not know.
Bermuda Triangle
If there is a place known for the occurrence of mysterious phenomena and strange events that scientists cannot figure out, it is the Bermuda Triangle. In this region in the western North Atlantic, a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Scientists tend to attribute the disappearances to several coincidences, such as terrible weather, ocean currents, human error, and even methane bubbles.
Loch Ness monster
The Loch Ness Monster is a mystery somewhat similar to Sasquatch. There were many sightings of the creature, but most of them were found to be false. However, there is some speculation that a Scottish lake may be home to a relic plesiosaur, an extinct marine reptile believed to have died around 66 million years ago. Plesiosaurs were once abundant in the area where Britain is today, but the likelihood that some individuals secretly survived is close to zero.
witch circles
Found in the arid grasslands of western South Africa, witch circles are circular patches of barren land. Usually found with monospecific herbaceous vegetation, circles vary in diameter from 2 to 15 m. The origin and history of fairy circles has long been a puzzle, and even today, scientists do not know exactly how they appeared. One favorite assumption is that termites are responsible for the circles, but the area of the phenomenon is much wider than that of termites.
moving stones
Also known as sliding or crawling rocks, they refer to an amazing geological phenomenon in which rocks move and create long paths along a smooth valley without human or animal intervention. There have even been instances of stones flipping over, turning side and changing direction. The origin of this phenomenon has not been determined, but scientists speculate that the movement may be caused by strong winds pushing the stone over a thin layer of clay.
Whales aground
Every year, up to 2,000 whales throw themselves onto the beach, and in most cases they die. It is also known that they have used this strange method of "suicide" for at least thousands of years. Numerous theories have been proposed as to why they do this, but none of them have been convincing enough to be true.
Ball lightning
Ball lightning is probably the most famous unexplained electrical phenomenon. The term refers to glowing, spherical objects that range in diameter from a pea to several meters in diameter. Ball lightning is commonly associated with thunderstorms, but lasts much longer than regular lightning. The phenomenon has been the subject of research since 1834, the English physician and explorer William Snow Harris introduced the concept to the scientific field, but even now there is no generally accepted explanation for ball lightning.
The lights of the Hessdalen valley
Since the 1940s or even earlier, a strange light has been recorded in the Hessdalen Valley, Norway. This natural phenomenon is white or yellow in color and has an unknown origin. Between 1981 and 1984, the lights were observed up to 20 times a week, but since then, the activity has decreased and now the lights are observed about 10-20 times a year. Despite ongoing research and numerous working hypotheses, there is no conclusive explanation for the origin of these lights.
April 12 marks the 56th anniversary of the appearance of man in space. Since then, astronauts regularly tell incredible stories that happened to them in space. Strange sounds that cannot propagate in vacuum, inexplicable visions and mysterious objects are present in the reports of many astronauts. Further, the story will go on about what so far there is no unambiguous explanation.
Already a few years after the flight, Yuri Gagarin attended one of the concerts of the popular VIA. Then he admitted that he had already heard similar music, but not on Earth, but during a flight into space.
This fact is all the more strange, since before Gagarin's flight, electronic music did not yet exist in our country, and it was precisely such a melody that the first cosmonaut heard.
Similar sensations were experienced by people who visited space later. For example, Vladislav Volkov spoke about the strange sounds that literally surrounded him during his stay in space.
“The earthly night was flying below. And suddenly from this night came ... the barking of a dog. And then the cry of a child became clearly audible! And some voices. It’s impossible to explain all this,” Volkov described the experience.
Sounds followed him almost the entire time of the flight.
American astronaut Gordon Cooper said that, flying over the territory of Tibet, he was able to see houses with surrounding buildings with the naked eye.
Scientists have given the effect the name “ground objects magnification,” but there is no scientific explanation for being able to view something from a distance of 300 kilometers.
A similar phenomenon was experienced by cosmonaut Vitaly Sevastyanov, who said that during the flight over Sochi he was able to see his own two-story house, which caused controversy among opticians.
Candidate of technical and philosophical sciences, test cosmonaut Sergei Krichevsky first heard about inexplicable cosmic visions and sounds from his colleague, who spent half a year on the Mir orbital complex.
When Krichevsky was preparing for his first flight into space, a colleague informed him that while in space, a person can be subject to fantastic daydreams that many astronauts have observed.
Literally, the warning was as follows: "A person undergoes one or more transformations. Transformations at that moment seem to him a natural phenomenon, as if it should be so. Visions of all astronauts are different ...
One thing is similar: those who have been in such a state determine a certain powerful flow of information coming from outside. None of the astronauts can call it hallucinations - the sensations are too real.
Later, Krichevsky called this phenomenon the "Solaris effect", which was described by the author Stanislav Lemm, whose fantastic work "Solaris" accurately predicted inexplicable cosmic phenomena.
Although there is no definitive scientific answer to the occurrence of such visions, some scientists believe that the occurrence of such unexplained cases is due to exposure to microwave radiation.
In 2003, Yang Liwei, who became the first Chinese astronaut to go into space, also witnessed the unexplainable.
He was on board the Shenzhou 5 when one night on October 16th he heard a strange sound from outside, like crackling.
According to the astronaut, he had the feeling that someone was knocking on the wall of the spacecraft in the same way as an iron ladle knocks on a tree. Liwei says that the sound did not come from outside, but not from inside the spacecraft either.
Liwei's stories were called into question, since in a vacuum, the propagation of any sound is impossible. But on subsequent Shenzhou missions in space, two other Chinese astronauts heard the same knock.
In 1969, American astronauts Tom Stafford, Gene Cernan, and John Young were on the dark side of the moon, quietly removing craters. At that moment, they heard an “otherworldly organized noise” coming from their headset.
“Space Music” went on for one hour. Scientists suggested that the sound arose due to radio interference between spacecraft, but could three experienced astronauts mistake ordinary interference for an alien phenomenon.
On May 5, 1981, Hero of the Soviet Union, pilot-cosmonaut Major General Vladimir Kovalyonok noticed something inexplicable in the window of the Salyut station.
"Many astronauts have seen phenomena that are beyond the experience of earthlings. For ten years I never talked about such things. At that time we were over the South African region, moving towards the Indian Ocean. I was just doing some gymnastic exercises when I saw in front of me through the porthole is an object whose appearance I could not explain ...
I was looking at this object, and then something happened that is impossible according to the laws of physics. The object had an elliptical shape. From the side, it seemed as if it was spinning in the direction of flight. After that, there was a kind of explosion of golden light...
Then after one or two seconds there was a second explosion somewhere else and two spheres appeared, golden and very beautiful. After this explosion, I saw white smoke. The two spheres never returned."
In 2005, American astronaut Leroy Chiao, commander of the ISS, led her for six and a half months. One day he was setting up antennas 230 miles above the Earth when he witnessed the inexplicable.
“I saw lights that seemed to line up. I saw them fly and thought it looked terribly strange,” he later said.
Cosmonaut Musa Manarov spent a total of 541 days in space, of which one in 1991 he remembered more than others. On the way to the Mir space station, he managed to capture a cigar-shaped UFO on camera.
The video is two minutes long. The astronaut said that this object shone at certain moments and moved in a spiral in space.
Dr. Story Musgrave has six PhDs and is also a NASA astronaut. It was he who told a very colorful story about UFOs.
In a 1994 interview, he said: "I saw a snake in space. It is elastic because it had internal waves, and it followed us for quite a long period of time. The more you are in space, the more incredible things you can see there" .
Cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev was tormented by visions in his sleep. During sleep in this position, Tsibliyev behaved extremely restlessly, he screamed, gnashed his teeth, and tossed about.
“I asked Vasily what was the matter? It turned out that he had enchanting dreams, which he sometimes took for reality. He could not retell them. He only insisted that he had never seen anything like this in his life,” said a colleague of the ship commander.
Six cosmonauts aboard the ISS, while waiting for the arrival of Soyuz-6, observed translucent figures 10 meters high for 10 minutes, which accompanied the station, and then disappeared.
Nikolai Rukavishnikov observed flashes in near-Earth space during a flight aboard the Soyuz-10 spacecraft.
During the rest, he was in a darkened compartment with his eyes closed. Suddenly he saw flashes, which at first he took for the signals of a flashing light panel, shining through his eyelids.
However, the board burned with a steady light and its brightness was not sufficient to create the observed effect.
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin recalled, "There was something there, close enough to us that we could see it."
"During the Apollo 11 mission on its way to the moon, I noticed a light in the window of the ship, it seemed that it was moving with us. There were several explanations for this phenomenon, another ship from another country, or was it the panels that moved away when we removed from a rocket lander. But it was all wrong."
"I feel absolutely convinced that we came face to face with something incomprehensible. What it was I could not classify. Technically, the definition could be one "unidentified.""
James McDivitt on June 3, 1965 made the first manned flight on the Gemini 4 and recorded: "I looked out the window and saw a white spherical object against the black sky. It abruptly changed the direction of the flight."
McDivitt also managed to photograph a long metal cylinder. The Air Force command again resorted to a tried and tested trick, announcing that the pilot confused what he saw with the Pegasus-2 satellite.
McDivitt replied: "I report that during my flight I did see what some people call a UFO, namely an unidentified flying object."
At the same time, many fellow astronauts also observed unidentified flying objects during flights.
They say that the archives of Roskosmos describe an unusual story with the crew of the Soyuz-18 spacecraft that happened in April 1975 - it was classified for 20 years. Due to the failure of the carrier rocket, the cabin of the spacecraft was fired from the rocket at an altitude of 195 km and rushed towards the Earth.
The astronauts experienced enormous G-forces during which they heard a "mechanical, like a robot" voice that asked if they wanted to live. They did not have the strength to answer, then the voice said: We will not let you die in order for you to pass on to your own - you need to abandon the conquest of space.
Having landed and climbed out of the capsule, the astronauts began to wait for rescuers. When night fell, they lit a fire. Suddenly they heard a growing whistle and at the same time they saw some kind of luminous object in the sky, hovering right above them.
By the way, the ISS cameras record unknown space objects with enviable regularity.
Cosmonaut Alexander Serebrov expressed his opinion on this issue: “There, in the depths of the Universe, it is not known what happens to people. The physical state is at least studied, but changes in consciousness are a dark forest. Doctors pretend that a person can be prepared for anything on Earth . In fact, this is absolutely not the case. "
Vladimir Vorobyov, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Senior Researcher at the Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, states the following: “But, visions and other inexplicable sensations in space orbit, as a rule, do not torment the astronaut, but give him a kind of pleasure, despite the fact that they cause fear. ..
It is worth considering that there is also a hidden danger in this. It is no secret that, after returning to Earth, most space explorers begin to experience a state of longing for these phenomena and at the same time experience an irresistible, and sometimes painful craving to feel these states again.”
Mankind has always been attracted by inexplicable phenomena. Scientists have established the following: this comes from the fact that such riddles are able to stimulate the human imagination. This article will introduce you to cases that defy explanation or logic.
vanished lake
On the territory of Chile, in Patagonia, in May 2007, the inexplicable happened - the lake disappeared. In its place, only a dry hole of thirty meters and icy mountains remained. It is worth noting that the lake was not small: its length was 5 miles. The most interesting thing is that geologists conducted an inspection at this place two months before the disappearance, in March of that year. Nothing unusual was found. During this short time, not only did the large lake disappear, but the river that flowed out of it turned into a small stream. Geologists are completely confused: what could have caused the disappearance? A variety of theories have been put forward. One of them seems quite acceptable: the lake disappeared as a result of an earthquake. But only in this area no tremors were recorded. To this day, this phenomenon has not found a scientific explanation.
ice girl
Jean Hilliard, aged nineteen, from Minnesota, was discovered in the early morning in the snow. Found her neighbor. The girl's body was completely frozen. Medics immediately took the victim to the hospital. What the doctors found is beyond comprehension: Jean's body was made of ice. The doctors were confused: they did not even know if such a degree of frostbite was possible. The limbs did not bend at all. Despite all the efforts of doctors, the situation remained critical. If the girl regained consciousness, most likely, the brain would be seriously damaged. And the legs would have to be amputated altogether. But two hours passed and the girl began to have severe convulsions, after which she came to her senses. The most interesting thing is that the patient did not complain about her health, neither physical nor psychological. Imagine the surprise of the doctors when, very slowly, frostbite “let go” of her limbs. The girl stayed in the hospital for 49 days, and then, safe and sound, went home.
Faces of Belmes
In the house of the Pereira family for 20 years, these persons appear for a very short time. The most remarkable thing is that they belong to both men and women. Interestingly, the expressions of these faces are constantly different. Experts are interested in this effect. They were interested in one important question: what exactly causes such a phenomenon. Not much time passed before the researchers found human remains under the foundation of the house. However, the faces continued to appear. Scientists have not explained the reason for the appearance of these faces.
Rain of jelly
In Washington, in the city of Oakville, on August 7, 1994, residents witnessed a real nightmare. It was not the expected rain that began to fall from the sky, but a jelly-like mass. After such a strange phenomenon, almost all the inhabitants fell ill: there were symptoms very similar to the flu. And they lasted quite a long time: from 7 weeks to 3 months. One of the residents sent a "piece of jelly" to the laboratory for research. Scientists were shocked: the composition of the "drops" included human white blood cells. In another laboratory, it was found that the mass also contained two types of bacteria. But the most incredible thing is that one of the species is present in the human digestive system. Until now, questions remain unanswered: what was this substance and how is it related to the spread of the disease?
This article brings to your attention several paranormal phenomena, over which scientists and skeptics have been racking their brains for many years and cannot come to an unambiguous conclusion.
Taos rumble
Taos hum is a low frequency noise of unknown nature. This phenomenon got its name due to the city in which it was registered - Taos, New Mexico. In fact, such phenomena are characteristic not only for this small town: the appearance of inexplicable noises has been noticed in different countries around the world.
Taos rumble audio:
Often, industrial origins are attributed to these sounds. And yet, the situation in Taos is somewhat different: only 2% of the local population hear the noise. In addition, people who have heard the Taos hum note that it is amplified inside buildings, and in the case of ordinary noises of industrial origin, it would be the other way around.
Basically, the nature of this phenomenon is explained in different ways:
1. Ordinary industrial or other noise produced by machines, acoustic systems, etc.
2. Infrasound, which may be of a geological or tectonic nature.
3. Pulsed microwaves
4. Electromagnetic waves
5. Sound waves from low frequency communication systems (e.g. communications on submarines)
6. Radiation in the ionosphere, including that produced within the framework of HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program)
It is important to note that the source of the noises has not been definitively identified despite numerous studies by local universities as well as individuals.
Near death experiences
Near-death experiences are the general name for the personal experiences of people at the moment of their near-death experience. The following phenomenon may provide an answer to questions about the possibility of life after death. Many people who have experienced clinical death claim that such a life exists.
NDEs include physiological, psychological, and transcendental aspects. Despite the fact that different people describe the events that occur to them after near-death experiences in different ways, many elements are common to all:
- The first sensory impression is a very unpleasant sound (noise);
- Understanding what is dead;
- Pleasant emotions: calmness and tranquility;
- Feeling out of the body, hovering over your own body and watching others;
- Feeling of moving upward through a bright tunnel of light or a narrow passage;
- Meeting with deceased relatives or clerics;
- An encounter with a being of light (often interpreted as a deity);
- Consideration of episodes of the past life;
- Reaching a boundary or boundaries;
- Feeling unwilling to return to the body;
- Feeling warm despite not wearing clothes.
It is also known that in some cases the experiences following the seventh stage, on the contrary, are extremely unpleasant.
Communities of people who experience or study the paranormal are more open to interpreting near-death experiences as evidence for the existence of an afterlife. In turn, scientists often interpret this phenomenon as hallucinations or fiction.
In 2008, a study was launched in the UK that will study 1,500 near-death patients. The study will involve 25 hospitals in the UK and the US.
Doppelgänger - ghostly doppelgangers
In literature, doppelgangers (German doppelganger - "double") are the demonic counterparts of people, the opposite of a guardian angel. The appearance of a doppelgänger often heralds the hero's death. Despite the fact that they are considered to be literary characters, there are several historical sources that indirectly prove the existence of these creatures.
One of these is the testimony of Queen Elizabeth I, recorded by the chronicler shortly before her death. According to the queen, she saw herself lying on the bed of her bedroom, more precisely, her double, who, according to her, was very pale.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe saw his own double, dressed in a gray suit trimmed with gold, while riding a horse in the direction of Drusenheim (Drusenheim). At the same time, the double was driving in the opposite direction. Eight years later, while traveling from Drusenheim along the same road, Goethe noticed that he was wearing the exact same suit as he had seen on the double.
It is known that Catherine II also saw her copy moving in her direction. Frightened, she ordered the soldiers to shoot her.
An unusual case of a similar nature also happened to Abraham Lincoln: the reflection he saw in the mirror had two faces. Being a superstitious person, Lincoln remembered what he saw for a long time.
Sudarius from Oviedo is a piece of cloth measuring 84 x 53 cm. with blood stains. Some people are inclined to believe that this sudari was wrapped around the head of Christ after his death, as mentioned in the Gospel of John (20:6-7). It is believed that both the sudarius and the shroud were used in the funeral ritual. In the course of the study, the purpose of which was to confirm or refute the authenticity of the sudarium, blood stains remaining on the fabric were examined. As it turned out, the blood on the king and the shroud belongs to the fourth group. In addition, most of the spots on the sudaria come from fluid from the lungs. This is explained by the fact that often people who were crucified did not die from blood loss, but from suffocation.
