Weird things that you can’t explain.

Weird things that you can’t explain.

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Marvib

528 posts

145 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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Millions of people dreaming millions of random things daily, of course some of them are going to occur in real life.

It's like going on holiday and bumping into your next door neighbour. It seems an amazing concidence but it's just a numbers game.....so many people go on holiday, someone is bound to bump into their neighbours.

MJ85

1,849 posts

173 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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Marvib said:
Millions of people dreaming millions of random things daily, of course some of them are going to occur in real life.

It's like going on holiday and bumping into your next door neighbour. It seems an amazing concidence but it's just a numbers game.....so many people go on holiday, someone is bound to bump into their neighbours.
It's happened to me, twice.

CypSIdders

842 posts

153 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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I'd like a rational explanation for the following, please.

A couple of days ago, I was in my shed sharpening some wood gouges.
The weather was dull, not raining and no wind, not even a breeze.
The shed door was open and I was facing the windows, looking out onto the garden.
There was a sort of whoomph noise, the shed rattled for a split second, as though there had been a very strong gust of wind, then silence.
There was no corresponding gust of wind in the garden, as I happened to be looking out at one of the apple trees at the time.
There was no traffic passing by, nothing flying in the vicinity, I have no neighbours, I live in the middle of nowhere.
I can't explain it!

Gameface

16,565 posts

76 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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The popularity of Russell Brand.

And Jo Brand for that matter.

NoVetec

9,967 posts

172 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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CypSIdders said:
I'd like a rational explanation for the following, please.

A couple of days ago, I was in my shed sharpening some wood gouges.
The weather was dull, not raining and no wind, not even a breeze.
The shed door was open and I was facing the windows, looking out onto the garden.
There was a sort of whoomph noise, the shed rattled for a split second, as though there had been a very strong gust of wind, then silence.
There was no corresponding gust of wind in the garden, as I happened to be looking out at one of the apple trees at the time.
There was no traffic passing by, nothing flying in the vicinity, I have no neighbours, I live in the middle of nowhere.
I can't explain it!
You are the descendant of Isaac Newton. Genetic memory temporarily moved to your frontal lobe.

grumpy52

5,565 posts

165 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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My family has a long history of " seeing " things and it is all just accepted. Mainly by the female side of my mothers family.
I had one strange experience, I was staying with a lady friend and as we got into bed just after midnight I suddenly got very very cold , despite an electric blanket and the heating being on I couldn't stop shivering and shaking .
After about 20 mins I warmed up and things returned to normal . The following morning my neice, who I am very close to , shared photos of the car that she was cut out of just after midnight the night before. That was a very very strange experience.

oceanview

1,511 posts

130 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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A couple of years ago, I let my brother drive my Z4. We joined the motorway and my brother wanted to use the cruise control. I had never used it in the year i'd had the car. About 30 seconds after activating the cruise, the dreaded 3 warning lights came on for the notorious ABS pump failure.

No logical reason for that. Got the pump rebuilt. And will never touch the cruise control again - or let my brother drive it!

Roofless Toothless

5,612 posts

131 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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There's a very interesting Wikipedia introduction to synchronicity here ...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity

Philosophers like DesCartes, Spinoza, Kant and Schopenhauer fascinate me in their ideas about reality being based in a 'unity' that were are unable to experience directly, but only those physical and mental phenomena derived from it.

It is interesting how the fields of philosophy, quantum physics, psychology and mathematics are converging on closely related concepts, not to forget also religion. Buddhism has remarkably similar ideas.

NoVetec

9,967 posts

172 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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Roofless Toothless said:
There's a very interesting Wikipedia introduction to synchronicity here ...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity

Philosophers like DesCartes, Spinoza, Kant and Schopenhauer fascinate me in their ideas about reality being based in a 'unity' that were are unable to experience directly, but only those physical and mental phenomena derived from it.

It is interesting how the fields of philosophy, quantum physics, psychology and mathematics are converging on closely related concepts, not to forget also religion. Buddhism has remarkably similar ideas.
yes

I like the whole ancient wisdom blending with modern conventions both known and contentious thing.

Synchronicity is probably my most re-read wiki page, closely followed by Donnie Darko. hehe

carlove

7,538 posts

166 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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CypSIdders said:
I'd like a rational explanation for the following, please.

A couple of days ago, I was in my shed sharpening some wood gouges.
The weather was dull, not raining and no wind, not even a breeze.
The shed door was open and I was facing the windows, looking out onto the garden.
There was a sort of whoomph noise, the shed rattled for a split second, as though there had been a very strong gust of wind, then silence.
There was no corresponding gust of wind in the garden, as I happened to be looking out at one of the apple trees at the time.
There was no traffic passing by, nothing flying in the vicinity, I have no neighbours, I live in the middle of nowhere.
I can't explain it!
Be honest, did you fart?

alock

4,224 posts

210 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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CypSIdders said:
I'd like a rational explanation for the following, please.

A couple of days ago, I was in my shed sharpening some wood gouges.
The weather was dull, not raining and no wind, not even a breeze.
The shed door was open and I was facing the windows, looking out onto the garden.
There was a sort of whoomph noise, the shed rattled for a split second, as though there had been a very strong gust of wind, then silence.
There was no corresponding gust of wind in the garden, as I happened to be looking out at one of the apple trees at the time.
There was no traffic passing by, nothing flying in the vicinity, I have no neighbours, I live in the middle of nowhere.
I can't explain it!
Have you ever had an argument with anyone where you were both convinced you were correct?

People remember some stuff correctly and other stuff incorrectly. They think their interpretation or biased viewpoint of a situation is fact, even if it differs from someone elses.

I know you want to think you have a perfect memory and correctly interpreted and analysed all available data, but you didn't.

Hub

6,413 posts

197 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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Narcisus said:
I once had a dream of an airliner crashing. It was so vivid I woke up and couldn't sleep again so went down stairs to watch the TV. Of particular note was that when it hit the ground there was no explosion but a huge plume of mud.

Couple of days later a Value Jet DC9 crashed into the Everglades in Florida.

I had told the Mrs about the dream that day. Not dreamt of crashing aircraft since. Uncanny coincidence.
I read this and thought that I haven't heard of that accident or any plane crash in Florida, I'll look it up... and find out there's been a plane crash in Florida today!

thebraketester

14,192 posts

137 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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Magnets. No one can explain how they work, it’s 100% magic.

carlove

7,538 posts

166 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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I once had a dream I went to school naked. A few days later someone pulled my trousers down at school, I'd gone commando and didn't have an impressive package cry
I have never gone commando since.

A quick question about Déjà vu, I used to get it loads as a teenager, most days, no as an almost adult, I hardly ever get it, any scientific reason?

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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carlove said:
I once had a dream I went to school naked. A few days later someone pulled my trousers down at school, I'd gone commando and didn't have an impressive package cry
I have never gone commando since.

A quick question about Déjà vu, I used to get it loads as a teenager, most days, no as an almost adult, I hardly ever get it, any scientific reason?
If you never experience Déjà vu, it simply means that your brain is functioning correctly.

As I explained earlier, the feeling and experience of Déjà vu is just a brief malfunction of the brain.

Experiencing regular or vivid Déjà vu can be a sign of mental illness, or as another poster pointed out, a brain tumour.

carlove

7,538 posts

166 months

Saturday 4th May 2019
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Lord Marylebone said:
If you never experience Déjà vu, it simply means that your brain is functioning correctly.

As I explained earlier, the feeling and experience of Déjà vu is just a brief malfunction of the brain.

Experiencing regular or vivid Déjà vu can be a sign of mental illness, or as another poster pointed out, a brain tumour.
That's very interesting. My lack of Déjà vu as an adult could be my brain function increasing? Can't actually remember the last time I had Déjà vu now.
I did have a hard time at school, and became I think quite depressed (didn't tell anyone, thought I'd be judged), as an adult I don't depressed much at all, I wonder if that could explain the common Déjà vu as a youth.

Shuvi McTupya

24,460 posts

246 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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carlove said:
Lord Marylebone said:
If you never experience Déjà vu, it simply means that your brain is functioning correctly.

As I explained earlier, the feeling and experience of Déjà vu is just a brief malfunction of the brain.

Experiencing regular or vivid Déjà vu can be a sign of mental illness, or as another poster pointed out, a brain tumour.
That's very interesting. My lack of Déjà vu as an adult could be my brain function increasing? Can't actually remember the last time I had Déjà vu now.
I did have a hard time at school, and became I think quite depressed (didn't tell anyone, thought I'd be judged), as an adult I don't depressed much at all, I wonder if that could explain the common Déjà vu as a youth.
I also used to often experience it as a child/teen but I don't think it has happened since I became an adult!

jdw100

4,067 posts

163 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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Shuvi McTupya said:
carlove said:
Lord Marylebone said:
If you never experience Déjà vu, it simply means that your brain is functioning correctly.

As I explained earlier, the feeling and experience of Déjà vu is just a brief malfunction of the brain.

Experiencing regular or vivid Déjà vu can be a sign of mental illness, or as another poster pointed out, a brain tumour.
That's very interesting. My lack of Déjà vu as an adult could be my brain function increasing? Can't actually remember the last time I had Déjà vu now.
I did have a hard time at school, and became I think quite depressed (didn't tell anyone, thought I'd be judged), as an adult I don't depressed much at all, I wonder if that could explain the common Déjà vu as a youth.
I also used to often experience it as a child/teen but I don't think it has happened since I became an adult!
Symptom of brain activity - such as epilepsy.

Also as the brain is developing as a youngster it is setting up new pathways, leading to increased activity a symptom of which is Deja Vu.

Its nothing special, not a superpower, just a glitch in how memories are saved.

With response to some of the comments above. You may think you have dreamt something a few nights ago and then seen it, its actually though just your brain organising information. You think you dreamt the scene - you didn't though.

Unless you keep a dream diary is hard to prove what you did dream and what is caused by your brain's memory storage processes.

mike74

3,687 posts

131 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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I've had a few precognitive dreams, but always of very mundane situations, no winning lottery numbers or predicting world changing events!

For instance I once dreamt my mum had a leak in her kitchen ceiling. I then got woken up at by my phone ringing at 7 the next morning, even before seeing who the caller was I instantly thought this will be my mum phoning to tell me about the leak I dreamt of last night... and it was!

I also had a recent dream which also featured an ex girlfriend, seemed a bit weird as I haven't seen or heard of her for 25 years... Checking my emails the next morning I have a Rightmove alert for her parents old house up for sale.

m1dg3

128 posts

153 months

Sunday 5th May 2019
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carlove said:
A quick question about Déjà vu, I used to get it loads as a teenager, most days, no as an almost adult, I hardly ever get it, any scientific reason?
That's a well known phenomenon - everyone experiences less déjà vu as they get older.

By a spooky coincidence it was covered in The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry on Wednesday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b1q19n