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14th May 2008

Something to be Skeptical About: Abandoned Henryton Sanitarium in Maryland

Something to be skeptical about:

Phantasms, ghosts, ghouls, and goblins. Not saying they don’t exist, but the due scientific dilligence must be performed to evaluate if they exist or not. One way to do this is to explore abandoned building sites. The following videos chronicle the Henryton Mental Hospital that has been abandoned for some years now.

Henryton Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Sd6Ifn20o

Weird Maryland Video: (warning pretty scary still shots of real statues in Maryland)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0UUaoqoMWQ

description (via strangeusa.com) :

Henryton Sanitarium is located on Henryton Road near Patapsco State Park. (Zip Code 21784) This huge facility closed in 1985 and has been abandoned ever since. Originally opened in 1920. First the facility treated tuberculosis patients then treated mentally retarded children. Many people have visited this place. You must park down the rail road tracks and walk up behind it. Never enter the front gate. It is to dangerous. Witnesses saw shadows in an old theatre inside the hospital, a women’s dress hanging at the end of one of the long hallways. When they went back, it was gone. There are hundreds of rooms and doors. Outside of one of the buildings on a hill, they saw a rocking chair on a porch (above) still rocking as if the patients were still there. As with all the other closed Maryland Hospitals, It’s as if all history of the place was wiped off the map.

What scary places have you visited?

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13th April 2008

New movie preview - Pride and Glory with Edward Norton

Edward Norton plays a cop looking for the truth. I don’t know whether to wait for this to come out on video or to watch it in theaters. The preview looks good, but I am skeptical that is can deliver. It might be one of those movies that you can figure out who the guilty party is in the first five minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Qu80hRoh4

quicktime version via apple previews: (Pride and Glory)

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13th March 2008

Video of the Day, First Voiceless Phone Call

this is definitely filed under wtf!

I am skeptical that it was his live transmission, all of it could have been pre-recorded as a canned demo to wow the crowd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyN4ViZ21N0

Here is the company behind this emerging technology: Ambient

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5th March 2008

Video of the Day - Scene from High School Confidential (1958)

This is a clip from the movie High School Confidential. A teenager belts off a beatnik poem. It gets better after the opening few seconds of credits.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVOXxDV5BdI

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4th March 2008

2012: Doomsday; A Movie Trailer to be Skeptical About

This movie is going to blow “The Day After Tomorrow” out of the melting glacier sea water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6fV4ztrSbY

The only problem I have is that the end of this age is supposed to occur on December 21, 2012 according to the Mayan calendar and astronomical calendars. I am purposely not including the links, but you can do your own research about this to decide for yourself. I personally believe the Earth’s axis is going to flip, as it has in the past. So the best spot to be will be in the air when it takes place… but it may take up to one week to flip completely, so maybe only the astronauts will be safe.

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27th January 2008

The Davos Question - What one thing can we do to make the world better in 2008?

A great idea is taking place on Youtube. This year, the attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland get to watch regular people chime in with their answer to the following question:

What one thing do you think countries, companies, or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?

Some of the responses have been very interesting to say the least. My favorite so far is Jeff Jarvis, who states that

“Transparency is the most important thing for governments around the world to do… transparency helps people to trust the government”

I suggest you take a look for yourself @ http://www.youtube.com/user/thedavosquestion

Here is the intro video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDqs-OZWw9o

To find out more about the World Economic Forum, go here:

http://www.weforum.org/en/index.htm

SOME TIPS (from Youtube) on Submitting a great response to this question:

1. Be original - choose your own idea and approach. Your video can be in the form of a vlog, documentary, skit… anything goes.

2. Back it up - explain why your perspective is important through evidence or a personal story.

3. Keep it sharp - you can choose to go short or long, but we recommend you keep your video at under 3 minutes.

4. Make it look good - speak loudly and keep that camera steady.

5. Provide context - in the video description, include your name, country, and hometown.

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13th January 2008

Lake Erie UFO’s Making Waves on Youtube

warning -swear words and general ‘dude’ language in both videos…

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rx-5QsNJhQ

I found out the real reason why these videos are becoming popular….

allegedly there is a movie in the works on the ufo evidence coming out of lake erie….
Michael Lee Hill is the man behind these videos, and he is apparently making quite a career out of them. Michael, do you care to comment? didnt think so…

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