Weird UFOs filmed by a webcam in Mexico, a lightning strike that took down a theme park's giant dinosaur, and 140 chickens felled by a wedding DJ's loud music were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
A pair of interesting videos showing possible paranormal activity in Mexico City made headlines this past week, beginning with an intriguing piece of webcam footage showing some particularly puzzling UFOs soaring over a luxury hotel. The curious scene sparked considerable speculation online, with some suggesting the aerial anomalies were otherworldly and others arguing that they were birds that looked unusual because they flew too close to the camera. Later in the week, an unsettled witness captured footage of what appeared to be a transparent figure moving around an abandoned hospital. Similar to the webcam UFOs, the reaction to the viral video was largely split between those who thought the anomaly was supernatural and skeptics who said the 'spirit' was a trick of light and shadow.
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The power of sound played a pivotal role in a pair of stories this past week. First, it was revealed that a study on the effect of infrasound, or inaudible sound waves, on the human body found that it produces peculiar feelings of irritability, fear, and discomfort. Since such unheard noises are often produced by old pipes and heating or ventilation systems, it was suggested that this could explain why people perceive paranormal activity in locations where such conditions are common. Later in the week, a far less scientific application of sound occurred in India, where a poultry farmer lamented that a wedding procession playing particularly loud music past his property had shocked a staggering 140 of his chickens to death.
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Easily, the oddest story of the week came from Kansas, where a theme park's enormous animatronic dinosaur went up in smoke after a lightning strike set the iconic piece on fire. Creating an incredible visual, the massive inferno devoured the faux sauroposeidon that measured approximately 100 feet long and stood a towering three stories tall. When the smoke finally cleared at the family attraction in the community of Derby, all that remained of the piece was an eerie 'skeleton' of the once-mighty dinosaur. The unfortunate incident did have something of a silver lining as it has resulted in an uptick of curious visitors to the theme park, which may keep the creepy framework of the lost sauroposeidon as its own unique attraction.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.