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Fortean Headlines

Well no he should not have done it, but all the same it's difficult not being on his side even if we think his actions were a bit out of order. I can well imagine myself feeling tempted but would have desisted so as not to give her an opportunity to take the moral high ground.
 
On Reuters

Images of destroyed pagers analysed by Reuters showed a format and stickers on the back that were consistent with pagers made by Gold Apollo, a Taiwan-based pager manufacturer.

Paul Christensen, an expert in lithium ion battery safety at Newcastle University said the level of damage caused by the pager explosions seemed inconsistent with known cases of such batteries failing in the past.

"What we're talking about is a relatively small battery bursting into flames. We're not talking of a fatal explosion here. I'd need to know more about the energy density of the batteries, but my intuition is telling me that it's highly unlikely," he said.
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Looking more likely that the IDF got hold of the shipment & installed a small amount of plastic explosive inside, triggered by sending a message containing code.

Israeli intelligence forces have previously placed explosives in personal phones to target enemies, according to prior reporting in the book Rise and Kill First
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blessmycottonsocks said:
If this was indeed Israel, then it's a remarkable coup - trashing the terrorists' comms network and killing or wounding many of them in one rapid blow.
It does raise many questions though; where did the pagers come from? Was there something particularly vulnerable about these pagers? Could some malign operators do something similar to our smartphones or electric vehicles?
Some pretty sobering implications here.
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Mythopoeika said:
They were all Motorola pagers, and presumably quite old. So the batteries were probably a bit unstable to start with.
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hunck said:
On Reuters



Looking more likely that the IDF got hold of the shipment & installed a small amount of plastic explosive inside, triggered by sending a message containing code.
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Yithian said:
Request to regular posters

The Fortean Headlines thread (in the Fortean News sub-forum) is properly intended only for headlines—almost invariably those that may be read as referring to bizarre events but actually turn out to be comparatively mundane.

Please do not post long extracts or full-article texts there (perhaps just a three-line 'reveal').

This is not a general thread for quirky news articles per se.

If you have a genuinely Fortean news story, please present it in its own thread in the Fortean News sub-forum with a full preview.

As ever, if in doubt, post away and one of us will do our best to arrange things nicely. It's just that there's a lot to do and many staff have off-board commitments of late.
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Point 2: we do not want to hear any more about the Jews and the Muslims and the bloodshed on this forum. Not a single aspect of any of part of it.

The end.

Or we ban you from the site.

No wriggle room; no nuance; no consultation or negotiation.
 
Sorry Yith. I thought the apparently simultaneous explosion or detonation of thousands of pagers was sufficiently Fortean to merit a mention here and I made no political comment whatsoever.
As most of us have devices with lithium batteries these days - everything from rechargeable household devices and smartphones up to e-scooters and Teslas, I wondered what the implications could be.
 

Delta Air Forced to Remind Flight Attendant Hopefuls That They Have to Wear Underwear to Their Interview​


Delta Air Lines has been forced to remind thousands of prospective flight attendants who are currently going through the Atlanta-based carrier’s latest recruitment drive that they must wear “proper undergarments” that aren’t visible in their interview.

The reminder was sent out in a leaked two-page document entitled “appearance requirements acknowledgment,” which explains in detail what candidates should look like when they turn up for an in-person assessment by Delta’s recruiters.

As well as telling applicants that “proper undergarments must be worn but must not be visible,” the document also reminds potential new-hire flight attendants that they should not use profanity during their interview and that chewing gum isn’t permitted throughout the assessment day.

https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/...ey-have-to-wear-underwear-to-their-interview/

maximus otter
 
Whaaa...?

Row over 'gender-fluid' dachshund wearing a dress costs taxpayers £63,000: Lesbian social worker wins payout from council after she was disciplined for 'transphobic' comment about cross-dressing dog​

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A lesbian social worker has won £55,000 after a council disciplined her for voicing 'transphobic' views when a male colleague said his dog was 'gender fluid'.

Elizabeth Pitt faced complaints after voicing 'gender critical' views on a Zoom call for the LGBTQIA+ group at her local authority Cambridgeshire County Council.

It came after one member said he identified his dachshund dog as 'gender fluid' and put a dress on it to prompt debate about gender, an employment tribunal heard.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ker-discrimination-tribunal-gender-fluid.html

maximus otter
 
Gatwick train cancelled after squirrels board and 'refuse to leave'


Two squirrels who boarded a rush hour train to Gatwick forced operators to cancel the service.

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The squirrels jumped on the Great Western Railway (GWR) 8.54am train from Reading to Gatwick on Monday, forcing passengers to flee to other carriages.

The passengers alerted staff, who tried to lure the squirrels off the train at Redhill with snacks, before trying to force them off with brooms - but to no avail.

They subsequently called the journey off entirely.

https://news.sky.com/story/gatwick-...-squirrels-board-and-refuse-to-leave-13217117

a) When did squirrels become “who”, and;

b) How pathetic are people who are “forced to flee” by bloody squirrels?

:headbang:

maximus otter
 
blessmycottonsocks said:
Sorry Yith. I thought the apparently simultaneous explosion or detonation of thousands of pagers was sufficiently Fortean to merit a mention here and I made no political comment whatsoever.
As most of us have devices with lithium batteries these days - everything from rechargeable household devices and smartphones up to e-scooters and Teslas, I wondered what the implications could be.
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I said nothing political too, keeping my answer confined to technical issues only.
 
b) How pathetic are people who are “forced to flee” by bloody squirrels?

I know @maximus otter people can over react! I know of someone who killed a spider and flushed it down the loo for no other reason than it walked over his face in the night!

On the other hand @ramonmercado does have a point about the possible rabies threat. Not sure what harm a uk spider poses though. :)
 
Sollywos said:
b) How pathetic are people who are “forced to flee” by bloody squirrels?

I know @maximus otter people can over react! I know of someone who killed a spider and flushed it down the loo for no other reason than it walked over his face in the night!

On the other hand @ramonmercado does have a point about the possible rabies threat. Not sure what harm a uk spider poses though. :)
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blessmycottonsocks said:
Sorry Yith. I thought the apparently simultaneous explosion or detonation of thousands of pagers was sufficiently Fortean to merit a mention here and I made no political comment whatsoever.
As most of us have devices with lithium batteries these days - everything from rechargeable household devices and smartphones up to e-scooters and Teslas, I wondered what the implications could be.
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Fortean Headlines is not a suitable thread for such a discussion.

On this thread, the headline itself is the story.

See my explanation above.
 
Yithian said:
Fortean Headlines is not a suitable thread for such a discussion.

On this thread, the headline itself is the story.

See my explanation above.
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Fair enough and I see Cochise has started another thread on the subject, so I'll comment over there.
 
ramonmercado said:

Minister weeps in court as she tells how man threw cow dung towards her in meeting​

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland...-cow-dung-towards-her-in-meeting-1671729.html
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The solicitor for Mr Baldwin, Daragh Hassett, said eight eyewitnesses who were present on the night who gave statements to the gardaí said the bag thrown by Mr Baldwin did not hit Ms Rabbitte.

Mr Hassett said: "It is quite clear from the footage that no bag struck you at all."

Ms Rabbitte said: “I still feel it. You can’t deny me my feelings.”

:rofl:
 
Nashville. Nope, not going there after reading this.

Nashville Residents Desperately Seek Help For Man Missing Half His Head Walking Around Broadway​

Of course you never know what you’re going to see walking down Broadway these days. But folks in downtown Nashville definitely weren’t expecting to see a man missing half his head – and it’s got locals concerned for him.

Over the past few days, numerous posts have popped up on social media and Reddit from Nashville residents who were alarmed when they spotted a man strolling around downtown Nashville with part of his head missing. Yes, you read that right.
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https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/09...issing-half-his-head-walking-around-broadway/

Further on down the same page comes this delightful story which would fit right into the 'Strange Crimes' thread:

Man Arrested At Kid Rock’s Nashville Bar For Swinging His Colostomy Bag At Police​

If you’ve been down to Broadway in Nashville, especially on the weekends, you probably already know what a classy place it is.

Of course that’s sarcasm. The place is a shitshow of drunken tourists, bachelorette parties drinking from penis straws, pedal taverns and party buses, and just general degenerate behavior.

But one story from a couple years back may have been one of the biggest shitshows that Nashville has ever seen.

No, literally.

It’s a story that’s still brought up in conversation around Nashville, and I see it referenced on social media and Reddit pretty much any time Kid Rock or his bar are mentioned.

I’m talking, of course, about the time a man was arrested at Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock ‘N Roll Steakhouse for swinging his colostomy bag and flinging literal shit at the police.
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Read all about it: https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/09/17/nashville-residents-desperately-seek-help-for-man-missing-half-his-head-walking-around-broadway/
 

Scientist says human consciousness comes from another dimension​


A baffling new theory to explain human consciousness has suggested it comes from hidden dimensions and is not just brain activity.

A physicist claimed that we plug in to these invisible planes of the universe when making art, practicing science, pondering philosophy or dreaming, and this could explain the phenomenon that has evaded scientific understanding for centuries.

Michael Pravica, a professor of physics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has based the wild idea on hyperdimensionality, the idea that the universe is made up of more dimensions than just the four we perceive: height, length width and time.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...tist-human-consciousness-comes-dimension.html
 
Lord Lucan said:
Nashville. Nope, not going there after reading this.

Nashville Residents Desperately Seek Help For Man Missing Half His Head Walking Around Broadway​


https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/09...issing-half-his-head-walking-around-broadway/

Further on down the same page comes this delightful story which would fit right into the 'Strange Crimes' thread:

Man Arrested At Kid Rock’s Nashville Bar For Swinging His Colostomy Bag At Police​


Read all about it: https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/09/17/nashville-residents-desperately-seek-help-for-man-missing-half-his-head-walking-around-broadway/
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:omg:Well that would put me off my food...for weeks.

It doesn't look like a totally new injury. The front part of you brain deals with your personality, reasoning, problem solving, and other executive functions. He obviously is not totally incapacitated, but neither is he wearing anything to protect his head.

Call me skeptical, but the one story that he discharged himself from hospital because he wasn't allowed to smoke is probably not entirely correct. The two videos of him attached to the story do not show him smoking even though he is in areas that he could (I think).

I also wonder if people know it is illegal to film others without their consent. I don't think he knows that his picture is being spread across the internet. Of course it's twatter that the videos are shown on. So little moral consideration given there.
 
Sollywos said:
I wonder what the pilots announcement was when s/he had to tell the passengers they were going to have an unscheduled landing?
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“Catering staff have been ordered to report immediately to the nearest hub for…re-education…as an uneconomically-large portion of fresh meat has been found in an in-flight meal.”

maximus otter
 

San Francisco Police Are Fighting Crime By Dressing up in Inflatable Chicken Costumes to Catch Drivers Speeding Through Crosswalks​


SFGate reported Monday on San Francisco police Lt. Jonathan Ozol wearing the costume while walking down a crosswalk on Alemany Boulevard near the intersection of Rousseau Street. The idea, Capt. Amy Hurwitz explained, is for drivers to take notice and yield to pedestrians.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1837552485193646497

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog...-to-catch-drivers-speeding-through-crosswalks

maximus otter
 
maximus otter said:

San Francisco Police Are Fighting Crime By Dressing up in Inflatable Chicken Costumes to Catch Drivers Speeding Through Crosswalks​


SFGate reported Monday on San Francisco police Lt. Jonathan Ozol wearing the costume while walking down a crosswalk on Alemany Boulevard near the intersection of Rousseau Street. The idea, Capt. Amy Hurwitz explained, is for drivers to take notice and yield to pedestrians.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1837552485193646497

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog...-to-catch-drivers-speeding-through-crosswalks

maximus otter
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As my Dad wisely taught me, "Always assume everyone else on the road is an idiot and you should be OK".
 
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