MetaFilter posts tagged with anomalies

Before They Were UFOs

not_on_display — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:00:04 -0800

Before They Were UFOs, back when the only flying objects were arrows, birds, and clouds, how did people describe them? [via a comment by Zed_Lopez]

The Pioneer Effect

blue shadows — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:26:30 -0800

NASA is baffled by unexplained discrepancies in the velocities of some of its spacecraft. Dubbed the Pioneer Effect, it has been observed before but has now been discovered in more probes. Many theories have been put forward, many disproved, and some are wondering if our understanding of gravity is correct. I don't know much about this at all but it sounds interesting.

When "Being Green" takes on a different meaning

janetplanet — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:53:01 -0800

I'd heard before about green blood and green urine, but now- green sweat? I know the whole world is going greener these days, but really!

Mysterious Ice Circles

Tube — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:12:52 -0800

Mysterious ice circles are large rotating ice disks on ice covered rivers or other bodies of water. Their origin and nature is controversial. Perhaps they are related to UFO's or something more prosaic, like pancake ice.

Interesting Google Maps satellite images

Lush — Fri, 06 May 2005 03:11:49 -0800

Google Globetrotting. Play armchair traveler or spot-the-anomaly with thousands of Google Maps satellite photos!

Meet the Forteans

lupus_yonderboy — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:48:55 -0800

The 38th annual conference on Anomalous Phenomena is just around the corner. Or, if you're in Europe, there's Unconvention 2004 in just a few weeks. Forteans are the spiritual descendents of Charles Fort, free-thinkers with a sense of humour, open-minded skeptics (as opposed to these guys).

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot

jasonspaceman — Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:29:01 -0800

The Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California is one of many places in the US that challenge the theory of relativity. Berkeley psychologists have a theory about these mystery spots. Another Berkeleyan visited the spot and documented his tour. Some have done their own comprehensive tests and came to a different conclusion. A book was written to describe these gravitational anomalies, skeptics and believers all have an opinion ... but where does the truth lie?