Uncovering the mystery of ghosts

? Are there “ghosts” in the world? At first glance, this question seems a bit absurd. "Ghosts" definitely do not exist. However, some people can speak of witnessing "ghosts" with good evidence. What kind of scientific explanation should be given for this?

The Ghost of Katrin's House

It is said that one night in October 1973, Katrin, a talented American female photographer, suddenly heard a "ping" sound in the house. Whoever closed the door forcefully, she thought it was her sister returning from the party. When she walked outside, she saw a vague object. "This was a stooped figure wearing a baggy robe." Katrin later recalled, "I began to suspect that this was a thief, but the figure looked old and sick. I quickly turned on the light and saw the figure sneaking towards the bathroom. I called out to my mother and asked her who was coming into the room. She also answered loudly in her bedroom that no one was there. I felt that the figure entering the room seemed to absorb the light instead of reflecting it because there was no shadow. But I didn’t think of ghosts at that time, because I had never seen one before!”

The next night, Katrin’s mother was awakened by a hissing sound coming from the front hall, and vaguely saw a transparent figure. His figure swayed by the bookcase, passed through the passage and entered the bathroom. Although she felt terrified, she still screamed "Katerin" and followed the figure, but she saw nothing.

After hearing these strange things, the Katrin family’s friend Micheline Maher, a psychologist at the City College of New York, immediately rushed to Katrin’s house with her assistant and infrared film to investigate with great help. I was interested in checking the entire house inside and out.

Gold Scouts’ “ghost” craze

In fact, Michelin is not an isolated researcher. Today, he is only using various means and methods in the United States to try to uncover the shadow of “ghosts”. There is no shortage of secrets. Because surveys in recent years have shown that the proportion of Americans who have confirmed seeing "ghosts" is quite high, ranging from 13-42%. Among widows and widowers, two-thirds said they had reunited with their deceased spouse.

In fact, not only the United States, but also other countries have a long history of "ghost" rumors and cover a wide range of areas. For example, according to recent statistics, 11% of people in the Soviet Union believe in "ghosts"; the Romans believed that the souls of the dead would return and chase the living; a 15th-century woodcut in Germany showed a drowned man frightening his wife; The first "ghost" club was established in Britain as early as 1665. The famous physicist Robert Boyley was one of the core members of the club. In 1882, the "Psychological Research Association" was established in the United Kingdom to investigate the origins of those who saw "ghosts". In the 1930s, this type of association turned to the study of telepathy related to "ghost" things.

Overall, the team that studies "ghosts" can be roughly divided into two groups. One group is more or less superstitious and invites fortune tellers to participate in research work, while the other group firmly advocates the use of advanced science. Instruments solve mysteries. It is a pity that Michelin also invited a supporter when there was no hope for independent investigation, and the result was a confusion. This is probably the inevitable result of the former group's research. In contrast, the latter group has some intriguing grounds. Here, let us take a closer look at the exploration of William Rohr, a professor at Carlton Junior College.

Rohr’s first visit to the Herman family

One day in March 1958, the Herman family living in West Fold, New York, heard a sound similar to an explosion. The family checked the house and found that in several bottles filled with holy water, soapy water, paste and potion, the original tight stoppers were missing, and the liquid in the bottles overflowed. The family also thought of other similar strange things, as if a mysterious figure had activated ceramic dolls and ship models. This alerted a local detective, who became acquainted with members of Rolle's research team. Rolle is a person who does not believe in ghosts. After hearing the news, he personally started to study the normal causes of the matter. He hypothesized that someone in the Hermann family had secretly mixed the liquid in the bottle with a chemical that released a large amount of gas, causing the gas to expand and pop off the cork.

After careful investigation, Rohr discovered that when strange things happened at the Herman family, a 12-year-old boy named Jimmy was mostly present. Rolle immediately invited some psychiatrists to conduct a special mental test on Jimmy and confirmed that the child suffered from a disease called psychokinesis. He would regard ordinary ink marks as rocket explosions, volcanic eruptions or other "extraordinary events." The cause is that the boy is in a state of high tension, depression and hostility. He involuntarily vents his excessive psychological pressure by disrupting and damaging various objects, and even doing things similar to pranks.

In this way, Professor Rolle ruled out the "sneakiness" of the Hermann family.