Birmingham has evidence of aliens!

tkingdoll · 28th July 2009, 05:00 AM

My sister witnessed this event, and is a loss for an explanation. However, it seems that local paper The Birmingham Mail actually managed to get a photograph of the UFO, answering the question "is there anybody out there?" for ever.

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/b...7319-21469165/

Ocelot · 28th July 2009, 05:21 AM

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The 23-year-old housewife said: “There were lots of orange lights floating really high in the sky like Chinese lanterns, but in a direct line.

What could look like chinese lanterns?

tkingdoll · 28th July 2009, 06:31 AM

Originally Posted by Ocelot

What could look like chinese lanterns?

Chinese spaceships?

tkingdoll · 28th July 2009, 06:35 AM

What's particularly funny about this is that the story is dated last year. But this happened this weekend. Also, the photo is not of King's Heath or Moseley, but Broad St in Birmingham City Centre. The spaceship is real though.

So presumably there's an alien festival every year with Chinese spaceships, yes?

Note: there's a Israa'/Me'raj (Night Journey to Heavens) festival in July, perhaps that could be it. If it wasn't aliens, I mean.

Note2: Or maybe just someone's birthday. An alien, obviously.

Lothian · 28th July 2009, 07:10 AM

Oh my god. Aliens in Birmingham. The last thing we want is a some strange creatures squeeking away in an unintelligible language to our new found extra terrestrial friends.

Ocelot · 28th July 2009, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by tkingdoll

What's particularly funny about this is that the story is dated last year. But this happened this weekend. Also, the photo is not of King's Heath or Moseley, but Broad St in Birmingham City Centre. The spaceship is real though.

So presumably there's an alien festival every year with Chinese spaceships, yes?

Note: there's a Israa'/Me'raj (Night Journey to Heavens) festival in July, perhaps that could be it. If it wasn't aliens, I mean.

Note2: Or maybe just someone's birthday. An alien, obviously.

Well why complicate things. Occam's razor says the simplest solution is best and aliens is clearly the simplest solution. It requires no thinking at all in order to believe so even simple people can grasp it.

Ryan O'Dine · 28th July 2009, 09:25 AM

Judging by the photo, they were trying to find a landing site, but couldn't decipher all those wacko squiggles painted on the road.

How do you Brits navigate with all that junk down there? I'd be half the time on the sidewalk by the looks of it.

Aepervius · 28th July 2009, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ocelot

Well why complicate things. Occam's razor says the simplest solution is best and aliens is clearly the simplest solution. It requires no thinking at all in order to believe so even simple people can grasp it.

I assume you are just kidding and using sarcasm, because occam razor does not say the "simplest explanation" is the best or whatever, it does only say one should not add unnecessaryly entity for an explanation. And in this case chinese lantern or flare is far better than spaceship. And even if you took "simplest explanation" falre is till the simplest explanation rather than alien really.

Especially that there was an identical hoax not long ago with flare.

iiwo · 28th July 2009, 07:46 PM

1) The aliens time traveled, duh. How else to explain the time stamp on the article?

2) Real Chinese lanterns strung below a kite or balloon.

I would note the article is not only from last year, but August of last year. I was ready to say "oh they mistyped"...the year AND the month though?

Skeptic Ginger · 28th July 2009, 08:21 PM

Without a picture, it's kind of hard to speculate on the possible explanations.

Ocelot · 29th July 2009, 03:29 AM

Originally Posted by Aepervius

I assume you are just kidding and using sarcasm.

Sorry no I was deadly serious. The people who accept such an explanation really are simple and really do so because the explanation requires no thinking at all. I can't imagine how you'd think I was joking about such a thing...

Rocko · 30th July 2009, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Lothian

Oh my god. Aliens in Birmingham. The last thing we want is a some strange creatures squeeking away in an unintelligible language to our new found extra terrestrial friends.

daSkeptic · 30th July 2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Ocelot

Sorry no I was deadly serious. The people who accept such an explanation really are simple and really do so because the explanation requires no thinking at all. I can't imagine how you'd think I was joking about such a thing...

If you really are being serious, then I suggest you read the chapter on simplicity in Popper's book, the Logic of Scientific Discovery. He goes into great detail as to why the term "simple" is no good when assessing logical argument. Regardless, as Aepervius said, Occam's Razor has nothing to do with simplicity and everything to do with unnecessary extras.

Ocelot · 31st July 2009, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by daSkeptic

If you really are being serious, then I suggest you read the chapter on simplicity in Popper's book, the Logic of Scientific Discovery. He goes into great detail as to why the term "simple" is no good when assessing logical argument. Regardless, as Aepervius said, Occam's Razor has nothing to do with simplicity and everything to do with unnecessary extras.

Sound's fascinating. Whoever read it to to you, can you get them to have another go at reading what I posted and see they can highlight what exactly it is I was "serious" about.

See I can do patronizing too

MikeSun5 · 31st July 2009, 03:07 AM

Shows what you know, Ocelot. Razors can't even talk.

Ocelot · 31st July 2009, 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by MikeSun5

Shows what you know, Ocelot. Razors can't even talk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Ruddock

Beerina · 31st July 2009, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by tkingdoll

My sister witnessed this event, and is a loss for an explanation. However, it seems that local paper The Birmingham Mail actually managed to get a photograph of the UFO, answering the question "is there anybody out there?" for ever.

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/b...7319-21469165/

I have be careful how I say this.

Your sister. She's...not very cute.

Beerina · 31st July 2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by iiwo

1) The aliens time traveled, duh. How else to explain the time stamp on the article?

UFO sceptics report sightings in Kings Heath
Aug 5 2008

Cainkane1 · 31st July 2009, 12:57 PM

Birmingham England? Heck I thought this happened in Birmingham Al.

daSkeptic · 31st July 2009, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Ocelot

Sound's fascinating. Whoever read it to to you, can you get them to have another go at reading what I posted and see they can highlight what exactly it is I was "serious" about.

Touché. Let me know if you come across any UFOs selling coffee. Looks like I could use some.

leafman91 · 1st August 2009, 04:59 AM

The details could be better. From what I can make out, it was several orange lights, as big as Chinese lanterns, sat in a line in the sky, just sitting there. Fairly high up, I might add. So no lanterns off an aircraft, not unless they were gigantic, and the aircraft is completely incapable of reflecting light, or producing a silhouette. Can't be a balloon, because you would need an impossible speed to keep the lights in a straight line. Anyone with a reasonably serious explanation?

tkingdoll · 1st August 2009, 11:10 AM

I should clarify, it happened on the same weekend in 2008 and 2009. Hence the most plausible explanation, to me, is a festival of some sort. Chinese lanterns would fit the bill with the info we had but I will get a better description from my sister.

zooterkin · 1st August 2009, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Cainkane1

Birmingham England? Heck I thought this happened in Birmingham Al.

The lack of mention of anal probes is probably the give-away.

dropzone · 1st August 2009, 09:49 PM

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Coun Neville Summerfield, cabinet member for regeneration at the city council, was among the former non-believers forced to change their tune.

They have a cabinet member for regeneration in Birmingham? So Doctor Who is real?

Ocelot · 3rd August 2009, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by daSkeptic

Touché. Let me know if you come across any UFOs selling coffee. Looks like I could use some.

Guy's flying economy class back in 1990 when air hostesses were really attractive. The hostess asks the fellow "Would you like some of our TWA coffee" He replies No but I'd like some of your..."

Anyway lets not spoil things with a rude joke. The point is that the story doesn't specify where the plane in question was a Boeing or a Lockheed. As such this flying object is unidentified.

Akhenaten · 3rd August 2009, 04:57 AM

Aliens have evidence of Birmingham!

Ocelot · 3rd August 2009, 05:05 AM

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

Aliens have evidence of Birmingham!

http://www.yvonneclaireadams.com/Hos...gleKlingon.jpg

Clealy a fake - shot on a sound stage on the secret government facility at "snodgrow 51"

leafman91 · 7th August 2009, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by tkingdoll

I should clarify, it happened on the same weekend in 2008 and 2009. Hence the most plausible explanation, to me, is a festival of some sort. Chinese lanterns would fit the bill with the info we had but I will get a better description from my sister.

Your missing a crucial point here. If they were actual chinese lanterns, then people would recognize them as chinese lanterns. They would also be aware of the festival for which the lanterns were part. I'm suggesting that they were actually some way up, but they looked to be the size of chinese lanterns, making them chinese lanterns higher than people can string em, and able to stay alight in the winds at that altitude, making these chinese lanterns... not chinese lanterns . It could be an extraterrestrial festival :P

richardm · 7th August 2009, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by leafman91

chinese lanterns higher than people can string em, and able to stay alight in the winds at that altitude, making these chinese lanterns... not chinese lanterns .

I think that when people talk about chinese lanterns in this context they're thinking of something like this rather than this- no stringing required.

Originally Posted by Chinese Lanterns

in about thirty seconds they are filled with hot air from the flame and are ready to sail majestically up to 1000 feet into the night sky. Originally thought up by the Chinese over 2000 years ago as a warning signal (due to their ability to be seen for miles)

sasquatchx · 7th August 2009, 08:26 AM

No guys, you're missing the real gist of this story: it's aliens controlling the minds of the people in Birmingham by *making* them see chinese lanterns because that's their cloaking devices put into operation!

Very efficient, those alpha-centaurians.

Oh, and hello folks, this is my very first post in this forum.

Gytha Ogg · 7th August 2009, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by richardm

I think that when people talk about chinese lanterns in this context they're thinking of something like this rather than this- no stringing required.

Yup, we usually set a few of those off at festivals in the summer. They go pretty damn high.

Akhenaten · 7th August 2009, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by sasquatchx

No guys, you're missing the real gist of this story: it's aliens controlling the minds of the people in Birmingham by *making* them see chinese lanterns because that's their cloaking devices put into operation!

Very efficient, those alpha-centaurians.

Oh, and hello folks, this is my very first post in this forum.

Wise choice of thread. I can't see this erupting into a controversy any time soon.

Also, I for one, welcome our new alpha-centaurian overlords and you.

Cheers,

~~Zblugzord 14B~~ Dave

sasquatchx · 7th August 2009, 08:55 AM

Thengyoo, thengyoo very much indeed.

zooterkin · 7th August 2009, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Gytha Ogg

Yup, we usually set a few of those off at festivals in the summer. They go pretty damn high.

They look very pretty at night, but the first thing I think when I see people sending these off is "fire risk". Are these things safe to let off, particularly in summer when the countryside may be dry? Or is it guaranteed that by the time they come down, the flame will have gone out and they'll have cooled down?

richardm · 7th August 2009, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by zooterkin

is it guaranteed that by the time they come down, the flame will have gone out and they'll have cooled down?

I don't suppose it's guaranteed, but I think that's the expectation.

Originally Posted by Gytha Ogg

Yup, we usually set a few of those off at festivals in the summer. They go pretty damn high.

You, er, haven't been to Birmingham this year have you?

Originally Posted by Chinese Lantern customers

these are amazing, my dad gets them al the time from the internet,, we launch them from our back garde. since then in our town and north yorkshire there has been 5 UFO claims.. the UFO's can be bought above lol
alex, thirsk

We bought these a while back and several people in the area have claimed to see UFO's, it's hilarious. They really can pick up speed once they get high enough and will travel for miles. You get 4 in a pack and it's worth the expense when you hear the claims. Let's hope people continue to buy these so those who think there's something else "out there" can feed their insanity. Thanks iwoot, keep 'em coming.
Alan , Lancashire

Heh

28th July 2009, 05:00 AM	#1
tkingdoll AKA TEEK Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Up Myself Posts: 12,468	Birmingham has evidence of aliens! My sister witnessed this event, and is a loss for an explanation. However, it seems that local paper The Birmingham Mail actually managed to get a photograph of the UFO, answering the question "is there anybody out there?" for ever. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/b...7319-21469165/
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Ocelot Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,795	Quote: The 23-year-old housewife said: “There were lots of orange lights floating really high in the sky like Chinese lanterns, but in a direct line. What could look like chinese lanterns?
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28th July 2009, 06:35 AM	#4
tkingdoll AKA TEEK Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Up Myself Posts: 12,468	What's particularly funny about this is that the story is dated last year. But this happened this weekend. Also, the photo is not of King's Heath or Moseley, but Broad St in Birmingham City Centre. The spaceship is real though. So presumably there's an alien festival every year with Chinese spaceships, yes? Note: there's a Israa'/Me'raj (Night Journey to Heavens) festival in July, perhaps that could be it. If it wasn't aliens, I mean. Note2: Or maybe just someone's birthday. An alien, obviously.
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28th July 2009, 07:10 AM	#5
Lothian (edited for breach of rule 10) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A small, blue-green world in one of the less fashionable sectors of the galaxy Posts: 7,033	Oh my god. Aliens in Birmingham. The last thing we want is a some strange creatures squeeking away in an unintelligible language to our new found extra terrestrial friends.
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28th July 2009, 07:32 AM	#6
Ocelot Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,795	Originally Posted by tkingdoll What's particularly funny about this is that the story is dated last year. But this happened this weekend. Also, the photo is not of King's Heath or Moseley, but Broad St in Birmingham City Centre. The spaceship is real though. So presumably there's an alien festival every year with Chinese spaceships, yes? Note: there's a Israa'/Me'raj (Night Journey to Heavens) festival in July, perhaps that could be it. If it wasn't aliens, I mean. Note2: Or maybe just someone's birthday. An alien, obviously. Well why complicate things. Occam's razor says the simplest solution is best and aliens is clearly the simplest solution. It requires no thinking at all in order to believe so even simple people can grasp it.
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Aepervius Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,391	Originally Posted by Ocelot Well why complicate things. Occam's razor says the simplest solution is best and aliens is clearly the simplest solution. It requires no thinking at all in order to believe so even simple people can grasp it. I assume you are just kidding and using sarcasm, because occam razor does not say the "simplest explanation" is the best or whatever, it does only say one should not add unnecessaryly entity for an explanation. And in this case chinese lantern or flare is far better than spaceship. And even if you took "simplest explanation" falre is till the simplest explanation rather than alien really. Especially that there was an identical hoax not long ago with flare.
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iiwo Thinker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Everywhere Posts: 146	1) The aliens time traveled, duh. How else to explain the time stamp on the article? 2) Real Chinese lanterns strung below a kite or balloon. I would note the article is not only from last year, but August of last year. I was ready to say "oh they mistyped"...the year AND the month though?

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Ocelot Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,795	Originally Posted by Aepervius I assume you are just kidding and using sarcasm. Sorry no I was deadly serious. The people who accept such an explanation really are simple and really do so because the explanation requires no thinking at all. I can't imagine how you'd think I was joking about such a thing...
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Rocko Thinker Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 189	Originally Posted by Lothian Oh my god. Aliens in Birmingham. The last thing we want is a some strange creatures squeeking away in an unintelligible language to our new found extra terrestrial friends.
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Ocelot Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,795	Originally Posted by daSkeptic If you really are being serious, then I suggest you read the chapter on simplicity in Popper's book, the Logic of Scientific Discovery. He goes into great detail as to why the term "simple" is no good when assessing logical argument. Regardless, as Aepervius said, Occam's Razor has nothing to do with simplicity and everything to do with unnecessary extras. Sound's fascinating. Whoever read it to to you, can you get them to have another go at reading what I posted and see they can highlight what exactly it is I was "serious" about. See I can do patronizing too
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Ocelot Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,795	Originally Posted by MikeSun5 Shows what you know, Ocelot. Razors can't even talk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Ruddock
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Beerina Sarcastic Conqueror of Notions Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: A floating island above the clouds Posts: 14,373	Originally Posted by tkingdoll My sister witnessed this event, and is a loss for an explanation. However, it seems that local paper The Birmingham Mail actually managed to get a photograph of the UFO, answering the question "is there anybody out there?" for ever. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/b...7319-21469165/ I have be careful how I say this. Your sister. She's...not very cute.
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leafman91 Critical Thinker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: England.Weather isn't great in England Posts: 346	The details could be better. From what I can make out, it was several orange lights, as big as Chinese lanterns, sat in a line in the sky, just sitting there. Fairly high up, I might add. So no lanterns off an aircraft, not unless they were gigantic, and the aircraft is completely incapable of reflecting light, or producing a silhouette. Can't be a balloon, because you would need an impossible speed to keep the lights in a straight line. Anyone with a reasonably serious explanation?
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tkingdoll AKA TEEK Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Up Myself Posts: 12,468	I should clarify, it happened on the same weekend in 2008 and 2009. Hence the most plausible explanation, to me, is a festival of some sort. Chinese lanterns would fit the bill with the info we had but I will get a better description from my sister.
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Ocelot Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,795	Originally Posted by daSkeptic Touché. Let me know if you come across any UFOs selling coffee. Looks like I could use some. Guy's flying economy class back in 1990 when air hostesses were really attractive. The hostess asks the fellow "Would you like some of our TWA coffee" He replies No but I'd like some of your..." Anyway lets not spoil things with a rude joke. The point is that the story doesn't specify where the plane in question was a Boeing or a Lockheed. As such this flying object is unidentified.
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Ocelot Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,795	Originally Posted by Akhenaten Aliens have evidence of Birmingham! http://www.yvonneclaireadams.com/Hos...gleKlingon.jpg Clealy a fake - shot on a sound stage on the secret government facility at "snodgrow 51"
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leafman91 Critical Thinker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: England.Weather isn't great in England Posts: 346	Originally Posted by tkingdoll I should clarify, it happened on the same weekend in 2008 and 2009. Hence the most plausible explanation, to me, is a festival of some sort. Chinese lanterns would fit the bill with the info we had but I will get a better description from my sister. Your missing a crucial point here. If they were actual chinese lanterns, then people would recognize them as chinese lanterns. They would also be aware of the festival for which the lanterns were part. I'm suggesting that they were actually some way up, but they looked to be the size of chinese lanterns, making them chinese lanterns higher than people can string em, and able to stay alight in the winds at that altitude, making these chinese lanterns... not chinese lanterns . It could be an extraterrestrial festival :P
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richardm Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,550	Originally Posted by leafman91 chinese lanterns higher than people can string em, and able to stay alight in the winds at that altitude, making these chinese lanterns... not chinese lanterns . I think that when people talk about chinese lanterns in this context they're thinking of something like this rather than this- no stringing required. Originally Posted by Chinese Lanterns in about thirty seconds they are filled with hot air from the flame and are ready to sail majestically up to 1000 feet into the night sky. Originally thought up by the Chinese over 2000 years ago as a warning signal (due to their ability to be seen for miles)
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sasquatchx New Blood Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 20	No guys, you're missing the real gist of this story: it's aliens controlling the minds of the people in Birmingham by making them see chinese lanterns because that's their cloaking devices put into operation! Very efficient, those alpha-centaurians. Oh, and hello folks, this is my very first post in this forum.
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7th August 2009, 08:31 AM	#31
Gytha Ogg Scholar Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 73	Originally Posted by richardm I think that when people talk about chinese lanterns in this context they're thinking of something like this rather than this- no stringing required. Yup, we usually set a few of those off at festivals in the summer. They go pretty damn high.

7th August 2009, 08:52 AM	#32
Akhenaten Heretic Pharaoh Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pi-Broadford Australia Posts: 6,285	Originally Posted by sasquatchx No guys, you're missing the real gist of this story: it's aliens controlling the minds of the people in Birmingham by making them see chinese lanterns because that's their cloaking devices put into operation! Very efficient, those alpha-centaurians. Oh, and hello folks, this is my very first post in this forum. Wise choice of thread. I can't see this erupting into a controversy any time soon. Also, I for one, welcome our new alpha-centaurian overlords and you. Cheers, ~~Zblugzord 14B~~ Dave
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7th August 2009, 08:55 AM	#33
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7th August 2009, 08:59 AM	#34
zooterkin Nitpicking dilettante Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 7,027	Originally Posted by Gytha Ogg Yup, we usually set a few of those off at festivals in the summer. They go pretty damn high. They look very pretty at night, but the first thing I think when I see people sending these off is "fire risk". Are these things safe to let off, particularly in summer when the countryside may be dry? Or is it guaranteed that by the time they come down, the flame will have gone out and they'll have cooled down?
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7th August 2009, 09:10 AM	#35
richardm Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,550	Originally Posted by zooterkin is it guaranteed that by the time they come down, the flame will have gone out and they'll have cooled down? I don't suppose it's guaranteed, but I think that's the expectation. Originally Posted by Gytha Ogg Yup, we usually set a few of those off at festivals in the summer. They go pretty damn high. You, er, haven't been to Birmingham this year have you? Originally Posted by Chinese Lantern customers these are amazing, my dad gets them al the time from the internet,, we launch them from our back garde. since then in our town and north yorkshire there has been 5 UFO claims.. the UFO's can be bought above lol alex, thirsk We bought these a while back and several people in the area have claimed to see UFO's, it's hilarious. They really can pick up speed once they get high enough and will travel for miles. You get 4 in a pack and it's worth the expense when you hear the claims. Let's hope people continue to buy these so those who think there's something else "out there" can feed their insanity. Thanks iwoot, keep 'em coming. Alan , Lancashire Heh
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