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Originally posted by metalpr
I predict the world will end today...or maybe in 2 trillion of years.
very accurate isn't it?
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by zorgon
Question:
"Did people actually commit suicide when the War of the Worlds radio broadcast came out because they thought that this was actually happening?"
An Answer
(by anonymous on January 14th, 2007)
No, the newspapers overexaggerated the situation. People did try to leave cities, hide, and arm themselves though. The way the story was told made it seem like a real broadcast, there were news bulletins, poeple who played experts, and witnesses who spoke on the broadcast.
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Couldn't help it, I was ignorant of the exact details of the events of that evening, RE: "suicides", so I had to check for myself, veracity of such claims.
I like to start with the facts, before proceeding to alter them....
Oh, and a second source:
Some researchers now doubt the estimate of nearly one million hysterical listeners. And early reports of deaths from stampedes, traffic deaths, and suicides were false. Nevertheless, many were clearly frightened.
www.livescience.com...
However, there's no telling how people TODAY might respond.....not from what we sometimes see; some people are capable of reacting in very strange and off-the-wall ways......edit on 13 October 2010 by weedwhacker because: Note, source.
Originally posted by smurfy
Since there seems to be a lack of evidence of suicide, I have to agree for that reason.
Originally posted by MyStrawMan
Sorry guess I do not know why I read these UFO posts, maybe for the entertainment value but I am sure some will agree this desclosure thing is just all hype and wishful thinking.
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by MyStrawMan
Sorry guess I do not know why I read these UFO posts, maybe for the entertainment value but I am sure some will agree this desclosure thing is just all hype and wishful thinking.
The same reason we all do
1) You have no life and are bored
2) Nothing better in threads lately (My Elephant UFO was moved to Jokes )
3) You hope that maybe, just maybe , this time its a good one
It was reported, no doubt, but you have to take all things into account. What happened with war of the worlds was that it was recorded, so we can all listen, but only in a kind of retrospect.
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by smurfy
Since there seems to be a lack of evidence of suicide, I have to agree for that reason.
Well that is how history is edited... The suicides have been washed out of the history books, played up to Sensationalism by the press... but they were reported. Sometimes I wish I had saved many old reports from 30 years ago. But who would think?
In Toronto many people commit suicide by subway.. but it's never put in the paper... wouldn't want anyone else to get the idea, now would we?
Originally posted by Shino
Did you create that CGI of the elephant?
Originally posted by smurfy
It was reported, no doubt, but you have to take all things into account.