Travel Channel airs my favorite show of the bunch, “Ghost Adventures.”
As a Travel Channel show, “Ghost Adventures” goes to the some of best locations — places that are downright creepy whether or not they’re haunted. But apart from that, “Ghost Adventures” has the most entertaining cast of ghost busters.
Zak Bagans is the team’s leader. With his spiked hair and tight, Ed Hardy-like T-shirts, he is a stereotypical alpha male. His main investigative technique is to yell at any ghosts who may be present and dare them to attack him.
If any ghosts have ever taken Zak up on that offer, I missed that episode, unfortunately. Next is Nick Groff, Zak’s second in command. Nick tries to copy Zak’s alpha-male routine, but he’s nowhere near as good at it. He’ll always be just a wingman. And then there’s Aaron Goodwin, the team’s equipment technician. Alas, poor Aaron. He’s the one the ghosts supposedly always pick on, to the point that Zak and Nick often use him as bait to lure ill-tempered spirits into showing themselves.
Again, if this trick has ever worked, I’ve not seen convincing proof of it. I’m not a scientist, but I’m amazed at what counts for evidence during these so-called investigations. Motes of dust filmed on night vision are “spectral orbs,” and low-frequency ambient noises caught on tape are voices from beyond.
I don’t blame the average person for not knowing that our brains are wired to detect patterns, sometimes even where no pattern exists. That’s cutting-edge neuroscience. But you’d think expert paranormal investigators would be familiar with the concept. Then they’d be more skeptical about what they see and hear. Or maybe critical thinking is a special skill.
Source: DecaturDaily.com
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