Why we believe..

[Alden]

Yes Spence, I know... That's how I found out about the video -- it's one of the most popular fakes on the internet done as a class project. IIRC they only needed a few hundred hits on the internet to get an "A." This one has 44 MILLION! I like it much better in any case.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I'm with you Alden.
Is this one fake or real?
https://youtu.be/kra_9EMVZGM

 

[Alden]

As almost two decades old it seems, I'd presume it's a real mommy bunny protecting the youngins.

 

[coloradoclyde]

If you liked that you will love this.
https://youtu.be/LU8DDYz68kM

 

[Alden]

No thanks, it looks like things are going to be attacked and eaten alive or something and I'm not interested in that...

 

[Jim C]

Wow! Talk about escaping the jaws of death. A half dozen lions and a crocodile too. I've never seen anything like that before. Just nature taking it's course. Thanks Clyde

 

[coloradoclyde]

No thanks, it looks like things are going to be attacked and eaten alive or something and I'm not interested in that...

Things aren't always as they seem...or as we expect. :grin:

 

[Larry Pletcher]

There are some conclusions drawn from "modern scientific experiments" that do not logically rule out the old wives tales. For example banking prime in a flintlock. A single hot wire inserted into prime does not mimic a line of multiple sparks from a well tuned lock.

Hi Zimmerstutzen,
I just noticed your message after I got back in town and thought I should explain why I used the hot wire. At least I assume it was my experiment that you were speaking about.

My use of the hot wire was to eliminate variables that a flint/pan ignition would have added to the test. I always try to eliminate all variables except the one I want to measure. I recognize, as you do, that flint vs wire ignition are not equal to each other, but felt that wire ignition would lessen the undesirable variables. Anyway I did not intend to suggest that wire and flint ignition were equals.

Best regards,
Pletch