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The year is 1284. The town of Hamelin is in chaos. A rat infestation  has swept through the town, and the people are desperate for a solution.  One day, a stranger arrives in town. He is dressed in a long, flowing  coat and a wide-brimmed hat. He carries a pipe, and he plays a strange,  haunting melody. The town  of Hamelin was suffering from a rat infestation in the year 1284. A  piper dressed in multicolored clothes appeared and stated that he was a  rat-catcher. He promised the town and the mayor that he would help the  town with this rat problem. The mayor promised to pay him for removing  those rats, and the price tag was 1000 guilders. The piper decided to  take the mayor up on his offer, and lured the rats to the Weser River  with his pipe. The rats drowned. The mayor took back his offer and  decided to pay the piper 50 guilders instead of the promised 1000. The  mayor went as far as to say that the piper brought th...

  Have you ever wondered if the Earth is really a sphere? Or if it's actually flat? Well, you're not alone. There are a growing number of people who believe that the Earth is flat, and they have some pretty convincing arguments. In this episode of our podcast, we're going to take a deep dive into the flat Earth theory and explore all the evidence, both for and against it. So, whether you're a believer or a skeptic, strap in and get ready for a wild ride. Things are about to get strange. The flat earth theory is a scientifically disproven theory that the shape of the earth is a disk or a plane. Many ancient cultures believed in the flat earth theory. We are going to dive into the history of the flat earth theory and how it came to be. Let’s start off with some history on the flat earth theory. In early Mesopotamian and Egyptian thought, the world was portrayed as a disk floating in the ocean. The Israelites also imagined the earth to be a disk floating on water, with an ...

The Uncanny Valley    So, what IS the Uncanny Valley? “The uncanny valley phenomenon can be described as an eerie or unsettling feeling that some people experience in response to not-quite-human figures like humanoid robots and lifelike computer-generated characters.” (https://spectrum.ieee.org/what-is-the-uncanny-valley) Understanding and addressing the Uncanny Valley is vital in human-computer interaction. This phenomenon can have significant emotional and psychological impacts on individuals and society: When encountering entities in the Uncanny Valley, people may experience fear and anxiety due to the unsettling nature of these almost-human, yet not-quite-human, beings. Imagine having to work with an awkward sort of human-like robot that is there to help you but not great at it’s human replies yet. The emotional response can lead to avoidance or aversion, impacting interactions with the robot, virtual characters, or other AI systems.  With the presence ...

 A monster? An omen? A harbinger of death? Many things can be said about this mysterious creature.  In the days leading up to the horrendous Chernobyl disasters, the employees working in the nuclear plant were fighting their own dark, twisted demons. Many workers in the control center had reported the bone-chilling sighting of a terrifying creature that hovered over Chernobyl and Pripyat. Whoever saw the humanoid with giant wings, a sable headless body, and red, glowing eyes was doomed- as their lives were plunged into nothingness, and darkness, their days were numbered. Those unlucky people began to see nightmares that would leave them completely hollow and scared. At times, they’d get phone calls from unknown numbers- with no one to speak on the other side.  While some just dismissed the event as a mere betrayal of eyes, others knew that their end was near. Then, some people saw the black bird flying around the power plant on the day of the notorious disaster of 1986. A...

 Hello all you Ghouls and Goblins!  This episode on ConspiriWeird , Molly and I talk about the Secret Chamber Hidden in Mount Rushmore.   I wanted to leave some links that provide a better picture, not only about visually what we are talking about on the podcast episode, but also a dark history that we only very briefly touched upon. Please check out the following links. What's inside Mount Rushmore?   The Dark History of Mount Rushmore    1944 Workers in the early stages of constructing the Hall of Records - Charles D'Emery  Photo courtesy of NPS Mount Rushmore National Memorial Architectural drawings of the proposed the Hall of Records created by Lincoln Borglum "...let us place there, carved high, as close to heaven as we can, the words of our leaders, their faces, to show posterity what manner of men they were. Then breathe a prayer that these records will endure until the wind and the rain alone shall wear them away." Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor CLIC...

  Here we are going to post about the subjects in our podcasts and maybe occasional other things that strike our fancy. Introduction! ConspiriWeird is a podcast that focuses on telling about conspiracies, cryptids (think Sasquatch), and all things weird. From Bigfoot, UFOs and the Men in Black, to the JFK shooting, spooky happenings and other weird and strange events, we will be breaking down the stories for you to enjoy. We're a couple of everyday people, no more special than you, with an interest in the strange stories our world has to tell. Your hosts on the podcast: Molly is a spooky gal that enjoys her Ji'Minty ice cream and a good murder story. She will sit there eating her spaghetti and meatballs while watching brain surgery, or the latest gruesome videos released on the net. The most earnest thing about her? She believes in all the spooky things. As her opposite, Josh is more the skeptic. Finding it harder to believe in the strange and weird things, he'll bring a mo...