Ghosts: Is It Real? | National Geographic

as we’ll find out these orbs supposedly

as we’ll find out these orbs supposedly the energy signatures of ghosts may

the energy signatures of ghosts may

the energy signatures of ghosts may simply mean it’s time to have the house

simply mean it’s time to have the house

simply mean it’s time to have the house cleaned and those wild fluctuations in

cleaned and those wild fluctuations in

cleaned and those wild fluctuations in the electromagnetic field could mean you

the electromagnetic field could mean you

the electromagnetic field could mean you need an electrician not a Ghostbuster

need an electrician not a Ghostbuster

need an electrician not a Ghostbuster but before we unleash the skeptics we

but before we unleash the skeptics we

but before we unleash the skeptics we need to start with the basics if ghosts

need to start with the basics if ghosts

need to start with the basics if ghosts exist what exactly are the damn things

exist what exactly are the damn things

exist what exactly are the damn things and are they really band or just damn

and are they really band or just damn

and are they really band or just damn hard to pin down

hard to pin down

hard to pin down [Music]

for those of a skeptical band when it

for those of a skeptical band when it comes to ghosts well there’s a lot less

comes to ghosts well there’s a lot less

comes to ghosts well there’s a lot less here than meets the eye the ghosts that

here than meets the eye the ghosts that

here than meets the eye the ghosts that I’ve witnessed and that I’ve been

I’ve witnessed and that I’ve been

I’ve witnessed and that I’ve been exposed to and that I’ve been offered as

exposed to and that I’ve been offered as

exposed to and that I’ve been offered as examples are usually the results of poor

examples are usually the results of poor

examples are usually the results of poor understanding of Technology of

understanding of Technology of

understanding of Technology of psychology or of perfectly ordinary

psychology or of perfectly ordinary

psychology or of perfectly ordinary events that happened to us all the time

events that happened to us all the time

events that happened to us all the time and can be misinterpreted for the

and can be misinterpreted for the

and can be misinterpreted for the believers ghosts are as real as the

believers ghosts are as real as the

believers ghosts are as real as the living and ghostly apparitions come in

living and ghostly apparitions come in

living and ghostly apparitions come in several flavors

first there’s the old standby ghosts are

first there’s the old standby ghosts are dead people dead people who had

dead people dead people who had

dead people dead people who had something like a transporter malfunction

something like a transporter malfunction

something like a transporter malfunction beaming from the here and now to the

beaming from the here and now to the

beaming from the here and now to the Hereafter

Hereafter

Hereafter that malfunction is usually caused by

that malfunction is usually caused by

that malfunction is usually caused by some sort of major trauma like murder or

some sort of major trauma like murder or

some sort of major trauma like murder or suicide curiously it said these spirits

suicide curiously it said these spirits

suicide curiously it said these spirits often don’t know they’re dead a second

often don’t know they’re dead a second

often don’t know they’re dead a second kind of apparition appears to be a mere

kind of apparition appears to be a mere

kind of apparition appears to be a mere echo of something that happened in the

echo of something that happened in the

echo of something that happened in the past some sort of psychic residue like a

past some sort of psychic residue like a

past some sort of psychic residue like a looped videotape of a moment in time

looped videotape of a moment in time

looped videotape of a moment in time this kind of haunting seems to have no

this kind of haunting seems to have no

this kind of haunting seems to have no will of its own and does not interact

will of its own and does not interact

will of its own and does not interact with the living a third type is called a

with the living a third type is called a

with the living a third type is called a crisis apparition when the dead are said

crisis apparition when the dead are said

crisis apparition when the dead are said to appear shortly after their deaths two

to appear shortly after their deaths two

to appear shortly after their deaths two people close to them

people close to them

people close to them they are reputed to be aware of their

they are reputed to be aware of their

they are reputed to be aware of their deaths and can interact with the living

deaths and can interact with the living

deaths and can interact with the living most often bringing messages of comfort

most often bringing messages of comfort

most often bringing messages of comfort [Music]