CAN YOU TELL when someone is telling a fib, making up a story or trying to fool you? When it comes to tales of the paranormal and supernatural, it can be quite difficult because by their very nature they are rather hard to believe. But that's the premise of our little game here - Which Story is False? You have to identify the false story.
Below and on the next three pages, you'll find four stories of the paranormal. Three of them have been documented in various books, but one of the stories I have invented out of thin air. It's your task to read all of the stories, and then follow the link to vote for the story you think is false. Have fun reading - and good luck!
STORY #1: DIMENSION SLIP AT SEA
The Bermuda Triangle has earned its mysterious reputation from all of the odd and unexplainable events that have occurred there. One of the most perplexing cases took place in October, 1928 aboard an oil tanker that was making its way from the United States to Europe. The large ship and complement of crew were not far off the Florida coast when a young sailor had a most peculiar experience.
It was about 8 o'clock at night when the sailor was in his cabin making plans to visit the ship's library. Quite suddenly, he noticed a strange calm that seemed to envelop and permeate the ship, and he sensed that something was wrong. Leaving his cabin and stepping onto the deck, he thought it odd that there were no other sailors around; usually there was a good deal of activity.
He began to explore the deck to assure himself that his feelings were misplaced, but he became increasingly unnerved when he could find no one - anywhere. It seemed as though the vessel had been completely deserted! He also noticed that the atmosphere surrounding the ship was strange. The sky and sea seemed to blend together into one gray, impenetrable mass. He continued his search, looking everywhere he could think of, but the dozens of his shipmates had simply vanished. In fear and despair, he sat on the deck, his back against the bulkhead and his head in his hands.
Suddenly, he was aroused from his stupor by the sound of footsteps running toward him. He looked up and saw a familiar shipmate approaching and asking where in the world he had been. When the young sailor had not arrived at the library, as he originally had planned, his shipmates became somewhat concerned. They searched for him frantically all over the ship, not finding him anywhere, and fearing that he had fallen overboard.
The young sailor explained his experience, then noticed that the sea and sky had returned to normal. All seemed right again. No one could explain the event. It would have been virtually impossible for the sailor and his shipmates to be searching for one another and not see or pass each other on the narrow deck. Somehow, the sailor - or the ship - had slipped into some unimaginable state of existence.
