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Strange glow above my monitor at night
2004-03-08, 1:53 PM #41
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Flexor:
Oh yeah, and I almost forgot;

-You're crazy [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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That one's got my vote!

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2004-03-08, 1:53 PM #42
Axis, PLEASE tell me of your encounter with spirits! I want to know very much! ^^

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2004-03-08, 2:00 PM #43
<3 Flex's replies
Code:
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2004-03-08, 2:10 PM #44
This thread=hilarious

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2004-03-08, 2:13 PM #45
Shh, Prince Xizor, we are not to disturb the spirits of Massassi... *Sits intently in patience for Axis to respond to his question.*

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2004-03-08, 2:21 PM #46
Emon, did this just start happening? Because I'm wondering why it didn't happen before this event occurred.
2004-03-08, 2:27 PM #47
Can somebody give me Axis's email so I can ask him about his encounter? Or, if he's reading this, email me at: d.dfuller@verizon.net

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2004-03-09, 1:42 PM #48
What event?

I've noticed it for a while but only took interest in it recently. I just ruled out it being one of those radiation burns for two reasons. First, it's not always there. Second, if it was radiation, I would probably have a tumor the size of a grapefruit by now.

I just realized that it does infact look a lot like the light that hits the cieling from the monitor. Maybe my stucco has some kind of energy retentive attribute...Cause my monitor was off for an hour or two and there was no glow there. I think I've only noticed it when I'm in bed after my monitor automatically shuts off...

Weird ****.

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2004-03-09, 2:17 PM #49
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">However, I now suspect an ent. You may also have a Baker under your bed, Who comes out at night and bakes bread on your still hot monitor.</font>


We've got a regular Mulder here.
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
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2004-03-09, 2:19 PM #50
Maybe you smell really bad, and these are your stench lines escapeing from when you get out of the computer chair? But...If you are clean, then I am afraid...well *sniffle* I'm afraid it's...it's..the cupcakes!

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2004-03-09, 2:20 PM #51
Sahm... sahm.... sahmmmtymes I see a weird red light on the bottom of my mouse when I move it at night. I thought that maybe the ball was wreathed in flaaame, but when I checked it? The ball was gone. The slot for it had disappeared. How freaky is that?!
Cordially,
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2004-03-09, 2:22 PM #52
Sharks with frikin mouse lasers on top of their heads. Ever animal deserves a smooth gameing experience.

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BABIES EVERYWHERE!!!
Think while it's still legal.
2004-03-09, 2:24 PM #53
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Flexor's idea of radiation was my first thought, since it is a ten year old monitor. I'm going to my doctor soon to see if I have some form of clinical depression, and oddly enough, I think I remember my depression starting about when I got this monitor...</font>


The monitor is clearly cursed, and is inducing mind warping effects to control you. The light you think you see doesn't actually exist but is instead an illusion produced in your mind by the evil spirits. Try demolishing the house and see if the glow is still there. If that isn't your fancy... hey! Try moving the monitor tonight and see what happens. If the glow doesn't move, then it's probably soemthing else.
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
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2004-03-09, 2:25 PM #54
You think that's air you're breathing?

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2004-03-09, 2:26 PM #55
You should try to catch it in a tupperware (sp?) box.

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2004-03-09, 3:06 PM #56
This is seriously too much fun to read.

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2004-03-09, 3:14 PM #57
I should try photographing it, I just wish I had a camera on hand. Maybe I could see something supernatural, like that time my brother took a photo of Michael Jackson's pet llama in our dining room.

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2004-03-09, 3:39 PM #58
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Lord_Grismath:
We've got a regular Mulder here.</font>


It was my obviously failed attempt at being funny.
2004-03-09, 3:40 PM #59
And that was Grismath's successful attempt to be funny.

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2004-03-09, 4:36 PM #60
And I am Grismath's inflamed liver.

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2004-03-09, 7:30 PM #61
Here ya go

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2004-03-09, 7:49 PM #62
A little more appropriate



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2004-03-09, 7:58 PM #63
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Yecti:
A little more appropriate</font>


Is it just me, or does that look nothing like the proton packs that were used in the movie?

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2004-03-09, 8:12 PM #64
you're right. But it was the only one that wasn't the toy I had when I was 11.

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2004-03-09, 10:49 PM #65
http://www.gbprops.com/proton_packs/

^_^

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2004-03-10, 12:55 AM #66
I'm reminded of the time my computer kept turning itself on... ah memories.

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2004-03-10, 4:05 AM #67
It's probably the orange glow from the CRT heater. It's white hot when the monitor is running so it can take a while to cool down.
2004-03-10, 4:26 AM #68
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by UGG:
It's probably the orange glow from the CRT heater. It's white hot when the monitor is running so it can take a while to cool down.</font>


wow... I had no idea it got that hot.

Maybe that light is a portal to another dimension. Try throwing something expendable at it and see if the object dissappears into it. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]


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2004-03-10, 4:38 AM #69
What is it, to determine the truth, this is what you need to do.

-try to throw something into the thing, like your pillow
-----If it dissapears: RUN OR IT WILL GET YOU
-----If it falls on the ground: try the next hing

-try to bind a rope on the chair and pull it while the shining thing is above it!
-----If it bring the light with itself: AAAAAAA, A DEAD CHAIR-MAN OR SOMETHING!!!
-----If the light is still staying there: next option

-Scully and Mulder or very good in this thing
-----If they see that it is a aliën or something: GET OUT, A HOME MADE AREA 51
-----If they say: AAAh its nothing, next step

-TRY TO SELL THE HOUSE FOR A 999.999.999.999.999.999 dollars, for etra-terrestials in your hous

And if that doesnt work, just step in it


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2004-03-10, 4:48 AM #70
O yeah, maybe you need to give him a phone:

"E.T phone home!!! (pointing finger at some place in the universe)"

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2004-03-10, 4:58 AM #71
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS:
wow... I had no idea it got that hot.

Maybe that light is a portal to another dimension. Try throwing something expendable at it and see if the object dissappears into it. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

</font>


Or maybe its the porn demons there to haunt him for past mistakes.


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2004-03-10, 8:30 AM #72
You still haven't exhausted the possibility of it being your monitor. You most definitely DON'T want the cause to be supernatural...

As for CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitors, they consume a great deal of power. The average monitor uses arround 100 Watts of power, but it steps up the voltage, effectively multiplying the power consumption. Also, the actuall glass tube acts as an excelent electrical capacitor, holding a voltage buildup that exceeds 10,000 VOLTS. This is why you should never open up a monitor... There's a substantial chance of killing yourself by releasing the charge. For the charge to disapate naturally, you must leave it unplugged for roughly 20 months, after which you would haveno need for the monitor anyway... :P

As for heat load, I know that a great deal of heat is produced by CRT monitors, most of which is sent through the vents on top. I don't know the actual temperature, but I'd believe it would be safe to say that, after a few hours, they can reach over 150 Degree Farenheit, hot enough to instantly give you serious burns. Fortunately, there's several inches of space for the heat to dramatically disapate before you can touch it.

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2004-03-10, 11:15 AM #73
As someone said, use your hand or something to cast a shadow on it, and use that to find the light source. I remember, back before I moved, one time there was a funny light on the wall in my room. I used my hand to cast a shadow, and then moved it around, towards the source, until I figured out which part of the window blinds it was coming through.

Now if there is no shadow...then you can start worrying.
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2004-03-14, 7:32 AM #74
Well? Are you going to keep us in the dark, Emon? (ha)
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2004-03-14, 7:51 AM #75
Or if the shadow is casted BY it...

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2004-03-14, 8:53 AM #76
... A bomb?

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2004-03-14, 10:12 AM #77
Maybe it ate him in his sleep...
>.>
<.<
Try hitting it with a fly swatter-if it quivers/bites off your face, run.

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2004-03-14, 10:15 AM #78
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Silent_Rhapsody:
Try hitting it with a fly swatter-if it quivers/bites off your face, run.</font>


Advice to live by.



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2004-03-14, 4:41 PM #79
I am going to give this my 2 cents.
Throw a sock at it. If it dissapears you have a vortex at your hand. I advise you to call your local exorcist/and or holy man.
If it doesnt dissapear and gets knocked down and gets back up, run like youve never run before and never look back.

If it makes a shadow trace the source. If all else fails throw a holy bible at it and hope its not demons.
2004-03-14, 4:57 PM #80
It's probably nothing. Just another glitch in the matrix.

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