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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 19:02:39 -0800
From: Joseph Vaughan Patterson <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] Coffin behavior?

Hi Lawrence and Bryan,

Two thoughts come to mind.  The first one is that someone did, indeed, enter
the vault between the visits.  The other, and more likely explanation, is that
the vault is subject to occasional flooding.  The coffins, being full of air,
would float, and come to rest haphazardly when the water receded.  Coffins
have been known to pop up out of the ground when cemeteries flooded.  You
might check the interior of the vault for signs of flooding.

I am an electrical engineer.  Yes, strong electromagnetic fields could
rearrange the coffins.  But such a strong field could only be generated by a
powerful lightning strike, which would leave other clear telltale signs of the
strike.

Regards,

Joe Patterson
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