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12:14 pm
September 23, 2010


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First off we have the excessive jumping in surprise antics of Britt as the door at the Colonial Inn opens twice (Episode: A Shot in the Dark) The positioning of his hands on the doorframe and then removing them so he can turn and place them somewhere else JUST as the door starts to swing and the obvious trying to look surprised.

Next we have the door opening scene at the Rose Lighthouse. This is a KJ doing but Britt is doing some odd "make sure my hands look occupied" movements as well.

Britt charging off full-bore into the darkness (and possibly around a corner) to go investigate something he saw from great distance without the aid of any NV equipment. Baseball Hall of Fame.

Britt and KJ charging down the hall of Otesaga Resort to investigate something that KJ saw that we, looking through the magic of the cameraman, at the same scene do not see…followed immediately by Britt seeing a (possibly his own) shadow after going into the room that the shadow KJ (and only KJ) allegedly saw ducked into.

These are off the top of my head to get the post going, feel free to add your own.

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12:40 pm
September 23, 2010


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One of Britt's very first appearances on the show really bothered me.  In "The Mount" he and the TAPS team seemed to be implying that Britt came up with the idea of the geophone.  Not in simply just using one, but that he…actually invented it!  Very odd considering that technology has been around for over a century.  If he had meant modifications or whatever…well, it certainly didn't come across as that.

I also remember that none of us could understand why he/they even chose to use that model over a modern seismograph.  Blinking lights are great if you're making a Star Trek set in your garage…but choosing blinking lights over numerical data is simply silly.

In any event…taking credit for "inventing" the geophone never sat well with me.  Saying you saw a shadow is one thing.  Taking credit for inventing a scientific instrument is something else entirely…

"Skepticism is not a position, it's a process." -Dr Michael Shermer

12:54 pm
September 23, 2010


Nosfer

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I agree! I remember expressing my outrage in post #3 here so it sat rather poorly here, too:

http://www.skepticalviewer.com/forums/ghost-hunters/edith-wharton-estate-s05e03/page-1/post-3299/

Though, I can't recall if Britt actually made the claim, himself. If not, I'll give him some leniency as far as this list, but otherwise… From what I remember, they did claim it was something he invented, or at least a new device he had cooked up. Not really fakery as far as the paranormal, but certainly taking credit where none is due.

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1:05 pm
September 23, 2010


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SFT during Episode Club Dead, the Cuban Club. This is also a Grant item, but Britt was with Grant at the time. Serious editing issues as I've pointed out before, major cuts and splices.

Having said that, any SFT with Britt qualifies for this list.

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