A Haunting in Rhyl?

[happyblade]

Right, Ghost Busters!
Under the cut are photographs of my bathroom for the purposes of people having a guess at a rational explanation for the Mysterious Flying Jar. I put everything back to the way it was which wasn't easy because the perfumes balance on the edge kept falling off.

Comments

[zotz]

The obvious answer - and I've no idea how likely this is - is that as the building cooled overnight the floorboards flexed slightly (this is common) tilting the pile a little. Something fell onto the tub and flipped it against the shower curtain, letting it slide down into the bath and roll to where you found it.

A bit Heath Robinson, but odder things have been documented.

[happyblade]

Possibly, the only thing would be that if it did roll, it would be going against the slant on the bath, the bath has a slight slant down towards the tap end. The jar is full and is quite heavy so it would have to have quite a lot of momentum to roll against the slant

[zotz]

Get actual visitors to suggest things. Something more likely may be visible if you're actually in the room.

[zotz]

[zotz]

Odd things do happen. I used to share a place with original_aj and a couple of other people. We used to joke about a ghost because occasionally things would spontaneously fall over, or doors would swing open or closed. It was likely the building flexing as it cooled - it's quite an old one.

[angiehewitt]

how much can a building flex?

[zotz]

Quite a lot, particularly if it's got wood or metal components. Enough to make odd noises and move delicately-balanced doors, at least.