What's wrong with simple answers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnYy2x00zHU

IT is 1928 and a woman walks past a stuffed zebra on a set for the Charlie Chaplin film, The Circus. Her right hand is against her head. She is talking, writes Peter Rhode

A film-maker, George Clarke, tells the world: "The only conclusion I can come to, which sounds absolutely ridiculous to some people, is it's a time traveller."

You are spot-on, George. It does sound absolutely ridiculous.

But we live in gullible times. The footage has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube and there is much agreement with George, mostly from the Great American Public (you know, the ones who think the moon landings were filmed in a hangar).

But there are other explanations. Maybe the 1928 lady is wearing her new Otophone hearing aid and saying "testing, testing". Or maybe she's one of those people who talk to themselves and has earache. Why is it we have such a problem with simple, mundane solutions?

Now, what about that stuffed zebra? Shergar with a paint job. Trust me.