Weird Fix 23: Kate Bush's UFO Encounter, T-Rex Leather Bag & A Fingernail Fact

Kate Bush is presented in the episode as an established musical figure who, in a 1981 Kate Bush Club newsletter, wrote about a Scotland trip where she and companions saw unusual lights near a roadside sign by Loch Ness; she framed the visit as driven by a desire to visit the Loch Ness Monster and shared the sighting in her own words. Chyaz Samuel recounts this in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode WF-23: Weird Fix 23: Kate Bush's UFO Encounter, T-Rex Leather Bag & A Fingernail Fact.

According to the newsletter excerpt Chyaz reads, the sighting occurred during the run up to Christmas in 1981 while Kate Bush was visiting Scotland near Loch Ness; they stopped by a roadside sign describing a fifth century B.C. fort and a phantom battle, and that is where she describes seeing three lights in the sky. Chyaz Samuel covers this in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode WF-23: Weird Fix 23: Kate Bush's UFO Encounter, T-Rex Leather Bag & A Fingernail Fact.

Kate Bush described three large circular orange lights descending in a diagonal line, then forming a horizontal line and remaining static beneath cloud, later reducing to two lights and finally disappearing; she and companions chased them by car and wondered whether, instead of Nessie, they had seen another strange phenomenon. Chyaz Samuel lays out these details in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode WF-23: Weird Fix 23: Kate Bush's UFO Encounter, T-Rex Leather Bag & A Fingernail Fact.

Chyaz describes a project where remains believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana, circa 25 years ago, were used by a team led by Che Connon to harvest DNA, run phylogenetic analyses, introduce sequences into another animal's cells to produce collagen, then make skin and leather which was fashioned into a handbag offered at Giquello's in Paris; it was estimated at 300,000 to 500,000 euros but failed to reach reserve, attracting bids up to about 150,000 on 11th June amid scepticism over authenticity. Chyaz Samuel goes into the detail in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode WF-23: Weird Fix 23: Kate Bush's UFO Encounter, T-Rex Leather Bag & A Fingernail Fact.

Chyaz notes that some studies and anecdotal reports suggest fingernails grow faster in warmer weather, possibly due to increased blood flow, but she emphasises the research is not conclusive and debate remains; she also shares a personal anecdote about a broken wrist during which her nails stopped growing for weeks. Chyaz Samuel explores this in Things Are About To Get Weird, Episode WF-23: Weird Fix 23: Kate Bush's UFO Encounter, T-Rex Leather Bag & A Fingernail Fact.