# X-Files question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-question/50135>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2001, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-question/50135 "2001-01-15T13:03:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2001, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-question/50135/1 "2001-01-15T13:03:36Z")

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I’ve always wondered this… In the intro to the X-Files, there are two white objects that frame the words “Paranormal Activity” on each side. They look like extending claws or something like that. What the heck are these things?

Haven’t been able to find this in any of the X-Files FAQs.

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**Author:** ![Nukeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Nukeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nukeman)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-question/50135/2 "2001-01-15T13:25:25Z")

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Didn’t you ever do biology? those are two beans germinating. I always thought the X files intro was very, very cheap looking. Germinating seeds as paranormal activity?

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**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-question/50135/3 "2001-01-16T18:22:49Z")

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I always thought those elongated white things were supposed to be ghosts.

**Nukeman** , I’ll agree with you that the intro is incredibly cheap-looking. It’s like something a high school A/V club circa 1977 would do.