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IN'(ODUC'ION $ 'HE (EALIS')S DILEMMA * DE'EC'O( (ODS +% ,Y(AMIDS & 'HE ENE(GY -HEEL "% ,ENDULUMS . 'HE HIE(ONYMOUS MACHINE %/ SYMBOLIC MACHINES %+$ 'HE SYMBOLIC HIE(ONYMOUS MACHINE %! 'HE -ISHING MACHINE %"$ ,OS'SC(I,' %.% BIBLIOG(A,HY %*$
INTRODUCTION
!he intent of this book by my friend and colleague 8arry (tine is to challenge the technical community and amateurs to build these machines, then try to figure out why they work. All of them seem to violate the well-known laws of physics or mechanics. !hus, the challenge is to resolve the apparent contradiction. >n the history of science, the resolution of a discrepancy is one of the most fruitful ways to make progress. .or example, it was *utherford who saw an apparent contradiction in the course of his study of alpha particle emission by radioactive nuclei. 8e asked how it was possible for an alpha particle of measured range and energy to emerge from a nucleus without having the energy to penetrate the higher energy potential barrier around the nucleus - which could also be measured. (uch penetration by an alpha particle was energetically impossible. >t was the challenge of this apparent discrepancy that led ;urney and :ondon to the discovery and development of uantum mechanical tunneling which has been of maBor importance not only in physics but also to modern solid-state electronics. >n science, one progresses from an observation to a hypothesis about how or why the observed phenomenon works, then to an experiment in which one proves not only that the hypothesis is correct but that the hypothesis is indeed a theory. !he theory must then predict other observable effects that can be tested and experimentally confirmed. !he fact that a certain device in this book works does not mean that all our theories are wrong but only that our understanding of how these theories should be applied is faulty in this particular case. 9ssentially, we do not know everything. >ndeed, what we do know may not be so, but may have some curious little twist that we have overlooked. Apparent violations of the laws of physics are usually an opportunity to make progress in our knowledge of the universe. >n science, we also seek to understand how nature works. And we often misunderstand or follow false leads. Actually, the Claws of natureC are generalizations from experience. .or example, the violation of the law of gravity is punished not by a Bail sentence but more fittingly by falling on oneDs face. .urther, such generalizations are living
concepts needing modification in details as we go alone. 9instein did not prove Newton to be wrong but rather provided the next approximation in our understanding of what actually happens when we make measurements at speeds approaching that of light. #ass, length, and time must be measured, taking the speed of light into account. A basic physics experiment is that of measurement, and it is important to carefully think through the details of the actor procedure in a step by step fashion. (cience is a living and growing discipline, and much remains to be done. !his book will, one hopes, stimulate people to build and test these odd devices, to think about them, and perhaps to hit upon further approximations to our understanding of the universe. ;ood science is done not with apparatus but in peopleDs heads by thinking. - $rof. (erge A. Eorff (Prof. Korff was professor emeritus, department of physics, New York University; Fellow, American Physical Society; past presi ent an life mem!er, New York Aca emy of Sciences; life mem!er, American Society for the A vance" ment of Science; past president an irector, the #$plorers %lu!; an %hevalier of the -egion of &onor.'
CHAPTER ONE
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>t worked. > still have it, and it still works. )ut it works for some people and not for others. > donDt know why it works or how it works, but it does. > donDt know how to begin conducting truly scientific research to answer these uestions because > donDt know what uestions to ask or even what measurements to make. >tDs Bust not possible with the current state of the art in science and technology to be Eelvinian about it, and > am a firm believer in the advice given by -ord Eelvin 6Filliam !hompson7 in %330? C> often say that when you can measure somethin) an e$press it in num!ers, you know somethin) a!out it. +ut when you cannot measure it, when you cannot e$press it in num!ers, your knowle )e is of a mea)er an unsatisfactory kin ; it may !e the beginning of knowle )e, !ut you have scarcely, in your thoughts, pro)resse to the level of science, re)ar less of what the matter may !e., "bviously, therefore, the 8ieronymous machine and other amazing mind devices that shouldnDt work but do are not scientific and are not yet amenable to scientific analysis. Karious hypotheses concerning how they might
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CHAPTER TWO
DETECTOR RODS
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#any readers will immediately recognize this device as the legendary Cdowsing rod.C "ther names include Cwater rodsC or Cwitching rods.C >n the form of a branched or forked stick or twig - some operators claim that only a live forked willow branch recently cut will
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work properly " the device has been used in 9urope and America for unknown centuries. >ts actual source is shrouded in folklore, much of which is considered to be evil or the Cwork of the devilC because of the inexplicable operation of the device. >n recent times, dowsing rods were used by 2nited (tates #arine :orps soldiers in (outh Kiet Nam for the purpose of locating underground Kiet :ong tunnels. 8owever, no official reports of this exist and, as might be expected, no official confirmation of this use has ever been made. *eaders wishing to obtain more information should contact the American (ociety of <owsers, $.". )ox +/, <anville,K! '13+3.
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!he author built and experimented with his first pair of dowsing rods in %411 at the rocket research center at Fhite (ands $roving ;round and around his home in -as :ruces, New #exico. !he basic metal dowsing rods described later in this chapter were used. !he author was successful in locating the underground water and sewer pipes leading into his home. At a later time, he found the rods useful in locating misplaced obBects, especially books.
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!his model is an expensive one that may be uickly fabricated as follows? %. "btain two 6+7 coat hangers or clothes hangers made totally from wire. !he size of the wire and the type of wire are not critical. 8owever, the wire should be stiff enough so that it doesnDt bend when held horizontally by one end with the other end free. +. (traighten each coat hanger wire. ,. (ix 607 inches 6%1 centimeters7 from one end, make a right angled bend in each wire. /. .or safetyDs sake, make another right angle bend in the other end of each wire approximately one 6%7 inch 6+.1 centimeters7 from the endI this will prevent the free end of each rod from sticking into something... such as another personDs eyeJ "perate the 9conomy #odel as described in the "perating >nstructions below.
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>f you misplace something, try using the rods to help you locate it. $ut the rods in hand and simply begin to turn aroundI when youDre pointed in the direction you should go to move toward the obBect, the rods will swing. Gou should be able to pin-point its location using the principles of triangulation by taking CsightingsC from different locationsI where the lines of position cross is where youDre most likely to find what youDre looking for. <o not be disturbed if you happen to obtain erratic data from such location experiments. !hey may only mean that the obBect is irretrievably lost in such a manner that you have no possibility of recovering it. !he author discovered this phenomenon when searching for a misplaced bookI the meaningless results finally re-
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9xperiments need to be conducted with a large experimental universe of operators, the larger the better, to determine the percentage of the population capable of working the rods. <ouble-blind techni ues should be used to validate the data. (ome experiments, however, will serve only to provide statistical data on the percentage of the population capable of successfully using the rods. !hey wonDt determine why the rods work or what sort of person can make them work unless the experiment is structured to determine the specific personality traits of the user. "ther experiments need to be conducted to verify whether or not the rods can be used to actually find an obBect whose location is truly unknown to the operator, or whether the operation of the rods depends upon some manner of subliminal recall on the operatorDs part, the rods acting merely as a symbolic crutch. !he influence of mood-altering substances 6such as alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine7 on an operatorDs ability may well uncover some interesting new data. 8owever, experiments with other mood-altering drugs such as meprobamate should be conducted only by ualified, licensed medical practitioners or under their direct supervision. No experiment yet designed offers any hope of determining the actual operational cause behind the apparently successful use of dowsing rods. At best, most experiments will lead only to experimental confirmation
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!he author has seen dowsing rods used successfully on many occasions. !he use of dowsing rods seems to be a repeatable phenomenon. !he author also happens to be one of those who can make them work for him, whereas his wife cannot. *eported observations of the phenomenon from reliable observers abound. !he device is simple, inexpensive, can be readily made by most people, and can be used to conduct numerous experiments, most of which havenDt been done yet, to investigate the reasons for its operation. !he nature of these experiments is such that the basic ones can be carried out by nearly anyone willing to follow the basic guidelines for the design and conduct of scientific experiments.
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CHAPTER THREE
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!etrahedral pyramids made from electrically non-conducting materials have been used to maintain sharp cutting edges on steel instalments, dehydrate or mummify organic materials, and improve the growth rates of plants. !he precise mechanism6s7 by which a hollow pyramidal shape accomplishes these things is unknown.
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#any advocates and proponents of Cpyramid powerC tend to base their hypotheses on elements from 9gyptian history and mythology. (ome of these people believe that the ancient 9gyptians possessed arcane knowledge that led this early riverine culture to build the fabled pyramids of ;iza on the basis of either scientific principles unknown to us today or empirical data ac uired by means often classified as CbizarreC by the detractors of the 9gyptian hypotheses. *egardless of whether or not any of the hypotheses derived from ancient 9gyptian history may be true, the demonstrable fact remains that tetrahedral pyramid shapes appear to do somethin) to obBects placed inside them and offer a subBect amenable to experimentation by modern techni ues carried out by both professional and amateur scientists.
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patents are granted after an examination period of two to three years, but it took <rbal ten years to get his patent. >t was granted on August %1, %414 only after heDd proved to the :hief 9xaminer, 9ngineer Krecion, that a pyramid did indeed maintain the edge on a razor blade. >n the course of this decade-long examination period, <rbal performed some experiments and made some measurements that will be discussed later. :ardboard pyramids came into use in the :zech army as a way for soldiers to keep their razors sharp. (oldiers in the (oviet army picked up this concept in later years. !he (oviet soldiers would get only one razor blade per month, so itDs important to them to keep their razors sharp. 8owever, no company has placed pyramids on the market anywhere, including eastern 9urope. <rbal believes his invention has been suppressed by razor blade manufacturers who do not want to see their products used ten times as long. !his reaction, however, is typical of some inventors of strange machines who often believe there are paranoid plots to keep their inventions secret. !he lack of pyramid products more likely arises from the fact that they are so easy and simple to uickly build using available materials. A number of 9uropean researchers began to experiment with <rbalDs pyramids. <rbal came into correspondence with pyramid researchers in (weden, Fest ;ermany, .rance, ;reat )ritain, and the (oviet 2nion. >n the 2nited (tates, little was known of the
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!he author has built miniature pyramids with 0-inch and %+-inch bases as described below, fabricating them from both shirt cardboard and :rescent No. +'% hot press medium weight illustration board. 9ach had access holes with a diameter of + inches and / inches respectively on all four surfaces. !he author determined
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-ay the s uare base on the table and place the triangular sides flat on the table with each of their bases flush with the sides of the s uare base piece. .asten each triangular side to one edge of the base piece using cellophane tape. .old each of the triangular side pieces upward so they meet at the apex of the pyramid. >t may be easier to do this starting with two adBacent sides, then bringing each of the two other sides up one at a time. .asten the edges of the triangular side pieces together using strips of cellophane tape.
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9arly experimenters such as <rbal maintained that a pyramid had to be aligned with the local magnetic north. .lanagan discovered that this orientation was not necessary. "ther researchers believed that the obBect to be processed should be placed at the scale location of the EingDs :hamber of the :heopsD pyramid - i.e., about one-third the height of the pyramid up from the base directly beneath the apex. 8owever, .lanagan again showed that an obBect could be located anywhere within the pyramid and be subBected to the same unknown energies. !he easiest and most dramatic experiment that can be conducted with a pyramidal shape is the classic razor blade experiment. !his re uires a %+-inch or an %3-inch pyramid. "btain at least six good uality razor blades or disposable razors. (elect one at random and mark it for identification.
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!he experiment may be conducted by either men or women. #en will want to shave their faces. Fomen can conduct the experiment by shaving their legs. .or the sake of clarity and brevity herein, the experiment will be described as it is conducted by shaving the faceI the same procedure can be used to shave legs. 9ach morning, shave one side of the face with the razor kept inside the pyramid. (have the other side of the face with one of the CcontrolC razors. Alternate the side of the face shaved each day with each razor. 2se a good uality shaving cream, and use the same shaving cream product each day. <onDt shift from product to product during the test. After shaving each day, wash out both razors with hot running water. $lace the marked razor inside the pyramid. $lace the unmarked control razor in the normal place you would store a razor. Eeep a written record of your shaves and of your subBective reactions to the sharpness of each blade. >f the control razor becomes dull and therefore painful to use for shaving, substitute a fresh new control razor. )e sure to note this in your record.
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Fhen it comes to speculating why pyramids work as they appear to do, there are about as many hypotheses as there are investigators. (ome hypotheses are, frankly, uite speculative. >n many cases, investigators utilize scientific terminology such as the word CenergyC to describe something that may not be energy at all as physicists and engineers know it. !his happens to be the case when it comes to discussing many of these strange machines and, in fact, unknown or CpsychicC phenomena in general. "ne should always keep in mind that terminology is often borrowed and then used with perhaps a different
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meaning in mind because people have an overwhelming tendency to name the unknown, thereby giving them the belief that they partially understand it. >t is not that investigators of strange phenomena are too lazy or ignorant to develop their own terminology because they often do, coining words to describe phenomena yet with little or no attempt made to carefully define or uantify these new terms. !he terms Cenergy,C Cpower,C Cradiation,C and other words pertaining to unseen and non-physical manifestations of the universe are most usually CborrowedC to describe the unseen, non-physical, and unknown phenomena associated with strange machines and other discrepancies in the 2niverse as we perceive it. As scientific research proceeds as a result of the investigation of machines such as pyramids and others described in this book, you can rest assured that the new fields of scientific research will indeed develop their own Bargon as factors and phenomena are identified and uantified. )e that as it may, in the case of pyramid phenomena, it is obvious that the shape of the pyramid accelerates, retards, or concentrates some physical factor that results in change. !herefore, perhaps the word Cenergy may be appropriate along with the word CradiationC
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8owever, it is known exactly how much energy is re uired to break a crystalline bond. >n the microscopic world on the edge of a razor blade, there are many severed crystalline bonds created by the sharpening of the edge by grinding. !his produces a surface with unsatisfied bonds that will link with anything, especially water. Fhen a water molecule bonds to the crystalline structure of razor steel, it softens the steel. *esearch in this area has been done in ;ermany. >n the case of the bond that develops between a water molecule and anything else, the energy in the bond is extremely small, being approximately %.' to %.1 electron volts 6eK7. (cientifically, this is the amount of energy ac uired by an electron when accelerated across a potential difference of one volt. >t is a veiy small amount of energy, amounting to %.0'+ x %'D%4 to +./ x %'D%4 watt-seconds. !hatDs %0 or +/ with %3 zeroes in front of it before you get to the decimal point. !his minute amount of energy is present all around us in the form of CsfericsC or the discharges that take place between the 9arth and its charged ionosphere. -ightning is an intense form of sferics. (ferics have a broad radio fre uency spectrumI sferics are CnoiseC in the e-m environment. !he minute energy of sferics could be easily concentrated or focused. !here is indeed energy available because thereDs a potential difference of about %'' volts per foot in the vertical electrostatic field of the 9arth. !his means that there is an electrical difference of 0''
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,. A pyramidal shape can therefore serve as enough of a resonator of electromagnetic energy present in sferics to break the crystalline bond between the razor blade steel alloy and the water molecule, thereby restoring the original crystalline structure of the edge. 69ventually, because the pyramid shape cannot concentrate enough energy to break all the steel-water bonds, the build up of softer steel-water crystals on the edge causes the edge to become soft and dull.7 !he apparent ability of a pyramid shape to dehydrate or mummify organic material may be due to the ability of the shape to concentrate, focus, or otherwise resonate with the microwave fre uencies of sferics. .his can !e measure with mo em instrumentation. And it should be. !he various characteristics of purified 6distilled7 water placed in a pyramid shape should be investigated and measured to determine such gross and easily-measured factors as surface tension, which is a measure of the internal energy of the water molecules. >t should also be possible to accurately measure the fre uencies and intensities of electromagnetic radiation at various points inside a pyramid shape. #uch of this has been done, but little if it has been openly reported in the scientific literature because of the Cpeer reviewC process in which other scientists read and comment upon all submitted scientific papers. >tDs uite likely that most of this material has either been reBected with the derisive snort, C8uhH $yramid powerJ
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Apparently, the first device similar 6but perhaps differing in construction7 to the energy wheel was called a C)iometreC and was developed by a <r. 8ippolyte )araduc of .rance 6no biographical data can be located7. >t consisted of a copper needle suspended horizontally by a thread from the top center of a glass dome. )eneath the dome was a horizontal dial marked off in circular degrees. !he operator would cup both hands around the glass dome and, by Cconcentrated thought,C rotate the needle left or right to the number of degrees marked on the dial. A. #. ". *. :. 6Ancient and #ystical "rder of the *ose :ross, otherwise known as the *osicrucian )rotherhood7 developed a similar device consisting of a needle floating on water. "n page +++ of the ,' Auly %4++ issue of the famed )ritish medical Bournal, .he /ancet, <r. :harles *oss authored an article entitled CAn >nstrument Fhich
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!o use the pendulum as a locator similar to detector rods, the operator asks the pendulum to swing in the direction of the obBect whose location is being sought. !here is, of course, an ambiguity in the fact that the unknown obBect can be located in either direction that the pendulum swings - i.e., if the pendulum swings in a north-south plane, the obBect could be located either north or south of the operator. (ome operators appear to be extremely adept in getting the pendulum to swing in a most unusual fashion when in the locator mo e4 they can cause the pendulum to swing from its vertical rest position to a displaced position in the direction of the obBect, then cause the pendulum to swing between the vertical rest position and the displaced position.
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C!he #agic $endulumC has its origins lost in the mists of prehistory. >t has long been a device used by wizards and shamins. Aust because a device has a long history doesnDt mean that we, with our immensely increased wisdom growing from a centuries-old legacy of scientific progress, should both scoff at and ridicule such devices that appear to have no rational explanation in terms of the 2niverse as we know an !elieve it to !e. All our ancestors for several hundred thousand years not only believed in such CmagicC devices but conducted their affairs in accordance with what these devices told
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the way > wanted it to swing. > often have much the same feeling about detector rods but in the case of that device, there is absolutely no uestion in my mind that > am not making those rods swing for the simple reason that the response is so strong. > can also make a self-supported, glass-enclosed pendulum swing. > donDt know why, although, as you will see later, > do indeed have a hypothesis. "bservations of other people operating pendulums of both sorts shows that about 3'R of volunteer subBects can make a hand-supported pendulum do something while about 1'R of people can make the self-supported pendulum operate. > donDt know why.
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9uropean cultures for the CyesC response to be a swing toward and away from the body of the operator while a CnoC response is a side-to-side, left-right swing. <etermine what you wish to know. !he uestions must be phrased so that they can be answered as CyesC or Cno.C !his often means framing a series of uestions to arrive at the desired answer. $eople who are experienced at playing C!wenty LuestionsC will find it easier than someone who is not. #ost people will get a pendulum response when it is operated in this hand-supported mode.
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Fhen "ccamDs *azor is applied to the handsupported pendulum, the simplest explanation is that the operator is consciously or unconsciously affecting or modulating the innate natural nervous tremor, the CnoiseC in the human nervous system, possessed by everyone, thereby causing the pendulum to swing. 8owever, there are other problems that are not addressed or answered by this simplest and most straightforward of hypotheses. 8ow does the operator know the answerH Fhat if the uestion doesnDt involve an answer with a high content of wishful thinkingH Fhat if the pendulum taps the super-hyper-ultra-conscious or even the subconsciousH Fhat if itDs tapping CsubconsciousC or CracialC memoriesH >f it is indeed doing these things, itDs doing them better, a lot faster, and far more positively than any psychiatrist or psychological techni ue >Dve ever known. "bviously, in spite of a simplistic hypothesis that resists the cutting edge of "ccamDs *azor, there must be something more to the hand-held pendulum. > donDt know what it is. )ut it deserves more investigation. Fith respect to the independently-suspended pendulum, almost every freshman physics student is aware of the demonstration or experiment in which a light obBect such as a bit of paper or cork is attracted to a rubber or glass rod which has been rubbed gently with silk or catDs fur. !his is an exhibition of electrification. >n
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mind then causes the electric charge on both palms to reverse, in turn causing the pendulum to swing in the other direction. !o cause the pendulum to swing toward and away from the experimenter, the charge on the heel of both hands must be the same while that at both fingertips the same. >t would not take a very strong change in electrostatic charge of the skin of the palms to cause the pendulum to swing. 8ere again, the physical factors can be measured as in the energy wheel tests. (olid-state electronic measurement sensors exist that will detect and determine the electric field. )ut, again, this hypothesis begs the uestion...and it is a most important uestion? 8ow does the operator know how to make the swinging pendulum answer the uestion for which the operator has no conscious answerH And, again, claiming that the pendulum triggers racial memories or other deep-seated psychological factors raises even more important uestions that basically involve the elusive ChowC? 8ow can the simple pendulum accomplish this so easily when it re uires hours, weeks, or even months of intense psychological therapy, treatment, or investigation to dig these things out otherwiseH
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8ere is a very simple mind machine whose operating principles appear to be both obscure and complex. )ut the hypotheses may only appear to be complex because the operating mechanism is still totally unknown. !he device works and will indeed answer uestions with a reliability that has been shown to be much better than random chance. >t is also a device that lends itself to experimentation by amateurs. !he instrumentation involved in measuring the physical factors involved is not complex or expensive. .urthermore, the instrumentation is totally within the current state of the art. Fe are perhaps confronting two separate phenomena with the hand-supported pendulum and the independently-supported pendulum. )ut, with the present level of knowledge in this area, there did not appear to be much to be gained by considering them separately.
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age and at great personal expenseI many therefore will unconsciously oppose anything which remotely threatens their expertise and=or position. !hey would prefer to see scientific progress made slowly and carefully in such a way that it doesnDt threaten them, that they can adapt to it, and perhaps that they can be tenured or retired before their expertise becomes obsolete. )ut every great advance in mankindDs knowledge of the 2niverse has come about as the result of a bold, daring generalization. !he Cdaring generalizationC here is that symbols and their relationships have a definite physical effect upon human beings. !he amazing mind machines that will now be discussed are further examples that tend to strengthen the basic hypotheses stated earlier in this chapter. Fhat is different is that you on(t have to !elieve in anything in order to get them to work, Bust as belief played absolutely no role in the simple physical experiments described in this chapter. )elief apparently has little or nothing to do with whether or not the devices work or the experiments succeed. !his is the most important factor that separates what we are doing from mysticism. 8owever, the fact that it works and is apparently real 6if not understood7 doesnDt make it any the less puzzling, frustrating, and=or disturbing.
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!he Fishing machine is a reasonably standard threetransistor common-emitter *:-coupled audio fre uency amplifier with two simple flat copper plates on the input one at ground potential and the other connected to the highimpedance input of the amplifier - and an output consisting of a simple vertical rod antenna. >t is powered by a 0-volt battery.
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>Dve presented each device herein as an example of a particular class or type of mind machines machine. Gou may know of others. > also tried to constrain the machines > discussed not only to those which > had built and tested myself, but also those that could be built and operated by anyone who could read and follow instructions. .urthermore, none of them re uire personalized instruction or train-
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#y basic thesis in this book has been that we donDt know why they do or donDt do, what they do or donDt do, but that they do indeed do it. !herefore, we should make a serious attempt to find out why. And if that isnDt the basic purpose of legitimate scientific in uiry, then what isH $lease note carefully that > do not advocate any particular religious doctrine or cult of worship in connection with any of these machines. (ome religious cults and Cmental expansion sciencesC may have adopted one of them for their purposes. (ome readers may identify one or more of the strange machines herein as being the favorite tools or toys of such groups. (o whatH !his doesnDt mean that it should not be investigated, particularly if it works. <ivorced from cult context, the critical uestion remains? <oes it work or doesnDt itH And, if it does, whyH >Dm not selling the modern technological e uivalent of snake oil. >Dm merely trying to get these strange machines out in the open where in uiring minds can learn of them. .aith has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the operation of any of the devices in this book. > do not maintain that you have to believe in anythin) except that these machines can be investigated by scientific protocols and explained in a fashion that is not inconsistent with the rest of the 2niverse.
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reputation now. >n fact, the possibility that > might do so as a result of this book has been of concern to me throughout its preparation. !his is why > reported only on strange machines that > have personal experience in building and=or operating. #y formal academic science education continually reminds me that > should report publicly those phenomena that > have carefully observed and thereafter bare myself to peer review and criticism. !he problem is that while there are many scientists in the world, there are few who have any experience in strange machines and are therefore ualified to express opinions about them. (o >Dm laying myself wide open to criticism from experts who arenDt but who think they are. "ur limited knowledge of ourselves and our 2niverse has grown over the past five centuries. >n the eighteenth century, electricity and magnetism were mystical phenomena. >n the past, things we accept today were greeted with Beers and outright derision. >n %3'&, !homas Aefferson who was then $resident of the American $hilosophical (ociety 6the e uivalent of todayDs American Association for the Advancement of (cience7 reacted to a report of a discovery of a meteorite by two :onnecticut astronomers with the statement, C> could more easily believe that two Gankee professors would lie than stones fall from heaven.C >n the nineteenth century, much of what is now twentieth-century science was
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*:A engineer 8arry (wartzburg stated, C!he validity of a science is its ability to predict.C Fell, maybe these proto-sciences weDre talking about arenDt that far along yet. )ut theyDre getting there. > can now write a book describing some strange, unexplained machines so you and thousands of others can build them and see for yourself. !hatDs a start. >n fact, itDs the first step in any potentially new field of science. (cientific fields of endeavor begin with such unexplained phenomena as those weDve discussed in connection with strange machines. .rom the basic laws of motion 6dynamics7 to the most modern theories of nuclear structure and cosmology, each advance began with the actions of an individual whose curiosity was pi ued by a strange and perhaps even accidental or fortuitous phenomenon. !hey also had the belief that a reason for the phenomenon existed and could be learned. !herefore, the reason6s7 why these strange devices and others work can and will be discovered. >n the process of doing this, new and unsuspected fields of science and knowledge will be uncovered. #aybe this will be done by a reader of this book. 8owever, if >Dve pi ued your curiosity and caused you to investigate some of the amazing machines reported herein, then >Dve done what > set out to do. )ut, please, a few words of warning to those who will enthusiastically undertake experiments with these machines and others that they may come upon?
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<onDt write me enthusiastically about a machine somebody else has invented that performs miracles unless you yourself have built it, tested it, and confirmed the results without personal contact with the inventor. <onDt write to me about the wonderful machine that youDve invented, that youDve tried on thousands of people, and that youDve personally taught hundreds of people to operate. (orry, but it doesnDt count. :lose, but no cigarJ !he world is full of miracle machines that wonDt and donDt work at all out of the hands of the inventor. 6And >Dve seen hundreds of these, too.7 )ut if youDve invented a strange machine, written it up, published the description and the experimental results, had people build and operate it from that written description without personal contact with you, and gotten reports that it works, >Dll gladly read your letter. !he same holds true if youDve built a strange machine from someone elseDs written instructions and had it work. .otally independent verification is a key element. <onDt complain to me that thereDs no place to publish your work. -ook harder. 9ven the prestigious New Gork Academy of (ciences has published some pretty strange, off-beat, and off-the-wall papers. Not all scientific organizations are as stuffy and priest-like as you may have gathered from what >Dve written here. A lot of good and honest scientists are around. !here are also
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;. 8arry (tine graduated from :olorado :ollege in :olorado (prings, :olorado 6his home town7 with a ).A. in physics in %41+. )efore deciding on a degree in physics 6because of counselling from *obert A. 8einlein who coached him in writing7, he was within a semester of gaining his bachelorDs degree in psychology at the 2niversity of :olorado. 8e spent the early %41'Ds at Fhite (ands missile range in New #exico working with high altitude rockets and rocket motor testing. 8e founded the international hobby=sport of model rocketry in %41&. <uring the %40'Ds he was the manager of an industrial research laboratory in New 9ngland where he worked on many Cfar outC proBects such as neurophonics, :oanda
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