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The Vibravision  Scam - 2000

When the "Merpati Putih" people of Indonesia applied for The Amazing Randi's one million dollar prize, Randi  alerted Chris Allen in Salt Lake City to conduct a preliminary investigation...


The claimants of the $1,000,000 prize (Mas Budi, center)


Indonesian claimants 7 OCT 2000; Utah USA.
Right rear: Kevin Thomson, co-investigator.

The Claims of Vibravision:

1.) "We are able to differentiate between the different energies and perceive the weight, volume, velocity, color, shape and substance of ANY object."

2.) "This technique has been used in the training of over 700 blind persons in Indonesia, persons who are now self-sufficient with no need for canes or seeing-eye dogs."

3.) "Effective range: Same as for normal vision."
 Time required: 10 sec (“a few”) per observation, 30 minutes max for entire test. Reliability: 100%.

4.) "We can see through clothing."

5.) "We can levitate."


An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds,
and Hoaxes of the Occult
and Supernatural

by James Randi and Arthur C. Clarke

 

Hoax:
A car powered by water

 


 This Web Site... ...is about... the
    Randi 
$1,000,000 Paranormal Challenge ! 
   
Here is Randi's Commentary  



Randi graciously consented to this picture at
The Amaz!ng
The Amaz!ng Meeting 3 in  Las Vegas,  Jan 2005.

"You tend to be generous, except when people swindle you."

-- James Randi,     
 Las Vegas, USA, Jan 2005

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Other "Sucks" page: Nigerian 419 scams
 Photo Gallery 1:   Photographs
 Gallery 2:   Photographs - more
 Rules Gallery:   The Rules for the $1 Million Test
A picture of  Paul:   The "alcoholic" who Swabbed them Down
 Email Gallery:   Correspondence with Nate
Correspondence with Nate -- 2005
   Results:   How Well they Scored
 Doubts Gallery:   Some Problems Still Remain...

 Video Gallery:  

Buy the Video
 Science:   The Scientific Justification, & How it "Works"
How we tested:   

Procedure and Specific Rulesfor the Screening


Randi graciously consented to another picture at
The Amaz!ng Meeting 4 in  Las Vegas,  Jan 2006.

Another RandiTest:   The Achau Nguyen Test -- Psychic Word Transmission
Off-site links:
 James Randi  Educational Foundation
The Claimants of the $1,000,000 Prize
 
 


Look,
Links
...

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Nigerian Scam

 Wally's Ear Candles
Help you see better!
-- Click me --


Scenes from a demonstration
       -- in anticipation of obtaining the Randi $1,000,000 prize...

Nate Z.  (Back to camera)  The subject Aris, in this photo taken Oct. 7, 2000.
Aris
is blindfolded;  he is trying to find the blue flag, using
Sub-atomic vibrations.

 


Nate, front, (center,  and entourage .  Translator, Brian Whipple, right front.  Observers Richard and Kevin, right, rear.
( Volunteers for JREF and their roles )
 


HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER
If he's not heavy,
why are they straining so,
legs in wide stance?
Floating on a newspaper.  Why is there a newspaper if you can float?
With Merpati Putih, you too, can float in the air like this person.
(Where are his feet?) 



Detail:

Holding the newspaper?

Why are they dishonest?

Do Pigs Fly?

 


Randi and Richard Dawkins 2005
(-books)


Left to right:  Unknown, Rich, Penn, Harald...
After the show -
  Jan 2005


JAMIE HYNEMAN, ADAM SAVAGE, & KARI BYRON
The Myth Busters               Wikipedia

The Amaz!ng Meeting 4
January 26-29, 2006  Las Vegas



Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns,
and Other Delusions
[Kindle Edition]
by James Randi
Introduction by Isaac Asimov

Randi explores and exposes the outrageous deception that has been
 promoted widely in the media. Unafraid to call researchers to account for
their failures and impostures, Randi tells us that we have been badly
served by scientists who have failed to follow the procedures required by
their training and traditions. Here, he shows us how what he views as
sloppy research has been followed by rationalizations of evident failures,
and we see these errors and misrepresentations clearly pointed out. Mr.
Randi provides us with a compelling and convincing document that will
certainly startle and enlighten all who read it
.

Found on the 'Net --

Next batch of pledges.....

James Randi --- Wizard (randi-hotline@ssr.com)
Thu, 26 Oct 1995 09:46:24 -0400

Folks, the reaction to the "2000 Club" suggestion has been excellent.  To date, 24 hours after sending out the first inquiry, I now have $18,000 in pledges to add to my $10,000 offer. Lemme see now, that makes (pause) $28,000!

And, I'm not accepting pledges less than $1,000. Let's keep life simple. Besides, anyone with any common sense knows that the money was never safer. Hold on! The nutters had a rush of adrenalin as they read that, preparing to announce that I never had any intention of ever paying out the prize money. I get that all the time, and regularly I hear that some idiot has claimed he/she won the prize, but I wouldn't pay up. Bovine droppings. I am prepared to pay if and when...

Here are the pledgers so far:

Penn Jillette
Teller
Andrew Skolnick
John Atkinson
Harald Illig
George J. Pappas
Michael Shermer, via The Skeptics Society
Rob Glanville
Derek Lowe

Alan B. Eliasen
Scott Ballantyne
Lazz Waldo
Are Samsonsen
Bob Steiner
Ray Blessin
Brent Yaciw
Charles Staniforth
Joe Williams

These are from the U.S.A., Canada, Norway, UK and Sweden. Folks all over are joining the "2000 Club."   ~ James Randi

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