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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."

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
	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 http://www.randi.org/jr/10-16-2000.html
Other :	Christian Usenet - Those Wacjy Utah People
News : Mirror site:	Deseret News, Sunday, November 26. 2000`http://www.freewinds.cx/nowscape/vibra/Photo_Gallery/this_man.htm`

Look, Links...	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
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..... I'll be away in North Dakota until Wednesday. Surprise me with a load of pledges! 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 Source: mindspring.com

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?

Next batch of pledges.....

If he's not heavy,
why are they straining so,
legs in wide stance?

With Merpati Putih, you too, can float in the air like this person.
(Where are his feet?)

Detail:

Holding the newspaper?