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Double-blind Aura Viewer Test

FreeChile

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Here's an experiment I have created to test someone's ability to see auras. Let me know if you find any flaws in this double-blind test. I intend to post it on a psychic forum to see their reaction.

1. The tester should not know what he is testing for.
2. Create 3 dummies (maniquins) of a real human being.
3. Cover both the dummy and the real human with a dark cloth completely so the subject can not know the difference. Also number the four covered bodies.
4. In a room with both the real human and the manikins, ask the subject to concentrate and guess which is the human.
5. Have the recorder come out and record the response from the subject. The permitted response is simply the number where he thinks the aura is. The recorder does not know where the human is.
6. At the end, a statistical analyst computes the results. The psychic would have a 25 percent chance of getting the right one every time.
 
Put people behind a screen instead. For starters.

Of course, this will make the aura-viewers run away....
 
You should first check that the subject can see the aura (Well, claim he can) even with the dark clothing.
 
You'd have to figure out a way to prevent the human from moving or breathing in any visable way.
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Maybe, the human could be covered but not really touching the cloth. But in this case, the the psychic may claim that the aura is too close to the body to be visible. Also, we could ask him to breathe very slowly and not move to much to not make any noise.

How about constructing a moving manikin?
 
FreeChile said:
Maybe, the human could be covered but not really touching the cloth. But in this case, the the psychic may claim that the aura is too close to the body to be visible. Also, we could ask him to breathe very slowly and not move to much to not make any noise.

How about constructing a moving manikin?
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Of course you have to completely eliminate all possibilites of cheating, so the humans must be not distiguishable from the dummys. Advising the humans not to move wouldn't be enough. I thought about a screen as well, but the cop-out will probably be that they can't see any auras through the screen.
 
Of course you have to completely eliminate all possibilites of cheating, so the humans must be not distiguishable from the dummys. Advising the humans not to move wouldn't be enough. I thought about a screen as well, but the cop-out will probably be that they can't see any auras through the screen.
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In that case, the human should be blind to the experiment, as well. This way he will have no stake in the matter. Although it would be difficult to prevent the human from knowing what is being tested once the psychic starts to speak out loud.

Maybe the psychic should not be allowed to speak.
 
It would be helpful to know what the subject exactly claims to be able to do, i.e. can he/she see the auras even in complete darkness, can he/she see the auras if the person he/she sees is covered with a cloth?
 
It would be helpful to know what the subject exactly claims to be able to do, i.e. can he/she see the auras even in complete darkness, can he/she see the auras if the person he/she sees is covered with a cloth?
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In most cases, the cloth couldn't possibly be a problem since very few psychics require that their clients be naked.

I'm not sure about the darkness issue.

Also, some psychics claim they can maniputate chakras and such things. They must be able to see them to do that.
 
FreeChile said:
In that case, the human should be blind to the experiment, as well. This way he will have no stake in the matter. Although it would be difficult to prevent the human from knowing what is being tested once the psychic starts to speak out loud.

Maybe the psychic should not be allowed to speak.
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I was thinking more of unintentional cheating where the subject sees the movements of the human. I think to rule out the movement/ breath factor the cloth/ screen/ whatever shouldn't be attatched to the human itself.
 
FreeChile said:
In most cases, the cloth couldn't possibly be a problem since very few psychics require that their clients be naked.

I'm not sure about the darkness issue.

Also, some psychics claim they can maniputate chakras and such things. They must be able to see them to do that.
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Fair enough. Would a screen or a dark curtain be acceptable for the aura viewer if the subject stood near enough?

...and why not?
 
I would recommend some white noise also. Whether you manage to construct a test which blinds the viewer to motion, there will still be noise from the actual person breathing and minor motions will still rustle any clothing or the cover itself.

Since aura's supposedly glow, it would be best to have the room be as dark as possible also to prevent any minor cheats from giving the game away. Pre-assign the numbers to the seats or have cards on the floor as opposed to labeling the covers themselves as any pattern on the cover will make motion easier to detect.

Edit: If you can do the screen idea, it seems best. You could build the screen from privacy glas like is used in bathroom windows so the object would be visible, but not what it is. Make sure all the dummies and the human are dressed the same in non-descript dark clothing (black sweats) and you might consider having all of them wear identical Halloween masks to prevent small nuances giving clues.
 
Piscivore said:
Animatronic dummies that simulate the action of breathing. And maybe fidget a little.

Dummies and human facing away from viewer.
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Of course, animatronic dummies emit an aura....

Actually, that is only an excuse after the fact. My point is, make sure that the subject, when not blind to the conditions, is able to make the distinction between human and dummy. Then redo the experiment with blinding.
 
Auras are meant to extend about an inch from the body. Have a screen that cuts off 1/2 an inch from one of the edges of the person (say to of the head or the back if they are sitting in a chair).
 
geni said:
Auras are meant to extend about an inch from the body. Have a screen that cuts off 1/2 an inch from one of the edges of the person (say to of the head or the back if they are sitting in a chair).
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Heck, just have them all behind screens except for a hole they can put their arms through. Cover the arms in identical covers with gloves. It shouldn't be hard to immobalize the arms and fingers so nothing moves by accident.
 
Also, some aura viewers claim certain individuals like the Pope, The Dalai Lama, Robert Bruce, etc, have special auras with certain colors.

This would be a simple one to test. All we need is one of these individuals to volunteer as the odd ball. Both the control group and odd ball would wear cat burglar outfits.

The whole idea is to successfully choose the odd ball from the group.
 
KingMerv00 said:
You'd have to figure out a way to prevent the human from moving or breathing in any visable way.
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Design dummies that fake the breathing.

[edit:] Beaten to it!
 
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