Million dollar smiley

[Dr Adequate]

Would anyone care to give me a nautralistic explanation of this little guy's shadow?

 

[TheBoyPaj]

You closed-minded skeptic why does it need explanation! Cant you see beyond your limited mechanistic need for proof ONE DAY YOU WILL UNDERSTAND how small yellow blobs can bend light by sheer mentasl power and then Randy will beg for forgiveness!!!!!!!!

 

[jambo372]

See this link :
http://angelfire.com/mi3/tomekeeper/jref.html

 

[uruk]

Jambo372, It is an old argument that has already been addressed many times in the past.

 

[thaiboxerken]

See this link :
http://angelfire.com/mi3/tomekeeper/jref.html

The funny thing is that people actually use this kind of "logic" to discredit Randi's challenge. Oh well, nutballs will come up with any excuse when their beliefs are challenged.

 

[Operaider]

I was expecting more from your link Jambo.
It seems that all the author of the site has on Randi is that he has to approve of the test.

I think it's clear by now exactly why this test can't be successfully attempted. Who defines "paranormal"?You do (with Randi's consent).

Well, what do you expect!!! Did you think he was just going to allow you to set a loose definition of your abilities? One in which you could win either way. EXAMPLE: Read Luci's first post.

Who would define what a "satisfactory" observing condition is? You would (if Randi agrees).

Of course he would need to agree!!! Otherwise you could construct a scenario in which the observers would be unable to see if any trickery was being done.

Who defines what is successful? You do (if Randi is OK with that).

So, this guy expects for Randi to just accept someone else’s word that it was all successful, and then just hand over a million dollars to him. Makes sense.

Your decisions define the test (as long as Randi says that's fine).

Yes, you get to design the test, and Randi gets to agree that it is fair. I'm having trouble figuring out how any of these conditions are unreasonable.

 

[wipeout]

Maybe that's what the little yellow guy is doing... taunting us to work it out.

I thought I had it then I tried it physically and, no, I didn't.

 

[Soapy Sam]

You blind fools. There is no shadow! The yellow orb emerges from a black hole, which then closes. The clip then reverses and repeats. You are trapped by your own perceptions!

 

[Jeff Corey]

Would anyone care to give me a nautralistic explanation of this little guy's shadow?

It is being illuminated by homogeneous disc source above it. I'd have to use Emmert"s Law to give you the specifics, but if the light source is about 4 times the diameter of the smiley, it would have to be situated about 1 or 2 diameters above.

 

[Dr Adequate]

Now you're blinding me with science. You cad.

Now this guy I have got figured out.



It's either marsh gas, the planet Venus seen under unusual circumstances, or a hallucination brought on by anoxia.

 

[Dr Adequate]

By the way, Soapy Sam, in what sense are you located "mostly" in Scotland? Are you another prize claimant, or are you merely standing with one leg over the border which divides you from the hateful Sassenach? Do tell.

 

[thatguywhojuggles]

The shadow is proving once and for all that smilies are two dimensional not three.

 

[Dr Adequate]

Small, ineffective and indistinguishable from chance: That's the PSI effect.

You'll have to do better than that for a definition, Mr TheBoyPaj. I too am small, ineffective, and indistinguishable from chance, but you don't see James Randi giving me money.

 

[TheBoyPaj]

I expect you'll get a muffin basket at Christmas.

 

[wipeout]

Re: Re: Million dollar smiley

I thought similar about it being a circular light above the little yellow guy and posted that... but I edited my post when I discovered by trying it physically that in reality the shadow gets fainter as an object moves upwards. Also, the little yellow guy would get brighter as well.

Anyone else begun to feel that the little yellow guy is taunting us to figure it out?

 

[wipeout]

Now you're blinding me with science. You cad.

Now this guy I have got figured out.



It's either marsh gas, the planet Venus seen under unusual circumstances, or a hallucination brought on by anoxia.

Maybe it could be an oil-flare from some kind oil-platform out at sea.

Okay, maybe not....

 

[Dr Adequate]

Incidentally, why isn't there a "million dollar smiley"? A little animated icon with a big grin, a lot of cash, and a bendy spoon. All in favour, say "aye".

 

[phildonnia]

With all this attention to the shadow (which is easily explained), has anyone noticed the blatant violations of conservation of angular momentum?