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PK wheel video

I can't look at the video from work, but if this is one of those little paper (or other very thin) wheels that spin on a pin or needle, etc., then we've seen a number of old, old thread discussing them.

They are notorious for reacting to the slightest changes in air or temperature -- even convection within a sealed tank for tiny temperature differences from one side of the glass (say, the lside with the light on it) is enough to cause movement.
 
NoZed Avenger said:
They are notorious for reacting to the slightest changes in air or temperature -- even convection within a sealed tank for tiny temperature differences from one side of the glass (say, the lside with the light on it) is enough to cause movement.
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These changes are virtually instantaneous, as if a magnet is involved or something like that. Check it out when you get home.

~~ Paul
 
Build one and give it a try! Chances are you have all the raw materials you need in your home!
 
Magnet doesn't seem that plausible to me, all things considered. I think it would have to be a method that can be performed unconsciously.

She may be tilting the jar very slightly. If done right that could get the wheel to turn.
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
I'm not sure what you mean.

~~ Paul
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If a powerful magnet is underneath the surface the jar is sitting on, a simple device that could rotate it could be concealed there.
But there are other possibilities. .
There could be air tubes going to the cap of the jar from underneath.
The fact that we can't see what could be concealed under the jar cap is suspicious.
 
Couple of possibilities - it's driven by light pressure, yes? Notice how dark the room is and how high-albedo his hand is in contrast, the change in hand position and curling of fingers will change the light reflected from there, or just as his hand moves it blocks or allows a light source that isn't visible from our POV but is lighting the object.

eta - Watching more I think I was wrong about light pressure . I'm going with Darat and an induction effect
 
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Jeff Corey said:
If a powerful magnet is underneath the surface the jar is sitting on, a simple device that could rotate it could be concealed there.
But there are other possibilities. .
There could be air tubes going to the cap of the jar from underneath.
The fact that we can't see what could be concealed under the jar cap is suspicious.
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And that they are very careful to not allow the cap to move when they screw the jar on makes me suspicious.
 
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos said:
Darat, what is your induction effect?

I don't think we've got it yet. Here is another video that shows how the wheel is put together and then additional demonstrations. These aren't so successful.

http://sandstonesquarry.blogspot.com/2011/08/so-lets-have-closer-look-at-this-ok.html

Is anyone bothered by the fact that her arm is resting on the same nonrigid surface as the bottle?

~~ Paul
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That second video is interesting, it makes it clear that the foil top will spin with the slightest of forces so I'm now wondering if it could just be as simple as slightly rocking the jar, which could happen by just moving your fingers as shown in the video.
 
Darat said:
That second video is interesting, it makes it clear that the foil top will spin with the slightest of forces so I'm now wondering if it could just be as simple as slightly rocking the jar, which could happen by just moving your fingers as shown in the video.
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Do you think it's possible that pressure on one side of the soft surface will rock the bottle and spin the wheel one way, while pressure on the other side will spin it the other way?

Some of the changes seem too instantaneous for that. Check out this video at 2:05:

http://sandstonesquarry.blogspot.com/2011/08/lets-try-that-again.html

~~ Paul
 
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An out of focus video in which we cannot see the back of the device or what is under the device.
Overall usefulness in studying psychokinesis = 0.
 
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Ladewig said:
An out of focus video in which we cannot see the back of the device or what is under the device.
Overall usefulness in studying psychokinesis = 0.
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Exactly.

There are a number of ways in which this could be done, and without actually conducting a proper test, it's all just speculation, which may be fun but isn't very useful, IMO.
 
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