I know I have it posted somewhere about who and when that experiment
was done back in the 1920's I think by some famous scientist (of the
time). They did measure people on a scale during the lift and
reported something like a 60 or 90 pound weight loss while the person
was in the air. We had a discussion on the KeelyNet-L list about this
which should be searchable as it will have the details...couldn't find
the file on the website about.
---John Berry wrote:
>
> Well it has been measured on scales and there was weight loss, I
have seen the
> picture.
> Who knows what the inertia did.
>
> Steve wrote:
>
> > As the one who started this stuff, I wanted to add, that I have
for the
> > longest time wanted to repeat this particular 'trick', (or
whatever it is),
> > and place the four legs of the chair on some scales; to see if
there was
> > actually a 'measurable' weight change taking place.
> >
> > My guess would be that, no there is not. As the one who was being
lifted;
> > while it seemed a rather odd sensation; I didn't feel that my
personal mass
> > or it's attendant weight was being affected; but rather it was the
eather.
> > While the 'effects' appeared to us as weightlessness, this was
really a
> > symptom, rather than the disease!
> >
> > So! Were I a betting man, my money would be on the disruption of
the eather
> > surrounding my mass; which made moving my mass through the eather /
> > gravitational field easier.
> >
> > Stephen Brummitt
> > dev@icx.net
> > ____________________________________________________________________
> > At 10:46 PM 9/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
> > >>It described a young girl who worked in a carnival sideshow. Her
> > >>'talent' was she could do some mental trick so that no one could
move
> > >>her. The book says several burly men would try to pick her up
or gently
> > >>push her over and she would not budge.
> > >
> > >The laws of physics and leverage, you can get leverage on a
stiff object,
> > >but a mass of goo is hard to carry, WWF wrestlers use these
principles all
> > >the time (or did you think that stuff was real - grin)
> > >
> > >>There are Chi Quong and yogic masters who also claim this
ability. One
> > >>book said they altered their center of gravity by focussing all
their
> > >>weight on this area below the navel.
> > >
> > >I would assume with the right position and tension of muscles
this is easily
> > >possible by anyone. I remember hearing about a book called "body
magic"
> > >where you could do seemingly amazing things with your body
applying physical
> > >laws and principles.
> > >
> > >>Now, it might appear I'm getting way too excited about this but
here's
> > >>why. I found an article about a fellow in Kansas around 1850
who woke
> > >>up one day and found himself stuck to the ceiling of his
bedroom. Stuck
> > >>is probably the wrong word, he was floating up against the
ceiling.
> > >
> > >We need more detail, any more reports or data or his name? Why
only one
> > >person, why are there not other people able to do this?
> > >
> > >>The family was consulted along with doctors and no one could
explain
> > >>this peculiar buoyancy.
> > >
> > >Perhaps something happened to him electrically that caused him to
float?
> > >
> > >>Now,laugh as you will, but I add this to my arsenal indicating
gravity
> > >>can be controlled, increased or decreased at will as with yogic
> > >>abilities or through instrumentation.
> > >
> > >I would bet on instrumentation first, then seek out mind control
later.
> > >
> > >>This is not a stretch when you think how a person who only
weighed half
> > >>a pound by virture of the effect of a device or mental state could
> > >>easily vault over a building or freely swim through the air.
> > >
> > >
> > >Well just tie a bunch of weather balloons filled with helium to
yourself,
> > >adjust so that you become extremely light, and you can jump 50
feet high
> > >too.
> > >
> > >
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > To leave this list, email <listserver@dallastexas.net>
> > > with the body text: leave keelynet
> > > WWW based join and leave forms and KeelyNet list archives
> > > are at http://dallastexas.net/keelynet/
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > To leave this list, email <listserver@dallastexas.net>
> > with the body text: leave keelynet
> > WWW based join and leave forms and KeelyNet list archives
> > are at http://dallastexas.net/keelynet/
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> To leave this list, email <listserver@dallastexas.net>
> with the body text: leave keelynet
> WWW based join and leave forms and KeelyNet list archives
> are at http://dallastexas.net/keelynet/
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
_________________________________________________________
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com