James Randi $1m Challenge
James Randi $1m Challenge
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Russ35

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2,663 posts

262 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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I've seen a mention a few times on here about psychics, dowsers etc and the James Randi $1m Challenge.

There is a preliminary test about to take place of a dowser called Connie Sonne. You can watch the live stream of the test from the link below. If she passes this preliminary test she can then take another test to try to claim the $1m.

So far no body has ever passed their preliminary test.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jref-office


mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

278 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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What's this, water sport...?

Blib

47,149 posts

220 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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OP. What's she trying to discern here?

confused

Russ35

Original Poster:

2,663 posts

262 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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There are ten playing cards (Ace - 10, Jacks,Queen King removed) in sealed envelopes. They have rolled a ten sided dice to chose which playing card she has to find. They rolled a 3.

She has to do this 3 times (I think) to pass.

Blib

47,149 posts

220 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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That's AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


She got all three absolutely and completely wrong!

rolleyes

What's amazing is that she would have the chutzpah to take on the challenge.

Blib

47,149 posts

220 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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Now, they're keeping her on stage to properly humiliate her.


arej

425 posts

225 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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She's a lot better with a pair of scissors than she is with a stone on a bit of string!
Quite funny how she is being humiliated like this, especially with him helpfully pointing out which one she was supposed to be looking for!
Is there another challenger now or is that it?

Russ35

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2,663 posts

262 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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She has also done this at a venue in Las Vagas, as part of the annual James Randi Educational Foundations annual 'Amazing Meeting', so the audience is made up of hundreds of sceptics, and high profile sceptics like the magicians Penn and Teller, Michael Shermer, Adam Savage from 'Mythbusters', Astronomer Phill Plait.

Blib

47,149 posts

220 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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She couldn't get off of the stage quick enough.

Russ35

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262 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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She will now probably be quiet for a few days/weeks and then come out saying that there were problems with the protocols used in the test, and various other excuses.


This link shows a test done on some dowsers in Australia in the 80's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpcFl23dmcQ there are 5 parts to it.

anonymous-user

77 months

Sunday 12th July 2009
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I think people like this believe in themselves so much, that it must be true..

There was a good channel 4 programme about a 'Healer'..He was on around 100k and was tested against proper docters..And was found surprise surprise to not make any physical difference in the patients he treated..

While people still pay for these types of people, they will still appear on the scenes..

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

209 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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mental illness can show its self in many ways.