Swift, named for Jonathan Swift, is the JREF's daily blog, featuring content from James Randi, the JREF staff, and other featured authors.
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Written by Jeffrey Wagg
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 Hoo boy. For those who don't know, breatharians are folks that live without the benefit of food. They take in all sustenance and energy through the air. And while this is among the silliest claims we've had at the JREF, we receive queries about it often, including challenge applications. However, 70-year old Wiley Brooks, who claims to have lived without food for thirty years, has just made an important announcement through his Breatharian Institute of America that may have us rethinking our previous notions. |
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Written by James Randi
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Well, apparently a reader
named “Adriana” did, but she didn’t look around much to find
any before she paid up. Her letter:
I am
writing to add some more proof to your claim that Sylvia Browne and her possy
are con artists. I only want to describe my story so you will see that Chris
[Dufresne] is not able to see the future and I am trying to open as many eyes
as I can.
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Written by Jeffrey Wagg
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 Swift Reader Jeff McVann sends us:
I went to Wired Magazine's NEXTFEST in Chicago last weekend. There was
plenty of cool and useful technology to be seen, but I was very
disappointed to see the "Hoverit Lounger." It is a plastic chair with
magnets that make it "float." A picture can be found here:
http://gizmodo.com/346269/hoverit-lounger-relaxation-through-levitation
Besides looking very uncomfortable - note that it is a solid plastic
chair, and the arm rests stay put while the seat moves up and down -
but the brochure also states "...inventor Keith Dixon claims the
lounger's magnetic fields can help those suffering from backaches,
headaches and muscular discomfort."
Price? $11,000!!!
They say a fool and his money are soon parted. Only a fool would buy this chair.
Keep up the good work!
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Written by James Randi
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We have had several requests from potential prize applicants who believe that they have the power to dowse, and who need general guidelines for how to conduct a double-blind test before they actually make application. We recognize that not everyone will know what a double-blind test is, so here is a general description.
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Written by James Randi
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The brouhaha that began as a
comprehensive homeopathy test In Greece, has been consuming far too
much of my time and attention, and of my colleagues, as well. Forget
all previous correspondence exchanged on the subject. What appears HERE is the current status.
We’re starting anew.
Bear in mind that WE are offering the million-dollar prize, and WE will
control the parameters, in line with the rules of the challenge – which
are available to everyone. There will be no more exceptions, which I
had – unwisely – granted to certain persons in order to be more
accommodating; they have always chosen to be difficult, capricious, and
arrogant as a result of this courtesy. No more.
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