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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: sci.skeptic
- Subject: Re: Uri's Magic
- Date: 20 Dec 1992 23:53:22 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <gdavis.723949216@griffin> <3062@israel.nysernet.org> <bgm21+r@rpi.edu>,<1992Dec17.195948.12082@netcom.com>
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- In article <1992Dec17.195948.12082@netcom.com>, sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert Sheaffer) writes:
- =In article <bgm21+r@rpi.edu> gallas2@rpi.edu writes:
- =>In article <3062@israel.nysernet.org>, warren@nysernet.org (Warren Burstein) writes:
- =>|> "They invited me to come quickly to NASA's control center. They have
- =>|> a problem with the space probe Galileo, which was sent to Jupiter. It
- =>|> cost the a lot of money, has already traveled millions of kilometers,
- =>|> but its antenna has not opened. They called me, and I will try to
- =>|> help them. I will stand in the control center, I will concentrate,
- =>|> and by means of my mental power, I will try to open the antenna.
- =
- =>I really hope this isn't true. I have never been one to underestimate the
- =>stupidity of a Congresscritter, but this is too much. If one of the senators
- =>on the Senate S&T Committee believes in Uri Geller, I can understand why NASA
- =>has so much trouble...How can you expect to ask for more funding for your
- =>research when the Congresscritter thinks you can just call in a "psychic" to
- =>solve the problem for you. Can anybody flatly deny this article and save my
- =>faith in my country?
- =
- =I don't know, but the antenna is still stuck. Bend it, Uri, bend it!
-
- Careful, Robert. Galileo just a few days ago passed through perihelion, so
- it's now just about as warm as it's going to get, and NASA's been hoping that
- the warming would be sufficient to allow them to free the stuck ribs. Based on
- Geller's past performances, in particular the "broken watch" trick, I wouldn't
- put it past him to claim credit if NASA's next attempt to unstick the ribs
- works.
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- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-