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B.  Probability  1/10  Hidden  Object  Experiment 
For  this  experiment  ten  identical  aluminum  film  cans  with 
stainless  steel  tops  were  placed  in  a   row.  An  outside  assistant  not 
associated  with  the  research  would  place  the  cans  in  a   random  position 
and  put  the  target  object  into  one  of  them.  He  would  then  put  caps  on 
all  the  cans  and  leave  the  experimental  area,  notifying  the  experimenters 
that  the  experiment  was  ready.  The  experimenters,  who  were  not  aware 
which  can  contained  the  object,  would  then  enter  the  room  with  Geller 
(i.e.,  the  experiment  was  carried  out  in  a   double-blind  fashion). 
The  subject  would  either  pass  his  hand  over  the  row  of  cans  or  simply 
look  at  them.  He  would  then  call  out  the  cans  he  felt  confident  were 
empty,  and  the  experimenter  would  remove  them  from  the  row.  When 
only  two  or  three  cans  remained,  Geller  would  announce  which  one  he 
thought  contained  the  target  object.  He  had  no  difficulty  identifying 
the  location  of  water,  steel  ball  bearings  and  small  magnets.  This 
task  was  performed  twelve  times , without  error.  The  probability  that 
this  could  have  occurred  by  chance  alone  is  about  one  in  a   trillion. 
On  two  occasions  he  declined  to  answer.  One  of  the  targets  that 
apparently  "stumped"  him  was  a   paper-wrapped  metal  ball  bearing.  The 
other  was  a   sugar  cube. 
C.  Picture  Drawing  Experiment 
In  this  experiment  simple  pictures  were  drawn  on  3x5  file 
cards.  The  field  of  possibilities  of  target  materials  was  at  no 
time  revealed  to  Mr.  Geller.  The  pictures  were  put  into  double-sealed 
envelopes  by  an  outside  assistant  not  associated  with  the  experiment 
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and  placed  in  a   safe  for  which  the  experimenters  did  not  have  the 
combination.  To  conduct  the  experiment,  the  experimenters ,  two  of 
which  had  to  be  present,  were  permitted  to  select  an  envelope  at 
random  from  the  safe,  open  it  to  identify  the  picture,  seal  it  again 
and  enter  the  experimental  room.  Geller  made  seven  almost  exact 
reproductions  of  the  seven  chosen  target  pictures,  with  no  errors 
(see  Fig.  5).  Video  and  audio  monitoring  did  not  reveal  any  cueing 
possibilities.  Figure  6  shows  the  results  obtained  when  a   drawing 
was  brought  in  as  a   test  by  an  outside  consultant  to  a   potential 
sponsor.  The  inspiration  of  the  drawing  was  a   magazine  cartoon 
shown  in  the  upper  right.  The  drawing  itself  is  shown  in  the  upper 
left,  and  Geller *s  version  is  shown  in  the  lower  right.  A   double 
blind  version  of  the  drawing  experiment  is  shown  in  Fig.  7  where 
an  envelope  chosen  at  random  and  unknown  both  to  experimenter  and 
Geller  resulted  in  the  reproduction  shown. 
Two  experiments  to  measure  physical  perturbation  of 
laboratory  apparatus  were  also  carried  out.  One  of  these  involved 
apparently  exerting  a   force  on  a   laboratory  balance,  and  the  other 
was  the  generation  of  an  apparent  magnetic  field  recorded  by  a 
magnetometer.  Both  of  these  experiments  were  performed  several 
times  with  results  improving  with  repetition,  showing  apparent 
evidence  of  learning  taking  place. 
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D.  Laboratory  Balance 
A   precision  laboratory  balance  measuring  weights  from  one 
milligram  to  fifty  grams  was  placed  under  a   bell  jar.  This  balance, 
made  by  Scientech  Corp. ,  Boulder,  Colorado,  generated  an  electrical 
output  voltage  in  proportion  to  the  force  applied  to  it.  The  balance 
had  a   one-gram  mass  placed  on  its  pan  before  it  was  covered  with  a 
bell  jar.  A   chart  recorder  then  continuously  monitored  the  force 
applied  to  the  pan  of  the  balance.  On  several  occasions  the  subject 
caused  the  balance  to  respond  as  though  a   force  were  applied  to  the 
pan.  This  was  evidenced  by  a   corresponding  displacement  shown  by  the 
chart  recorder.  These  displacements  increased  from  50  -   1500  milligrams 
and  were  significantly  different  in  signature  from  those  that  could 
be  produced  by  striking  the  bell  jar  or  the  table  or  jumping  on  the 
floor,  as  indicated  in  Fig.  8.  Efforts  on  our  part  to  debunk  the 
experiment  by  the  use  of  magnets  or  discharge  of  static  electricity 
against  parts  of  the  apparatus  were  unsuccessful.  Also,  day-long 
control  runs  with  no  effort  on  Geller’s  part  failed  to  reveal  noise 
or  artifacts  resembling  the  signals  produced  by  Geller's  efforts. 
Therefore,  the  experiment  indicated  an  apparent  ability  of  Geller  to 
affect  the  apparatus  by  an  as  yet  unidentified  means. 
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E.  Magnetometer  Experiment 
A   Bell  gaussmeter  was  used  to  determine  if  Mr.  Geller  could 
perturb  an  instrument  sensitive  to  magnetic  fields.  The  instrument 
was  set  to  a   full  scale  sensitivity  of  0.3  gauss.  The  subject  would 
move  his  empty  hands  near  the  instrument  in  an  effort  to  cause  a 
deflection  of  the  chart  recorder  monitoring  the  magnetometer  output. 
In  carefully  filmed  experiments,  Geller  was  able  tp  perturb  the 
magnetometer  causing  full  scale  deflection  without  touching  the 
measuring  head  of  the  instrument.  Geller  was  examined  before,  during, 
and  after  experimentation  with  the  same  magnetometer  probe  to  insure 
against  the  presence  of  artifact-producing  materials. 
F,  Further  Observations 
A   number  of  other  observations  were  made  which  for  one 
reason  or  another  did  not  meet  our  rigorous  protocol  prerequisites 
for  a   controlled  experiment  and  therefore  are  not  to  be  included 
in  the  category  of  experiments  A   through  E   which  we  consider  well 
controlled. 
Perhaps  the  most  notable  of  these  were  a   class  of  observations 
associated  with  one  of  Geller's  alleged  attributes  that  had  been 
reported  to  us,  which  was  that  he  was  able  to  bend  or  break  metal 
from  a   distance  without  touching  it.  In  the  laboratory  we  did  not 
find  him  able  to  do  so.  It  was  always  necessary  for  him  in  the 
experimental  situation  to  have  physical  contact  with  any  metal  he 
bent.  In  a   more  relaxed  protocol  where  he  was  permitted  to  touch 
the  metal,  metals  were  bent.  This  included  SRI-manufactured  and 
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serialized  rings  of  brass  and  copper  which  were  measured  to  require  150 
lbs.  force  to  bend  them.  However,  it  was  not  clear  whether  such 
bending  took  place  because  Mr.  Geller  has  extraordinarily  strong 
fingers  and  good  control  of  micro-manipulatory  movements,  or  whether 
the  metal  "turns  to  plastic"  in  his  hand  as  he  claims.  Our  final 
conclusion  in  watching  our  films  was  that  simple  photo  interpretation 
is  insufficient  to  determine  whether  metals  are  being  bent  by  normal  or 
paranormal  means. 
In  summary,  the  three  perception  experiments  (hidden  drawings 
in  envelopes,  double-blind  hidden  object  experiment,  double-blind 
die-in- the-box  experiment)  and  the  two  psychokinetic  experiments 
(depression  or  raising  of  a   weight  on  an  electrical  scale  and  the 
magnetometer  indication)  do  not  admit  of  any  ready  counterhypothesis 
to  the  concept  of  extraordinary  human  functioning. 
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IV  SUMMARY  AND  CONCLUSIONS 
The  data  gathered  to  date  with  the  aid  of  consultants  Swann  and 
Geller  point  to  the  existence  of  an  as  yet  unidentified  mode  of 
extraordinary  human  functioning.  Efforts  to  explain  the  phenomena 
either  within  the  framework  of  conventional  concepts  or  by  exposure 
of  outright  fraud  have  both  met  with  failure  at  this  point.  With 
regard  to  the  latter  possibility,  it  might  be  mentioned  that  our 
efforts  to  detect  fraud  were  quite  sophisticated  (including  the  use 
of  consultant  magicians  on  our  part)  under  the  hypothesis  that 
subjects  skilled  in  trickery  might  be  sent  to  us  to  test  the 
adequacy  of  our  program  to  detect  fraud. 
The  observations  to  date  are  sufficiently  detailed  and  well 
controlled  to  indicate  without  doubt  that  extraordinary  human 
functioning  has  been  observed.  Further  work  is  required,  however, 
to  obtain  sufficient  data  to  permit  the  emergence  of  patterns  of 
cause-effect  relationships  and  the  elucidation  of  the  mechanisms  and 
agencies  involved. 
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