The only “scientist” (sorry for them quotes; can’t get over that I with my fellow citizens pay for this guy “research”) who won the Chemistry award twice is the Frenchman Jacques Benveniste. I’m not proud : I’m Breton after all, especially in such cases…
First time in 1991 for inventing the whole theory of Water Memory, which did help a lot to soothe homeopaths on their sore point of CH dilutions…
Then in 1998 for “proving” the memory of water can be transmitted from one container to another… through Internet!
To give an idea of the IgNobels, note the 2002 Biology was awarded to the authors of “Courtship Behaviour of Ostriches Towards Humans Under Farming Conditions in Britain.”
This thread is proving to be very interesting and enjoyable.Are any of you familiar with the magasine ‘Fortean times’? This is among the sorts of phenomena that it investigates,check http://www.forteantimes.com for latest news.
The only “scientist” (sorry for them quotes; can’t get over that I with my fellow citizens pay for this guy “research”) who won the Chemistry award twice is the Frenchman Jacques Benveniste. I’m not proud : I’m Breton after all, especially in such cases…
Hi Zub - Jean Benveniste I am aware of and his research. There was a highly respected science docco on the BBC last month detailing his “failed” experiment on the memory of water, and the fact that other reputable scientists have just corrobated his initial findings in current researches. Needless to say, when interviewed on the programme he expressed a degree of bitterness at his failed career and that his original research is now vindicated. Of course, other scientists still dispute it, but there is now further evidence that the programme didn’t mention. This is from a Japanese scientist (name escapes me) who wrote a book called (I think) “The Message of Water” - it demonstrates how the crystalline structure of water changes according to the thoughts and moods projected in to it; fascinating!
On 2003-01-23 04:14, nickt wrote:
PS How’s the Grinter coming on?!
Ha! Dear Nick, this is different : here you have a case of memory of wood !
“How’s the Grinter?”
It’s the wiz of Oz
As you see from this thread, I don’t believe in much… but wood, now!
I’ve started dreaming of the same in F for those Bb tunes… and maybe some soprano to make it consistent : a Rose woodwind to top my rosewood winds. Living about 4° W, I should be close to the ley line of Lancashire, so it should feel at home, too…
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Living about 4° W, I should be close to the ley line of Lancashire, so it should feel at home, too…
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Hahahahaha! Nice one!
I have played the Grinter low F and high Bb and D - they’re all glorious (I particularly loved the Bb), but I did feel the Rose high D had a definite edge over the Grinter high D (bit louder, bit purer - and the gold fipple sleeve gave it an extra touch of class, at least in appearance anyway).
