Phenomenological Measurement of Meditative Techniques
Danielle Graham of the Northwest Frontier Research Institute presents a demonstration of her research into an apparent phenomenon of ambient gravitational field augmentation at STAIF 2006. Her research, accepted for publication by the AIP, focuses on the measurement of a phenomenon in which a test-subject appears to lose mass through meditation.
In this demonstration, a trained test-subject meditates in a trancelike state on a digital scale while a recording system monitors the scale for apparent changes in rest-mass. This 13-minute video clearly shows the results of this meditative technique as the subject appears to lose nearly 1 full pound of weight while remaining completely motionless during the meditation exercise.
A panel of experts in physics and medical instrumentation technology debate possible sources for experimental error and recommend possible refinements for future investigation, but the experimental results seem to indicate the presence of a real - albeit unexplained - phenomenon. The primary potential for experimental error has been regarded as tilt-sensitivity on the scale apparatus, which was a suggested focus area for future refinement in experimental measurements.
Graham's results are scheduled for publication by the AIP in a paper entitled, "Experimental Data Demonstrating Augmentation of Ambient Gravitational and Geomagnetic Fields", which documents a series of experiments in which she collected & cross-collated data from a number of test subjects over a 1-year test-period.
Comment #1
(Posted by an unknown user) Rating
Interesting - I'm not sure that the CG criticism would account for the relatively large and repeatable effect that was seen here. There really does seem to be an unexplained effect.
Comment #2
(Posted by Peter) Rating
I am concerned about false positives.
When the guy leaned left and right or forward and back his center of mass changed on the scale changing the scale's readings.
These tests are inconclusive.
Comment #3
(Posted by Michael) Rating
I don't have any links for it but I recall reading a web-log of someone's emails sent to a friend where they recorded the weight of their daughter during sleep-walking and many of the results going as low at 5kg fo a 49kg person. One such result happened while the girl was standing on the scale for a total of 10 minutes. A request for more information will lead to me researching the links once more.
Comment #4
(Posted by an unknown user) Rating
it's unbiased by editting
Comment #5
(Posted by an unknown user) Rating
The general consensus is that the effect is both observable as well as deserving further study. Specifics to observe are that regardless of correlating jumps in the data stream from motion once motion ceases the reduction in newtons renews and repeatedly. Also clearly demonstrated is the ability to control the transducers' electronic drift. That too is clearly demonstrated.
I want to thank Tim et. al. for his diligence time effort and expense by having this streaming video available to all for viewing.
Danielle Graham
Comment #6
(Posted by rapid.snail) Rating
The changes are no larger than the one observed when the subject was asked to move slightly in the scale. Which means you cannot rule out movement as the source of the observed anomalies.
Comment #7
(Posted by Max) Rating
Hi, names Max. I'm no scientist, nor do I have a college degree...for the moment. I haven't seen the video just yet, I'm at work right now, so I'll view it when I get home. I beleive those of you who mentioned the subject in the video shifting positions by leaning are presenting a very valid point. Any laimen with a digital scale that reads lb's to the nearest tenth can see that leaning even the slightest bit can cause a significant drop in the read mass displayed by a good 5 to 8 tenths of a lb. I myself have made it happen. Although, due to lack of education and years of existing on this planet, I'm sure noone will pay attention to this post or my advice but, when I worked for a company called Conbraco, they had a scale that measured crates of completed backflow valve products. The scale was about four feet wide and four feet long and very sturdy as well as measured in lb's to the nearest tenth. I weighed myself a few times when the boss wasn't looking and I remember despite my movement, it didn't seem to affect the readings. Perhaps an industrial grade scale should be used? Oh if anyone can point me to any homepages with decent evidence of true psychic, harmonic, or magnetic demonstrations of levitation with accurate measurements etc. please email me, max_matrix94@yahoo.com. Merry Christmas everyone.
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