[net.physics] The Philadelphia Experiment

glassner (03/08/83)

A friend came to me about a year ago with the
same story, claiming he had just read the book
and was fascinated by the idea.  I claimed that
it was certainly flim-flam, but he insisted that
the book made an undeniable case for the reality
of the "transporting" ship.  So I borrowed his
copy of the book and read it.

I was not swayed at all.  The book read like all
of those other "something-really-strange-happened-
somewhere-and-the-government-is-suppressing-it"
books.  The prime source of information is a fellow
who refused to identify himself, even to the author,
except to say he was a seaman on the boat.

The whole book reeked of "suppose this" and "perhaps
that", along with a lot of pseudo-physics to make
the idea believable.  I have nothing against such
ideas as speculation, and I've got an open mind about
paranormal phenomena; despite Mr. Randi's still-standing
offer.  But books like the "Philadelphia Experiment"
strike me as a mechnism for making money for a writer
and a publisher.

In summary, perhaps something did go on in relation to
some ship, but the book "The Philadelphia Experiment"
is worthless to anyone who would like to seriously
investigate the situation.

	Of course, the whole transportation thing really
	happened and the government is suppressing it by
	slipping LSD into our water supply and digging
	tunnels under our houses to wiretap our telephones
	and discover who REALLY knows so they can be taken
	away and forever removed from the net so they don't
	let anyone else know....etc, etc, etc.



	-Andrew

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ltn (03/10/83)

Or maybe they slipped LSD into the AUTHOR'S water....