REALL 1996 V04N10

The Exeter Terrestrial Hypothesis Before he grew up to be the master theorist who brought a stunning order to our understanding of the heavens, Isaac Newton first brought chaos. As a kid he liked to make and experiment with kites. At some point he invented a crimpled paper lantern, attached it to th

Before he grew up to be the master theorist who brought a stunning order to our understanding of the heavens, Isaac Newton first brought chaos. As a kid he liked to make and experiment with kites. At some point he invented a crimpled paper lantern, attached it to the tail of a kite, and started flyi

Newton first brought chaos. As a kid he liked to make and experiment with kites. At some point he invented a crimpled paper lantern, attached it to the tail of a kite, and started flying it at night. History records this "wonderfully affrighted all the neighboring inhabitants for some time, and caus

paper lantern, attached it to the tail of a kite, and started flying it at night. History records this "wonderfully affrighted all the neighboring inhabitants for some time, and caused not a little discourse on market days, among country people, when over their mugs of ale." As this took place in th

firecracker kites, "Lighted kites are also legendary. Japanese lanterns or small battery-powered flashlights can be put aloft." If you have a night with enough wind. (Wyatt Brummit, Kites, Golden, 1971, p. 97) Though unmentioned, flares are another option for modern pranksters. A really inventive fe

which is also listed below. As we head into a busy holiday season, I just wanted to wish the best to our readers and to let you know that we have a lot more in store for you as we approach the new year. From the Chairman Editor Bob and I attended Penn & Teller's show on the 18th of this month, and a

always count on these guys to entertain and also to throw in a good bit of skepticism while they're at it. New this tour are tricks which mention a certain Israeli "psychic" who claims to bend spoons with his mind, and, even better, an entire trick designed around Houdini's skepticism. In the latter

received exactly zero responses. Hopefully, this simply means it was too difficult to figure out; indeed, nobody I've talked to has had a clue as to what the Exeter UFO could have been. I suspect many of you, like myself, will read Kottmeyer's Part II and think, "Yeah, that does explain it!" Speakin

Speaking of UFOs, our next meeting (November 5 -- election day -- 7 p.m., Lincoln Library) will feature an A&E broadcast about UFOs. From what I've heard, it is at least partly skeptical. In trying to liven things up a bit, we are always looking for speakers for our meetings. On this note, I plan to

broadcast about UFOs. From what I've heard, it is at least partly skeptical. In trying to liven things up a bit, we are always looking for speakers for our meetings. On this note, I plan to call a man who was featured in a recent State Journal-Register article as being a "real-life ghostbuster." Yes