| Dai Vernon and the Trick that fooled Houdini |
| Harry Houdini had an open challenge to any magician - show him any magic trick three times in a row and he'd be able to say how it was done. In 1922 Dai Vernon took up the challenge and fooled Houdini. |
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Who built the Moon? |
The Moon is one 400th the size of the Sun
The Moon is 400 times closer to the Earth than the Sun
The Moon is rotating at a rate of 400km per Earth day
An unusual mathematical coincidence or a coded message from the people who built the Moon? |
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The truth behind subliminal messages
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The September 1957 edition of Printer's Ink reported the first study into subliminal advertising. 50,000 cinema-goers were exposed to the messages 'Eat popcorn' and 'Drink Coke' whilst they watched a film. The results were impressive – Coke sales up 18.1% and popcorn sales up by 57.7%. James MacDonald Vicary claimed to be able to insert advertisements directly into people's brains without them realizing what was happening - read about the truth behind this claim. |
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Graphology a valid science (!?) and ethical concerns |
The academic and scientific studies for and against Graphology (or handwriting analysis) as a legitimate science or art. And a discussion of the ethical use of graphology, faked graphology in particular, as a tool, or even subject matter, for mentalists and psychological entertainers. |
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