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jacksparrow · 2007-10-13, 05:26 PM

Anyone heard or seen the docu on this girl before? I only just saw it now on discovery civilization. I think there is something in what she does, and to think she has been doing it for 6yrs and helped a lot of people along the way, and not making loads of money out of it, is pretty impressive.

The test in new york was all out to get her from the get go, and you can see that.

http://www.channel4.com/culture/micr..._ray/xray.html

haystack · 2007-10-13, 05:46 PM

Why go to New York for a diagnosis when you can put your hands on the TV and "get healed".

MAXAM · 2007-10-13, 07:32 PM

I clicked on the site you provided and all I get is a blurb about this Russian psychic called Natasha. Is there supposed to be a video clip that goes with this that shows the tests that she took?

Thanks:
Max

Tom_Joad · 2007-10-13, 09:37 PM

The vid link is busted but I'm familiar with this case...

Out to get her? Nah, I think they were trying to introduce stringent controls on the experiment to limit the possibility of fraud. Any person making claims such as this needs to be vigorously tested and examined; they are often making medical diagnoses that could potentially harm people.

Here's an article by CSICOP, the ones involved in testing her claims:

http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/natasha.html

"Our task was not to prove that Natasha does not have X-ray vision. Rather, Natasha and her supporters had the responsibility to show us that she could perform well enough to deserve further scientific investigation. This they failed to do."

MAXAM · 2007-10-14, 12:30 AM

Wow, that's a lot of stuff to wade through! I think the skeptic and former magician "the Amazing Randi" ( a Canadian by the way) should look into this. A few years ago he exposed how a prominent faith healer employed a female accomplice by using an fm transmitter, relayed information to this fraudster through an earpiece. He also exposed how a world famous Israeli magician who "bent spoons using only his mind" fooled the public for years.

jacksparrow · 2007-10-20, 06:30 AM

Not Uri Geller....the one that bent spoons?

Walter Dnes · 2007-10-20, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksparrow

Not Uri Geller....the one that bent spoons?

One and the same. Geller is somewhat unhappy about it...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
Results 1 - 100 of about 27,500 English pages for +geller +randi +lawsuit. (0.19 seconds)

2007-10-13, 05:26 PM	#1
jacksparrow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 1,066	Natasha...girl with x-ray eyes Anyone heard or seen the docu on this girl before? I only just saw it now on discovery civilization. I think there is something in what she does, and to think she has been doing it for 6yrs and helped a lot of people along the way, and not making loads of money out of it, is pretty impressive. The test in new york was all out to get her from the get go, and you can see that. http://www.channel4.com/culture/micr..._ray/xray.html

2007-10-14, 12:30 AM	#5
MAXAM Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,083	Wow, that's a lot of stuff to wade through! I think the skeptic and former magician "the Amazing Randi" ( a Canadian by the way) should look into this. A few years ago he exposed how a prominent faith healer employed a female accomplice by using an fm transmitter, relayed information to this fraudster through an earpiece. He also exposed how a world famous Israeli magician who "bent spoons using only his mind" fooled the public for years. Last edited by MAXAM; 2007-10-14 at 12:41 AM.

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2007-10-13, 05:46 PM	#2
haystack Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,113	Why go to New York for a diagnosis when you can put your hands on the TV and "get healed".

2007-10-13, 07:32 PM	#3
MAXAM Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,083	I clicked on the site you provided and all I get is a blurb about this Russian psychic called Natasha. Is there supposed to be a video clip that goes with this that shows the tests that she took? Thanks: Max

2007-10-13, 09:37 PM	#4
Tom_Joad Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,345	The vid link is busted but I'm familiar with this case... Out to get her? Nah, I think they were trying to introduce stringent controls on the experiment to limit the possibility of fraud. Any person making claims such as this needs to be vigorously tested and examined; they are often making medical diagnoses that could potentially harm people. Here's an article by CSICOP, the ones involved in testing her claims: http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/natasha.html "Our task was not to prove that Natasha does not have X-ray vision. Rather, Natasha and her supporters had the responsibility to show us that she could perform well enough to deserve further scientific investigation. This they failed to do."

2007-10-20, 06:30 AM	#6
jacksparrow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 1,066	Not Uri Geller....the one that bent spoons?