Psi wheel
A psi-wheel is a pyramid-shaped device made from a small piece of paper or foil balanced on the tip of a pointed object (e.g. toothpick or needle). It is commonly used in experiments to prove the validity of telekinesis by trying to turn the wheel with the power of thought. It is easy for everyone to make, so everyone can easily try it out for themselves.
history
In the 1968 film The Power, a group of people sit around a table and watch a psi wheel spin through the "thought power" of one of the actors.
construction
A psi wheel comes in a variety of designs, but the most common is an inverted funnel-shaped pyramid. This Psi-wheel shape can easily be made by folding a small square (approx. 5 cm × 5 cm) out of paper or foil in both longitudinal directions and in both diagonals.
Another common type of psi disk is a cross made from a very thin sheet of metal such as aluminum or brass. The arms of the cross are between 3 and 5 cm in length and up to 1 cm wide, with a small dimple in the middle so that it can be placed on something pointed in balance.
The wheel then balances on a pointed object such as B. a thumbtack, pen, needle or pen cover that is firmly attached to a flat surface. An object such as B. a thumbtack can stand independently on the floor, but an object such. B. a needle must be in another stable object such as B. an eraser, sponge, a can or a bottle cap to give him enough stability to keep the rotary knob at the top; a sturdy design even uses a plastic bottle cap filled with an equal amount of JB Weld. Sometimes such PSI wheels are enclosed in medium-sized glass or plastic containers to prevent accidental air currents and possible unwanted movements of the wheel caused by the heat of the hands.
Interestingly, there are parallels between the construction of a Psi-wheel and a Crookes radiometer , in which, under certain conditions, the material can absorb light or photons (e.g. from a laser) and thereby generate a rotational movement of the wheel.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Norris, Lance : The Secret Behind The Secret . Dutchco Entertainment, Cohasset, Massachusetts 2007, ISBN 978-0-6151-4779-6 , p. 235.
- ↑ a b Kuriakos: How to Do Telekinesis and Energy Work . Kuriakos.biz, Los Angeles, California 2008, ISBN 978-1-4357-1149-5 , p. 12.
- ↑ Hollywood Telekinesis and Psychokinesis Movie List . Retrieved September 28, 2012. Also, the psi wheel scene can be seen in the film's trailer on YouTube.
- ↑ What is a PsiWheel? . Retrieved November 3, 2016. A detailed description on what is a PsiWheel and how to build one.
- ↑ https://phys.org/news/2012-12-magnetically-levitating-graphite-laser.html