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| 158438. Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:57 pm |
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In 1997/98, when I was presenting BBC News 24 "Europe Direct" show (now defunct), I remember interviewing an "Electric woman" who could switch light bulbs on and off with her stare (she actually demonstrated it in the show!) and did lots of other bizarre things connected with electricity... Was unable to find anything about her on the web. Mb someone could help? There must be footage of it in the BBC archives too... It would be great to use it for the "electricity" programme...
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| Flash
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| 158455. Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:27 pm |
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| If you can find it, why not? It sounds very remarkable. |
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| eggshaped
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| 158460. Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:45 pm |
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Sounds like nonsense to me. But I'm happy to be disproved.
There was also the woman in Italy who had glowing breasts, do you all know about that? I'm sure I could find an online source somewhere - no doubt it's also nonsense. |
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| eggshaped
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| 158467. Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:52 pm |
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here's a link
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The Times reported that Senora Anna Morano, the Luminous Woman of Pirano, who suffered from asthma, emitted a blue glow from her breast as she slept. Many doctors came to witness the phenomenon, visible for several seconds at a time, during which her heart rate doubled. the occurrence happened regularly for several weeks, each time the luminescence lasting for several seconds. |
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| MatC
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| 158481. Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:22 pm |
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| People who can mysteriously effect electrical equipment - including swithcing on and off - have been reported from all over the world (especially the former USSR, I believe) for many years. Fortean Times has often covered them. |
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| eggshaped
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| 158497. Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:58 pm |
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People who were cured by homeopathy have been reported all over the world, but I don't believe in that either.
That said, I've been trying to stay more open minded about things until I've looked into them myself recently, so my position is that of mild sceptic. |
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| 158567. Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:59 am |
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I think that unless there's a mechanism for these things to actually happen, they're mere anecdote or trickery. Or both, if money's involved.
I feel duty bound to look into the glowing breasts, though. |
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| MatC
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| 158587. Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:41 am |
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| eggshaped wrote: | People who were cured by homeopathy have been reported all over the world, but I don't believe in that either.
That said, I've been trying to stay more open minded about things until I've looked into them myself recently, so my position is that of mild sceptic. |
Well, no, obviously I don’t believe it - any more than I believe in al-quaeda, passive smoking or astrology - I’m merely pointing out that it’s a well-established Fortean phenomenon, whether “true” or not.
And then there are the much-studied people who cause street lights to go on and off by standing near them ... |
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| Jenny
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| 158882. Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:50 am |
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| Ben Franklin, of course, did not directly conduct lightning down his kite string - see a DVD question I did at post 158473 |
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| Vitali
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| 158906. Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:06 pm |
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In response to Flash: re: Electric Woman.
If I could find her, I would have done so. I totally forgot what her name was. Only remember she was English and a lesbian (!) (in a clumsy attempt to be funny, I asked her during the interview whether her husband was an electrician - for she kept breaking electrical equipment with her very presence - allegedly... She gave me a heavy stare and said: "I am marrried to a woman, and she is NOT an electrician!"). We interviewed her together with Peter Dobby for "Europe Direct".
Is it possible to look through the BBC News 24 archive footage for 1997/98? Or through researchers' notes? They should be on their system still...
Mb you could use your authority here? She would be great for the "electricity" show... |
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| eggshaped
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| 158908. Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:07 pm |
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| Quote: | | She gave me a heavy stare |
Which presumably turned you on? |
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| Vitali
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| 158910. Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:09 pm |
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| Ha-ha... It actually did the opposite: switched me off completely. She could do that too, you see...
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| eggshaped
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| 158911. Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:09 pm |
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| :o) |
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| Flash
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| 158934. Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:44 pm |
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| Vitali - we'll need to speak to the picture researchers. Authority? Me? Ha! |
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