STUDY OF PARANORMAL PHENOMENA BY MEANS OF EXPERIMENTS AT MICROSCOPIC LEVEL

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Microscopic Levels*)
Qingli Li, Xueren Du, Yongshow Chen, Shuhua Zhou, Xialing Guan,
Zhen Yang, Jinrong Zhang, Weiwei Cheng, Soulang Shi, Guilan Ma,
Shengyu Su, Tiancheng Zhu, and Xiuhong Hao
China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing
(Received: January 12, 1989)
Atomic Energy Science and Technology 24 (1), 92-95 (1990)
Abstract:
The experiment demonstrated that Mr. Zhang Baosheng possesses
paranormal abilities. He can make small objects penetrate
obstacles. After such penetrations, the microscopic structure and
properties of the objects do not show any observable changes.
(*) From the editor: Such phenomena and paranormal abilities of
human body are unimaginable for ordinary people. Nevertheless
they are really true. We provide this article for reader's
consideration as an example of research in somatic science.
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physics. It is important to include to the comprehensive somatic
research of these phenomena the advanced tools and techniques of
modern physics, including those of experimental nuclear physics
[1).
The goals of this experiment are the following:
1. To look for changes in the microscopic structure and
properties of the object that, as a result of psychokinesis (PK),
penetrated the bottle's wall.
2. To study the mechanism of the PK-induced penetration by
testing, using nuclear trace detectors, whether the macroscopic
objects disintegrate during the penetration (with speed smaller
than the speed of light) into nuclear size particles.
In conducting of this experiment we cooperated with Mr.
Zhang Baosheng - famous because of his outstanding paranormal
abilities. He is currently employed at the Institute of Space
Medico-Engineering (ISME). The experiment was done on July 10,
1988 at the China Institute of Atomic Energy.
I - The Experiment
1. Recognition of characters sealed in an envelope (test of
clairvoyance), and transfer of an object and written characters
into the sealed envelope (test of PK).
in a sealed business envelope two pieces of polyester foil
were prepared in advance. One of them was transparent, about 2mm
thick. Four Chinese characters " q, jr 4,lix)j " were written on it
with a red, fine point permanent marxer. After writing, the text
was covered by a 0.5 mm thick trace detector that looks like a
common red translucent foil. Both foils were taped together
making the text impossible to read or even see under normal
viewing conditions. The only person who knew the text and the
contains of the envelope, prepared in advance, was Dr. Li. Before
the experiment he did not communicate with Mr. Zhang.
After Mr. Zhang arrived, at first his clairvoyance abilities
were tested by showing him the envelope. Upon presentation, Mr.
Zhang gave a proper description of the content of the envelope as
two rectangular pieces of foil, one of them red, held together in
four corners by adhesive tape. He also said that there were 4 red
characters written on the foil but he could not see them clearly.
In his attempts to guess he wrote " c~~r ", " ) i'} ij1 ". Then,
he crossed everything over. Finally he gave up saying again that
he could not see clearly.
Next, Mr. Zhang folded one of the edges of the envelope,
sufficiently to cover a small coin, and handed it to one of the
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is indeed in the fold and not in the envelope, held it visible to
all the present. After a short pause Mr. Zhang said "O.K." and,
indeed, the coin was no longer outside but inside the envelope.
After that Mr. Zhang wrote M11 It to {''l- " with a
ball pen on the envelope. He is known to be able to transfer
characters written on an envelope into the paper that is inside
the envelope. Unlike in previous tests, this time the use of
polyester foils was intended to make such a transfer impossible
since ball pen ink can not adhere to the type of foil that was
used. Not being aware of that, Mr. Zhang announced, after a brief
concentration, that the text has been transferred.
Before being cut open with scissors, the envelope was
scrutinized in turns by several investigators for possible signs
of tampering but none were found. The coin and the foils were
retrieved from inside. The three sentences were indeed written
inside. However, not on the foils but, reduced in size and not
altered in shape, on the pieces of Scotch Tape holding the foils
together.
2. Destruction of a watch
During the experiment Mr. Zhang expressed his wish to brake
a watch. Dr. Li immediately surrendered his own for that purpose
- a mass produced, mechanical watch; "Beijing" brand. Dr. Li was
asked to hold the watch inside his clasped fist. Next, Mr. Zhang
made a gesture as if he were picking something from Dr. Li's
skin, from the back of his closed palm, between the thumb and the
index finger. What Mr. Zhang picked up was a minute hand. In the
same fashion he extracted also a second hand and an hour hand.
This process was slow enough that all the present could clearly
see the hands emerging from Dr. Li's skin. Dr. Li did not feel
any pain or other sensations associated with the'parts piercing
his hand. It was the first documented event of an object
penetrating human body in such a fashion.
"The watch's glass is broken" stated Mr. Zhang. Indeed, when
Dr. Li opened his hand there was a clear gap running across the
length of the glass. From the condition of the edges it appeared
that the damage was inflicted by partial melting of the organic
glass. All three hands were missing and there were deep scratches
on the metal back of the watch, as if someone would use a file on
it, but the mechanism of the watch was still ticking.
3. Test of psychokinesis involving objects penetrating obstacles
Two bottles were prepared:
(1) The bigger one, made of clear glass, was approximately
14 cm high, 11 cm in diameter. It was a standard bottle used in
hospitals for transfusions of saline solution. It can be
distinguished by a tight rubber plug with a long rubber skirt
that folds out on the bottle's neck providing a firm and
difficult to remove lid. Inside the bottle were: a pellet
containing a radioactive a source (241Am) , an a-Fe Mossbauer
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Josephson bridge node sample, four pieces o ra
material, a metal sample, a small, 3cm by 1cm ampule containing a
liquor sample, ten yellow and ten white medical tablets (vitamin
C)", and an ordinary bolt nut. A thin cotton thread was tied to
the nut. The other end of the thread extended outside the bottle,
between the rubber plug and glass, and was tied to the bottle's
neck. The fragile superconducting samples were wrapped and sealed
in-several layers of the trace detector foil.
(2) The smaller bottle, measuring 8cm (height) by 5cm
(diameter), was made of clear plastic and had a plastic screw-on
lid. In the bottle there was a sealed pouch made of a
transparent, foil-like trace detector material. From the outside
the foil was practically invisible as it seemed to be part of the
bottle's walls. Any objects emerging from the inside would have
to pass not only through the sides of the bottle but also through
the layer of the trace detector. Inside the sealed pouch in the
plastic bottle there were 10 yellow tablets and 6 white tablets
of vitamin C, and a tungsten sample.
During the experiment one of the investigators (Dr. Du) held
the larger (glass) bottle in both hands. Mr. Zhang, without
himself touching the bottle, held the investigator's wrists.
After several minutes of deep concentration a white Vitamin C
dropped to the table from the bottom of the bottle. Two yellow
tablets followed the same way. Next, pieces of superconducting
material emerged from the side wall succeeded by already empty
but still sealed plastic wrapping. In a similar fashion solid
pieces of the trace detector and all the other objects were
extracted from the bottle with the exception of the liquor
sample, radioactive source, and the nut with the attached cotton
thread.
At some point during the test Mr. Zhang apparently attempted
to extract the nut from the bottle. At that time, entire length
of the thread became visibly stiff. About 3 or 4 cm of the thread
emerged from under the tight rubber plug before the cotton fiber
lost its stiffness and Mr. Zhang gave up attempts to extract it
any more.
After a next period of concentration, Mr. Zhang asked for
permission to touch the plastic bottle, already held by the
investigator (Dr. Du), and, without inverting, shook it. As the
result most of the tablets came out, together with the tungsten
sample. Immediately inspected, neither the bottle, nor its seal,
nor the plastic pouch showed any damage or alteration.
4. Burning of a shirt
During the experiment Mr. Zhang wished to burn cloth. One of
the investigators (Dr. Du) took off his white, polyester shirt
and handed it to Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang put the shirt on the table
and touched it with his hand. At that time smoke came out of the
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fabric and a number of black, burned spots appeared. Using his
thumb, Mr. Zhang touched the fabric in a few more places creating
each time burned spots.
II - Analysis of the samples
1. Measurement of the properties of the superconductors
In the experiment we have used Y-Ba-Cu-O ring shape
superconductor node (joint) called bridge node. Heating it above
400?C as well as mechanical damage or any structural changes
would have an effect on its superconducting properties. In spite
of having penetrated through many layers of trace detector foil
and through the bottle's wall, the bridge node retained it's
magnetic sensitive properties. The response to AC and DC magnetic
field was measured, within the experimental uncertainty, to be
the same as before.
2. Measurement of the properties of the radioactive a source
In the experiment we have used a ljCi, 2mm in diameter, 241Am a
source (from a fire detector). Ten days prior to the experiment
the a spectrum was measured with a Si(Au) surface barrier
detector. Some 28 hours after the exposure to the paranormal
abilities the spectrum was remeasured under otherwise the same
conditions. Neither the intensity, nor energy distribution showed
any changes above the error limits.
3. Mossbauer spectrum measurement
In the experiment we have used Mossbauer a-Fe absorber; 25
Am thick, 10 mm in diameter. There were two such absorbers. One
served as a reference sample, while the other, some 48 hours
after it penetrated the bottle, was used to measure Mossbauer
spectrum.
Mossbauer spectrum is a sensitive probe of a nuclear
environment. If there were changes in charge distribution of the
atomic electrons or in nuclei themselves,.the Mossbauer spectrum
would change also. There were no changes observed in the
Mossbauer spectrum of the a-Fe absorber after it penetrated the
wall of the bottle.
4. Analysis of gas chromatogram of the liquor sample
Dagu liquor sample was used. Although it did not emerge from
the bottle it could have been influenced by paranormal abilities.
Gas chromatogram of the sample was made. It showed that the
spectrum and the alcohol content did not change. It means that
there were no obvious changes in the molecular structure of the
sample.
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5. Analysis of nuclear traces in the trace detectors
The goal of this test was to check for possible annealing or
sensitization effects to the previously induced nuclear traces in
the trace detector material after it has penetrated the bottle.
Two groups of CR-39 solid state nuclear trace detectors were
used. They were both irradiated by fission fragments, but only
one group was influenced by the paranormal abilities. Both groups
were likewise etched and carefully inspected under a microscope.
No significant differences were observed.
6. Observation of the foil trace detectors.
After the tungsten sample and tablets penetrated through the
walls of the plastic bottle and through the sealed pouch made of
a trace detector foil, the foil was inspected visually and with
the aid of a microscope. The pouch was not broken and there were
no traces of damage. After etching the foil was reinspected and
again, it did not show any traces of passing microscopic
particles or objects.
7. Observation of surface appearance of the metal sample with an
electron microscope.
By means of an electron microscope the surface appearance of
the metal sample used in the experiment was compared with the
surface appearance of a reference sample. No obvious changes were
visible. The same was true for the deeper layers of the metal
structure exposed after grinding the surface away.
III - conclusions
1. The experiment has demonstrated once again that Mr. Zhang
Baosheng possesses paranormal abilities. He can make objects
penetrate walls of sealed containers. In this experiment all of
the experimental artifacts were prepared by researchers from the
China Institute of Atomic Energy. The researchers had no contact
with Mr. Zhang before the experiment. Many of the samples such as
the superconductor nodes, radioactive source, Mcssbauer absorber,
or the irradiated nuclear trace detectors have unique
characteristics and could not be substituted. The experiment has
been viewed simultaneously from different angles. Considering all
of the above the experiment was conduced under tightly controlled
conditions.
2. The experiment confirmed that Mr. Zhang can transfer objects
into a sealed envelope. His clairvoyance enables him to recognize
characters in the envelope without opening it. He can also
transfer the characters. he wrote on an envelope to objects inside
the envelope. It was confirmed that, during such transfer, the
characters can be reduced in size. However, the experiment has
also showed that the transfer can only be done onto surfaces to
which the ink can adhere. Also, once the visibility of the
characters is diminished, Mr. Zhang has difficulties to recognize
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them in a sealed envelope as well.
3. The experiment demonstrated that Mr. Zhang has the ability to
make the hands of a watch penetrate other person's hand without
inflicting any pain or other sensation. .
4. The experiment demonstrated that Mr. Zhang has the ability to
burn cloth instantly upon the touch of his hand.
5. None of the objects (superconducting node, radioactive source,
Massbauer absorber, solid state trace detector, metal sample,
liquor sample, etc.) that either penetrated the bottles or might
have been influenced by the paranormal abilities [of Mr. Zhang]
showed any observable changes in their molecular, atomic or
nuclear structures.
6. Since there were no traces, detectable under a microscope,
after particles penetrated nuclear trace detector foils, the
mechanism of such penetrations still remains an open question.
About twenty senior researchers observed this experiment.
Among them were physicists and chemists from China Institute of
Atomic Energy and somatic science specialists from the Institute
of Space Medico-Engineering.
[1] Qingli Li, "Challenging Problem to Modern Physics", Atomic
Energy Science and Technology 22 (3), 381-384 (1988).
Translated by Qingli Li
and W. H. Trzaska
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