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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCE THE HUTCHISON EFFECT electromagnetic levitation. Claims that — AN EXPLANATION — these forces alone can explain the by Mark A. Solis © 1999 phenomenon are patently ridiculous and eople often ask, "What exactly is 'the easily disproved by merely trying to use Piss effect'?". This brief essay such methods to duplicate what the is an attempt to answer that question Hutchison effect has achieved, which has to the satisfaction of the majority. been well documented both on film and First of all, the Hutchison effect is a videotape and has been witnessed many collection of phenomena which were times by numerous credentialed scientists discovered accidentally by Canadian and engineers. researcher John Hutchison during attempts Challengers should note that their to study the longitudinal waves of Tesla apparatus must be limited to the use of 75 back in 1979. In other words, the Hutchison _ watts of power from a 120-volt AC outlet, effect is not simply a singular effect. It as that is all that is used by Hutchison's comprises many effects. apparatus to levitate a 60-pound cannonball. The Hutchison effect occurs as the result The fusion of dissimilar materials, which of radio-wave interferences in a zone of is exceedingly remarkable, indicates clearly spatial volume encompassed by high- that the Hutchison effect has a powerful voltage sources, usually a Van de Graaff influence on Van der Waals' forces. In a generator, and two or more Tesla coils. striking and baffling contradiction, The effects produced include levitation of dissimilar substances can simply "come heavy objects, fusion of dissimilar materials together", yet the individual substances do such as metal and wood (exactly as not dissociate. A block of wood can simply portrayed in the movie The Philadelphia "sink into" a metal bar, yet neither the metal Experiment), the anomalous heating of bar nor the block of wood come apart. metals without burning adjacent material, Also, there is no evidence of displacement spontaneous fracturing of metals (which such as would occur if, for example, one separate by sliding in a sideways fashion), were to sink a stone into a bowl of water. and both temporary and permanent changes The anomalous heating of metal without in the crystalline structure and physical any evidence of burning or scorching of the properties of metals. adjacent materials (usually wood) is a clear The levitation of heavy objects by the indication that possibly the nature of heat Hutchison effect is not—repeat not—the may not be completely understood. This result of simple electrostatic or has far-reaching implications for thermodynamics, which hinges | entirely on the presumption of such knowledge. It should be noted that the entirety of thermodynamics is represented by the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which is insignificant in a context of zero hertz to infinite hertz. The anomalous heating exhibited by the Hutchison effect shows plainly that we have much to learn, especially w h e rie thermodynamics and electromagnetism maat f Ad tte OP SSIES fracturing of metals, as occurs with the Hutchison effect, is unique for two reasons: (1) there is no evidence of an "external force" causing the fracturing; and (2) the method by which the metal separates involves a sliding motion in a sideways direction, horizontally. The metal simply comes apart. Some temporary changes in the crystalline structure and physical properties of metals are somewhat reminiscent of the "spoon bending" of Uri Geller, except that there is no one near the metal samples when the changes take place. One video shows a spoon flapping up and down like a limp rag in a stiff breeze. In the case of permanent changes, a metal bar will be hard at one end, like steel, and soft at the other end, like powdered lead. Again, this is evidence of strong influence on Van der Waals' forces. The radio-wave interferences involved in producing these effects are produced from as many as four and five different radio sources, all operating at low power. However, the zone in which the interferences take place is stressed by hundreds of kilovolts. It is surmised by some researchers that what Hutchison has done is tap into the zero-point energy (ZPE). This energy gets its name from the fact that it is evidenced by oscillations at zero degrees Kelvin, where supposedly all activity in an atom ceases. The energy is associated with the spontaneous emission and annihilation of electrons and positrons coming from what is called "the quantum vacuum". The density of the energy contained in the quantum vacuum is estimated by some at 10" joules per cubic centimetre, which is reportedly sufficient to boil off the Earth's oceans in a matter of moments. Given access to such energies, it is small wonder that the Hutchison effect produces such bizarre phenomena. At the present time, the phenomena are difficult to reproduce with any regularity. The focus for the future is, first, to increase the frequency of occurrence of the effects and then to achieve some degree of precision in their control. The work is continuing at this time. Before long, we shall see what progress can be made. oo (Source: by Mark A. Solis © 16 February 1999; via http://www. geocities.com/ ResearchTriangle/Thinktank/8863/main. html. For updates, visit the web page http://www.americanantigravity.com/ hutchison.html.) or aS ea meet. The spontaneous 46 = NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com