tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post5802774205681603500..comments2024-01-25T13:46:11.967-06:00Comments on The Bronze Blog: Doggerel #61: "But [Woo] Doesn't Work 100% of the Time!"Ryan Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14750814560493466382noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-81891294633203224432007-02-26T19:06:00.000-06:002007-02-26T19:06:00.000-06:00Then the excuses started. "Sunspots!", "Unfamiliar...<I>Then the excuses started. "Sunspots!", "Unfamiliar terrain!" et cetera. Highly amusing, especially when the added entertainment value of those goofy Oz accents is thrown in.</I><BR/><BR/>Hence why Randi started getting them to agree not to make excuses if they fail before the testing starts. It doesn't stop them from making excuses, but it sure makes them look bad.Infophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309973524623338264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-39575479479077323252007-02-26T16:09:00.000-06:002007-02-26T16:09:00.000-06:00Well, sure, the Law of Attraction works every time...Well, sure, the Law of Attraction works every time, but it might not work in the way you intended. Why, you might get precisely the <I>opposite</I> of what you wished for, because the universe only heard part of what you said.<BR/><BR/>And then there's the small matter of other people counter-wishing, as in Skeptico's unanswered traffic jam example. Vitale's got plenty of 'outs' to his 100% accuracy.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-63242091321869402142007-02-26T15:47:00.000-06:002007-02-26T15:47:00.000-06:00This reminds me of an old Randi video, from when h...This reminds me of an old Randi video, from when he went to Australia - early 1980's, I think.<BR/><BR/>In the clip (which should be on YouTube; I'm too lazy to look), some local water-dowsers are invited to test their skills. Before the test, each is asked what their past success rate has been - mostly in "helping" farmers find good spots to drill wells.<BR/><BR/>All of them answer 100% or "at least 95%". Of course, the average pooled success during the test was 11% (guess which of 10 buried pipes has water flowing through it, multiple trials), not signficantly different from chance.<BR/><BR/>Then the excuses started. "Sunspots!", "Unfamiliar terrain!" et cetera. Highly amusing, especially when the added entertainment value of those goofy Oz accents is thrown in.TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-44387819065343515812007-02-26T13:38:00.000-06:002007-02-26T13:38:00.000-06:00I knew you were going to say that.I knew you were going to say that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-60599752766823844932007-02-26T11:29:00.000-06:002007-02-26T11:29:00.000-06:00I should have seen that coming. :)I should have seen that coming. :)Bronze Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938257296504189967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-37748378722861762952007-02-26T11:22:00.000-06:002007-02-26T11:22:00.000-06:00Joe Vitale does say the Law of attraction "does wo...Joe Vitale does say the Law of attraction "does work every time - no exceptions". A pretty strong claim he has yet to justify.<BR/><BR/>He is the exception, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com