X-Message-Number: 18083 Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 21:15:51 -0700 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: Kirlian "Phantom Leaf" Effects: ECREE From The New England Skeptical Society, *Encyclopedia of Skepticism and the Paranormal*, http://www.theness.com/encyc/Kirlian-encyc.html: "...There are several examples of leaves from which a piece has been removed showing the aura of the full leaf in a Kirlian photograph (the so-called phantom leaf effect). "... Phantom leaf effects, on the other hand, are very rare the Drexel team has never produced one, but they theorize a number of possibilities, including residue on the photographic plate and coincidence, not to mention the possibility of outright fraud in some cases. "Overall, although Kirlian photography is not perfectly understood, there is no evidence that variations in Kirlian photographs are due to any paranormal effects. ..." As usual, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (ECREE). Mike Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=18083