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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Re: Weird Gravitational effects at Lake Delton Wisconsin
Message-ID: <287@frog.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 11:29:31 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 29 11:29:31 1985
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Organization: Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA
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> In article <155@rtp47.UUCP> throopw@rtp47.UUCP (Wayne Throop) writes:
> >
> >I expect (if the owners would allow you to do it), simply measuring the
> >platform with a tape measure and (perhaps) a carpenter's level would
> >expose the trickery.  It is probably "off level" by a couple of degrees,
> >and one side is a little longer than the other to make it appear level
> >to the eye.
> >
> If the owners forbade instrumented observation, one possible test would...
It seems to me that if the owners forbade instrumented observation, one has
the answer in hand already...

And to anyone who wants to argue that there are all kinds of other reasons
why that might be (true), I wish to sell you a box containing 1 pound of
24K gold, on the condition that you not open the box until I reach
Switzerland.  Small, unmarked, publically viewable US bills only, please...
Do you trust me?

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