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发信人: tnt (TNT), 信区: Physics
标  题: fey
发信站: 空间科学BBS站 . Fri Mar 28 06:37:49 1997

                      The Amazing Randi Meets The Chief

     � � � � Back in 1984 Feynman attended a lecture at Caltech given
     by James "Amazing" Randi, a well known magician and debunker of
     psychics. At this lecture, Randi performed a very good mental
     trick involving a newspaper and a prediction contained in an
     envelope pasted to the blackboard.

     � � � � The next evening, Randi and Feynman were at my house for
     dinner. It was a delightful and fun evening with lots of jokes and
     laughter all around. At about 1:30 a.m., Feynman and Randi still
     going strong, Feynman decided to figure out how Randi did his
     mental trick.

     � � � � "Oh, no. You can't solve that trick. You don't have enough
     information!" Randi exclaimed.

     � � � � "What do you mean? Physicists never have enough
     information," Feynman responded.

     � � � � Feynman began to stare off into space with Randi muttering
     on how he would not be able to solve it. Step by step, Feynman
     went through the process out loud and told Randi how the trick
     must have been done. Randi literally fell backwards over his chair
     and exclaimed, "You didn't fall off no apple cart! You didn't get
     that Swedish Prize for nothing!" Feynman roared with laughter.

     � � � � Later, on another visit to Caltech, Randi once again
     joined us for lunch. He did another trick for Feynman, this time a
     card trick. "I DELIBERATELY misled you this time!" Randi stated.
     Feynman paid him no attention. In less than three minutes, Feynman
     solved the trick. "I'm never going to show you another trick

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