List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal
- List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal
In 1922, "Scientific American" offered two US $2,500 offers: (1) for the first authentic spirit photograph made under test conditions, and (2) for the first psychic to produce a "visible psychic manifestation." Harry Houdini was a member of the investigating committee. The first medium to be tested was George Valiantine, who claimed that in his presence spirits would speak through a trumpet that floated around a darkened room. For the test, Valiantine was placed in a room, the lights were extinguished, but unbeknownst to him his chair had been rigged to light a signal in an adjoining room if he ever left his seat. Because the light signals were tripped during his performance, Valiantine did not collect the award. [cite web | url=http://skepdic.com/randi.html | title=Randi $1,000,000 paranormal challenge| publisher=The Skeptic's Dictionary | date= | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-02-03 ]
Since then, many individuals and groups have offered similar monetary awards for proof of the paranormal in an observed setting. These prizes have a combined value of over $2.4 million dollars. [cite news | url=http://www.skepticreport.com/skepticism/getrichquick.htm | title=Get Rich Quick or Save the World| publisher=Skeptic Report | date= September, 2003 | first=Claus | last=Larsen | accessdate =2007-03-07 ]
Prizes
NONE has ever been claimed
ee also
*"America's Psychic Challenge"
*"Exploring Psychic Powers Live"
References
External links
* [http://www.aske-skeptics.org.uk/AwardList.html Worldwide list maintained by the Association for Skeptical Enquiry]
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