Posted by Scott Ellis (216.87.95.64) on February 02, 2003 at 20:36:09:
In Reply to: ! posted by david on February 02, 2003 at 15:39:35:
Hi David,
I agree it is important to consider the possibility of fraud when analyzing extraordinary claims. If we rely on Occam's Razor alone, the Bessler mystery appears to be a clear case of fraud, like so many others of it's kind. However if we look deeper, we find that in fact the vast weight of historical evidence does not support this explanation. I have a section on my site called Explanations that covers the many ways in which the ordinary explanations fall short in this case.
I will defer to John Collins' clear, point-by-point response to the particular type of fraud you have alleged: (http://www.besslerwheel.com/wwwboard/messages/840.html)
I hope you will take the time to read the details of the examinations that took place (available on this website and elsewhere), and explain how the fraud you describe could have been accomplished in accordance with the known facts of the case.
Regards,
Scott
: I was mearly pointing something that I have yet heard anyone else mention. And yes I do think you could fake it using the setup I mentioned.