HUTCHISON EFFECT

The 'Hutchison effect' is a name given to a collection of alleged natural phenomena that John Hutchison claims to have discovered in 1979.

Contents

Nature of the effect

Scientific opinion

Military interest

Media coverage

Charges of fakery

See also

References

External links

Nature of the effect

According to Hutchison, while trying to duplicate experiments done by Nikola Tesla, he discovered a number of strange phenomena, including:
# levitation of heavy objects.
# fusion of dissimilar materials such as metal and wood, while lacking any displacement.
# the anomalous heating of metals without burning adjacent material.
# the spontaneous fracturing of metals.
# changes in the crystalline structure and physical properties of metals.
# disappearance of metal samples.
All these phenomena are jointly grouped under the name Hutchison Effect (HE). Supporters like Mark Solis, his former webmaster, maintain that none can be the result of known physical phenomena, such as electromagnetism.^[1]
Hutchison and his supporters surmise that these phenomena arise from zero-point energy or the Casimir effect. Hutchison also says that he invented a form of batteries, which he calls "Q Cells" or "Hiroshima cells", which he describes as obtaining energy from the quantum vacuum using the Casimir effect. These batteries have been labeled by some as over-unity devices, however according to the claims made by Hutchison this would be incorrect.

Scientific opinion

In a posting to the newsgroup ''sci.physics.research'', Marc Millis, who formerly ran the now defunct Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program for NASA, wrote:
Canadian inventor Mel Winfield says that it was solely through his theories that The Hutchison Effect came into being. He has published evidence including signed contracts, letters, and communications from John Hutchison himself on his website.

Military interest

According to Hutchison and a high ranking military officer from the United States^[2], military scientists from the United States have been working with him because of the effect's military potential. In the documentary '', he states that military scientists were impressed with the effects, but were not able to replicate them on their own without assistance.^[2][2][5]
Hutchison later accused the military of co-ercing the Canadian government into seizing his lab so that it could be passed on to Lockheed Martin Skunkworks for research purposes. Journalist and author Nick Cook later wrote that this had been confirmed by a high-ranking friend of his in the Skunkworks.^[2] Boyd Bushman, retired Lockheed Martin senior engineer, later confirmed that this was true in an interview in Nick Cook's book ''The Hunt for Zero Point''.^[7]

Media coverage

The Hutchison effect has been featured in television programs aired on The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, National Geographic Channel (''Is It Real?'') and Nippon Television. Hutchison and his effect have also been discussed in various fringe science newsletters and websites, such as
# American Antigravity, a fringe website devoted to ''commercial antigravity research and products'',
# the UFO Resource Center, a website devoted to ufology,
# Space Telescopes, a website which features a mixture of writings including such topics as the Hubble observatory and the Hutchison effect
# World Mysteries, one of many websites which discuss a wide range of fringe, new age, and paranormal topics.
At various times, Hutchison has maintained his own website; the most recent is www.hutchisoneffect.ca.

Charges of fakery

Hutchison previously sold (for about $150 each) videos illustrating his "effect", and has released some shorter video clips online.^[8][2] Videos of his effect are now sold exclusively by Gryphon Productions.^[10]
In response to comments regarding the apparent presence of a string supporting the model "UFO", Hutchison stated:

It should be noted that Hutchisons explanation could be consistent with or similar in function to the relatively popular ionocraft, popularized by, among others, the American Antigravity website. Their mechanism require a wire for large amounts of electricity.
Hutchison later admitted to being "creative" with the footage, citing pressure from the Discovery Channel to create material for the show and an inability to legally reproduce the original effect, according to Tim Ventura of American Antigravity.^[11]
In 2005, Hutchison admitted that he hadn't actually reproduced his effect since approximately 1991. The earlier levitation footage from the 1980s is genuine, he says. But this footage has been characterized as looking like it was taken in a booth with an upside-down camera.^[12] Hutchison continues to reject charges of fakery, and maintains that his "effect" has been demonstrated many times in the presence of scientists and, he says, members of the US Army Intelligence and Security Command.
Hutchison states that he reproduced the effect in his Ash St., New Westminster apartment as recently as March 2006 for National Geographic, as well as for author Harold Berndt, whose film of the event can be found on the American Antigravity website, which covers Hutchison's assertions.^[13]

See also

★ John Hutchison

★ Mel Winfield

★ Tom Bearden

References

1. The Hutchison Effect -- An Explanation
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5. Inside Zero Point Energy Thomas Valone
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7. The Hunt for Zero Point, , Nick, Cook, Arrow, 2003, ISBN 0099414988
8. The Hutchison Effect (report contains several articles)
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10. Gryphon Productions
11. The Discovery Channel is Bogus (blog comment)
12. The Ultimate Hutchison
13. Video of 2006 H-Effect experiments Harold Berndt, AAG

External links

Pro-Hutchison:

★ Hutchison's current website

★ a previous Hutchison website

★ Hutchison Effect from Space Telescopes

★ Hutchison Effect from American Antigravity

★ Hutchison Effect from World Mysteries

★ The Ultimate Hutchison (PDF) — An account of a visit by Tim Ventura of American Antigravity to John Hutchison

★ Video demonstration of Hutchison Effect

★ "John Hutchison on TechTv", another video

★ Video archive maintained by Hutchison

★ Beyond The Ordinary interview with John Hutchinson

★ Hutchison's 'Lost-Footage' - 1991 video narrated by George Hathaway in Google Video and Windows Media format
Skeptical:

★ post by Marc Millis in sci.physics.research

★ The Discovery Channel is bogus — A criticism of the purported antigravity videos (and part 2)