"The Hutchinson Effect"-What is it?

Question

The set up he used did not make any sense to Standard Science and the effects were "Supposedly Impossible".

(This is something that makes it more interesting!)

Answer 1

Hutchinson is a rogue physicist who has been experimenting with Tesla coils, Van de Graaf machines, and high voltage electricity.  During his experiments he observed events that he did not expect including metals which got extremely hot without charring flamable objects around them, other metals whose chemical makeup changed, liquification of metals at room temperature, and, the most controversial effect, the levitation of objects.  The experimental results that Hutchinson observed have been come to be known as the Hutchinson effect.

These experiments have been duplicated in multiple locations, including controlled environments, and recorded by professionals at TV stations and studios in different parts of the world. Thought the effects have been duplicated, they are not completely predictable. Sometimes, Hutchinson cannot produce the effects with his electronics, and sometimes, events occur which Hutchinson did not anticipate.

Hutchinson does claim an understanding of what he is doing to produce effects such as liquification and levitation, but he does not claim to completely understand the physics behind what is happenning to the objects.  He completely rejects the proposal that these events are the result of some Psi phenomenon as that just "cheapens the work and hides the science." Many of his techniques have not been published due to his disdain for "corporate greed" and his inability to get independent sponsorship for his work.

His most recent work is centered around creating a new sort of power source that harnesses "gravitational forces from the moon" and "Zero-point energy sources".  In essence, he is saying that energy is all around us and his power sources will tap into that energy and channel it.  He is creating "Crystal batteries" that can operate small motors and never run out of power.

Answer 2

It is the name given to irreproducible anti-gravity effects and other purported mysterious phenomena that are only seen on suspicious home movies from Hutchinson himself. It's surprising how many people he has fooled, though. He generated enough of a following, despite having no evidence whatsoever for his claims aside from his home movies, to be interviewed for several fringe science TV programs. That's the most amazing thing I find about him.

Although you'll find some wacky pseudoscience websites which make claims that Hutchison's "effects" have been "validated by government research scientists", this is completely false. On the internet, it's easy to say anything you want. The reality, however, is not so pliable. Hutchison's effects, such as his levitation home movies, have never been duplicated under controlled conditions (a TV camera doesn't create a "controlled condition"). When he has tried to demonstrate his effects for others, especially when it is being documented, his effects don't seem to materialize. But the laws of physics don't change from moment to moment, and the lack of consistency or reproducibility is just typical of flim-flam artists trying to pull a fast one.

Hutchison himself seems to offer only incoherent and rambling explanations for his "effects", and Hutchison has no actual education in physics despite sometimes being called "Dr. Hutchison".  Some websites (http://www.computergenie.ca/hutchisoneff... even claim that Hutchison, a Canadian, has received an honorary degree from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, but the AAAS website makes no mention of Hutchison anywhere.

Don't believe everything you read, or see.