Date: Tue, 23 Feb 99 16:17:49 EST
From: "Brian J. Callahan" <Brian=J.=Callahan%MT%DFCI-AT-EYE.DFCI.HARVARD.EDU>
Subject: Jesus and Buddha read the minds of plants!


Carp writes:
>"The Secret Life Of Plants" recited all of this chapter and verse in the
>late 60s-early 70s.  I don't know that much of the electronic monitoring
>has been disproved yet.  The experiment was to hook plants up to
>brain-wave type detecting electrodes and then someone would torture a
>plant by burning the leaves.  The next step was to burn leaves on a plant
>in another room.  The final test was to simply have a person visualize
>burning a plant.  As I recollect all of the actions get a measurable
>response on the control plant.

Sure, and so does doing nothing at all, as long as you have the right person 
interpreting the sqiggles.  I'd love to see the Amazing Randi, debunker 
extraordinaire, set up a double blind test for them.

Wait a minute...I'm getting something from the plant here in the corner of 
the office...it's lonely and thirsty...wait a minute...it's plastic...