The Amaz!ng Meeting 2003 |
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 | Renaissance Fort Lauderdale/Plantation Hotel Lobby |
 | SkepticScott and I Arrive at JREF |
 | Wednesday Discussion Group in the Asimov Library |
 | Andrew Harter Makes His Point |
 | Gathering in the Lobby. Left to Right: markb, Charlie in Dayton, Segnosaur, Finella, Lisa, Girl 6, Shadowman, SkepticScott and RichardR. Not Pictured: budddyh and myself |
 | OK, Everybody Remember Where We Parked |
 | Outside the KSC Entrance |
 | Entrance to the Rocket Garden |
 | Saturn IB Rocket |
 | The Actual Gantry Used by the Crew of Apollo 11 |
 | Charlie in Dayton, myself, and Segnosaur in an Apollo Capsule Mock-Up |
 | First Unmanned Mercury Capsule Launched 19-DEC-1960 |
 | Gemini Capsule Flown by Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan 3-JUN-1966 |
 | Mission Control Center for All Mercury Flights and First Gemini Flight - 1961-1965 |
 | Right Half of Same Control Center |
 | Launch Pad Testing Facility |
 | Sections of the Apollo Launch Tower |
 | Barge That Carries the Shuttle's External Tank from Louisiana |
 | Shuttle's Crawler/Transporter - One of Two |
 | Single Cleat (One of 456) for Crawler/Transporter - Weighs 2000 Pounds |
 | Launch Pad 39/A - Front View |
 | Launch Pad 39/A - Opposite Angle, with Hydrogen Tank and Water Tower |
 | Launch Pad 39/B and Crawler Path Leading to It |
 | The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and the Launch Control Center (White Building on Right) |
 | The VAB - 55 Stories Tall |
 | All of Us in Front of the VAB |
 | Looking Down the Shuttle Landing Strip |
 | New Control Tower for Shuttle Landings |
 | Actual Consoles Used for Apollo 8 Launch |
 | Engines on Saturn V First Stage |
 | Looking Down the Entire Exhibit |
 | Apollo Command Module |
 | Actual Apollo Capsule from the Apollo-Soyuz Mission |
 | Mechanisms on the Apollo Capsule Hatch |
 | Sample of Lunar Mare Basalt Collected by Jack Schmitt on Apollo 17 |
 | Interior of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) |
 | Shuttle Mock-Up, Explorer |
 | Inside the Payload Bay |
 | Shuttle's Mid-Deck: Storage Compatments and Crew Seats |
 | Shuttle's Flight Deck |
 | Flowers for Challenger Crew |
 | Names of Apollo I Crew on Space Mirror |
 | Names of Challenger Crew on Space Mirror |
 | Inscription on Memorial Marker Across from Space Mirror |
 | The Entire Space Mirror |
 | Girl 6 Reads the Memorialized Astronaut Biographies |
 | Reflecting Pond at the Astronaut Memorial |
 | Plaque on Reverse of Astronaut Memorial |
 | The Engineers Examine and Speculate Upon the Space Mirror's Mechanism |
 | Is This a Real Alligator or a Sculpture? Inquiring Minds Want to Know |
 | Scott, Girl 6 and Mark Devise a Test for the Alligator |
 | Girl 6's In-Car Project |
 | I Flew 3000 Miles to See the Internet Show Like This?? |
 | OK, That's a Much Better View! |
 | Even Better, and Without a Time Delay: Girl 6 and Lisa Answer Your Email |
 | Luciana Joins the Show |
 | Charlie Presents Randi with Homeopathic Root Beer Throat Soothers |
 | Jerry Andrus 'Holds Court' with His Illusions in the Hotel Hallway |
 | Jerry Andrus Demonstrates an Illusion for buddyh and Finella |
 | Yes, We Have Books for Sale |
 | A Full House for the Opening Session |
 | Randi Welcomes Everyone; I Need to Get a Better Seat Tomorrow! |
 | Jamy Ian Swiss as Master of Ceremonies |
 | Jerry Andrus Show Us His Big Twisted Pair of Nuts |
 | Jack Horkheimer (Star Hustler/Gazer) Talks on 'Cleopatra's Star' |
 | Jack Horkheimer Cites Samuel Clemens |
 | Exterior of Buehler Planetarium |
 | Exterior of Observatory |
 | Inside the Observatory with Associate Director Ms. Susan J. Barnett (Left) and the Bad Astronomer (Second from Right) |
 | Midnight Food Scavenging Expedition Leads to Albertson's |
 | Girl 6, Phil Plait, and Sid Rodrigues: Foraging Successful |
 | The Bad Astronomer Chooses Two Apples and a Bagel, and Pays the Price |
 | Linda Shallenberger Closes a Sale While Hal Bidlack Uses a Chair to Beat an Unidentified Volunteer Unconscious |
 | Randi Officially Opens The Amaz!ng Meeting |
 | Michael Shermer Describes 'Provisional Ethics' |
 | Shermer Proposes an Evolutionary and Social Basis for Our Moral Intuition |
 | Shermer Receives His Plaque from Randi |
 | Attendees Gathers Around TV in the Hallway to Watch the News on Columbia |
 | Randi and Others Listen and Reflect |
 | The Mood is Decidedly Solemn: Columbia and Crew Are Lost |
 | Dan Garvin's Talk on His Experiences in Scientology for 25 Years is Cut Unfortunately Short in Trying to Get Back on Schedule |
 | Phil Plait's Highly Entertaining Planet X Talk |
 | Everything You Need to Know... |
 | Phil Explains the Highly Unusual Planet X Orbit as Described by the Believers |
 | Herr Professor Doktor Colonel Hal Bidlack (Did I Get That Right?) Explains the Need for Standards in the War on Terrorism |
 | Jack Latona on Creating the Future of Skepticism |
 | Daniel 'Chip' Denman Describes the Testing Process Used in the Attempted Replication of Jacques Benveniste's 'Digital Biology' Experiment |
 | Randi Presents Denman with Plaque |
 | Speaker's Panel: Randi, Chip Denman, Jack Latona, Dan Garvin, Phil Plait, and Michael Shermer - Moderated Expertly by Hal Bidlack |
 | Jerry Andrus Sets up Two More Optical Illusions During the Dinner Break |
 | General Alexander Hamilton is Quite Confident |
 | General Hamilton Will Explain it to You Patiently, Using Simple Words |
 | Bob Carroll Tones It Down 20 or So Notches to Describe the War on Science |
 | The Amazing Randi Takes the Stage |
 | Randi Forms an Orb of Pure Energy Around His Right Hand |
 | Randi Makes a Matchbox Stand on End to Demonstrate How Easily Even Rational People Can Be Fooled |
 | Randi Determines the Cards Sealed in an Envelope |
 | Quick, While Nobody's Looking |
 | Randi Gets It Right - No Guessing Involved |
 | Please Check this Rope |
 | Knotting in Progress |
 | No Way to Escape, Or Is There? |
 | Randi Amazes Even Himself Sometimes |
 | OK, Let's Try It This Way Then |
 | Let Me Help You With That Jacket - Randi Escapes Instantly |
 | And Then Is Instantly Bound Again |
 | And Then Escapes Instantly Again |
 | Waiting for South Park and Penn & Teller |
 | Bidlack Presents Himself a Plaque: Could Not Be More Deserving |
 | Andrew Harter Shares Insights Into Teaching Critical Thinking to Kids |
 | Hey! My Name Is Not Spelled 'Hal Bidlack'! |
 | Lisa Goodlin Leads a Panel to Discuss Starting Local Skeptical Groups |
 | Our Mystery Guest Arrives |
 | It's 'Carlos'! ... |
 | ... AKA Jose Alvarez |
 | Jose Alvarez and Carlos Answer Questions, Ambiguously at First |
 | Skeptics Fill the Hotel Restaurant for Brunch Buffet |
 | Phil Plait Has a Startling Announcement: The Amaz!ng Meeting Is All a Hoax! |
 | ...And Andrew Harter is Jared! Does He Know That Hal Bidlack is Drew Carey? |
 | Professor Ray Hall Left No Doubt That the Earth is Billions of Years Old |
 | Jim Underdown, Director of CFI-West Explains the Cold Reading Techniques of TV Psychics |
 | ...And Describes Investigations of These Shows |
 | Girl 6 Describes the JREF Forum |
 | Girl 6 and Charlie Present Randi With a Gift on Behalf of the Forum Members |
 | ...It's a Klein-Bottle Hat... |
 | ...And a Mobius Strip Scarf! |
 | What a Ham! |
 | Linda Shallenberger Receives Very Well Deserved Recognition; Now Take a Day Off! |
 | Prof. Charles Wynn Is Made Nervous By Hal Bidlack |
 | Prof. Jeff Corey Presents a Study of The Wason Card Problem, to the Consternation of Several Attendees |
 | Greg Winslow Investigates Penta Water |
 | Michael Shermer is Everywhere! |
