Philadelphia experiment

If it doesn't fit .. It fits here .. - -

Philadelphia experiment

Postby russ » Sat Nov 08, 2003 9:59 pm

Does anyone know where I can find info on the Philadelphia Experiment?  If you dont know what that is, its an experiment when Americans tried to make a ship disappear, but it turned into a disaster.
User avatar
russ
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
 
Posts: 295
Joined: Fri Aug 02, 2002 11:36 am
Location: New York, NY

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby DanielF » Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:29 pm

Is this what you are looking for?
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq21-1.htm

I saw a show about that on the history channel once.  It sounds pretty scary.  :o
Image
FS Evolution

DanielF
User avatar
DanielF
1st Lieutenant
1st Lieutenant
 
Posts: 484
Joined: Fri Jul 26, 2002 12:29 pm
Location: Virigina, USA

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby Iroquois » Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:30 pm

Oh yes, I heard about this. Apparently the US Navy tried to outfit a ship with an experimental cloaking device. Apparently when the cloak was activated the people disappeared, were transported to other places, and some got stuck in the ship's hull when the device was de-activated. Very strange but it's probably just a tall tale.

I found some interesting sites on Yahoo. Here's one for example. Just search for "Philadelphia Experiment".
http://www.crystalinks.com/phila.html

Cloaking has been a staple Sci-Fi technology but this makes you wonder if it's possible. Has it been done, probably not but maybe in the future.
[center]I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. ;)
The Rig:
AMD Athlon XP2000+ Palomino, ECS K7S5A 3.1, 1GB PC2700 DDR, Geforce FX5200 128mb, SB Live P
User avatar
Iroquois
Major
Major
 
Posts: 2704
Joined: Sat Nov 16, 2002 10:03 pm
Location: Ontario Canada

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby DanielF » Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:35 pm

Oh yes, I heard about this. Apparently the US Navy tried to outfit a ship with an experimental cloaking device.


The story I've heard is that it was a teleportation device.
Last edited by DanielF on Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Image
FS Evolution

DanielF
User avatar
DanielF
1st Lieutenant
1st Lieutenant
 
Posts: 484
Joined: Fri Jul 26, 2002 12:29 pm
Location: Virigina, USA

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby Iroquois » Sat Nov 08, 2003 11:00 pm

[quote]

The story I've heard is that it was a teleportation device.
[center]I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. ;)
The Rig:
AMD Athlon XP2000+ Palomino, ECS K7S5A 3.1, 1GB PC2700 DDR, Geforce FX5200 128mb, SB Live P
User avatar
Iroquois
Major
Major
 
Posts: 2704
Joined: Sat Nov 16, 2002 10:03 pm
Location: Ontario Canada

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby denishc » Sat Nov 08, 2003 11:20 pm

 In Second World War, during the Battle of the Atlantic, it was found that if bright lights were placed along the wings and fuselage of a patrol aircraft and the aircraft was flowen close to the water the aircraft was difficult for U-boat spotters to see.  Many U-boats did not realize there was an aircraft in the area until they came under attack.  The is probably the closest thing to "cloaking" at that time.
 The Navy had hope that a similar effect could be done for surface vessels by out fitting them with lights along the ships hull.  The testing of such out fittings has since led to the myth of the "Philadelphia Experiment".  
denishc
Captain
Captain
 
Posts: 774
Joined: Thu Jun 06, 2002 5:01 pm

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby russ » Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:30 am

The whole point of the experiment was not to teleport the ship but to make it invisible. People were stuck in the ship because when it became invisible, people could walk through its walls. But when it apperaed the walls went back to normal, that's how people got stuck in them.
User avatar
russ
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
 
Posts: 295
Joined: Fri Aug 02, 2002 11:36 am
Location: New York, NY

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby BFMF » Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:34 am

Never heard of this before. Is it a legend or did it really happen? I have a hard time believing that people were able to walk through walls then got stuck in 'em ::)
Last edited by BFMF on Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:37 am, edited 1 time in total.
BFMF
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 16266
Joined: Mon Feb 25, 2002 6:06 pm
Location: Pacific Northwest

Re: Philadelphia experiment

Postby russ » Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:36 am

No one knows for sure
User avatar
russ
2nd Lieutenant
2nd Lieutenant
 
Posts: 295
Joined: Fri Aug 02, 2002 11:36 am
Location: New York, NY


Return to General Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 290 guests