Meditators non-contact effect on cucumbers
Author(s) -
Takagi Osamu,
Sakamoto Masamichi,
Kokubo Hideyuki,
Yoichi Hideo,
Kawano Kimiko,
Mikio Yamamoto
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of the physical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1992-1950
DOI - 10.5897/ijps2012.3800
Subject(s) - petri dish , significant difference , mean difference , horticulture , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , food science , mathematics , materials science , environmental chemistry , biology , statistics , microbiology and biotechnology , confidence interval
We clearly show the existence of an example of non-contact effect in which the “presence” of a meditator affects bio-samples without physical contact. This is the first report in the world to show this type of effect by scientific measurements. We used edible cucumber slices as bio-sensors and measured the concentrations of gas emitted from the slices by a technique developed by our group. The concentrations of gas emitted from cucumber slices were measured for a total of 672 sample petri dishes; each dish contained four cucumber slices so that a statistically meaningful comparison could be made. We found a statistically significant difference (p=3.13×10-10, t-test, two-tails) in the concentrations of emitted gas between the “presence” and the “absence” of the meditator. Our experimental results clearly indicated that there was a scientifically measurable effect on biological objects with which the meditator had no direct physical contact. Key words: Non-contact effect, meditator, bio-sensor, cucumber, gas.
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