what is philadelphia experiment?

Answer 1

it's a load of bullshit that was made up by some totally unscrupulous writers, to make money off ignorant and gullible readers, by suggesting there was some conspiration theory.

just ask yourself:
- how, over 50 years ago, would anyone have had technology to make as large an object as a navy ship invisible, when today we are just starting to experiment with small-scale invisibility, and not yet in the visible spectrum?
- and where would the huge energy requirements have come from?
- and if something as big as this (invisibility) had worked, why would he Navy have abandoned it? Because of the problems? Well, tens of thousands of unknowing soldiers were sacrificed to measure the effects of radiation from bombs on the human body, and that didn't stop the developmen of nuclear bombs, did it?

- then comes the totally ridiculous bit: instantaneous teletransportation. All the computers on Earth today would need a few years just to process the information about the location of the particles in something like a navy ship. That's just processing the data, even before tele-transporting it.


Anyway, a load of bullshit, but apparently some people are happy making money off ignortant members of the public (an ever growing group, thanks to the ever lower quality of schools).

hope this helps

Answer 2

The Philadelphia Experiment, also known as Project Rainbow, has been a subject of long controversy and debate. It was an attempt by the Navy to create a ship that could not be detected by magnetic mines and-or radar.

On August 12, 1943 (others claim that the experiment took place on October 28, 1943) the USS Eldridge with a full crew aboard reportedly underwent the Philadelphia Experiment where the ship disappeared and all seemed well. Legend has it that the ship was transported through space and time and it returned to its original place four hours later with some of the sailors on fire, some seemed insane, all were sick, some had heart attacks, some were dead, some were part of the super structure of the ship, buried in the deck or walls of the ship, some reports said that men just seemed to disappear and were never seen again. Some witnesses speculated the ship was placed in Norfolk Harbor, others say it voyaged 40 years into the future and wound up at Montauk, New York Navy but the navy denied everything and said the men were lost at sea.

There is no definite reliable information about the truth on this experiment. Who believes?♥

Answer 3

The Philadelphia Experiment allegedly was a secret experiment conducted by the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on or before October 28, 1943, which went horribly awry. It is also called Project Rainbow (a codename shared by an acknowledged radar stealth technology tested on the Lockheed U-2 (Sweetman 2001). No connection has been proved between these two projects).

Every member of the ship’s crew denies that any form of this event occurred, except for Al Bielek, who was nowhere near the ship on the date he claims to have witnessed the experiment.

Answer 4

OK, I probably should look at the wikipedia article, but you raised an interesting question here. Arguably, the "Philadelphia Experiment" would apply to the United States itself. Think about it: we put together a Constitution sitting in Independence Hall in Philadelphia so many years ago, and the experiment is ongoing. We are trying to see if people really can live under a Constitution and prosper and be free.

The experiment continues.

Answer 5

Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia, in an incident known as the Philadelphia Experiment. Records in the Operational Archives Branch of the Naval Historical Center have been repeatedly searched, but no documents have been located which confirm the event, or any interest by the Navy in attempting such an achievement.

The ship involved in the experiment was supposedly the USS Eldridge. Operational Archives has reviewed the deck log and war diary from Eldridge's commissioning on 27 August 1943 at the New York Navy Yard through December 1943. The following description of Eldridge's activities are summarized from the ship's war diary. After commissioning, Eldridge remained in New York and in the Long Island Sound until 16 September when it sailed to Bermuda. From 18 September, the ship was in the vicinity of Bermuda undergoing training and sea trials until 15 October when Eldridge left in a convoy for New York where the convoy entered on 18 October. Eldridge remained in New York harbor until 1 November when it was part of the escort for Convoy UGS-23 (New York Section). On 2 November the convoy entered Naval Operating Base, Norfolk. On 3 November, Eldridge and Convoy UGS-23 left for Casablanca where it arrived on 22 November. On 29 November, Eldridge left as one of escorts for Convoy GUS-22 and arrived with the convoy on 17 December at New York harbor. Eldridge remained in New York on availability training and in Block Island Sound until 31 December when it steamed to Norfolk with four other ships. During this time frame, Eldridge was never in Philadelphia.The Philadelphia Experiment allegedly was a secret experiment conducted by the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on or before October 28, 1943, which went horribly awry. It is also called Project Rainbow (a codename shared by an acknowledged radar stealth technology tested on the Lockheed U-2 (Sweetman 2001). No connection has been proved between these two projects).

Every member of the ship’s crew denies that any form of this event occurred, except for Al Bielek, who was nowhere near the ship on the date he claims to have witnessed the experiment. [1]

A number of people argue that the Philadelphia Experiment was genuine. The Philadelphia Experiment has caused a significent ripple effect on conspiracy theory, and elements of the Philadelphia Experiment feature in many other conspiracy tales.

While making a ship invisible in the light or radio spectrum is not currently possible, in October 2006 physicists at Duke Unversity announced that they had sucessfully deflected microwaves around a small object and restored them on the other side -- as if they had passed through empty space.[2]

Answer 6

Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia. The ship involved in the experiment was supposedly the USS Eldridge

Operational Archives has reviewed the deck log and war diary from Eldridge's commissioning on 27 August 1943 at the New York Navy Yard through December 1943. The following description of Eldridge's activities are summarized from the ship's war diary. After commissioning, Eldridge remained in New York and in the Long Island Sound until 16 September when it sailed to Bermuda. From 18 September, the ship was in the vicinity of Bermuda undergoing training and sea trials until 15 October when Eldridge left in a convoy for New York where the convoy entered on 18 October. Eldridge remained in New York harbor until 1 November when it was part of the escort for Convoy UGS-23 (New York Section). On 2 November the convoy entered Naval Operating Base, Norfolk. On 3 November, Eldridge and Convoy UGS-23 left for Casablanca where it arrived on 22 November. On 29 November, Eldridge left as one of escorts for Convoy GUS-22 and arrived with the convoy on 17 December at New York harbor. Eldridge remained in New York on availability training and in Block Island Sound until 31 December when it steamed to Norfolk with four other ships. During this time frame, Eldridge was never in Philadelphia.

Answer 7

nicholai tesla provided massive coils that stepped up alternating current to massive levels. they put them on a ship to see if they would create an electromagnetic field that would repel radar waves. according to some eyewitnesses the ship dematerialized for a split second, people weren't, causing people to begin falling in the water, when the ship re-materialized some shipmates were seen embedded in the steel and decking of the ship, as if they were part of it. there has never been coils that big built since. after tesla's death his lab, all logs, all information was confiscated and classified by the u.s. government. his family wasn't given access to his work.

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_experiment