has there ever been an attempt to to try again.have any of you guys read or heard anything about it.it somthing that has always interested me.any info relating would be helpful.

The whole original story got started with the Allende letters.
I have always believed it did take place, but I am now questioning it.

Have you read the book "The Philadelphia Experiment" by Charles Berlitz and William Moore?

Supposedly they got some death-bed confessions on it but if I recall no names were given.

it would be pretty cool if it did happen but i don't think it can be proved either way.

mc......I'm don't think they would have tried to repeat an anti-magnetic underwater mine experiment. No need for it anymore. I've never seen any proof the ship teleported to virginia or travelled forward in time to 1984.

ive never seen any proof that god existed,doesn't explain why millions believe in his existance.its not something your likely to see on the evening news.

macdaddy......so I need to believe everything regardless if there is evidence or not?

But I agree you are not likely to see the Philadelphia Experiment on the evening news

no of course not castle bravo,just not to discount it due to lack of it.

This post has been edited by macdaddy: Mar 28 2008, 03:01 PM

macdaddy.....I'm not going to jump on the band wagon for this....(and other such topics).....without more verifiable evidence.

As I said earlier I have not yet seen any evidence supporting anything but a experiment to develop a defence against magnetic shipping mines

thats ok i understand.so do you think it was made up .it does seem pretty fantastical.but sometimes the unbelievable remians so til it happens.but do you believe it is possible...ignoring the evidence for a while.

The whole thing sounds a bit fanciful, however there is a fair bit of interesting stuff here...

http://www.e-telescope.gr/en/cat06/art06_0...6_010901_01.htm

The fact that it violates most of the laws of physics, is a pretty good reason to not believe in it.

macdaddy......if one ignores evidence and procedes purely on potential theories, then yes teleportation, faster than light travel, time travel and containment vessels for fusion reactions are possible in theory.....then so is genetically reproducing a dinosaur.

I just do not think the naval scientists bungled onto any such thing during the test they were conducting. IMO....all they were testing was a way to make US naval ships (magnetically) invisble to magnetic mines which were quite a threat in WW2.

In 1943 the American harbor decided to try an experiment (known as “Philadelphia Experiment” or “Project Rainbow “) on the base of the theory of the “Unified Field” of Albert Einstein, that connected the magnetic and gravitational fields with other subatomic phenomenons. According to an interpretation of this theory, applying a violent magnetic field to a body, it would provoke the disappearance. The experiment was effected on the ship USS Eldridge.
On board they were climbed on some generators of magnetism type de-gausser; the ship became evanescent up to disappear in a greenish brightness. But the magnetic field had also altered physiology and psychic equilibriums of the crew. you tells even that the ship you reappear in another I bring for then returning where it was. Besides destination of the crew went crazy and some caught fire, while others became invisible. This and, for highest heads, what sustains those people which believe that this experiment has taken indeed place.
according to my opinion, this experiment has happened really and also with success ! ! ! ! !

But we do not know all there is to know about physics ...yet.
Scratch the time travel BS and I feel what was described may be possible.
I am not saying I buy into the story. I am not fully convinced it is all BS either.

During ww2 two large towers were constructed in the Cheasepeke Bay. They had large electromagnetic coils mounted on them. High AC current induced to create a large commutating magnetic field. Purpose was to degauss ships hulls as they passed between towers. Demagnetizing of hulls made them less attractive to magnetic mines.

Since then the towers have collapsed forming artificial underwater reefs that make good fishing spots.

The Philidelphia experiment story is totally unfounded other than letters from a person with possible mental issues. There is some speculation that it had foundation in the large degaussing towers in Cheseapeke Cay. There may have been such large magnetic structures in Philidelphia as well for the same purpose.

Sailing ships between giant electromagnets could give rise to many speculations. Especially since the military way is to keep their purpose classified.

Probably no truth to Philadelphia experiment.

Agreed.
And other than those Allende letters, there has been no evidence to support it. A lot of anonymous tales but no names or anything else to go along with it.