Randi's take on "Prophet Yahweh" (UFO summoner)

[Superman]

Remember this guy? We had a thread about him a while back. I think Randi may have just explained his "trick" on his updated newsletter.

You know, if I were an aspiring con artist who wanted to get a UFO passing by for the credulous media, I'd go to a party-supply store and invest in a small helium tank and several white balloons. I'd have a confederate stationed up-wind, available by cell phone, and prepared to release a balloon or two on cue. Gee, that's a good plan, don'tcha think...? Of course, I'd have to insist that my UFO would appear at a specific site, so the balloon-man would know where to be situated. Oh, I just noticed: in his application, Mr. Yahweh specifies that he

...will conduct [his] summonings only at [his] summoning site.

Hmmmm.

Yes, we're prepared to test Mr. Yahweh's claim, under proper conditions, with any possibility of cheap trickery properly blocked. As soon, that is, as he gets around to figuring out how to fill out the application. Instructed by the rules to provide two short paragraphs, he gave us 825 words in 71 paragraphs....

Sometimes things are so damn simple that we overlook them...