Rice Experiment - Results

I first read about the rice experiment in The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto (pp. 64-65).

It piqued my curiosity, so I tried it for myself - three times. And each time I got the same result.

I put in additional "controls":

• I cooked the rice in water and salt, and added nothing else.
• I sterilized the jars and lids to reduce contamination.
• I put the rice in the jars as soon as it had finished cooking.
• I was careful to put equal amounts of rice in each jar (or as close to equal as I could get).
• I made sure the lids sealed the jars tightly.
• I put the three jars together on the same small table in my kitchen.
• Each time I did the experiment, I changed the position of the jars - just in case!

None of this made any difference.

Here's what I found:

• The rice in the "thank you" jar grew a white, fluffy mould.
• The rice in the "you fool" jar grew a darker, heavier mould.
• The rice in the jar I ignored grew an almost black mould - and moulded more quickly than the other two.

Cristina tried the experiment too, with similar results. (Read her comment on the previous post.)

The next time I try this (as I'm sure I will), I won't actually say anything; I'll just think it. And when I do, I'll let you know what happens!

Rice Experiment - What did you observe?

Towards the end of August, I outlined the method for conducting a rice experiment:

1. Get 2 or 3 small glass jars with lids.
2. Fill them with cooked rice and put on the lids.
3. Set them in a common area (e.g., kitchen).
4. Several times a day - or whenever you think of it - say "Thank you" to one jar, "You fool!" to another and, if you've chosen 3 jars, pointedly ignore the third.
5. If anyone else in your home is interested, let them know what you're doing and invite them to participate.
6. Continue the experiment for 3-4 weeks.
   

Next week I'll tell you what I observed the three times I did this.

But for now: If you tried this experiment, share your results with us! Just write your comment in the box below this post.