Episode 6

Skeptics' Guide - Episode #6

Recording Date: July 7th, 2005

Panelists (in order of appearance)

- Steven Novella
- Evan Bernstein
- Perry DeAngelis
- Bob Novella

Interesting Facts

- No one won Science or Fiction this week
- Bob mentions he is married
- Steve mentions he is married
- Perry had surgery in 2000 and experienced delirium and thought aliens kidnapped him
- Skeptical Website of the Week is Snopes
- Perry and Steve have attended a few ParaCons (Paranormal Convention)
- The only time The NESS (Steve, Perry, Bob, Evan) tried to convince a hotel not to host an even was when Dennis Lee was there, they were handing out flyers and were thrown out of the hotel.
- Steve mentions he has a daughter

Science or Fiction **

- Evan (0/3)
- Perry (2/4)
- Bob (2/4)

Funny Quotes

1.	Steve: "I thought we would start today just talking about Science Magazine. They have their 125th anniversary and to commemorate that, they have compiled 125 science questions that we still do not know." Perry: "I actually filled in the answers to those questions and sent them in to science, it'll be in the next issue" Bob: "Perry, number 7 was wrong by the way."
2.	Bob: "Perry what planet did you come from?" Perry: "That was question 126, it didn't quite make it to the list."
3.	Evan: "At least superfluid gas is not trading at $61 a barrel, I can tell you that." Perry: "Don't get me started."
4.	Perry: "Boson condensate? Is that the water that collects on cows in the morning?"
5.	Perry: "I wanna disqualify myself this week based on stupidity"
6.	Steve (about Scientologists): "Basically they're the creationists of mental illness"
7.	Bob: "Wait wait what's wrong with bigfoot?" Perry: "UFOs sure, but that bigfoot!"
8.	Bob (listing items from the Snopes website): "Men think about sex every 7 secon.." Evan: "TRUE!" Steve: "How long has this show been?"
9.	Steve (after explaining why hot water freezes faster than cold water): "So the laws of thermodynamics have not been violated in our freezer."
10.	Steve (About the people who attend paranormal conventions): "Not to stereotype but these people are NUTS!"
11.	Steve: "He tells a story about a lady who woke up finding herself surrounded by 'grays'." Bob: "I hate when that happens."
12.	Perry: "Really when you get right down to it it's why I joined the skeptical movement, to make myself immune to anal probes."
13.	Steve (why exorcisms are boring): "Probably, and this is just a guess, but probably because there is no such thing as demons."

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** - As of the conclusion of this episode's game. (wins/times played)
* - won this week's game