Nicron #40 26 июня 1997

Story - No one believe?

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              NO ONE BELIEVE?
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(R) MDF HACKER
            NO ONE BELIEVE?

Inconstant April: the rain, then snow, blizzard, the sun,
freezing. The April conundrums amusement facilities referred to 
these eternal moods of the people. And maybe because the custom 
of merry pranks falls on the first day of the month-deceiver. 

The French, however, think differently ..... According to them, 
"day of deceit" traces its history to 1564 when Charles IX took 
so moved beginning of the year from April 1 to January 1. The 
French had relied on generous gifts from left, figuratively 
speaking, with a large nose. One can not christen this bad day 
"day of deceit"? 

According to another French version of Charles IX of France 
has, by April 1 is not the slightest bearing on them .. Just in 
April, usually began large fish fishing when istye fishermen 
caught "in-of such fishes" From this April Fools 'holidays the 
French call "Poisson d' Avril "- the April fish".


However, the priority of the French in the "invention" April 
Fools joke is extremely doubtful. After all, the custom of 
playing April 1 of his friends and acquaintances already 
existed in ancient Rime.Rimlyane styled this merry day "festum 
stultorum," which means "feast of fools, or foolish." 

In Russia, April Fools' jokes, they say, has its origins with
Peter the Great ... Once at midnight on March 31 frightened St. 
Petersburg rushed headlong to the imperial garden, followed by 
blazing flames ..... Great was disappointed idle onlookers when 
standing on the spot "accidents" guard calmly explained to 
them, that's okay, they say, no, that the fire was still a nice 
fun Tsar Peter the Great.


Sometimes Peter himself became the victim of other people's 
jokes. Once arrived in St. Petersburg troupe on a tour of 
German actors ... Tickets for the April Fools show were all 
sold out .. The room was about the entire upper world. Attended 
by the king himself. When the curtain rose, the audience saw 
the actors on stage instead of a big banner with the words 
"April 1, !".... It should be noted that Peter took this trick 
quite graciously ... He head no one sec, did not go stamped 
with their fists and enormous in the case would not allow him. 

And now a little about the specific April fools pranks, jokes 
and a prankster. 

March 31, 1846 British newspaper Eveningstar "gave the 
announcement that the 1 April in a suburb of London held a 
grand Show asses. The next day in that newspaper place large 
crowd gathered. Animals are not poyavlyalis.Lish after the 
lapse of quite a long time lovers of free spectacles to 
understand what the donkeys was referring to the newspaper. 

Very well once joked scion of French King Louis
XIV. Transmitting the bedroom is in pretty drunk Marquis de 
Gramona, he told the tailor to narrow and shorten all clothing 
nobles. When on the morning of the Marquis woke up, he was 
horrified to find that is incredibly put on weight and grew a 
few santimetrov.Otchayaniyu accident there was no limit ... 

Lived in a small American town, a young woman
Anything special among the other young women, it did not 
differ. Is it just that kept on the balcony of a little turtle 
... So and lived in peace, she and her faithful pitomitsa 
sluggish, and suddenly ... The turtle began to grow rapidly. 
During the night she managed to almost double its size. The 
rumor of such a phenomenon quickly spread to the city. Not the 
least role in this played local press. Every day in the 
apartment appeared reporter who recorded the growth of strictly 
turtles and publicize the findings intrigued readers ..... And 
between those turtle grew and grew. Professor of Zoology, who 
came in order to make the most of what is happening in reality, 
only the impotence that he threw rukami.A still had to do if 
right before his eyes collapsed yesterday nezyblennye laws of 
nature. All waiting for - what will happen next .. Next began 
to occur even more strange things. Turtle, reaching a rather 
impressive size, he suddenly started as "lightning" as recently 
grew to decline! And decreases to those then, until returned to 
their previous original "border", in whom it remained until the 
very elderly, to achieve whose dignity had gone to another 
world ... 

Amazing event! So amazing that, as I know, he and up to present 
day are some researchers are among those well-documented by 
scientists and the press mysteries of nature that have not been 
accounted despicable materialists. 

And the explanation is. Very simple. In the role of 
"nisprovergatelya" made by the famous American physicist Robert 
Wood, who lived just above the "Unclean apartment. For the 
aforementioned "overthrow" him It took just a cheerful 
disposition, a love of jokes, the money purchase of a dozen 
turtles of various sizes, but the old broom by which Wood and 
directed from his balcony rapid snail "growth." 

Generally, it should be noted that scientists in our usual 
performance, full of "crackers" and sometimes a misanthrope 
like to have fun. And for some reason, the first in this 
kagorke scientists pranksters "go" of physics .... Here is 
another concrete example in this regard. 

In a well-known in his time in Paris Restaurant Chartier 
Bouillon - a it was in 1902 - came two young men, it was a 
French physicist Georges Claude and Andre Helbronner. The mood 
of these was very upbeat, because ... However, about why they 
have that day in a good mood, I'd better tell you a little 
later .. So Georges Claude and Andre Helbronner entered into a 
chic "Bouillon Chartier" and sat down at a vacant table. Soon 
they came polished ofitsiant.Prinesite us, please, to start two 
broth, ordered Helbronner. ... A few minutes after the order 
has been executed, he again called ofitsianta.Kelner why you 
brought us to make an icy broth? Excuse me monsieur, but this 
can not byt.Ubedites themselves. 

Indeed, in a cup floating chunks of ice ... Well-trained waiter 
stoically suffered a stroke. Soon on the table of young people 
were new dishes with steaming, piping hot flavorful liquid .... 
Dignified waiters was removed away ... His voice caught All the 
same Helbronnera: Monsieur ... - Oh yeah ... - Only the bag are 
his work and utter shocked waiter came back to the table. Why 
was the broth in cups again covered pretty solid crust of ice 
... That Well, said the displeasure Helbronner once in your 
institution can not get the usual cup of hot broth, serve steak 
... 

And to me, please, added Claude, but hot, dammit! The waiter 
brought the doomed couple bursting with warmth steaks. For what 
is happening already watched the other waiters, cooks, 
visitors, the maitre d'hotel. Himself owner of the restaurant, 
funky possibility of scandal, has finally arrived hurried to 
the table to find out in Cheatham case ... The picture he saw 
made him sodrognutsya.Ofitsiant, for a long time unsuccessfully 
tormented with a knife through the frozen steak, with a skewed 
face of horror, looked at the piece of steel blades could not 
withstand the battle with the insidious dish, and the young, 
people are dissatisfied with mines left wall inhospitable 
institutions where they have not managed to dine something "hot 
to" ... 

Such is the terrible istoriya.Chtoby to remove her veil of 
mystery explain why Georges Helbronnera and Andre Claude in 
that memorable day was elated. Shortly before this, they 
developed a completely new way of producing liquid 
kisloroda.Nekotoroe its amount in the form of a bluish liquid 
with temperature - 182 ° C and they brought with them a little 
the can. One drop such a "potion" was quite 
dostatochno.Vprochem that can be said ... 

Does all of the above on April 1? Honestly::: "Do not
I know. "But I know with absolute certainty that the vast 
majority of these mysterious and unexplained" natural phenomena 
occur precisely in this significant date. 

Amazing shot appeared April 1, 1950 in a newspaper
West German city of Wiesbaden. At her two brave American 
officer of the occupying troops led by the hand a strange 
little creature. His face was impossible to discern, since it 
covered the oxygen mask. But it was clear to see another 
creature it had only one leg with a round disc on the end and 
two arms, each of which had four fingers. In the caption to the 
photo was reported that it captured the pilot "flying saucer" 
wrecked near the town and then a captured brave American 
soldiers. 

Later this shot hundreds of times reprinted many different
publications, showing a "conclusive evidence" the actual 
existence of "flying saucers". Finally, there was one 
clear-headed man - Klaus Vebner. Originally he was just out of 
Wiesbaden, because that get to the truth for him not difficult. 
In result of the "investigation" it found that the famous 
photograph - just a joke dear editor and his another 
photographer. In the role of an alien from other worlds came 
daughter editor. The American soldiers were real

To participate in a fun play them even had to get special 
permission from their commanders ... 

Another story. April 1, 1897 the newspaper of the American City
Dallas put the sensational news of the fact that the other day 
a cigar-shaped spaceship clearly extraterrestrial origin tried 
to land near the city of Aurora (Texas). However, due to failed 
air maneuver, he hit a windmill and crashed. Under the debris 
of space ship was found lifeless body of alien astronaut.

After much debate, the municipal authorities decided to bury 
the star of the stranger at the local kladbische.Chto Well, 
April 1 is the first of April, even though it was almost a 
hundred years ago ... 

But here are a few years ago, a long-standing message again 
flashed on the pages of American newspapers and magazines. 
April Fool's joke, written in the last century, with someone's 
light hand has become a fact unquestioned credibility. In the 
search for the crashed spaceship rushed thousands of 
"enthusiasts." They climbed all city ​​and the surrounding 
alleys, prihvatyvaya "in memory" all that only can be carried 
out. So, one enterprising American, stole from the cemetery, 
even dignified boulder, believing that certainly lie beneath 
the mortal remains of the dead conqueror space.


Yes, a lot of water has flowed since then, as someone first too 
witty clave April 1 neighbor. How much has happened in this 
Time jokes, and teasing. It's about time something 
nauchitsya.No no! Gullibility of people knows no bounds.


Public administration trade Norway to test
the level of gullibility of the population, has placed an 
announcement in the press: "Lirium-3000h", the miracle drug of 
the U.S. returns the bald hair, helps the majority of disease 
and reduces the consumption of gasoline 15 - 20 percent. "And 
what happened? Advertising" new drug "worked .. The editorial 
office fell numerous letters to those who would quickly acquire 
"the American miracle." Well, I can understand bald, he is 
ready to believe in anything, just to regain lost hair, but the 
rest of that? .. 

1 April 1886 the German newspaper "Vestdoyche folktsaytung"
published a report that in the rails of one of the railroads 
found strange holes like these, what is left in the bark 
beetles zhrevotochny. Newspaper anxiously warned unknown to 
science, pest threatens death to all the steel structures of 
the country. Germany needed heroes, and they nashlis.Bit the 
alarm proved to be premature. It was not long, and in Berlin 
turned up a brilliant scientist, who proudly reported to that 
much effort and talent, he quickly managed to find the same 
pernicious insect, is not yet known to the rest of the world. 
Not pumped up and chemists ... They are here also vowed that as 
soon as possible quickly find effective means struggle with the 
insidious hog iron and save his beloved Germany from steel 
hunger ... It is time to wonder astonished journalists, not 
expecting such a turn of events. Had they persuade and Berlin 
biologist, and patriotic chemists, and other readers that a 
posted message it was April Fools rozygryshem.Ubedili still ... 
Fortunately, this time, consumers newsprint media were 
credulous. 

"Ha ha," says a public-spirited, is the Russian reader, oh, 
those Germans. "And there is nothing to laugh." Ours "are no 
better. Literary Gazette once decided poshutit.Vzyala April 1,

said yes to all parts of our once vast country that people 
pereevshie cucumber into a graveyard. Certainly! An 
unsuspecting reader is immediately thrown into the dustbin of 
whole barrel of pickles beautiful salting, as immediately and 
reported to have prevented him the danger of a newspaper. No 
doper, he that "Literary" only finely joked, referring to the 
fact that the cemetery will include all outside depending on 
whether they ate in the life of cucumbers or not ..... Lucky 
newspaper, that this case occurred not in our not so plentiful 
Food times. They joked so now .... But for a barrel of pickles, 
vainly thrown in a landfill, they would be. 

What about cucumbers once "walked" on April 1 and journal 
Chemistry and life. "Of note, published on its pages, it was 
clear, that finally displayed variety in weaving which greens 
cucumbers grow once salted. (Though in the garden something Eat.

Reported on such a grand achievement of modern science to their 
readers, journalists and forgot about it ..... But a Soviet 
Academy has not forgotten. He did not fail to immediately 
incorporate this worthy the general public that one of his 
scientific publications. 

But nothing zloradnichat. April 1 at the hook pranksters could 
get caught any. And just a worker, academician, and our 
brother, the journalist .. And even - Police. Fast forward more 
briefly in Norway .. Two residents of this northern country, in 
custody for theft cars were pleasantly surprised when the 
guardians of order suddenly gave them civilian clothes and was 
told that they are free Even more surprised that their friend, 
which immediately after the liberation, they raided the 
gosti.Imenno it a little earlier phoned the prison and, posing 
as an important rite of police, ordered the release from jail 
buddies. "It was just April Fool's joke, "he said 
zhurnalistam.Dlya me was a great shock when the evening my 
friends came to me." On the future of the Joker I know nothing 
... 

So what, really, you need to adhere to widely
known rules: "April 1 - no one believe? In no
case.

1 April 1864 the great American writer Edgar Allan Poe put on 
the pages of the New York Sun, "a message to that in Virginia 
from Europe arrived controlled airship. Joy Americans knew no 
bounds. When they learned that it was an April Fool's joke, 
they are in a rage almost killed the founder of the modern 
detective .. And 80 years later the British dirigible R-34 
"really crossed the Atlantic. 

Once, on a spring morning in 1866, of course, April 1, the 
Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung told its readers that 
Jungfrau mountain will soon be built railway ... Readers 
interested in this post. To the Editor showered with letters .. 
Editor, not expecting sort of effect, placed the disclaimer. 
"Building roads on the mountain at 3500 meters is not 
possible," he wrote .. It joke. "And in a few decades, the road 
was built .. And April Fool's joke was on this very relevant. 
It was after reading the book, industrialist Guyer-Zeller 
thought of this bold project. 

Even more interesting story happened in Japan. Not so long ago 
on the shelves of Japanese stores, a new "superfunds" insomnia. 
On a cassette tape someone monotonous voice felt guided by old 
folk recipe, sheep:: "Once, a sheep .., two sheep ..." Sweet 
yawn: "Three ... s-ca ..." novelty was a stunning success. The 
industry was forced to chase of 300,000 cassettes in den.I few 
people knew that the first such tape has appeared as an 
innocent April Fool's joke.