The story of the American military's superpower dog - Tessie and Binny. American parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhein (1895-1980), who studied the phenomenon known as "parapsychology" with his wife Louisa at Duke University, was by no means a nobody, but a researcher who was good enough to serve as the head of the department of psychology.
Now known as the "father of modern parapsychology", Rhein was commissioned by the US military to examine two German shepherds for superpowers. The term "ESP (supersensory perception)", which denotes superpowers, is meant to denote the ability to obtain information without using the general five senses.
As a very popular speaker, his work is also very fast, and the Rubenstein Library at Duke University houses countless letters written during his lifetime.
These letters range from detailed information about their research to colleagues to replies to individuals who inform them of superpowers and foreseen dreams, and are addressed to heavyweights such as Carl Jung, Upton Sinclair, Charles Chaplin, Aldous Herds, and Julian Huxley.
In addition, there are many works for the first time, as well as contributions to specialized magazines and general magazines.
One of the most particular is the study conducted in the early 50s of the 20th century, which was caused by a phone call in January 1952 from the US military to assess whether parapsychological phenomena could play a role on the battlefield, and the military specifically wanted to know if dogs had ESPs to detect mines.
Mr. Rhine was very interested and gladly accepted the invitation of the military. His official involvement in the project came a month later, at the Fort Belvoir base, where the Rhine approached two VIPs who had mastered the key to the success of the experiment, two to be exact, German shepherds Tessie and Binny.
Although the project headquarters is located at the Fort Belvoir base, the actual place where the experiments are carried out is the quiet California coast. A group of soldiers planted mines on the coast and then watched to see if the pair of Tessie and Bini were found.
During preparation, the partner is on standby on the cargo platform of a military truck. Once everything is ready, the exploration begins. Surprisingly, Tessie and Bini easily found the mines. The military also seems to have deep feelings about this.
To confirm that this was not a mere accident, the researchers carried out a more difficult experiment, this time not planting mines on the beach, but sinking into the sea at a depth of nearly 2 meters. But the pair were found, and they ran to the sea and sank into the sea. After some time, they surfaced and cried out excitedly, telling them that there were mines there.
The Rhine reported. "Apart from ESP, the dog's method of finding mines in the water is completely unknown."
The experiment lasted for a while, but was soon replaced by the more down-to-earth Institute of Mine Detection Methods. For the U.S. military, this is an important task and a major discovery.
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