Talk:Gravity Research Foundation

Chairs[edit]

Sometimes, attendees sat in chairs with their heads higher than their feet

Really?! That's an awfully strange way to sit. But I guess sitting that would prevent the blood from rushing to your head. Hmmm... maybe the idea has merit.

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Embarrassingly, that's the second time I've made that stupid mistake. I lifted this material from an article I wrote about the Foundation years ago, in which I did the same bone-footed - er, bone-headed thing.

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Seems to me this should be the anti-water foundation, considering that's what actually killed his sister. Or perhaps it could be more positive, the pro-air foundation.

Gravity did all the dirty work. Water just took the credit. 209.214.230.142 16:20, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's curious that Babson placed blame squarely on Gravity. Gravity plays an integral role in generating buoyant forces, which induce a boat to rest on the surface of a body of water. A more productive entity would be the Flotation Device Research Foundation. Or, perhaps he might have just made a donation to the YMCA, because they teach kids how to swim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.223.130.32 (talk) 21:39, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Remnants[edit]

In my physics textbook (University Physics by Ronald Lane Reese), there is a photo on page 183 of a stone slab with the text: "This monument has been erected by the Gravity Research Foundation. Roger W. Babson, Founder. It is to remind students of the blessings forthcoming when a semi-insulator is discovered in order to harness gravity as a free power and reduce airplane accidents." And then the year, 1960. The caption says: "A monument on the campus of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. A similar monument exists at Colby College, Waterville, Maine." This information should be incorporated into the article, but I don't know what other remnants of the foundation exist. --LostLeviathan 14:41, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Good point - I had forgotten about those other monuments. I'll add a mention; if more are found, they can be added. - DavidWBrooks 14:49, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Band[edit]

In the late 90's in Keene, there was a band named the Gravity Research Foundation, probably named after the stone slab on the corner of Wilson and Winchester Street. Only hearsay on the band though, so not worthy of adding to the article itself. I must have walked past that slab a thousand times...Karmafist 20:51, 2 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There's a GRF stone in Keene? Really? I'll have to remember to check that out. - DavidWBrooks 22:15, 2 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hobart[edit]

According to the Hobart College "H Book", http://www.hws.edu/pdf/HBook.pdf (page 18), they also have a gravity monument. There's a photograph, too.

Babson College itself[edit]

This article on the Babson Globe in Roadside America says:

While you're visiting, look for several odd monuments in the vicinity. A sample:

"This monument has been erected by the Gravity Research Foundation. It is to remind students of the blessings forthcoming when a semi-insulator is discovered in order to harness gravity as a free power and reduce airplane accidents."

Several odd monuments? Dpbsmith (talk) 19:44, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Gravity monuments[edit]

I emailed George Rideout, Jr. President GRF, who responded with the following list of monuments:

Gravity Research Foundation 1960’s Monuments

Bethune-Cookman College – Daytona Beach, FL

Colby College -Waterville, ME

Eastern Baptist College – St. Davids, PA

Eastern Nazarene College – Wallaston, MA

Emory University – Atlanta, GA

Gordon College – Wenham, MA

Hobart & William Mary College – NY

Keane State College – Keane, NH

Middlebury College – Middlebury, VT

Tufts University – Medford, MA

Tuskegee Institute – Tuskegee, AL

University of Tampa – Tampa, FL

Wheaton College – Wheaton, IL

Dpbsmith (talk) 16:49, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent research! - DavidWBrooks 17:00, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My, you do set the bar low! But thanks. P. S. I'm taking the liberty of correcting what looks like obvious misprints/typos in his list. The list above is as he sent it to me. Dpbsmith (talk) 17:37, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

In the "citizen journalism / information" world, ANY research beyond checking the second page of the Google search is excellent research. - DavidWBrooks 18:06, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

What is a Rauscher and why did it indicate? BillyPreset (talk) 20:24, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of award winners[edit]

I feel that this list contravenes our rules and guidelines on the use of external links, as it basically is a huge linkfarm. Do we really need to list all 5 awards each year? Do we really need this list at all? Note that not even this foundation themselves have such a list on their website, but split it up according to year or alphabetical order. I think a simple link to their awards page would be sufficient. Note also that the vast majority of the awardees are not notable (nor is this award enough to meet WP:ACADEMIC, I think). The article in general needs some work. The lead, for example, speaks of the foundation in the past, yet these awards are still handed out annually and there is an active website. --Randykitty (talk) 10:39, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I'd generally agree; like many lists that get added to articles by a sort of completionism urge, it is largely unnecessary. I missed the past tense in the lede. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 13:48, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Prize Amount[edit]

This page claims that the prize amount is $4000.00 but the anti-gravity article claims the prize is $5000.00. Can anyone confirm which is right?Teknozilla (talk) 09:13, 18 July 2017 (UTC)Teknozilla[reply]

The official page says $4,000 - what "anti-gravity article" do you mean? - DavidWBrooks (talk) 10:38, 18 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I found the other article and fixed the amount. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 10:41, 18 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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