经济学人逝者 || 职业魔术师詹姆斯·兰迪
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The woo-woo catcher
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英文部分选自经济学人20201114期逝者版块
Obituary: James Randi
逝者：詹姆斯·兰迪
The woo-woo catcher
骗子克星
James Randi, magician and professional sceptic, died on October 20th, aged 92
詹姆斯·兰迪，职业打假的魔术师，于10月20日逝世，享年92岁。
As a boy he invented a pop-up toaster. He blew a hole in the floor of the breakfast room while conducting a chemistry experiment in the family basement in northern Toronto. And when, at Sunday school, he queried whether what the Bible claimed was actually true, he was promptly sent home. His parents never knew what he might do next. When they took him to Toronto General Hospital for psychological testing, all they learned was that he was terrifically bright—his iq was 168, higher than Albert Einstein’s is thought to have been. At least his high school had the right idea. They let him bunk off class and teach himself, coming in only to do his exams.
詹姆斯·兰迪小时候发明了弹出式烤面包机。在多伦多北部家里的地下室进行化学实验时，他不慎将吃早餐的房子的地板炸出一个窟窿。在主日学校里他质疑圣经内容的真实性，结果立马被赶回了家。他父母永远猜不到他接下来会弄出什么乱子。当他们带他到多伦多综合医院进行心理测试时，结果发现他智商超群，达到了168，比人们推测的爱因斯坦的智商都高。幸好，他所在的高中（对他的情况）处理得比较好，允许他逃课自学，只需来学校参加考试就行。