Re: Special Causes Indicators in Red Bead

[Jean-Marie Gogue <jmegogue@wanadoo.fr>]

On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 PHILHOOVER@aol.com wrote:

>Well, it was an unusual day at Hanford.  A six hour rain, sleet, and ice
>storm had occurred during the day and had deposited about an inch
>of ice on our car windshield.  This unusual condition had created a
>situation of lots of static electricity which seemed to reside on the
>white beads, not the red beads.  The white beads were attracted to
>the sides of the container, and to the paddle.

The Red Bead Experiment was performed many thousand times by Afedians [the
French Deming users's name] and I never heard of so strange results. You
may have anti static package and anti static spray, but let me suggest a
better solution: wood instead of plastic.

The RBE kit which has been distributed and used in France for 20 years
contains no plastic material. Paddle and beads are made of wood. The paddle
size is 12x6 cm (5x2.5 inch). The bead diameter is 6 mm (.25 inch). The
manufacturer, a small company located in Saint-Claude (Jura), makes
traditional wooden toys.

Best wishes,

Jean-Marie Gogue
Versailles France
jmegogue@wanadoo.fr

JMG - Would you happen to have their web address??