> everybody resisted it until somebody mentioned that there was a plausible physical mechanism This is a good instinct IMO. Experiments by one person can easil

> everybody resisted it until somebody mentioned that there was a plausible physical mechanism This is a good instinct IMO. Experiments by one person can easily be nonsense, especially if you don't already know and trust that person. Without a physical mechanism, given extraordinary results, I would certainly remain skeptical.