His conclusion: That gratitude and loving intentions affect even the most benign of substances–pure water and simple rice grains–in a positive way. In fact, Emoto tells us the rice has actually rotted.

The third beaker, which he ignored for thirty days, appears to have even more black crud in it. The second beaker, which Emoto assaulted verbally every day, is covered with black mold. Emoto thanked every day is fermenting nicely and appears to have no mold or rotting material. In the film, at the end of the thirty days, we see that the beaker with the rice and water Dr. To the first one, he says “Thank you.” To the second, he says, “You idiot!” To the third he offers no words, turning his back on it, ignoring it completely. Each day for thirty days, he approaches the jars. Emoto places equal amounts of rice and water in three beakers. Inspired by his on-camera results, we decided to replicate his experiment here at home. The results astonished all of us. Masaru Emoto, showed us a simple experiment he conducted with water and rice that reveals a possible connection between human emotion and its effect on water and organic substances. Still, the images captivated, the assertions intrigued, and one experiment caught our attention in a big way. While we see several talking heads associated with various universities and research facilities, the videographers offer no links, as far as I can tell, to the researchers’ work or to any published, peer-reviewed articles. Like New York Times reviewer Ken Jaworowski, I am skeptical of the video’s fascinating claims. If you haven’t seen it, do watch it just for the amazing images of water crystals.

We got the idea from a researcher’s experiment shown in the video The Secret of Water. It was about bullying and other hurtful behaviors. We’re calling it: “What’s love got to do with it?”, after the Tina Turner song, because you know, that song was about more than love. See those three jars? They’re part of an experiment the eight-year-old granddaughter and I began on January 1 to see if mere words and actions can make a difference to water and organic matter.

The rice experiment debunked