In this 1980’s television appearance, John Hutchison describes how aluminum, brass, steel, and other metals become like jelly at room temperature, twist themselves into a variety of shapes, and combine with other substances like plastic and wood as a result of the Hutchison Effect. This footage is important as it was taken from a 1991 VHS tape compiled by George Hathaway that describes the Hutchison Effect in detail, and is thus considered “foundation material” for the history of the Hutchison Effect.

Seated at a table and surrounded by metal samples, John Hutchison describes how applying various resonant fields leads to the jellification aspect of the Hutchison Effect, and demonstrates some of the other materials effects that occur during the Hutchison Effect. In addition to jellification, John Hutchison has also witnessed (and sometimes filmed) materials effects such as various metals becoming transparent, bars of solid aluminum splitting into layers at room temperature, and a hardened-steel bar crumbling into dust on a table.

George Hathaway examined the possibility that the Hutchison Effect was changing electron orbital positions in various materials during experimentation, but could not demonstrate a mechanism for this behavior. Nonetheless, it remains one of the leading potential explanations for the materials effects seen in the Hutchison Effect and may open the door to allow substances to “artificially simulate” other materials while resonant fields are applied.

Metal Deformation

One of the most striking claims of the Hutchison Effect involves the distortion and structural breakdown of metals under the influence of electromagnetic fields. Metals are reported to:

• Bend or twist in unnatural ways without the application of force.
• Fracture or split apart as though subjected to extreme stress, yet without evidence of heat damage.
• Partially liquefy, showing flowing or melted characteristics even at room temperature.
• Unlike conventional heating or mechanical stress, these changes are said to occur spontaneously and without visible external cause, making them appear anomalous.

Metal “Jellification”

Another unusual phenomenon reported is the so-called jellification of metals. In this state, solid metal allegedly becomes soft, pliable, or jelly-like, temporarily losing its rigidity. Descriptions include:

• Localized softening of a metallic object, where one part behaves like a malleable gel while the rest remains solid.
• Partial collapse or warping, as if the metal’s crystalline structure were disrupted.
• Return to solidity, with the material regaining rigidity after the effect ceases.
• This “jellification” is considered one of the most puzzling claims, as it implies a fundamental alteration of the metal’s atomic or molecular bonds without high heat or conventional metallurgical processes.