Alex Chiu

Alexander Yuan-Chun Chiu (born February 8, 1971) is a San Francisco, California businessman who claims to have invented a number of products that allegedly achieve remarkable results, including immortality and curing of all ailments. None of these claims have been independently verified. He claims he is now developing the true "heal the handicap machine". He is considered by many[1] to be an infamous snake oil salesman[2] and quack[3]

Among Chiu's creations is a pair of rings which, when worn during sleep, are claimed to stop or even reverse the aging process. Chiu or his representatives have been known to spam Usenet and email advertising such products since the mid 1990s.

His website is available in a number of languages, including English, and has links to pages explaining his plans for, among other things, a world wide corporation, a device for teleportation, and a method for exactly divining the future. One of his web pages [4] claims that he is not Taiwanese but Chinese, that his device for eternal life is not designed for Taiwanese who deny being Chinese, and that his favorite movie star is Alicia Silverstone (although he has more recently professed an infatuation with young actress Hilary Duff).

According to his website, he follows the Jewish religion and bases much of his philosophy on the Old Testament (referred to as the Tanakh by Jews). He claims that immortality is possible as described in the Tanakh [5], and offers predictions as to who he believes will be the Messiah. [6]. He is also a supporter of the state of Israel, believing its establishment to be a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.

He has recently been interviewed by the Discovery Channel.

Alex Chiu has also achieved internet fame through random pop-culture filled flash movies called Fanimutations.

External links

• alexchiu.com, ImmortalityDevice.com, Super I-Ching Alex Chiu's websites
• Alex Chiu Discussion Forum The original forum hosted by Alex Chiu used to discuss his Immortality Devices, list Testimonials, his World Corporation plan, Super I-Ching (in addition to the above), German discussion, with three archives.
• Alex Chiu's Immortality Device The original Alex Chiu Immortality Device forum (hosted by Alex Chiu).
• Alex Chiu International Supporters A recent and underpopulated discussion forum made by a fan to discuss Alex Chiu's ideology.
• Kazaa Lite K++, an add-on to the Kazaa software, also contains hidden information which blocks a number of websites the creator of K++ found offensive. Alexchiu.com is among these lists, and this means that anyone who clicked on an advertisement but had that software installed could not access the site and thus does not receive a click towards the advertiser's total count, which could formerly be used to get new rings. This was a critical blow towards the advertiser's reward systems, though not Alex Chiu himself as the site could be accessed at http://alexchiu.com in lieu of http://www.alexchiu.com, which has all the identical information, except for linking errors which all use www. necessitating that all links be entered manually and interfering with the operation of more complex systems.
• Immortality_ring YahooGroups discussion list dedicated to Alex Chiu's immortality rings and foot braces.
• Chiu interview on fadetoblack wackorama
• Alex Chiu Tribute Site "A site dedicated to all things Alex Chiu, the biggest freak on the Internet".
• Alex Chiu answers questions from Slashdot users
• Alex Chiu video game by Dwedit
• Alex Chiu wins The Ohio GUPS' 2003 Loser of the Year Award
• Alex Chiu Saves the World with His Genius a satirical comic-strip based on Alex Chiu and his philosophy
• Alex Chiu is crazy