"Designed exclusively for paranormal investigators, this incredible tool has everything you need to track and detect the presence of ghosts."
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"This device did not perform as well as suspected. I used it for 10 minutes in the presence of a visual spectre before said spectre swatted the device out of my hands. It has not worked since."
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Wow it's a 3-in-1 device! It's got an EMF meter, an ambient temperature gauge and a uh, um, oh yea, it's got a flashlight! You'd think they'd have chosen a voice recorder for the 3rd function. At least the recorder would actually measure something -- although the flashlight is probably just as good at detecting ghosts...
Oh and one more thing... the flashlight feature is optional, yet they still call it a 3-in-1 event though it only has 2 functions!
No holy water dispenser? What a design flaw!
Based on having seen a ghost hunter tv show I would suggest a diaper dispenser as the third function. Those ppl really seem to need one as soon as the lights get turned out.
So ghosts are measured by EMF meters and thermometers. Apparently that's common knowledge? It's pretty fascinating how a common mythology that people actually believe emerges from all the ridiculousness of stuff like "Ghost Hunters." Just act confident, and the extremely credulous will assume you're an expert. If the hucksters all borrow ideas from one another, that lends them all credibility through consistency. I wonder if the common traits of, say, "vampires" emerged in a similar way.
... and this from Edmund Scientific, who used to be the go-to folks for amateur scientists. I knew that when they were bought out it was just because the buyer wanted the name, but... well, I guess they've milked the residual reputation and good will for everything it's worth.
Hate to say it, but I hope they go bankrupt soon and put the name out of its misery.
Wait wait! A volt-meter, a thermometer AND a flashlight!? This is one of this holiday season's must-haves! I'll finally get to enjoy Christmas with grandpa once again. Thanks Edmund Scientific!
Polls show that about 20 percent of Americans have "seen or felt a ghost", and 48 percent believe in them. That means there are either a lot more candidates for pharmaceuticals, or perhaps there really is something going on.
One of the first conceived uses for radio was to attempt to contact the dead. The early pioneers Tesla, Edison, and Marconi all claimed to hear voices from the aethers on their sensitive instruments.
Psychic mediums and shamen/shawomen have always associated a temperature drop with the presence of an entity.
The device in the above article, is not a voltmeter, but instead measures faint magnetic fields in micro-teslas.
Hey, it's not that I'm pro-ghost, but someone has to stick up for em!
Polls show that about 20 percent of Americans have "seen or felt a ghost", and 48 percent believe in them. That means there are either a lot more candidates for pharmaceuticals, or perhaps there really is something going on.
Or human brains are hard-wired to search for meaning even where there is none.
I ain't afraid of no ghosts.
It is entirely possible to research a phenomenon without subscribing to the common interpretation of it. People experience things that they interpret as "ghosts" - figuring out what the hell they're actually experiencing (even thought it will almost invariably be completely mundane) is perfectly valid science (and if done properly a great introduction to the scientific method). Tools like EMF meters and thermometers are perfectly valid tools to wield while doing so.
That said, promoting such a device as a "ghost hunting" tool as if ghosts are an established phenomenon with measurable properties...
I hadn't caught Edmund's name til you mentioned it. They've always dealt in such pseudo-sciencey things, as far as I can remember. They were selling plastic pyramids in the 70's to sharpen your razors and make.. umm.. mummy-jerky or something.
I lived a few miles from their Barrington, NJ store when I was in the 8th grade. Geek heaven. I still have one of their telescopes.
Awesome! They've invented the EKG meter from ghostbusters!
I'm simply glad that they can gift-wrap it for me.
I have an idea for a ghost detection device of my own. It looks like an ordinary brick. If it glows green and floats in the air then you're in the presence of a ghost, if it stays red and just sits there then you're not. !00% effective, $139.95 +S&H.