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Buy the EMF Ghost Meter for ghost hunting

Questioninggeller

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Edmund Scientific, a legitimate scientific supply company, is selling a bunch of non-legitimate items:

The EMF Ghost Meter for $89.95:

Detect Paranormal Presences

The preferred unit of paranormal investigators, this Ghost Meter can be used by laymen with professional results. ...
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The 3-in-1 Paranormal Research Instrument for $129 (with Red Flashlight for $149.00):

Essential Ghost-Hunting Tool

Measure EMF, measure ambient temperature, and provide a source of light all with one advanced instrument. Designed exclusively for paranormal investigators, this incredible tool has everything you need to track and detect the presence of ghosts. ...
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I wonder if there is a money back guarantee or if they want to apply for the JREF million dollar challenge...
 
Cainkane1 said:
I wonder what these devices actually do? They don't locate ghosts so exactly what do they do?
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Oh ye of little faith. Of course they locate ghosts. Invisible ones that can be detected in no other way. :duck:

The ether is full of electromagnetic radiation. Much of it at 60Hz (in NoAm) that can be "detected" by any (and every) AC voltmeter. If you watch the "ghost hunting" shows, they note this (and differences of temperature of fractions of a degree) and then run around in the dark scaring themselves silly. Very sad. :(
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
Oh ye of little faith. Of course they locate ghosts. Invisible ones that can be detected in no other way. :duck:

The ether is full of electromagnetic radiation. Much of it at 60Hz (in NoAm) that can be "detected" by any (and every) AC voltmeter. If you watch the "ghost hunting" shows, they note this (and differences of temperature of fractions of a degree) and then run around in the dark scaring themselves silly. Very sad. :(
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Ghosts no longer have access to proper washers or dryers or fabric softeners. It's all the static from their sheets.
 
I like the utterly truthful sales pitch, "can be used by laymen with professional results." After all, convincing yourself you have detected something that doesn't exist recognizes no level of professionalism...

Do they also sell tinfoil helmets?

MK
 
For that same $90 I could get a good bottle of scotch. I think the bottle of scotch would give me a much better chance of seeing a ghost... or UFO... or a leprechaun riding a unicorn.
 
I wonder if Edmund Scientific will hire a ghostwriter to re-write some of their non-provable statements, including "Detect Paranormal Presences" for their EMF Ghost Meter.
 
MysteryMammal said:
For that same $90 I could get a good bottle of scotch. I think the bottle of scotch would give me a much better chance of seeing a ghost... or UFO... or a leprechaun riding a unicorn.
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Then you would need the more specific "Spirit Tester" which is a device you blow into at the side of the road. :D
 
$90 for a bottle of scotch?!

I'm not a drinker, so I'm not aware of what these things cost. I'd think you could get several bottles for that cost.. but then, maybe it's a quality issue of some kind :)
 
I bought this thing and I think it works great. It didn't go off and sure enough, I saw no ghosts. A remarkable piece of hardware.
 
As a physics teacher, I find it appalling that Edmund Scientific is selling this kind of stupid woo. I know the economy is tough, but come on! :rolleyes:

The truly sad thing I saw when viewing that link is the message at the bottom: This item is temporarily out of stock

In any case, I will be getting together with a bunch of other physics teachers in a few weeks, and I'll tell them about this nonsense. Perhaps we could draft a letter to the company voicing our displeasure.
 
Whiplash said:
$90 for a bottle of scotch?!

I'm not a drinker, so I'm not aware of what these things cost. I'd think you could get several bottles for that cost.. but then, maybe it's a quality issue of some kind :)
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A really good single malt will easily set you back that much - one with an Irish name that's impossible to pronounce will cost you even more.
 
I can sell you an elephant repeller for $20 (plus S/H). I know it works, because for as long as I first built it, I haven't seen a single elephant in the neighborhood.

YMMV

Beanbag
 
This is more of the nonsense that we discuss in our letcures.

Thanks to shows like Ghost Hunters and Paranormal State we now have thousands (yes I said thousands) of TV trained wanna-be ghost hunters that are buying anything that they are told will find a "Ghost".

The majority of the EMF detectors that are being sold are great if you want to find bad wiring, major apliances, etc... but these people are looking for what could be assumed as something natural with a device that finds manmade EMF.
(There is a bit of research on the effects of high EMF and it's impact on sensory function. But that is not the reason that they usually use this type of meter)

The KII meter that is featured from Edmund Scientific is the latest of the "must have" devices. Not only will people wander around using it to find ghosts, they will use it as a communications device and ask questions expecting some type of yes/no answers from the lights on it.

This is just one of many different woo devices that are being used.
Look for yourself:
Telephone to the Dead
Franks Box
Ghost Radar
Thermal Cameras
I/R Cameras
Dowsing Rods
Pendulums
Spirit (Ouija) Boards
ITC Equipment
Orgone Energy devices
and that is just a small percentage of the "ghost detecting equipment" that is being sold.
 
I always rely on my old dog Scoobie Doo to find the ghosts, then I run in mid air because I set off at such a speed to get away from them.

Though admittedly I haven't encountered any ghosts since I moved away from the abandoned fairground.
 
MattusMaximus said:
The truly sad thing I saw when viewing that link is the message at the bottom: This item is temporarily out of stock
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Here's an item "In stock and ships immediately":

Remote Viewing DVD for $49.95:

Learn the Intuitive Science of ESP

In 1995, the CIA admitted to sponsoring a highly classified government program called STARGATE where “psychic spies” to remotely view people, places, and events. Similar to clairvoyance or ESP, remote viewing is a natural ability everyone posesses. Since the RV program is no longer classified, Lyn Buchanan now shares the techniques he independently developed for remote influencing and reveals the secrets of his research for the first time. ...

Learn the basics from the best and progress into advanced remote viewing all with one DVD.
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Questioninggeller said:
Here's an item "In stock and ships immediately":

Remote Viewing DVD for $49.95:
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Urge to kill... rising! :mad:

Oh yeah, ES is going to get an earful from large number of very pissed off physics teachers. I'm even considering starting a boycott, because this is the physics equivalent of selling creationist material in the biology section of the catalog.
 
Olowkow said:
http://www.lessemf.com/gauss.html
Bargain priced at $60!!!
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Oh, Olowkow, you started it...

QUESTION:
What do you get when you combine the "Director" of a paranormal group that appears on TV, with it's "Tech Specialist," "Electrical Engineer," and crowbar-wielding "Occult Specialist;" and have them in a bathroom with a TriField® Meter to find the source of an EMF spike?

ANSWER:
The statements: "There's no way that it could be coming from the pipe" because the pipes have no electrical current "Because they're copper."

The group was left feeling "frustrated," and the "client/homeowner" had a big hole in the wall.

I'll add a post here later this week with a link to my Web site when I have the episode review uploaded.
 
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