Blond(e) on IR©: how-to

Ever notice?

While watching paranormal television, did you ever notice that no matter what color of hair people have in the daylight that everyone is Blond(e) on IR©? Literally.

I have.

Further, I noticed that the majority of paranormal research, especially as it is portrayed on television, follows an assumption based investigation model. And you know what happens when you assume...

Please pay attention to the next television show that you watch or the next investigation that you conduct. Did you assume? Bet you did. Did you acknowledge the assumption before formulating a conclusion? Bet you didn’t. I know I am guilty of it.

Guess that makes us all figuratively Blond(e) on IR©.

What I need to do right now (and I would love if you do the same) is take a step back and test as many assumptions that means will allow.

I expect to post my experiments and findings here. Please contact me with any research you have completed.

And yes, I am a blonde.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

EVP: Field Test Parameters Part 2

Experimental Groups

Control Group (CONT): This is the group where our variables (below) cannot affect the recorders.

One recorder will have the microphone disabled; an audio cable will be plugged into the microphone jack.
The recorder will be placed in a Faraday cage to prevent EMR.
Here we have no sound waves and no EMR.
Results here would imply that neither sound nor EMR affect the development of EVPs.

Variable groups are the groups that contain the things that we change for the experiment:

Variable One (VAR 1): This is the condition where just sound waves can affect recorder.

One recorder will have its microphone unaltered.
It will be placed in the Faraday cage.
Here we have sound waves and no EMR.
Results here imply EVPs are created by sound and not EMR.

Variable Two (VAR 2): This is the condition where just EMR can affect the recorder.

One recorder will have the microphone disabled; an audio cable will be plugged into the microphone jack.
The recorder will be set in the general area of the Faraday cage and not in it.
Here we have EMR waves and no sound.
Results here imply EVPs are created by EMR and not sound.

Variable Three (VAR 3): This is the condition in which most EVPs are collected.

The recorder will remain unaltered.
The recorder will be set in the general area of the Faraday cage and not in it.

Which one will have EVPs? I am excited to see what kind of results we receive.

Constants are the factors which remain the same for each repeated trial for all levels of the independent variable.

Model of recorder.
Set of EVP questions.
The settings on each recorder. Our Olympus Recorders were all set at:

Mic Sensitivity: Conference
Rec Mode: ST XQ (highest on this model)
Low Cut Filter: Off
VCVA: Off
Noise Cancel: Off
Noise Filter: Off

The location. Various locations will be used, however all sites have paranormal investigators claiming to have captured EVPs. Sites that do not have a history of producing EVPs will not be used.

Next time I’ll cover our experimental procedures.

I’m having flash backs to middle school science class. Are you?

Thursday, August 25, 2011

EVP: Coming Together!

Oh, I am excited that the EVP experiment is coming together. I should have it up and running in two weeks. I am waiting for my new Faraday cage (the old one is too beat up to ensure reliable results) and the last recorder to arrive. The next step is a dry run to test the experimental procedures and work out any obstacles.

In the mean time I am brainstorming the next project. I have an inkling of an idea how to test paranormal photography. It will be several months before I can afford to pull this idea together.

It is my hope that others will copy the experiment and see if they can replicate our results. If so we will be one step closer to tackling the assumption that spirit voices can be captured on audio.

I would love to hear from anyone else conducting experiments. What are you doing? How are you doing it? What are the results?