GhostBreakers 2 Camera Rig

The 2 camera rig turned out well and is showing results. It is being used for taking double photos of the same area to dispell the mistaken assumption that ALL orbs, mist, smoke and moisture are Paranormal. It is also used to take photos forward and behind at the same time to catch anything that would be behind a person while investigating.

It was used for the first time in a known haunted location. Here are some photos of the rig and one comaprison photo.

2 Camera Rig





This Next photo shows that the orb is not paranormal as it is in one shot but not the other.

New Paranormal Investigating Equipment.

Well for what it's worth I have made 2 prototypes for my taking video and still photos.

The big one is for 4 video cameras for putting it in the middle of a big room with one camera facing in each direction. This way no one can get to the cameras to tamper with them and nothing can go through the room without getting caught on camera.

The other is for 2 still cameras. Even without an automatic shutter release you can press each camera shutter button at relatively close to the same time. Close enough to get 2 of the exact same photos and rule out dust, breath etc., and because it is on a camera pole to steady them, the photos will be clear.











My thinking on the still cameras is that so many people say orbs are dust and moisture. Mist is breath or cigarette smoke. I believe that they are correct. However, what if just one of those photos is real? How would we know?

My device allows you to take 2 of the exact same photo. So, if you take a photos of a dust particle or breath as it moves past both cameras, they will detect it but both photos will not be exactly the same due to slight variations in their set up. However if it is a stationary object like an apparition. They should be exactly the same.

Now you have to understand that these are prototypes and not fully tested yet. However, I have faith that they will work for my purposes. Now I just have to find a machine shop to fine tune the design and have them made.

EVP Recording without a Microphone???

Well, I have read stories on EVP's for years. I have formulated my own theories because of certain things that I have learned too.
Then I read Vince's idea of the Bell Jar experiment. (read it. It's interesting) I have also read underwater experiments, among many other types of experiments that minimize outside interference.
Now I like Vince's idea and if he ever mass produces it I want one. Also over the years I have read about sound and how it travels and how it is captured, etc. Now, I am going to try an idea that is not mine and that I have not heard of being used very often in recent years.
Ideally what I want is a very quiet environment to try and capture EVP's. Vince's Bell Jar would help do that as the bell would block out most sound. However, the bell is solid and could conduct some external sounds. So I am going to try and conduct some EVP work without a microphone.
Well here is a short story of mine. I was in Gettysburg at the time of last years conference. My group decided to check out the different places we had heard of. We took Mark Nesbitt's tour and asked them what was the most haunted place in Gettysburg. We were told 2 different places and went to both. At one of the places I took one of our recorders and left it in our vehicle and locked it in and parked well away from anyone by itself. It was always in view and no one ever went near our vehicle. None the less we caught an EVP.
After this I did some more research and read what I could about other theories. I have since adopted a theory of my own. I still believe they are of spirits but that, EVP's are not sound but impulses picked up by the recorder itself. Not by the microphone and transformed into sound.
Now hear me out. Sound waves are picked up by a microphone which converts them into electronic impulses. These impulses are amplified in the recorder. Then pass through the heads which give out a magnetic impulse and recorded on the passing tape. Now, roughly speaking, a microphone is designed to pick up sound waves in a range between maybe 60 and 12,000 cycles. This is close to the average range of the human ear.
If this is true, then any EVP picked up by a microphone should have been heard by everyone present when it was recorded. However, they never are?????
I believe that EVP's are the impulses made by the energy of an entity and not sounds emanating from the entity. So, maybe in only certain conditions could it be picked up by a recorder. Maybe microphones are interfering with capturing EVP's and we are missing more than capturing.
I am going to get a recorder and disconnect the microphone to use with my regular devices and see if there is a difference. Or will one pick up more than the other, etc. Now granted most of you might think I am all wet with this idea. But, most people think that already. LOL Hey, No risk... No gain. I'll be back when I get or don't get some results.

A point to ponder for the New Year?

Another year has passed with literally thousands of Paranormal Investigators and Ghost Hunters and yet NO definitive Proof of the Paranormal exists.
Yes, the fields have become more popular but, in doing so has opened things up for more trick photography, etc. And in doing so may have lessened the credibility of the serious people out there.
Now here is the point to ponder...
Since we still don't have any definitive proof. Are we doing something wrong???? Do we need to look outside the box???
Everything I have read or heard, shows me that everyone is following the same general rules set down decades ago. (inside the box) Seems to me that everyone maybe following unproven methods for finding proof and is satisfied with with the meager findings or photos they get because they have followed methods set down by those who have written books or made TV shows.
I myself, for the new year am changing some of my methods and approaches to certain situations. Some will be subtle and some may be drastic and some may even sound down right silly. I am not abandoning the old methods and don't suggest anyone should completely but maybe just adjust how the methods are applied.
Now I may be totally wrong but I for one am just not 100% satisfied with any results so far. No matter how interesting they may seem.
My reason is because once we have that one small undisputed shred of evidence. The method of how it was obtained becomes a proven method for capturing evidence. Then we have the beginnings of a scientific path to follow. Then again I may be way out in left field.

How about you? Any new ideas?

Well, here is another question about paranormal TV. A&E is touting their new brain child Paranormal State as their highest rated show.
I have watched and I have heard many in the Paranormal Community comment on the show. However, what I have heard from the people who are actually in the paranormal community does not reflect the same view as A&E??? Well, that is the nicest way I can put it.
What is your opinion and why?

Ghost Hunting TV? What are your opinions.

Let's start with the most popular. Ghost Hunters vs Ghost Hunters International? Then you can look at the others. Do they compare?

Is research happening here OR is it purely entertainment?

Is Ghost Hunting TV good for the Paranormal Community? Some feedback PLEASE?

MORTALITY?

I have noticed that there are a lot of Ghost Hunters out there that are middle aged. So I was wondering.

As you get older, does the fact of your own mortality, influence your curiosity in the paranormal more or less?

Let me explain better. As you get older, knowing that none of us are getting out of here alive. Does that make you more or less curious about the paranormal? Knowing you will pass on one day, are you more or less interested in whether or not there is a here-after?