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Scientific Minds Paranormal Investigators

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

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Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
One of the most famous ghost photos known as “The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall”

Everyone, it seems, loves a good ghost story. Young or old, we all like to be scared or creeped out. As paranormal investigators we’ve all got more tales than the average Jane and Joe.

When people ask me, “Have you ever seen a ghost?” I tell them, “Yes.” They then usually ask, “Was it scary,” and I have to say, “actually it wasn’t, because I thought it was a real person…until I realized none of the members in our party were wearing white…and none of us had a big bow in our hair…and none were wearing a dress.”

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DIY Paranormal Gear: Arduino

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Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Intel Edison

To create a smart piece of ghost hunting equipment, you need to start with a computer. Seems obvious enough, right? But obviously said computer has to be small as well. In part one of this installment of DIY ghost gear, we’ll introduce you the Arduino microcontroller platform. In part two, we’ll discuss the Raspberry Pi and Intel Edison.

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Making Your Own Ghost Hunting Equipment

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Bargraph Arduino EMF Detector
First prototype of an Arduino based EMF detector

The maker movement has taken the world by storm. No longer are people content to buy their own gadgets off the shelf, they instead want to make their own or modify other gadgets. If you’re not familiar with Maker culture, here’s a great Wiki article.

This week, SciMinds proudly introduces our first series on do it yourself (DIY) ghost hunting equipment.

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Synched, Saturated Audio

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Probably my favorite technique I’ve stumbled on for analyzing audio evidence is synchronized, saturated audio. What is it? It’s the practice of recording using as many audio recorders as possible, then synching the audio streams together while reviewing evidence.

What is the Advantage?

How many times have you been investigating a location and heard a strange voice or sound? Was it someone outside the building? Was it paranormal? How can you be sure? The fact is that walls muffle and change sounds.

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Do It Yourself (DIY) Ghost Hunting Gear

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SciMinds has embraced the maker movement. We feel custom ghost hunting technology should be in reach of anyone who has a desire to create or modify gadgets and who takes the time to learn some basics. We are creating a special page for our DIY ghost hunting gear ideas.

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