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Our BetterMost Community => The Polling Place => Topic started by: David In Indy on October 26, 2008, 04:53:52 pm
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What do you think this device is?
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The winner or winners will win a BLACK CAT from Ennis and Jack! (http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/stacybucket33/Halloween/BlackCatClipArt.jpg)
I will reveal the answer on Halloween Night!
:D :D :D
(http://bestsmileys.com/halloween1/2.gif) (http://bestsmileys.com/halloween1/1.gif)
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Don't forget to vote in the poll and also post your answer! :)
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Gee David, thats a toughy........
But Ive gone for Instrument for recording electronic voice phenomena (EVP)
only because I dont think it is any of the others......
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THIS IS NOT A CLUE OR HINT!!!
A spooky Halloween quote:
Cole Sear: I see dead people.
Malcolm Crowe: In your dreams?
[Cole shakes his head no]
Malcolm Crowe: While you're awake?
[Cole nods]
Malcolm Crowe: Dead people like, in graves? In coffins?
Cole Sear: Walking around like regular people. They don't see each other. They only see what they want to see. They don't know they're dead.
Malcolm Crowe: How often do you see them?
Cole Sear: All the time. They're everywhere.
(http://bestsmileys.com/halloween3/6.gif)
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I voted for EVP. ;D
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It looks like "instrument for recording electronic voice phenomena" is the popular choice thus far.
Any other guesses?
Jess, aren't you going to take a guess at this one too? :D
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Who voted for the top one??
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Who voted for the top one??
Yeah! Who DID vote for the top one?!! >:(
SPEAK NOW!!! Or risk forfeiting your kitty cat prize! :P
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I'll bet it was Jess. She doesn't want us to know she came in here and played the game! ;)
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I said echo reducer.....someone tell me if I won!!
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I said echo reducer.....someone tell me if I won!!
Jess.............
BOOOOOO
BOO......BOO.......BOO........BOO......BOO.......BOO.............BOO
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I voted for "Instrument for measuring sound waves inside graves and tombs".
I'm excited about the idea of having a second black cat! It would be fun for my current black cat (Vivien) to have a sibling. :)
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Jess.............
BOOOOOO
BOO......BOO.......BOO........BOO......BOO.......BOO.............BOO
AAAAAAAAAAAIIYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!
stop that!
>:(
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I am on EMF detector, but I have to say all the potential answers are creepy, David - good work!
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Machine for speaking to spirits in other dimensions.
There. You got me. Voting in an esoterical poll ::). This totally destroys my self-perception ;).
But it's Halloween week, isn't it?
So.....
Booooh!
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/Sonstige/Gespenst.jpg)
;D ;D ;D
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Well, I voted 'White Noise Generator'.
The sort of thing electronics buffs make, just for the heck of it.
My Dad was one of those ... got him a lot of peace and quiet in the shed.
Anyway, it looks way too amateur to be anything as sophisticated as all those other contraptions
(sooooo ..... y'all gonna lose) :laugh:
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Jess.............
BOOOOOO
BOO......BOO.......BOO........BOO......BOO.......BOO.............BOO
Looks like a 'Knock knock.' 'Who's there?' joke.
... Oh, allright.
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(sigh).
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Boo Who ?
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why are you crying?
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EMF for me. So whoever else voted for that needs to change quickly. I have never ever been correct !!!
I keep suggesting a prize for the most wrong answers, it HAS to be me. I am so desperate for any prize, I will even accept a pretend prize. If nothing else it will stop me whinging !!!
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I keep suggesting a prize for the most wrong answers, it HAS to be me. I am so desperate for any prize, I will even accept a pretend prize. If nothing else it will stop me whinging !!!
You should at least have two prizes already from my quizzes. I handed out consolation prizes both times (massage ball and batteries). Unlike *certain* other people *cough, cough* ;) :-*
I'll set up another quiz later. Your chance for another pize! :D
Edit: here's my new quiz (ehem, yes, this is a shameless plug ::) ;D)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,29353.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,29353.0.html)
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Oh, this is a really good one, David! I voted for White Noise Generator. It looks to me like something that creates sound instead of recording it, but I know nothing at all about electronics (or any of those choices either), so it's just a total guess.
I'm excited about the idea of having a second black cat! It would be fun for my current black cat (Vivien) to have a sibling. :)
I was thinking of that, Amanda! There are a lot of black cat lovers here at Bettermost! :)
Okay, off to Chrissi's quiz!
Marie
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I should probably point out that MOST of those things listed in the poll are actually used in paranormal investigations. Remember, I said MOST of those. I may have made a couple of them up. ;)
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It's got speaker and microphone plugs which hints to me that it's probably used for two-way conversations. For that reason, I chose Machine for speaking to spirits in other dimensions. :D
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EMF for me. So whoever else voted for that needs to change quickly. I have never ever been correct !!!
I keep suggesting a prize for the most wrong answers, it HAS to be me. I am so desperate for any prize, I will even accept a pretend prize. If nothing else it will stop me whinging !!!
Ummmmm. Hope you're not going to CHANGE your answer, Fiona.
At least ... not to a white noise generator. Hmmm?
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You should at least have two prizes already from my quizzes. I handed out consolation prizes both times (massage ball and batteries). Unlike *certain* other people *cough, cough* ;) :-*
I'll set up another quiz later. Your chance for another pize! :D
Edit: here's my new quiz (ehem, yes, this is a shameless plug ::) ;D)
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,29353.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,29353.0.html)
Oooops. Actually, 'certain other people' does so !
I reckon Chrissi's answer is going to be automatically wrong now, whether it is or not. :laugh:
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One, Two, Freddy's coming for you.....
Three, Four, better lock your door.....
Five, Six, grab a crucifix.....
Seven, Eight, gonna stay up late....
Nine, Ten, never sleep again......
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:laugh: :laugh:
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Any last minute players? The answer will be posted Halloween (tomorrow) night!! 8)
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ok I did NOT need to see that!
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One last chance to play!! :D
I'll be posting the answer later this evening!
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It is time to reveal the answer to the Halloween "What Is It" question.....
We had one winner!
But they didn't tell who they are! So I cannot give them their kitty cat prize! >:(
Whomever voted for "Machine for listening to ghosts and spirits speak to the living in real time" guessed correctly!
More specifically this device is called "Franks Box". Other names for it include "Ghost Speaker", "Ghost Receiver" and "Ghost Box".
Here is a picture of it without the blacked-out sections.....
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Frank's Box consists of a random voltage generator, which is used to tune an AM receiver module rapidly. The audio from the tuner (raw audio) is amplified and fed to an echo chamber, where theoretically the spirits manipulate it to form their voices.
I found a couple of youtube clips that demonstrate the device in use. I cannot watch the videos (I'm on dial-up) but I think the second clip is from the show "Paranormal State" and I remember seeing it on television about a year ago.
Since the Frank's Boxes are usually built from scrap, (I think there is one or two companies which will build them on special order) they often do not look alike, but the principle of how they work is always the same. There has been some discussion to mass produce them in the future for use in paranormal investigations.
The following clip is 3-4 minutes in length....
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwH0j0Cwd-s[/youtube]
The following clip is about 17 minutes in length....
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-wQZ7FU2Vc[/youtube]
Since only one person identified the device correctly, I will be giving out toy black cats to the rest of you!
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/tabbypickel/Random/stuffed_black_cat.jpg)
Thanks to everyone for playing, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! :D
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ME !! it was me! I voted for that....
where is my kitty??!
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Sorry Jess.... that was me David. I thought I posted that was me. It was the real time thing that made
me think it was that.
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Janice, buddy, I have missed you so much. I haven't been around much lately, but I saw you on here and I wanted to say hello.
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Sorry Jess.... that was me David. I thought I posted that was me. It was the real time thing that made
me think it was that.
YAY!!! We have a winner! Have you seen the Frank's Boxes before Janice?
Here's your kitty cat!!
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/stacybucket33/Halloween/BlackCatClipArt.jpg)
Congratulations! :D
Janice, buddy, I have missed you so much. I haven't been around much lately, but I saw you on here and I wanted to say hello.
Hi Jack! I realize that post was for Janice, but I just thought I'd butt in for a quick second. Did you see my post about the new G10 camera over in my Shutter Bug thread? I posted it about a month ago I think.
It's nice to see you here! I've missed you. :)
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dangit....
foiled again...
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I will be giving out toy black cats to the rest of you!
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/tabbypickel/Random/stuffed_black_cat.jpg)
Thanks to everyone for playing, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! :D
:D Thanks David! I'm sure Vivien will enjoy cuddling with this fuzzy toy version of herself! :)
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Thanks David, I think I will name him. Lucky....lol...
No, I have no idea what you mean by Frank boxes!!
Ive seen jewelry boxes before...? Do they contain hotdogs?
Hi Jack, good to see you too. I havent been here much either for quite a long time...
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dangit....
foiled again...
Ha. The truth will find you out every time. ;D
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Thanks David. That was a tricky one. :)
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(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/tabbypickel/Random/stuffed_black_cat.jpg)
:D
Thank you for my toy cat :-*
Congratulations Janice!
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Congratulations, Janice - great job - that was a tough one! :)
Thanks for my toy black cat, David and for the fun game!
Marie
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Thanks for the cat. No surprises there then, Fiona gets it spectacularly wrong again !!!!