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Thermometers
There has been a lot of talk lately about thermometers, the different types of thermometers and what is the best one to use. We have experimented and used many types of thermometers and have found that every thermometer has their purpose and place in an investigation. You can't just use one thermometer for everything!
Some of you that are unfamiliar with the theories in the paranormal may be asking yourself, "What does a thermometer have to do with investigating the paranormal?" Well, the theory behind it is that disembodied spirits are made up of energy and in order to manifest themselves or interact with an object or a person, they need to gather this energy in anyway they can. One source of energy that they can gather is through the heat in the room, since heat is actually a form of energy. When they do this, this drops the temperature in that area they are drawing from, creating a cold spot. These cold spots are usually felt by an investigator during an investigation or reported by the client when the entity is trying to make contact or manipulate something.
So, going back to thermometers, there are a few different types of thermometers used by an investigator. One is an infrared thermometer. This shoots an infrared light at an object and reads the temperature of that object; key word being "object." Many investigators who feel a cold spot attempt to gain a reading using this thermometer, but it just won't work. If you have a cold spot in the middle of the room and point your thermometer at it, the IR beam will simply shoot through the cold spot and give you the reading of the object on the other side, such as a wall or anything else solid. The thermal imaging camera works quite similar to the IR thermometer. It to will only give you the temperature of an object and not "air" temperature. One experiment that we performed to test this theory was by placing a salamander heater in the middle of garage area. Standing to the side of the salamander and using both tools, we attempted to gain a reading of the air temperature in front of it, but all we were able to do was read the temperature of wall on the other side. Now these tools do have their place for reading temperatures in an investigation, such as if you suspect that an entity has sat in a certain area, you can gain the reading of the object to see if it is colder. When it comes to cold spots, we like to use a thermocouple thermometer. This thermometer is a handheld device with a temperature probe attached to it. You simply place the probe in the area where you want to get a reading and it registers it. This is very effective when reading temperatures of cold spots since you can place the probe directly in the middle of a cold spot and read it. However, unlike the IR thermometer, it is not very useful in detecting cold areas on objects. Since it reads the temperature of air surrounding the probe, it is also useful in getting the normal temperature of a room. Lastly, some investigator like to use a wireless weather thermometer. The transmitter of the device in placed in the area where they want to get a reading and the receiver is usually placed in the command center. The only thing I don't like about this is that it can only take a reading of the air around the immediate area, so you're hoping that the temperature drops right in that area. I hope that some of you may have gained some insight into the different types of thermometers and their usage and hope that it gives your investigations more success. If some of you have success with others or do not necessarily agree with this article, than do what works best for you. This is merely what our organization has discovered.
Ryan Wyse Director/Lead Investigator
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