Beyond Belief: The Ghastly Truth About Ghost Hunting Shows

The Technology Used Isn’t Designed For Ghost Hunting

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You already know that tape recorders are not designed for ghost hunting, but what about the EMF meter, the other most popular tool used by the Ghost Hunters crew. Designed to detect electromagnetic fields, devices like the K-II don’t claim to be able to find ghosts.

Paranormal investigators claim, however, that ghosts try to manifest using electromagnetism, so a bump in a reading could mean an apparition is near. Or maybe they just forgot to turn off their cell phone, which could also cause a spike in the reading. Next, the truth about how real life investigators feel.