Paranormal Class II

Last night we started checking out ghost hunting equipment. We went over IR tempreture checkers and IR detector devices. We looked at a Sony Night Shot camera and Trifield Natural EMF meter. They even showed us low tech investigation equipment like baby powder or flour to mark a piece of furniture that is being moved. We got to do a hands on investigation at the arena where there has been a stabbing to see if we could catch anything on the digital cameras or on the voice recorder. We all gathered around and he told us he was going to make a recording and try to be very quite but if you need to make a noise, make it loud and clear to be able to filter it from the faint noises of an EVP. (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) He started the recorder and everyone was very quite for about 30 seconds and then some people started to shift there feet and move a bit but nothing major to hamper the recording. J said, "Is there anyone here that would like to talk? If so speak into the red light and we will hear you." There is a red LED just above the microphone on J's recorder. Then we hear a distant owl and traffic noises. After about 3 minutes he stopped the recording and started listening to it with the speaker on the recorder turned up. At first there was something very quick and faint. J's said it sounded like a HELP ME! but it wasn't very good. Then you heard him ask the question about if anyone would like to talk and then about 20 seconds later you can here a normal speed sound that sounds like HELP ME. The second one was very easy to pick out and hear. I couldnt believe that it actually did pick up something in such a short time frame. He told us that he gets more EVPs in a five to ten minute recording than a long 3 to 5 hour one. He also said that it is pretty common to pick up EVPs where snap shots of orbs are somewhat rare. Most are dust or bugs. I asked if he has ever place two recorders side by side and got the same EVP and he said yes. He has also placed them that way and gotten two seperate EVPs. It is very strange. I am not sure what to make of it but it is interesting. He asked if any one of us are wanting to join his group or start there own and he would help them out in any way he can. After a brief talk about this work I can see that he is not in it for the money because he does not charge but if it is far off he askes if they can help with a hotel room. The more people out doing this work the more information that can be gathered. Like he said in the first class, "You need to be sceptical but open minded." I believe that he is. He does not go over board the first time someone brings up a photo of a bug or dust. Hope to find out more in the next class where we will cover EVPs in detail. See ya later.