While I talk about the role that carbon monoxide poisoning can play in the experience of paranormal activities and hallucinations, I don’t actually use the kit on stage. I doubt it would make for a very exciting element of the show; with most venues being pretty hot on environmental safety and building maintenance these days.
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No, not the band, but a device that paranormal investigators claim allows them to scan radio frequencies and catch EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena). This is based on the suggestion that paranormal entities can communicate with the world via FM and AM frequencies. Aside from how convenient it is that they would know how to do that </sarcasm>, you can search for EVPs with very little outlay.
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So I’ve just got back from Cardiff, where the sun shone on a collective1 of science communicators, performers, public engagement professionals, and other specialists in the loose field we use for ‘gainful employment’. For those unfamiliar with BIG, it is the UK’s STEM Communicator Network, (originally called the ‘Hands-On Group’, then the ‘British Interactive Group’, who specialised in museum prop building.)
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