Fact or Fiction: Ghost Box

Since the 'Ghost Box' was created by Frank Sumption in 2002, it has become a growing trend in the paranormal field, and many claim they can use it to communicate with the spirit world.

The various forms of the 'Ghost Box', especially the popular 'Radio Shack Hack', are digital radios that are modified to constantly scan AM radio frequencies at a rate of over 200 stations per minute. This supposedly provides a 'white noise' medium through which spirits or extraterrestrials can communicate with us in real time.

I think this is a load of crap, and here's why:

As the receiver is scanning the AM frequencies, it is constantly picking up music, commercials, talk shows, and static noise. Also, CB radios, cell phones, etc. This cannot be classified as 'white noise'. It is a bunch of random words and sounds picked up during scanning.

Despite this, people still argue that they really are communicating with the dead, and psychology can disprove that. People hear what they want to hear, and this is called Pareidolia.

The 'Ghost Box' can be fun when used for entertainment purposes, but it is not reliable enough for investigations, and will result in lots of false 'evidence'. My recommendation is to leave it at home. Don't buy into the propaganda.

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