The "Burble" Family

Yes, winter is upon us, I'm not working...and I got bored...

So I decided to work more on the concept of trying to detect static-field charges, rather than the popular misbelief of spookies emitting Electro-Magnetic Fields. We've already proven this by showing you that electro-magnetic fields are everywhere in our natural and man-made environments. So, that "theory" is shot down. (see the emf page)

I bet you're wondering just what the heck is a "Burble", and where did that come from?

Its a funny story, I'll tell you...

When we first started working with this idea, we had some pretty decent and productive results, but the original Burble wasn't really that practical. All the exposed components made it too delicate to transport without basically smashing it together, and shorting it out, or the constant bending to straighten it out, made the leads weak and they broke.

I finally had the bright idea to solder the components to a circuit board, and installed it in a project box with a switch. It worked great.

My buddy Scott made one and took it to the favorite Ohio Haunt Attraction, and was leading a group of tourists through. As he was scanning with his box, one of the tourists asked him what it was and what it did. Well, a little uncertain of just what this thing was actually called, since it really didn't have a name, he said, "Its a Burble-Meter". The tourist asked, "What does it do?", to which he replied, "It measures Burbles". The tourist gave a him a puzzled look. "Its technical." he said, and they continued on their merry way...

So hence day forth, they were christened...Burble-Meters

Since I have a habit of forgetting mine all the time, luckily Scott brings his with him when we go to investigate private residences, and we've had very good results!

When the Burble went off, either an excellent EVP was recorded, or one of our video cameras went on the fritz.

*NOTE*...I have to give credit where credit is due...This isn't my original idea. I got the plans from a website while researching methods of static-field detection...I just ran with it, and made improvements on the original plan and design. (see "what if" page)

Employing the Burble

There's a technique to using these. You can't walk around with it, because it will pick up static electricity produced by walking on carpet...your clothes rubbing together...or from your hair. The field around a television screen or computer monitor will set it off also, so stay clear of those.

Since it wouldn't be too proper to be barefoot or naked in a client's home, the best way to use it, is to set it down away from you, where you can monitor and record its actions.

You have to use your head also...Think of things that may produce a static charge, like clothes rubbing on fabric (that's how gas stations blow up) or friction on plastic furniture.

This is why we set it down, away from us...Yes, I already thought about environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, moisture, carpeting, etc...This is why I said to look for other things that might set it off, and make note of it. Just don't go orgasmic whenever it goes off like people tend to do with EMF Meters.

Since Electro-Magnetic Fields fluctuate naturally, it is entirely possible for an EMF Meter go off on its own, but Static charges only exist where they are generated.

Therefore, if the Burble goes off on its own, that means a static field was produced around it.

The Burble Family

A) "Grandpa Burble"...The original Burble-Meter

B) "Big Daddy Burble"...aka The Burble-Meter-on-Steroids

C) "The Burble Triplets"...Used as a team or by themselves

D) "Mama Burble"...Used by herself or with the Triplets.

~ A) Grandpa was the original Burble. I would carry it in my shirt pocket, but like I said before, it was a bit too rough on it, and it kept breaking...Since then, Grandpa has retired, and is resting comfortably in a box.

~ B) Big Daddy was an idea that I had...What if we could find a way to actually measure the amount of charge? So, since static-electricity is Direct Current, a DC panel meter was added.

~ C) The Triplets originally started out as just one. I made one because my first boxed-Burble was lost somewhere. Then I had the idea of making a "trap"... something that can be set up in a pattern, that would detect if anything "walked through", setting all or one off. The Triplets are used as "slave units" to Mama Burble.

~ D) Mama Burble was another idea in the evolution of the Burbles. I wondered if it were possible to install an audible alarm in a Burble, and still have it effective. The alarm that I used is a small piezo electric buzzer that is 70db at 12 volts. Since the Burbles only run on a 9 volt battery, and are contained in a box, the alarm is weaker, and isn't ear-piercing and annoying. Its just loud enough to be heard, and isn't distracting to others around you. Since Mama worked so well, I installed an alarm in Big Daddy also.

Mama is the "master unit" to the Triplet's "trap"... When set up, Mama will sound off getting your attention should a field appear, and you can watch to see if the other three will react as well. The Triplets do not have alarms in them. They're like my little Ninjas, my little silent sentinels...

The Burble Trap

When the antennas of the Burbles are fully extended, they will detect a field as far away as 8 feet. The longer the antenna, the more sensitive a Burble gets. This could cause some problems with getting a bogus reading though, so you have to be careful. If the Burble's light comes on and stays on, that means its picking up YOU. So just discharge it by touching the antenna. It may also activate by you walking away from it....back away slooooowly.

I used a Plasma Ball to demonstrate, because...What is "plasma"?...Ionized Hydrogen.

What is our atmosphere made up of?...Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen.

What is Lightning?...Positively charged clouds colliding with Negatively charged clouds mixing up the ions. This creating the static arc we see as lighting.

(to put it extremely simply)

I was going to show the Burbles using a Van DeGraff generator, but was afraid if I got too close they would melt or something. The Burbles registered the VDG from clear across the basement...200,000 volts of generated DC seems a little too extreme. However, I did notice something while playing with the Van DeGraff...the smell.

Have you ever gone into a "haunted" location, and caught the whiff of something you just couldn't identify? Its Ozone...the same thing produced by lighting, and the field around the Van DeGraff Generator. So now I'm thinking, what if these new "room fresheners" advertised on TV that Ionize the air, would be either a hindrance to our findings, or would they provide the spookies with an energy source? Hmmmm....

Now you're thinking, "Ok Ken, why are you so hell bent on this static thing?"

Just like the view of spirits in a psychological manner, and treating them AS PEOPLE, i.e., mannerisms, historic customs, etiquette, and putting yourself in their place, lets try to look for the source of a person's "energy" in a physiological manner.

Well, here's what I've found...just add everything up in the end. It'll make sense.

I did some extensive research on the Nervous System...Its more or less our bodies "Power Plant" by chemically producing electrical charges in our Brains that travel down the Spinal Column and are transmitted to the rest of our bodies. These are called the Synapse or Synaptic Responses.

Yes, we have tiny sparks in our heads as chemical reactions produce the electrical charges used to bridge the gaps between Neurons.

First Clue...The electrical impulses in our Brains are Direct Current...

Second Clue... We as Carbon-based Life Forms recycle our own electricity to function, NOT magnetism.

Third Clue...Energy, defined by Physics is the ability to do work. We all have it (sometimes) , although some more than others, the ability is still there. Now another defined Law of Physics, is that energy cannot be created or destroyed. So where does the energy that we as life-forms go?...I know, it seems kind of redundant that we seem to produce our own energy, but "the physical law" states otherwise... Well, we don't "create" the energy, we only fuel it by the food we eat, and it is doses of Sodium and Potassium that spark the Synapses. These impulses that spark our feelings or our emotions, and the way we think as individuals has been mainstreamly identified as our Minds. Its what gives us our personalities, who we are, how we react to certain situations, our emotions, etc...

Now I'm not saying sprinkle salt on a banana and watch the sparks fly, it doesn't work quite like that. There are other chemicals in there too, that produce the reaction. Just so we're clear on that...I can already see someone trying that, then saying I'm full of sh*t because the banana didn't zap...

(You're rambling Ken, get back to the subject)

Ok, the long and short of it is, people are DC electrical generators...NOT MAGNETIC GENERATORS. So why in THEEEEEE hell, would someone come up with the idea that our energy...our "spirits"...our "essence"... our "souls" if you will... our minds would be magnetic, and claim that EMF Detectors will work to find it?

Well guess what? It can't...

Big Daddy Burble vs. The EMF Detector

I had to do it, or it wouldn't have been a completed experiment...I'm not a *sit-on-my-ass-and-speculate* researcher...

As in the page about EMF Detectors, I walked through my house once more, this time with an EMF Meter in one hand, and Big Daddy Burble in the other.

The EMF Meter went off near the TV, Ceiling Fan, Microwave, Water Pipes, and a few other houshold appliances...Big Daddy didn't.

Big Daddy registered (at a distance of about 4 feet) around the Plasma Ball...EMF yawned, and only indicated a 00.2 from the transformer inside, and had to be placed right on top of it.

The EMF Meter was on the ropes when Big Daddy pointed out where my cat Puma, a living chemically DC producing organism, was located. (plus the charge of his fur)

Round One went to Big Daddy on points, by only locating organic sources of energy rather than the EMF Meter finding everything else in the house.

The Knockout Punch went to Big Daddy in the second round.

This experiment didn't all take place in the course of a few short minutes.

A few days later, I was on my computer, and out of the corner of my eye, I caught a shadow moving across the florescent light in the kitchen. I told my friend, who I was I/Ming with about it, and set Big Daddy on a shelf in the kitchen, where I could watch it from my computer chair. A few more times the "shadow" crossed in front of the light, and each time, Big Daddy reacted as shown by the dial and indicator light.

(puma was asleep on the back of the couch in the living room, I checked)

After a few minutes of this, all action ceased in the kitchen. I picked up Big Daddy, and walked around in there for a couple minutes, but Big Daddy never said another thing.

As I was leaving the kitchen, I caught a very familiar smell, and I got a really good feeling. So I took Big Daddy and an EMF Meter into the living room, and scanned around. As usual the EMF Meter chattered about as we passed by electrical appliances, but fell silent above my recliner. I moved a few feet to the left, over my Dad's old recliner, and Big Daddy indicated a field that the EMF Meter didn't recognize. Big Daddy Burble found the source of the shadow from my kitchen with the same dial reaction....My Dad came to visit.

I can't tell you how that made me feel, the joy that Big Daddy Burble was successful where the EMF Meter failed, and having my Dad around again, as briefly as he was.

I said, "Thanks Dad", and the Burble-Meter slowly faded into nothing...as did the familiar smell I noticed in the kitchen. That smell was the smell my Dad had just prior to his death in 2000...

(now I'm a little choked up)

I have every confidence in the world that these things can...will...and do work effectively!!

Big Daddy Burble indicated Big Daddy Johnson...the EMF Meter DID NOT!!!!

I'm not going to make one for you, nor will I sell them. I'd rather you made them yourselves, and developed some skills in creating your own equipment...You'll learn a lot more by doing it yourself, and come to appreciate the effort you put into it.

(see 'make your own burble')

However, these aren't something that can be slapped together in a few minutes. They take careful work, and a few tools...a soldering iron, a "third hand" holding device, a drill with assorted size bits, and a Dremmel with a cutting wheel helps a great deal to make it both functional and asthetic...

I have to dedicate this article to both my buddy Scott, for naming these things, and to my Dad, who helped me test them...Thanks guys!

Stay Tuned For Part 2 of "The Burble Report" as I'll give the details and play by play of using them at a Private Residence Investigation...

This could be something BIG. 

~~~copyright 2005 Dr. Ken

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