Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoScientologists Tell Feds They Don't Want Randos Repairing Their E-Metersgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down16
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkScientologists Tell Feds They Don't Want Randos Repairing Their E-Metersgizmodo.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarehi_its_me@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·2 years agoOut of curiosity, has there ever been a teardown of one of these to see what kind of snake oil actually powers them?
minus-squarecarl_dungeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·edit-22 years agoYes. Guy on Reddit a few years ago stole one out of a tent where they were giving free readings and did a full tear down. It’s a cheap Chinese ohm meter with a few extra circuits added for fancy dials and lights. It’s basically a movie prop. Edit: of course it was part of the purge: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronics/comments/8zrlav/detailed_teardown_of_a_scientology_emeter_high/?rdt=44960
minus-squarehardcoreufo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoDamn I would have loved to see that.
minus-squarehackitfast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI found this https://youtu.be/KGBPn9arfVo
minus-squareBobby TurkalinolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI imagine whoever tries gets sued into oblivion faster than John Deere with a farmer fixing his tractor
Out of curiosity, has there ever been a teardown of one of these to see what kind of snake oil actually powers them?
Yes. Guy on Reddit a few years ago stole one out of a tent where they were giving free readings and did a full tear down. It’s a cheap Chinese ohm meter with a few extra circuits added for fancy dials and lights. It’s basically a movie prop.
Edit: of course it was part of the purge: https://www.reddit.com/r/electronics/comments/8zrlav/detailed_teardown_of_a_scientology_emeter_high/?rdt=44960
Damn I would have loved to see that.
I found this
https://youtu.be/KGBPn9arfVo
I imagine whoever tries gets sued into oblivion faster than John Deere with a farmer fixing his tractor