One of the things that is yet to be documented is whether or not this force is real (acts on the quartz even when not being held) or induced (acts on the muscles, thereby causing the sensation of force).
One way to test this would be to fasten the quartz to the end of a wooden rod and secure a matching weight to the other end. The longer the rod, the less sensitive it will be, but we don't want the weight too close so as to interfere or cancel the PMH effect. Suspend the rod from a piece of nylon line (fishing line, weed eater line, or similar. Don't use a twisted thread, use a monofilament. Once the rod is hanging very still and horizontal, bring the PMH into proximity. It would be helpful to have a grid of vertical and horizontal lines some feet behind the detector (on the wall?) with a lamp to cast a shadow of the rod and line detector onto the grid. The shadow will be amplified by the ratio of the distance between the lamp and the detector and the detector and the grid, just like a lever. The closer the lamp is to the detector and the farther the detector is from the grid, the greater the sensitivity.
You could video the shadow on the grid while trying different approach positions and angles. This technique can be tailored to be decades more sensitive than human sensory perception.
There are two shadows involved, one vertical one horizontal. The suspension line is the vertical and the rod is the horizontal. Any motion on either axis will be detected easily. Also, not as accurate would be motion in the z axis (toward or away from the grid). In this case the size of the shadow will change to some degree as it moves toward or away from the lamp.
For best results, use as short a rod as is practicable as this will offer the greatest angle deviation for a given input pressure.
Another method if you have one, would be to fasten a laser pointer to the weight end of the rod and have that shine directly on the grid all the way across the room. Small motion on the rod will produce large swings of the laser dot.
If we get motion by this method, then we can say the force is real and rule out the muscle hypothesis.
One way to test this would be to fasten the quartz to the end of a wooden rod and secure a matching weight to the other end. The longer the rod, the less sensitive it will be, but we don't want the weight too close so as to interfere or cancel the PMH effect. Suspend the rod from a piece of nylon line (fishing line, weed eater line, or similar. Don't use a twisted thread, use a monofilament. Once the rod is hanging very still and horizontal, bring the PMH into proximity. It would be helpful to have a grid of vertical and horizontal lines some feet behind the detector (on the wall?) with a lamp to cast a shadow of the rod and line detector onto the grid. The shadow will be amplified by the ratio of the distance between the lamp and the detector and the detector and the grid, just like a lever. The closer the lamp is to the detector and the farther the detector is from the grid, the greater the sensitivity.
You could video the shadow on the grid while trying different approach positions and angles. This technique can be tailored to be decades more sensitive than human sensory perception.
There are two shadows involved, one vertical one horizontal. The suspension line is the vertical and the rod is the horizontal. Any motion on either axis will be detected easily. Also, not as accurate would be motion in the z axis (toward or away from the grid). In this case the size of the shadow will change to some degree as it moves toward or away from the lamp.
For best results, use as short a rod as is practicable as this will offer the greatest angle deviation for a given input pressure.
Another method if you have one, would be to fasten a laser pointer to the weight end of the rod and have that shine directly on the grid all the way across the room. Small motion on the rod will produce large swings of the laser dot.
If we get motion by this method, then we can say the force is real and rule out the muscle hypothesis.
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