Flashlight Trick

In this episode, I tackle the Flashlight Trick. It's been done before, but still see this act of self-deception being used by individuals and teams that still claim to be talking to ghosts. Let's take a closer look. I HIGHLY recommend you take a look at this amazing video that completely deconstructs the trick and goes into the science behind it. Below is part of the description from his page. Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqNwGeXTQJk&t=6s "In particular, the cycling is caused by the flashlight's reflector expanding under the heat of the lamp and contracting when the lamp is off, thereby breaking or making contact as it is reducing or increasing pressure on the switch. The long and distinct on and off phases of the cycle are caused by complex events on the contact surfaces. First, when the lamp is off, some pressure is required to break the insulating layers of oxide and other debris that cover the contact surfaces. The lamp stays off until the reflector contracted far enough so that the spring in the tail cap inflicts enough pressure on the contacts to break the oxide layers. When the layers break, the first point of electric contact overheats, melts and spreads, and the contacts get welded together. As the lamp goes on, the reflector starts expanding from the heat of the lamp. It expands until it generated enough force to break the welded spot. Depending on the quality of the weld, the lamp either goes off quickly, as the contact surfaces jump apart, or it goes off flickering, as a bridge of molten metal is formed between the contacts which burns out. After the lamp goes off and the contacts start closing again, it takes some time to remake contact. Because if the surfaces jumped apart when the welded contact spot broke, the resulting gap needs to be closed again. In any case, pressure on the contacts needs to be built up again to break the oxide layers, which either grew back instantly after the weld broke or which got even worse by the oxidization and degredation of the liquid contact bridge. As contact is remade, the cycle starts again." To purchase your own Mini Maglite Flashlights - https://amzn.to/2HSQDkR Infrared Non-Contact Thermometer - https://amzn.to/2GoVqrT Logitech C930e webcam I used in this video - https://amzn.to/2Gopu7c