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What Is Ghost Hunting?

Learn the science behind a successful ghost hunt.

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  • Play Ghost Hunting Tools
    8 Clips Playlist Ghost Hunting Tools

    (09:03)

    See what the experts use to find and follow ghosts.
  • Play Ghost Hunting Investigation
    7 Clips Playlist Ghost Hunting Investigation

    (09:10)

    Want to know what happens in a ghost hunt? Travel to NYC, where a college student thinks he sees a phantom lady in his roommate's bedroom. Will ghost hunters find her as well?

The Science Channel Clips

  • Play Ghost Hunting: Phantom Sighting
    Phantom Sighting

    Ghost Hunting (00:26)

    Here's a clip of a suspicious shadow during one of Paranormal NYC's investigations.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Paranormal Multimeter
    Paranormal Multimeter

    Ghost Hunting (00:58)

    Finding the measure of sound in decibels the multimeter can pick up just about any sound that a ghost makes.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Checking Humidity
    Checking Humidity

    Ghost Hunting (01:14)

    How does humidity play a part in ghost hunting? Watch this clip to find out!
  • Play Ghost Hunting: That Creepy Feeling
    That Creepy Feeling

    Ghost Hunting (00:42)

    Positive and negative ions may make you think you've seen a ghost. Learn why here.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: What is Ghost Hunting?
    What is Ghost Hunting?

    Ghost Hunting (00:36)

    Dom Villella from Paranormal Investigation NYC reveals what goes in to ghost hunting.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Ghost Sightings
    Ghost Sightings

    Ghost Hunting (02:16)

    The crew inspects the room in order to determine where the sightings began.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Ghost Microphones
    Ghost Microphones

    Ghost Hunting (00:36)

    We can't see ghosts, but is it possible to hear them with the help of a microphone?
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Measuring Ghostly Magnetism
    Measuring Ghostly Magnetism

    Ghost Hunting (00:33)

    Normally used to find the earth's magnetic field, the EMF Detector can also help to find the natural magnetic field of a ghost.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Ghost Hunting Toolbox
    Ghost Hunting Toolbox

    Ghost Hunting (01:59)

    When it comes to ghost hunting is all of this equipment really necessary?
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Redball Sighting
    Redball Sighting

    Ghost Hunting (00:05)

    The ghost investigators at Paranormal NYC recorded these strange red balls of light at the Ed Sullivan Theater, near David Letterman's desk.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Electromagnetic Field Detector
    Electromagnetic Field Detector

    Ghost Hunting (00:39)

    The electromagnetic field detector helps to rule out the possibilities than prove the existence of ghosts.
  • Play Ghost Hunting: Haunting Thermometer
    Haunting Thermometer

    Ghost Hunting (00:53)

    Find the temperature changes in a haunted room with various temperature gauges.
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