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Talk:E-Meter

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Any resemblanc to Kenny from South Park is coincidental? 82.44.143.26 (talk) 16:22, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

E-meter terms[edit]

Former adherents have revealed several terms of endearment for various reactions of the meter from "input" during auditing sessions. I recall one called a "rock-slam" where the needle goes to the far right hard with nary a bounce. I learned this from the a.r.s newsgroup back, oh, say, 1995 or so. I do not recall other terms though there was a whole slew of 'em. 04:35, 30 May 2011 (UTC) C®ackeЯ

Which reading is better?[edit]

Should I hide a silver wire that connects my hands, showing now resistance, or should I coat my hands with wax showing maximum resistance? — Unsigned, by: 130.134.82.16 / talk / contribs

Neither. AFAIK, the meter responds to instantaneous changes in skin conductivity, and the auditor watches the needle's dynamic behavior. Better to study and practise a form of yoga that allows you to sweat at will. Better still, stay the fuck away from E-meters and the scammers that run them. Sprocket J Cogswell (talk) 20:34, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Screwing with Scientology auditors is kind of out of our mission scope. However, I do know Arnie Lerma once wrote about how to fake a rock slam using cans with rusty or loose connections. The e-meter is essentially a simple biofeedback monitor with deliberate degradations in the circuit path to generate noise that the auditors call readings (the undamped analog meter, for example), so there's got to be a bunch of ways to create oddball readings. Of course, it's possible that intentionally rockslamming the meter might get you shipped off to RPF even if they don't catch you cheating... EVDebs (talk) 21:04, 23 May 2013 (UTC)