The metal on the wrist

attn. of Tom Alves

Discussing the disturbing field of tv sets etc. I suggested our active friend Tom Alves to try an old trick of mine. He made a joke of it but at the end he accepted the conditions. I quote him:

Originally posted by graphoman:
“I can’t remember if I’ve suggested a trick you may try. You listen to music first on your usual way, then with a metal ring around your wrist. (Thick copper band is the best, but a few turn of thick copper wire is enough. Even the metal band of a watch would meet the case.) If you think you do percept the difference in A-B test, then you may try it in the presence of another person who don’t know about your trick. (You may stand behind him.) Would you try it?”

Tom’s report:
„OK, as I said I'm game for a laugh. Bands of metal are scarce in our house but I have a metal watch strap so I used that. I listened with and with out the watch on my left wrist sitting over my heart chakra. I repeated the experiment five times to the same piece of music. What did I notice? er, well it was a bit inconclusiveas the effect was quite subtle (a lot more than changing spurs) but overall I would say there was more crispness wearing the watch and more richness without it.
Having said that it really was a profound change nor one that will have me reaching for my watch. If I really did notice the change then I would say the sound changed but not for better or worse, just different presentation. Tom”

Yes, the metal band does have an effect but it obviously can be denied. One can say “the coldness of the metal could give the feeling of cooler sound” or “it’s mere psychedelic” etc. Now let’s play it further:

Imagine your guest listens to your music and you stay behind him. Now you can conduct an A-B blind(!) test when you tell him every time “it’s position A” and “it’s position B”, respectively. Of course, you don’t let him know what the difference between the two conditions is. If he does feel the effect you may inform him subsequently.

I’ve made this experiment with more than 1000 (thousand) persons. Would you try you as well? Then we can comparing notes.

graphoman