[Jewelry making - Article 00505] - Re: [Orchid] Crystal Therapy

[John Burgess]

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    G'day I have actually attached foil with wires to a large crystal of
    Rochell's Salt (sodium potassium tartrate) and connected the wires
    not to an ordinary voltmeter but to a cathode ray tube set up for
    high resistance voltage measurement.  Why won't a voltmeter work? 
    Because it uses too much current and the electrical resistance of
    the crystal is extremely high - millions of ohms - so an ordinary
    voltmeter  won't detect the change in potential. But if the sides of
    the crystal are sharply compressed, the crystal will produce more
    than a thousand volts - at virtually no current.   I have a
    commercially made gas lighter containing one of these crystals and
    no battery - and when squeezed it produces a small spark hot enough
    to light a propane torch.   Had it for about 15 years.  Still works. 

    Stand in front of a mirror in a dark room and crunch a sugar cube
    with your mouth open; the inside of your mouth with light up
    momentarily, but you will detect only the crunchiness and sweetness.
      And so on.     No mystery; the energy of sharp pressure distorts
    the crystal structure releasing the energy in the form of light or
    an electrical voltage. 

    Which all has little to do with the 'healing' power of crystals.   
    That in my opinion is akin to faith healing;  it works when the
    person believes it sufficiently.   Which is why 8 sessions of
    acupuncture did not affect my rheumatic pains - I didn't believe it
    would. 

    Hey!! what's all this got to do with a jewellery forum?? 

-- 
Cheers for now,
John Burgess;   johnb AT ts.co.nz of Mapua, Nelson NZ


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