[g-sani]

Originally Posted by Carl-NC

This is why I strongly suggest the following:

1. Try to get the manufacturer to demonstrate the device himself in a test that he agrees is fair to the capabilities of the device, and that you agree is fair in a scientific sense.

2. If a manufacturer demonstration isn't possible, have the manufacturer specify the exact test procedures that someone else can use to successfully demonstrate the capabilities of the device. Make sure he understands the procedures must follow good scientific protocol, i.e., randomized, blind, and repeatable.

3. If the manufacturer won't offer his own test procedures, design your own test around the explicit claims made of the device.

4. If the manufacturer makes no explicit claims (more common than you might think), design the test around what the device ought to do, if the device worked as a useful long-range locator of treasure.

That's a good suggestion Carl, I have to say it.