It's been a while since I've watched Ghost Adventures. During the break I have noticed a shift in tone. It's now more Paranormal State like and darker.

If these guys seriously believe what they are saying, I think they have become a danger to themselves and to others. Aron wants to kill the bishop. One of these days he just might. This show is no longer funny.

When people follow through with their beliefs in demonism they become downright dangerous. Aron has even lost his marriage over it. Propagating this belief onto gullible TV viewers is equally dangerous.

The first couple of seasons were a bit of a lark, but with all this demon possession stuff going on, no more. I'm just waiting to read where one of them ends up in the loony bin or in jail.

HollyDolly: "As far as equipment goes, they might be better off sticking to dowsing rods rather than k2 meters ,Frank's Box and the like.At least they have been used for hundreds of years.I don't know if they detect electro magnetic levels or whatever in the earth in order to work, but they can't be any worse than an emf detector."

Hmmm…I understand what you're saying…but…I just want to throw this out there:

I am somewhat uncomfortable throwing EMF detectors, things like the Frank Box, and dowsing rods in the same category.  I would view them as three independent categories.  The EMF detectors are valid pieces of equipment.  Extremely useful when used properly.  Our gigantic problem with them is how they are used and the theories cooked up by these paranormal investigatory groups.  Even the K2 may be a cheap version, but it's still "ok" for what it is truly intended for.  The Frank Box, Shack Hack, Ovilus and the rest of that stuff I would categorize as electronic nonsense.  The entire point of these devices is to randomly generate words in one way or another.  Very little science to hang your hat on with these.  As for dowsing rods, even though used for hundreds of years, I personally have never seen any scientific evidence that they actually work.

So having to say all that…I still understand your point.  I've always maintained that these groups could nail a little arrow to a plank of wood, spin it, and it would point them in the direction of ghosts just as well as any of the "ghost detecting" equipment that they are using.

As for possession…I've countered that argument before in a few PS threads.  I won't be getting back into it, but lets just say I have a very dim view of it…

The episode itself…I found it very disjointed.  Wait, that's not explaining much.  I found the episode more disjointed than usual.  It seemed that they were patching things together from all over the place.  The only theme that really came across is that Zak is yearning to direct some music videos.  Tell me he wasn't trying to show his "talent" for that sort of thing with that episode.  "Yes, I yell at ghosts, but I'll make a music video for your band too.  Call me at 555-JERK."

The other thing that jumped out at me was an EVP about mid-way in the show.  I think it said "Come with me" or something like that.  I was in the kitchen when I first heard it.  At that point, I didn't hear that it was an EVP, I thought it was Zak talking to the other two guys.  So I come back into the room and they play it again.  Um…wow…that REALLY sounds like Zak.  To the point where if I had some sort of voice recognition program, that's the first EVP that I'd run through it.  I'm usually pretty good with voices.  That EVP…I'm not going to do it but Officer Barbrady should start getting ready for my declaration of shenanigans.  Get your brooms ready!  (Hmmm…no South Park fans here?   )

I watched a similar video a while back where a mother lost her toddler and got some kind of ghost box to communicate with him. There were subtitles on the screen which were necessary because it was just hash. It was heart wrenching to watch the "communication" with nothing. I guess grief can bring out desperation and we lose all objectivity.

Just getting back to GA for a minute lol, I notice Bobby Mackay himself still didn't seem too convinced that his place was haunted, and he spends more time there than anyone else.

The GA team reckon skeptics should visit the place. If I lived a bit closer I'd take them up on that! Let's take in the SV dream team and sus it out some time. Might be a good place for the GH drinking game and a bit of karaoke.

Ghaleon said: "One time on National Geographic they sent a research team into Bobby Mackays. When they went to the basement they got high levels of Carbon Monoxide readings while down there. They said that would explain the hallucinations, loss of balance on the stairs, convulsions and all the other happenings in the basement. If the levels are as high as they say I just wonder how someone has not died or had other complications from the fumes? Also how is the GA team able to stay down there around it for so long?"

First and foremost…Carbon Monoxide poisoning is no joke.  It's odorless, tasteless, colorless and just overall nasty in a home environment.  If you…yes you sitting there reading…do not have any CO detectors, then rip yourself from the net (it will be here when you get back), go out in the real world (I know, I know…the sun is scary…) and go get yourself a handful (and some batteries).  They are cheap and can save your life, your family's lives, and your dog's lives (nobody really cares about cats…  ).  Alright, with that out of the way…

Although I do applaud the National Geographic team for looking at such things like CO levels, two things come to mind.  First, kind of weird that Nat-Geo is even doing things like paranormal investigation.  Not judging or anything, just…curious about it.  The other thing…I'm also not a big fan of "blanket solutions."  As in, there was a high level of CO on this particular day at this particular time and that should explain everything for the past 20 years or however long the stories have been building. 

And to answer your own questions, Ghaleon…time and concentration.  The cause of the CO at the time Nat-Geo swept through may have been eliminated by the time the GA crew came in.  In fact, by law…it would have had to have been eliminated.

As for concentration levels, one can maintain actually quite well in very low levels.  In fact, here's what OSHA has to say about it:

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/carbonmonoxide/recognition.html

So as you can see, as a gas…it's not very lethal, especially at low exposure.  It's just touted as so dangerous because it can be found at times in our homes.  Most extremely lethal or dangerous gases are typically not found anywhere near where we live (well..hopefully…).