Finding Stuff With Metal Detectors
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Metal treasure detectors
For almost a century now, people have been enchanted with the prospect of treasure hunting by means of a metal detector. The reason why people started using a metal detector for this purpose is not known. Only stories of the manufacturers opting for the production of metal detectors seem to be inspired by such individuals seeking a portable metal detecting unit, in order to go prospecting for gold or silver, or with much more enthusiasm, looking for lost treasures. What started out as a last second decision by Alexander Graham Bell, to use a German invention, which was employed to detect ore, and try to locate the bullet lodged somewhere in the body of the dying president, James Garfield, developed into gadgets found in every other home and used for coin shooting or relic hunting. Older models were very bulky and heavy and hard to handle. They had vacuum tubes and huge batteries, weighted a lot and worked with very limited success. Nevertheless people started already in the thirties of the twentieth century to produce metal detectors for the relic hunting purpose. A small breakthrough happened during the World War II, when a polish scientist, who escaped the Nazis invasion in Poland, happened to meet with fellow soldiers trying to employ such a device for mine sweeping. The bulky machine did not work properly and the polish soldier changed the whole machine over into a working and portable model, which was employed very successfully for the mine sweeping purpose. Over a half a million units were thereafter produced by the military, in order to clean the mine fields left over by the retreating German troops. These machines were later mostly sold as surplus to individuals, starting the actual craze for relic hunting. Since that time, the community of such individuals just grew. The technology improved immensely and the micro chip invention provided the possibility of an affordable price but enhanced performance. Current machines surpass the capabilities of the original modes by a mile, allowing treasure hunters to accurately pinpoint valuables buried in the soil. Other places suitable for treasure hunting were discovered by the invention of a waterproof model, some are even submergible up to two hundred feet. Sandy beaches, the woods, vacant lots, ghost towns, back yards, camping places, abandoned picnic places, former and current trailer parks, public parks, old houses and many other places are nowadays frequented by the odd looking fellows with a buzzing machine and headphones, inching around with a slightly vacant look in their eyes. Watch out, the treasure hunters are on the loose!
