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notaurusyesterday at 10:26 PM1 replyview on HN

Hmmm.

> the listening circuit must also be tuned to resonate at the expected frequency of proton precession, which will depend on Earth’s magnetic field at your location

> the frequency of these tones matches the magnetic field at my location to about 1 percent

I don’t doubt the physics, but I’m not sure about the experiment design. Being able to hear the correct frequency may just mean you’ve built an oscillator and tuned it.


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gsf_emergency_6yesterday at 11:54 PM

This channel has a more detailed coverage of what goes down in the field

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ04J62_rG0AwQ57wb8Rxp7...

This particular vid is a sort of FAQ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wg4GSXtpQzQ