Since 2004, Hoagland has conducted a series of what he calls "experiments" designed to detect and, if possible, to measure the torsion field generated by the interactions of massive spinning objects, including distant planets and stars. He seeks to confirm an idea first proposed by amateur scientist Bruce DePalma[102] according to which rotating masses generate inertial fields that cause an increase of the inertia of any other mass they pass through.[103] More recently he has extended this belief to the proposition that large pyramids amplify this effect in their immediate vicinity. He has not said what units a torsion field would be measured in.
His equipment consists of a Bulova Accutron wristwatch manufactured in 1977 or earlier, placed in a tuning fork sensor enclosure which is electrically connected to a MicroSet precision watch timer manufactured by Mumford Micro Systems of Santa Barbara, California.[104] The MicroSet output data is linked to a laptop computer by USB cabling and the Mumford-supplied software creates a dynamic display with many options for data management. The end result is a trace of the Accutron tuning fork frequency, nominally 360 Hz, recorded over any chosen time period. According to Hoagland's explanation,[103] the inertia of the tuning fork should increase when it is influenced by the torsion field, and thus its frequency should decrease.
He has used this equipment on several occasions:
Transit of Venus, June 8, 2004. Site: Coral Castle, Homestead, Florida.[note 10] Result: Some frequency spiking during transit. Pronounced spiking to 364.474 Hz at moment of 3rd contact. Continued spiking, some off-scale, for many minutes after the transit was complete.[103] Hoagland later published a second trace[105] which is incompatible with his first report.
Dawn at the Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, April 22, 2009. Result: Published trace did not begin until five minutes after dawn. Spikes to 454.79 Hz (07:19:30) and 465.192 Hz (07:20:10).[106]
April 26, 2009. Site: Temple of the Masks, Tikal, Mexico. Result: Random spiking 14.531 Hz - 949.586 Hz.[107]
UK, Summer 2011. Sites: Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill. Mentioned on Coast to Coast AM, nothing published.
Annular eclipse of the Sun, May 20, 2012. Site: Terrace of the High Finance Restaurant, Sandia Peak, New Mexico. Result: Several off-scale decreasing spikes prior to the eclipse. Six off-scale increasing spikes during the eclipse.[108]
Transit of Venus June 5, 2012. Site: Terrace of the High Finance Restaurant, Sandia Peak, New Mexico. Result: Not published.
Grand Galactic Alignment September 19, 2012. Site: Temple of Kukulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Result: Project aborted, Hoagland and his partner ejected from the site by site security.[109]
Annular solar eclipse of May 10, 2013. Site: Mauna Kea. Result: No reading during eclipse due to technical difficulty.
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