why does a metal detector beep

[strike it rich]

why ?

 

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[Ascholten]

because they can't talk.

why does a dog bark....because they can't talk.... same thing.

Aaron

 

[strike it rich]

because they can't talk.

why does a dog bark....because they can't talk.... same thing.

Aaron

good point I mean why dont the say gold,silver,coin,relic,dont have a clue

 

[Ascholten]

Well that's a lot of extra programming to have them speak to you. I believe at one time I think it was garrett that had a detector that did speak and pretty much do what you wanted it to do.

on that though, how annoying would that get, you sweep over trash or through a shredded beercan in mineralized soil with a coin in there.


quarter, dime, di di, quart, quart, di, dolla. half, quar. dime .penn. ring ring.... iron quar...

It'd sound like Max Headroom on crack.

Aaron

 

[strike it rich]

Well that's a lot of extra programming to have them speak to you. I believe at one time I think it was garrett that had a detector that did speak and pretty much do what you wanted it to do.

on that though, how annoying would that get, you sweep over trash or through a shredded beercan in mineralized soil with a coin in there.


quarter, dime, di di, quart, quart, di, dolla. half, quar. dime .penn. ring ring.... iron quar...

It'd sound like Max Headroom on crack.

Aaron

lol good stuff

 

[diggummup]

Where do you come up with this stuff?

 

[Ascholten]

ok diggum then what is your hypothesis on why we dont have talking detectors. By your drawing it seems so simple, why havent they done it then, or continued doing it?

Just curious

Aaron

 

[watercolor]

If you're hunting a beach and find a gold ring,
would you want your detector telling everyone around what you found?

Just curious. . .

 

[Charles Oak Island NC]

So you can find them in the dark

 

[diggummup]

ok diggum then what is your hypothesis on why we dont have talking detectors. By your drawing it seems so simple, why havent they done it then, or continued doing it?

Just curious

Aaron

LOL- You know what this drawing is? It's an error concealment flowchart used on Jerry Springer shows. A beep detector if you will. I figured it was appropriate. Sorry, I couldn't help it.

 

[Ascholten]

oh god, now we got jerry jerry jerry in here.... well there's nuff beeps on that show to cover a weeks worth of detecting on the worst of beaches...

too bad none of them are gold.. hell even the 'tooth' his candidates have don't have gold in it.

aaron

 

[diggummup]

Come on now, Jerry is a detectorist too.

 

[re-tek]

operational explanation for the beep.

beep in our society means MOVE. when you sit at a traffic light too long people beep at you right? okay then.. so the detector beeps to get you to move and proceed to digging. beep = dig. follow me soo far?

when you're doing something wrong you often times can feel the silence and hence feel guilty right? this is why when your down there digging the detector poceeds to go into guilt mode and shuts up. eventually you feel the guilt and pick the thing up and start swinging it again thus restarting the cycle.

 

[Charles Oak Island NC]

I like that all my MD's have a guilt mode

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

Your detector beeps?

Mine plays music and dances. Yours must be broken. Better ship it off for repairs.



Ray S

 

[TORPEDOX]

Your detector beeps?

Mine plays music and dances. Yours must be broken. Better ship it off for repairs.



Ray S

LMAO GOOD ONE!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

In the diagram above, I see "Beep Block." This sounds like "Beek Rock." Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Buckleboy

 

[Shortstack]

Back in the mid-1990s, Garrett had their top of the line detector, I think it was the Grand Master, that you could special order with talking responses. It used a woman's voice. I told Wayne at Wayne's Detector Sales in OKC that the LAST thing I needed or wanted was a damned detector that talked to me---especially in a woman's voice. Both of us were divorced at the time, so he understood. I don't think that detector lasted long in the company's lineup. Everyone I talked with about it felt the same as I did. Metal detecting is supposed to be relaxing and enjoyable. Why would anyone want someone whispering in their ear during the outing---"penny, nickel, maybe ring, tab, crap, dime..."?

 

[sparkymaster]

If there was a detector that talked it would be the last thing I would get. I beat myself up enough for not digging some signals. Could you imagine if your detector was rubbing it in your face. "I told you to dig that target the other day but noooo, no one listens to me, I'm just a stupid detector that gets stuffed in the closet after giving you treasure". That would be horrible, not for me.

HH

sparkymaster

 

[CaptainMorgan]

Back in the mid-1990s, Garrett had their top of the line detector, I think it was the Grand Master, that you could special order with talking responses. It used a woman's voice. I told Wayne at Wayne's Detector Sales in OKC that the LAST thing I needed or wanted was a damned detector that talked to me---especially in a woman's voice. Both of us were divorced at the time, so he understood. I don't think that detector lasted long in the company's lineup. Everyone I talked with about it felt the same as I did. Metal detecting is supposed to be relaxing and enjoyable. Why would anyone want someone whispering in their ear during the outing---"penny, nickel, maybe ring, tab, crap, dime..."?

Really I wouldn't mind a woman's sexy soft voice wispering to me stuff like "hey big guy you're striking gold with me stop and dig that double eagle" or " "that diamond ring under 3 inches of dirt makes my eyes sparkle" and hopefully " your hands are so strong, I like the way you hold me, but stop and dig that cache right here ".
In reality it would be "hey loser you hit another pull tab, I should of listened to my mother and married a real detectorist".