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How do Crystals "work"?

They have lighters that use crystals. When you press down a button, something hits a cryztal in the lighter, making an electrical spark. So the vibration, the hit, makes electricity

Watches sometimes use a crystal in the opposite way. Thery use a battery to vibrate a crystal in the watch, and the rate of vibration can keep time
 
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Kilik said:
The power of a computer is related to the processing power of the CPU. However many magaherts it runs on is however powerful the system is.
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Man, Kilik...You just never cease to amuse. Uh, amaze. I meant amaze. Yeah...that's the ticket.

Don't you remeber the old Nintendo ads, "now you're playing with power"
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And what is more authoritative than an old Nintendo ad?
 
Kilik said:
The power of a computer is related to the processing power of the CPU. However many magaherts it runs on is however powerful the system is.

Don't you remeber the old Nintendo ads, "now you're playing with power"
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Not entirely true.

There are many things that determine the power of a processor, much more than the cyclic frequency:

Word size--bit rating, determines how big a chunk the processor can accept at once-during each frequency of the clock. Pentium processors are 32-bit, there are new 64-bit processors that take twice as much data at a time to perform an operation. A lower clock speed 64-bit processor can outperform a higher-clock speed 32-bit processor.

Instruction set--This is the built-in code that the processor uses to perform operations. The instruction set is the list of operations the CPU can perform durin it's clock cycles. A large instruction set means the CPU can complete more complex operations in fewer clock cycles, while a small instruction set means some operations will take many more cycles to finish (as complex instructions require the CPU to process multiple operations on the data in sequence). See RISC and CISC.

Cache--Processor have a cache, which is a "waiting room" for incoming and outgoing data. This is an area of high-speed memory that the CPU uses to store instructions until it can process them. A larger cache size generally means improved performance.

There's more that goes into overall computer performance as well. Youa re correct in one respect, though...all other things being equal a higher clock speed means more power. But compare Pentium processors at 3Hz to AMD processors at 2.5 GHz to Macintosh processors at 2GHz. The performance of the lower speed CPUs can be faster than the higher speed ones, depending on other factors and the type of peration being performed.
 
Yeah, of course I don't know exactly how it all works, I was thinking more like why one system would have "blast processing" compared to a competitior
 
Ohohohohoho Funny.

I'm curious.

How does an inanimate, carbon based object supposed to generate all of these physiological effects?

I've been looking at my crystal for a few weeks now, turning it over under a microscope, licking it, tapping it on the table, and I can't for the life of me figure out how the thing is supposed to do anything. So far it's been about as useful as a rock, which it is.

Help?

Stanley
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I recieved this reply from the lady who sells the crystals for men:

Hi Stanley;
Well, I must agree with you, that you have a rock. Yup, no doubt about it!

So, where is the mystery ? That's where I come in, as an activator to your own consciousness. I'd like to refer you to my illuminating article "Why Crystal Healing Works" (http://www.crystaltiger.com/sa02006.html) from my home web site (www.crystaltiger.com.). I think you will find some of your answers there. You will be so amazed that one moment you feel nothing, the next you feel "something" and the only change has been within yourself. You see, no one in school teaches you how to feel esoteric energy. We can feel things physically and emotionally and maybe we have a "gut feel" for something. That's about it for about 99.5% of the population. No fooling. Then there are some who either have the gift to feel more subtle energies or who are self-taught and then some come to me because I can activate both the crystal and the person. However, you can do this yourself. I assume that you have a clear quartz crystal, similar to the one pictured below.
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Hold the crystal in your right hand with the tip pointed downwards as you rotate it s-l-o-w-l-y across the palm of your other hand. The crystal should be about 1-2 inches above the surface of the skin. Be patient and relaxed without expecting any outcome. You are actually creating a pathway to consciousness when you do this simple execrise, so give yourself time to make a shift. Its not something you can control. If you feel something like a pencil line of warmth or a buzz, you are actually feeling the energy that is already in the crystal interacting with your own bio-enegy. This means your own electro-magnetic energy is being activated as well as your consciousness to percieve subtle energy. . You can speed up healing of a cut by running the tip of the crystal over the injured area. I've had children tell me stories about how they made cuts and bruises disappear, one said within within 10 minutes a bruise disappeared ! Well that's a physical affect. There are also more emotional and psychological effects by wearing the crystals, usually around the neck or at the heart chakra. You can read Three Steps to Crystal Healing at http://www.crystaltiger.com/sa02060_Three_Steps.html and
How to Clean, Cleanse, Charge, Activate and Program Your Crystal at http://www.crystaltiger.com/sa02005.html.

Here is some more information (by another author):
http://www.rainbowcrystal.com/crystal/crystalpamphlet.html (Now That I Have My Crystals, What Do I Do With Them?)
http://www.rainbowcrystal.com/crystal/program.html

So, write back and let me know how it goes !

Good luck,
Karen Ryan
Crystal Energy Psychotherapist
www.crystaltiger.com
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DevilsAdvocate said:
This makes sure that the operations of the CPU don't get ahead of themselves and cause it to overheat. :cool:
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Well not really. Yes if you overclock a CPU it will use more heat but this is not a problem for certain classes of CPU that are not small heating systems like the Pentium classes.

The main point of clocking on synchronous processors is that it allows you to mitigate the potential problems of reading an incorrect state due to the fact that logic gates take a finite amount of time to change their state and that it takes some time for this change of stage to propagate. You can either add extra logic or clock your system to get rid of these 'spikes'.

Hence if you clock a CPU too fast then errors start to creep into the internal logic and your system may crash.

And from this we may also conclude that it is not clock speed that determines the speed a CPU can operate but the logic transition delay and associated propagation delays and the design of the chip thereof. Infact modern CPUs are so complex that the delay of propagating the clock signal itself is a problem that needs to be accounted for since they are clocked so high.
 
Kilik said:
Yeah, of course I don't know exactly how it all works, I was thinking more like why one system would have "blast processing" compared to a competitior
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So in other words you don't really have a clue how computers work or what all ther terms realating to them mean but that doesn't stop you from spouting off crap about them all the same?
 
Kilik said:
Crystals can take electricity and turn it into physical vibration, and they can also do the opposite vice versa.

I think they can allow long distance communication that way, by taking electricity, converting it to high fequency radio or tv waves, then sending it out in the air, and then reconverting the signals again
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I have a couple of questions. Without "poisoning the well" here it's obvious you aren't familiar with electro-magnetism as taught these days and are speaking as a layman. With this in mind, why do you choose to suggest they are converted to (particularly) high-frequency waves?

Given that crystals (and things that look a bit like crystals) can generically turn physical vibration into some kind of electrical signal, what use is this in terms of, say, healing someone or protecting them from curses? If some signal is being received by your crystal, and it is reproducing that signal in the form of a physical vibration, how does a buzzing rock help anyone feel good (and no smart answers involving Adult Massage Devices)?

Continuing this idea, if different physical vibrations can solve different physical problems, what about all the vibrating things we touch and surround ourselves with every day? Do I, for example, not suffer from heartburn because my Nokia is set to "vibrate"? Or is the principle something completely different?

As an aside, radio waves are not named after the music box, the music box is something that receives radio waves. A TV also receives radio waves so, while it's not incorrect to talk about TV waves as such, it's like saying your car runs on "a special liquid" when you mean petrol.
 
Kilik said:
perhaps the concept these machines have has some potential?
http://www.healing-waves.com/hw/html/acuscope.html

http://scenarworld.com/questions.php/
http://scenarworld.com/research/article5.php
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The first of those links claims a machine capable of curing everything from injuries to viruses, sports accidents to Alzheimer's. It also claims that the public are only now going to find out about this amazing technology that's hitherto only been tested by athletes, movie stars and religious icons (the most discerning of scientists). Forgive me for leaping to a conclusion, but I can't help wondering why this technology has never been presented by any legitimate healthcare body? Maybe I just missed it, but I seriously doubt it's there. So I conclude (without doing any more research on it than looking at a few web pages) that it's the usual snake oil.
A lot of quack stuff has pages upon pages of explanations - mostly random technobabble stuck phrase-upon-phrase - which are not usually internally consistent and don't often make a lot of sense at all. Legitimate work can often be spotted by its links to other professional bodies, excerpts and documents published in peer-reviewed journals, etc. rather than anecdotes about old TV stars and how they thought it was cool.

So I don't think there's a lot of potential there...
 
Hold the crystal in your right hand with the tip pointed downwards as you rotate it s-l-o-w-l-y across the palm of your other hand. The crystal should be about 1-2 inches above the surface of the skin. Be patient and relaxed without expecting any outcome. You are actually creating a pathway to consciousness when you do this simple execrise, so give yourself time to make a shift. Its not something you can control. If you feel something like a pencil line of warmth or a buzz, you are actually feeling the energy that is already in the crystal interacting with your own bio-enegy.
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I actually tried this with a four inch quartz spire, and I did feel some kind of faint sensation. Then I tried again, this time with the plastic handle of a screwdriver roughtly the same size, and I got the same result. I tried once more with an empty hand, pressing my fingers together, and still I felt it, though not as much as the other two times. Somehow I don't think her explanation is correct, since it seems to work regardless of whether or not I use a crystal...
 
Here's a poser. The frequency of a crystal is determined by it's size and shape. One of the reasons ceramics are more popular is that ceramics can be formed to very exact shapes. With a raw crystal such as those sold for 'new age' purposes the shape is irregular (compared to one cut for rf use) so it will respond to wide range of radio frequencies. This gives a response from the crystal that at best is difficult to predict. Given that few crystals seem to be shaped for anything but cosmetic appeal how can their effects be determined in any way?
Just for kicks:
Voltage is a property of electrical energy, not an entity of it's own.
Power = Voltage X Current
CPUs can be clocked over the base oscillator if a frequency multiplier is used.
CPUs don't use heat they give it off as a byproduct of conduction.
The FCC has a myriad number of regulations backed up with lots of medical studies that rf energy is harmful in high doses or over extended lengths of time, how is making yourself a better antenna with that crystal in your hand do anything but injure your health?

--------------- Festus Knows What A Pentode Is, Do You?------------------
 
Can I safely assume, then, that your bum is protected by tinfoil underpants?-SezMe.

Good Ed, No! That would be dangerous due to cross-etheric polarisation.
All my underpants are latex.
 
Oh joy, a response:

Well, I tried exactly what you told me, and lo/behold, I did feel something. A very very faint "something", barely perceptible.

I decided to try it again, except this time with a broom handle. I got the same results.

Then I did it with an empty hand. You guessed it, pretty much the same result.

I tried a few other household objects, like my stereo remote, a rubber ball, and the like. At this point I was getting suspicious that the "results" were little more than a placebo.

I asked my sister to wear a blindfold and gave her an empty, faceted salt shaker. I told her it was a crystal. She claimed that she felt some kind of something something, but couldn't really describe it.

I do happen to have a bruise on my lower back from a small scuffle I experienced in the parking lot with a territorial goose. I rubbed my crystal over the bruise a bit. I rubbed some more. Waited a good hour. Rubbed again. Nothing.

- I've had children tell me stories about how they made cuts and bruises disappear, one said within within 10 minutes a bruise disappeared ! -

Did you see this occur yourself? I mean, this IS the testimony of children, good old reliable children. I've had children tell me that they could become invisible. I asked them to prove it and they covered their eyes, smiling smugly over their new found supernatural power.

I dunno, the more I play with this crystal the more I suspect this is all some money-making scam to convince people that rocks can make them feel better.

Prove me wrong.
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Her response:

Oh, Stanley;
You are a sceptic indeed. Your closed mind is not really ready for the esoteric. You would need to drop your ego and your need to prove something before something mystical can happen. Its o.k to be this way for now. So why not give the crystal away to someone who would appreciate it more than yourself. I just don't think you are ready. Perhaps some day you will be. I hope you will remember that I tried to help you make a connection, not so much with the crystal as within yourself.

Take care, and Blessings to you,
Karen
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cyborg said:
The main point of clocking on synchronous processors is that it allows you to mitigate the potential problems of reading an incorrect state due to the fact that logic gates take a finite amount of time to change their state and that it takes some time for this change of stage to propagate.
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Agreed. I stated it as processors "get ahead of themselves", with a consequence of "overheating", which perhaps lessens the primary consequence of a processor "getting ahead of itself." I was just trying to crunh a bunch a data into something simple. :)
 
Festus said:
Here's a poser. The frequency of a crystal is determined by it's size and shape. One of the reasons ceramics are more popular is that ceramics can be formed to very exact shapes. With a raw crystal such as those sold for 'new age' purposes the shape is irregular (compared to one cut for rf use) so it will respond to wide range of radio frequencies. This gives a response from the crystal that at best is difficult to predict. Given that few crystals seem to be shaped for anything but cosmetic appeal how can their effects be determined in any way?
Just for kicks:
Voltage is a property of electrical energy, not an entity of it's own.
Power = Voltage X Current
CPUs can be clocked over the base oscillator if a frequency multiplier is used.
CPUs don't use heat they give it off as a byproduct of conduction.
The FCC has a myriad number of regulations backed up with lots of medical studies that rf energy is harmful in high doses or over extended lengths of time, how is making yourself a better antenna with that crystal in your hand do anything but injure your health?
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Good post. :clap:
 
I think, bagtagger, that you didn't hold your mouth right. Or, perhaps, the planets weren't in the proper sequence. Or maybe you have 'negative' thoughts, which will stop it from working, you see.
 
Well, I tried exactly what you told me, and lo/behold, I did feel something. A very very faint "something", barely perceptible.

I decided to try it again, except this time with a broom handle. I got the same results.

Then I did it with an empty hand. You guessed it, pretty much the same result.

I tried a few other household objects, like my stereo remote, a rubber ball, and the like. At this point I was getting suspicious that the "results" were little more than a placebo.

I asked my sister to wear a blindfold and gave her an empty, faceted salt shaker. I told her it was a crystal. She claimed that she felt some kind of something something, but couldn't really describe it.

I do happen to have a bruise on my lower back from a small scuffle I experienced in the parking lot with a territorial goose. I rubbed my crystal over the bruise a bit. I rubbed some more. Waited a good hour. Rubbed again. Nothing.

- I've had children tell me stories about how they made cuts and bruises disappear, one said within within 10 minutes a bruise disappeared ! -

Did you see this occur yourself? I mean, this IS the testimony of children, good old reliable children. I've had children tell me that they could become invisible. I asked them to prove it and they covered their eyes, smiling smugly over their new found supernatural power.

I dunno, the more I play with this crystal the more I suspect this is all some money-making scam to convince people that rocks can make them feel better.

Prove me wrong.
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I felt that same effect, too. What's really causing it? I think it might have something to do with how your body anticipates touch.
 
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