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'''Cold spot''' may refer to: |
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* [[Cold spot (paranormal)]], an area of low temperature that allegedly indicates the presence of a ghost |
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* [[CMB cold spot]], a vast area of space that is unusually cold in the microwave spectrum |
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* [[Coldspot]], a former Sears brand of refrigerators and other cooling units |
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* [[Ice volcano]], or more specifically a type of ice volcano that is analogous to a geological hotspot. |
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{{Infobox paranormal term |
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|Image_Caption = An [[infrared thermometer]] that measures surface temperatures is believed by [[ghost hunting|ghost hunters]] to also measure air temperature, and thus to locate cold spots. |
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|Usage = Terminology |
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|Name = Paranormal Cold Spots |
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|See_Also = [[Ghost hunting]]<br>[[Haunted house]]<br>[[Stigmatized property]] |
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In [[ghost hunting]], a '''cold spot''' is a supposed area of localized [[coldness]] or a sudden decrease in [[ambient temperature]] with an assumed connection to alleged [[paranormal]] activity. A definition of a cold spot that has been used in ghost hunting is "a small, defined area of intense cold (at least 10 degrees colder than the surrounding area) that can not readily be explained by other natural or mechanical causes (e.g. air conditioning, a drafty window, ice or snow).<ref name="Long Island Paranormal Investigators">{{cite web|last=Long Island Paranormal Investigators|title=Paranormal Terms And Definitions|url=http://www.liparanormalinvestigators.com/definitions.shtml|accessdate=2011-07-11}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Believers claim that cold spots are an indicator of paranormal activity in the area. According to the beliefs of ghost hunters; the cold air seems to be contained within an invisible bubble which they believe to be the ghost itself.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hawkins|first=Robb|title=Getting Started in Paranormal Investigation|year=2008|publisher=Robb Hawkins}}</ref> |
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Ghost hunters believe that an invisible [[ghost]] is able to make itself visible by drawing on sources of energy such as heat in air so that a specific location becomes unusually cold,<ref name="Long Island Paranormal Investigators"/><ref name="Maurice">{{cite web|last=Townsend|first=Maurice|title=Paranormal Cold Spots|url=http://www.assap.ac.uk/newsite/htmlfiles/Cold%20spots.html|accessdate=2011-10-19}}</ref> however, this belief is at odds with the [[laws of thermodynamics]] and scientific understanding of the physical world.<ref name=MIT>{{cite web|title=Concept and Statements of the Second Law|url=http://web.mit.edu/16.unified/www/FALL/thermodynamics/notes/node37.html|accessdate=2010-10-07|publisher=web.mit.edu}}</ref> |
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==Practices== |
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Ghost hunters may carry [[thermographic camera]]s and [[infrared thermometer]]s (which can only detect surface temperatures, rather than ambient air temperatures) to detect the presence of purported cold spots in the ambient air of locations that are reported to be [[list of reportedly haunted locations|haunted]]. Ghost hunting organizations advise that the spots be checked from several different angles in order to confirm their existence and features. |
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Ghost hunters prefer to use heat detecting devices rather than reports of feeling cold because the sensation of cold air could be caused by [[wind chill]].<ref name="Maurice" /> Also, a space may feel cold to one person while it feels warm to another. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Ghost]] |
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*[[Ghost hunting]] |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cold Spot}} |
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[[Category:Paranormal terminology]] |
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As an apartment owner for 36 years, 11 units total, one unit has a ghost (seen by Every tenant), a 5 year old playful girl. Pulls 'pranks' constantly, appears. This unit is constantly 10 degrees cooler, all of it, every day of the year.<ref></ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 7 December 2021
Cold spot may refer to:
- Cold spot (paranormal), an area of low temperature that allegedly indicates the presence of a ghost
- CMB cold spot, a vast area of space that is unusually cold in the microwave spectrum
- Coldspot, a former Sears brand of refrigerators and other cooling units
- Ice volcano, or more specifically a type of ice volcano that is analogous to a geological hotspot.
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