Jamie Welford
Challenge Wednesday Writer
This article is about what you can find whilst metal detecting, how to metal detect, fun things about metal detecting and interesting facts - so if you like metal detecting, this is for you!
How to metal detect
Metal detecting is a really fun sport, not everyone likes it, but some people do so this is how to detect metal. First, you need to buy a metal detector (for £100 to £200) and then you need a pin pointer (£60 to £80) and then a small spade (£60 to £130) and then a large spade (£40 to £150), a bag (large enough to fit a small spade), a metal detector case(£20) and then you can ask for permission on farms or with the council. If you can’t get permission with any of them you can go to the beach without permission. There are different modes like plain mode, forest mode, and even beach mode. The different modes - plain farms say how good it is, forest says how wide it is and beach says how close to the surface it is. All modes display how deep it is.
Did you know!
Doctors sometimes use mini metal detectors to find where the metal is stuck in a patient's body - such as a bullet or some they have swallowed.
What you can find metal detecting.
Common things you normally find metal detecting are bottle tops,rusty nails,cans and locks but some people find valuable jewellery such as coins, rings, necklaces, gold nuggets and safes. The rarest thing found metal detecting is a pirate coin.
Interesting facts!
Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector in 1881. Certain countries have banned the metal detectors for the sound and look. Metal detectors do not use x-ray. The depth with an average metal detector is 4 to 8 (10-20 cm) deep.
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