We Used a Metal Detector in the Rural Nevada Desert and Found?...

Join us as we go metal detecting in the rural southern Nevada desert just north of Pahrump. Our team went looking for anything in the dirt with the detector on for, "all metal." We tried to choose an area without much impact from humans, away from dirt roads or mining activity. We spent hours scouring the Nevada desert with a metal detector. What will we find? Will trash be everywhere? Will we find nothing? Let's see what's out there!Show more

"A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and underwater. The unit itself consists of a control box, and an adjustable shaft, which holds a pickup coil, which can vary in shape and size. If the pickup coil comes near a piece of metal, the control box will register its presence by a changing tone, a flashing light, and or by a needle moving on an indicator. Usually, the device gives some indication of distance; the closer the metal is, the higher the tone in the earphone or the higher the needle goes." - Wikipedia