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reference to the effect created by a reaction recorded on a lie detector which is so great that it throws the recording instruments off their normal path in an attempt to measure it. A lie detector uses pens that move along a roll of paper as its means of recording blood pressure, pulse beat and electrical changes in the skin. —PDC Volume 5 Approved Glossary

a reference to a large reaction on a lie detector. A lie detector is a device used by the police in an attempt to determine whether a person being questioned is telling the truth, based off the theory that a person will manifest certain physiological changes if he tells a lie. It records such phenomenon as pulse rate, blood pressure and breathing, and the changes are recorded automatically with a pen on a moving piece of paper, graph, chart, etc.reference to the effect created by a reaction recorded on a lie detector which is so great that it throws the recording instruments off their normal path in an attempt to measure it. A lie detector uses pens that move along a roll of paper as its means of recording blood pressure, pulse beat and electrical changes in the skin.